Options for getting rid of my motorcycle? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

BlueBongo · 04-21-2003, 06:26 PM

Ok... this is the story... I over-paid a bike mechanic for a 1982 Kawasaki CSR750... ($1100). I figured it would be a good first bike as I wanted to get my license... WELL, I wound up buying a truck... trading it in on a new car.. and that's about the end of it. Now I have a motorcycle I don't ride that is collecting dust and I think I will be lucky to get $500 for it... ($600 is what I'm currently asking). What advice or options does anyone have to get rid of it? I don't need the bike and if I can't sell it soon I'm probably gonna donate it for a tax write-off (if possible)...

Just gimme some ideas.. thanks!

Boner · 04-21-2003, 07:25 PM

Stick it in the paper now. Since its starting to warm up outside, now is a great time to try to sell something like a motorcycle.

DerBlitzkrieger · 04-21-2003, 08:50 PM

if you lived closer, i would buy it...

but your best bet now is to just put an ad in the local swapper.

BooRadley · 04-21-2003, 08:57 PM

The newspapers and http://www.cycletrader.com would be your best bet.

I think ebay would be a bad idea. 1st thing, if you seperated it for parts it would take you months if not years to sell all those parts for an uncommon motorcycle.

2nd, if you do put it on ebay, you will have people wanting you to ship it, which would probably be more trouble than it's worth ( especially at a $500 price tag)

All else fails, I would hold on to it. You never know if you want to get back into a hobby. I sold a classic car at a major loss and have regretted it ever since.

GSRIDER · 04-23-2003, 06:50 AM

Have you thought about ebay? I'm there everyday just looking at bikes and if it is in good condition it will sell. You may even be surprised at what you get for it.

And as BooRadley suggested Cycletraders is also an excellent resourse for getting rid of your bike.

But honestly.... don't get rid of it you'll regret it down the road.

strife · 04-23-2003, 08:12 AM

I think your best bet would be to give it to me...I really need a bike, I've had my license for over a year, and no bike for me. How sad is that

spankthru · 04-24-2003, 10:42 PM

If you really didn't care about how much money you were to get from it, you could psuh it off of a cliff for great fun.

Scorpio · 04-27-2003, 01:28 AM

E-Bay Use E-Bay

merkerguitars · 04-27-2003, 06:45 PM

I vouch for the ebay thing....make an extremely good listing with lots of pics and make sure you say buyer picks up.

ducati999 · 04-29-2003, 09:29 AM

dont count out cycletrader, my friend bought a bike for like 500 bucks and sold it for 700

Baricua2782 · 04-29-2003, 10:54 AM

ebay it or sell it to a kid for the same purposes that you wanted to buy it for.

rockogre · 04-30-2003, 06:47 AM

I drove from Oklahoma to Denver, Colorado to pick up my bike. I found it in cycletrader.com. You need to get it out to a wide audience.

04-21-2003, 08:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
DerBlitzkrieger Tilted Location: under the bridge	if you lived closer, i would buy it... but your best bet now is to just put an ad in the local swapper. __________________ 300,000 Kilometers per second: It's not just a good idea. Its the law.

04-23-2003, 06:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
GSRIDER spurt king Location: Out of my mind	EBAY IT Have you thought about ebay? I'm there everyday just looking at bikes and if it is in good condition it will sell. You may even be surprised at what you get for it. And as BooRadley suggested Cycletraders is also an excellent resourse for getting rid of your bike. But honestly.... don't get rid of it you'll regret it down the road.

04-23-2003, 08:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
strife Insane Location: Chi-Town	I think your best bet would be to give it to me...I really need a bike, I've had my license for over a year, and no bike for me. How sad is that __________________ You are what you love, not what loves you. strife

04-27-2003, 06:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	I vouch for the ebay thing....make an extremely good listing with lots of pics and make sure you say buyer picks up. __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985

04-29-2003, 09:29 AM	#10 (permalink)
ducati999 Crazy Location: USA	dont count out cycletrader, my friend bought a bike for like 500 bucks and sold it for 700 __________________ Twist of the wrist

04-21-2003, 07:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Boner Insane Location: Plugged In	Stick it in the paper now. Since its starting to warm up outside, now is a great time to try to sell something like a motorcycle.

04-21-2003, 08:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
BooRadley Insane Location: Kentucky	The newspapers and http://www.cycletrader.com would be your best bet. I think ebay would be a bad idea. 1st thing, if you seperated it for parts it would take you months if not years to sell all those parts for an uncommon motorcycle. 2nd, if you do put it on ebay, you will have people wanting you to ship it, which would probably be more trouble than it's worth ( especially at a $500 price tag) All else fails, I would hold on to it. You never know if you want to get back into a hobby. I sold a classic car at a major loss and have regretted it ever since.

04-24-2003, 10:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
spankthru Banned Location: no trees, fields of wheat	If you really didn't care about how much money you were to get from it, you could psuh it off of a cliff for great fun.

04-27-2003, 01:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
Scorpio Registered User Location: Earth	E-Bay Use E-Bay

04-29-2003, 10:54 AM	#11 (permalink)
Baricua2782 Insane Location: Boston	ebay it or sell it to a kid for the same purposes that you wanted to buy it for. __________________ "To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person." - Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do

04-30-2003, 06:47 AM	#12 (permalink)
rockogre I aim to misbehave! Location: SW Oklahoma	I drove from Oklahoma to Denver, Colorado to pick up my bike. I found it in cycletrader.com. You need to get it out to a wide audience. __________________ Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom