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Ask reddit motorcycles: I'm trying to sell a bike and I'm not geting any responces. Is there something wrong with my add? : motorcycles
It has never been w recked
You should put a picture of the tail scuff.
A picture of the odometer.
Descriptions of the custom parts (what brands, etc).
How long has it been up?
Not a lot of people looking to buy bikes these days
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This has been up for 2 days but it's a re post from a week before.
The only responses i got was one low offer (4K) and someone who wanted to buy the fairings.
Thanks for the spell check and I'm sure your right about the market.
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You might want to take out the bit about it being set up as a stunt bike.
If it's never been stunted then it's irrelevant and it can only hurt, imo
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Custom 06 Honda cbr 600rr - $5000 (glen park)
Date: 2009-05-24, 7:49PM PDT
I am moving and have no job so I have to sell my bike.
This is a Honda CBR 600RR.
It has almost 15k miles on it and has never been recked or used in stunts (VIN# JH2PC37166M301497 title in hand).
It was originally set up as a stunt bike by the first owner.
He was going to sell it as such but that deal fell through and I picked it up as a bike to ride myself around the city.
It's painted mat black (not a primer, it has a clear coat) and the rims are powder coated gold.
It has many custom parts including custom sprocket & chain, exhaust, pegs, steering dampener, levers, steal braided brake lines, head lights and frame sliders.
This is a very solid bike and runs beautifully.
It's a joy to ride.
I have fairings for it with the same paint job except for the nose.
It was only dropped once when someone backed into it.
The sliders saved it but it has some scuffing on the tail.
All and all this is a great deal.
The suggested price is $6000 but I am asking $5000.
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
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Put the fairings on and the nose painted to match.
Then show the stunting parts as extras.
Also take huge hi-resolution pictures.
I was having an issue selling a dirt bike last year.
Once I put sized 1680x1050 sized pictures online it sold in a few days.
Hi-rez pics also let the buyer know exactly what the bike looks like.
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First.
It was originally set up as a stunt bike by the first owner.
Throw that line out completely.
I think mangled crown, chewed sprockets, damaged fork seals.
I understand you mean it was just set-up as such, but instantly I associate it with abuse.
Even with that out, it's a Honda RR with aftermarket parts, new paint and 15k miles.
No offense to you, but I associate this with a burnt clutch, loose chain and most definitely in need of a valve adjust.
If you have service records/receipts it makes a world of difference.
If your insurance on it isn't that bad, throw that in.
I know a lot of people assume bike insurance is expensive.
Mine is $6 a month, which was a selling point, but I don't know about RRs.
Also, include the gas mileage, it should be 50+?
You don't want to waste your time with stunters and hooligans, most will try to talk you down to 2-3K and be a pain in the ass.
Some reliability/practicality information should help you.
It should be the right season out there for this right?
Throw in a chaser shot of some canyon carving.
Bikes look cooler when they are sideways.
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There are two other common cases: someone might want to use it as a track bike, and the other is a new rider that is just getting a handle around insurance, bike registration, etc.
For both of these I would try breaking out the costs for the bike and the accessories as best you can.
Maybe that means letting it go for a little less.
But the hi-res pics, and also being up front about the damage right in the first sentence would be a good approach.
Maybe at the end of the ad you can point out what they need to do next to start riding, to kind of lead them through the process.
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How much mileage a sport bike should have is a hot topic of discussion among the folks I ride with.
I think a maintained bike will be good for as long as a car, but some folks put the useful life of a sportbike at 15k - 20k miles.
I think it's because they seldom die of "natural causes", so no-one sees high milers.
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If you prefer: Ridded, not Squidded.
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Would you believe that I've seen a 97 VFR with 126,000 Miles on it running beautifully?
I realize that is a different beast from the RR and an exception as well, but Sportbikes last WAY longer than people think they do, squiddin or not.
I have noticed that there is a huge gap in the "perceived" depreciation curve on sport bikes right around 25,000Km (15,500M) People seam to have accepted bikes before this to be fresh off the line while thinking those beyond this must need a transplant.
The reality is that if it's a high revving Sportbike from the big four (Honda, Kawi, Yama, and Suzu) and it didn't have any major recall issues, it's going to go 65,000 Miles no problem.
As long as the important maintenance procedures are done close to their recommended times.
Also, you're only going to loose around 1 HP per year on a bike from compression loss, bearing ware, run-out of various parts, etc.
Which is nothing.
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My 05 zx-6r has 31k miles and runs perfect.
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Thanks guys. This is all great feed back.
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Give a more descriptive list of the mods.
I bought my F4 because of two things.
They guy had a list of everything done to the bike: Brand, Model, Measurements.
And because he advertised his bottom line, (weather it was or not) he put "$4000 Firm" The firm shows that you know what you've got and you're not going to haggle.
Makes the bike seam correctly valued (so long as it's close), like it's going to be gone tomorrow, and you don't have to waste time with low ballers.
But if you don't like that do the list at least.
You want the experienced riders to see the mods in the add so when one of them has a soft spot for that APE CCTL or the Yoshi TRS Carbon/Ti or whatever, you'll have an easy hook in.
Even the brand and style of the brake lines is worth putting, marketing companies don't pay people to think those names up for nothing.
Use it.
If I were selling that bike I'd be marketing it to the beginner and to the person who wants an easy project.
"Stunt, Track, Style, or Street, it's ready to go any way, unabused and good for another 50K Miles at least." or "Great paint finish, perfect for an airbrush project.
Just give her a scuff and get creative, with two styles of canvas to choose from."
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Usually if something isn't selling, the price is too high.
What it's worth and what someone is willing to pay are two different things.
Another thing.
$5000 sounds a whole hell of a lot higher than $4900.
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