DGS65
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« on: March 16, 2019, 08:44:59 PM » |
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Can someone please explain why I can buy a used IS in good shade for as little as $3500 and yet if I want to buy a truck alone in average shape I'm looking at $1000 plus?.
I recently gave up and had my saddlebags painted I had been waiting to have it done with whatever trunk I can find but it just didn't make sense so I moved on,
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mark81
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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2019, 04:12:45 AM » |
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Nobody wants old bikes that aren’t quite historic collector age yet so the price is dropping dramatically as thes bikes are hitting 20+ years. Parts are not being made but the ones that already have the bikes need and want them. Supply and demand. Simple economics
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DGS65
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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2019, 04:43:52 AM » |
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I thought about just buying an IS and keeping mine as a parts bike but I don't have the money or room at this time and my wife would kill me!
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DGS65
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2019, 07:19:57 PM » |
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I understand the parts are always more then the whole but this seems disporsionat!
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« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2019, 06:48:09 AM » |
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It is what the market will bare....if someone asks a $1000 for a trunk and gets it...well there ya go...shop around, you can find them cheaper but not by much. Trunks are nice, but I take mine off for 90% of my riding.... Good luck  |
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MarkT
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« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2019, 08:00:25 AM » |
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True that, on the parts vs. whole bike pricing. I bought a 98 tourer with low miles 16k at a good price just for it's parts. (And to help the daughter of the dead guy) It's parked in the tool shed. Trouble is, these bikes rarely break and I haven't needed any parts off it yet and I've had it 3 years. As for needing the space of a trunk - well I have a Wing but I prefer Jade, more comfy, has cruise, belly tank, great audio, rigged for trailers. So I just pull a Tagalong and have all the space I need. Plus I can remove it in a minute sans tools at Inzane for local rides there for more performance.
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« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2019, 11:05:55 AM » |
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Check the classifieds in case it turns out you can strike a deal with Trout Dude...
-Mike "he's a good dude..."
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DGS65
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« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2019, 07:23:32 PM » |
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I have spoken to anyone I have come across selling a truck. I cut a deal with someone a while back he was going to send me both the saddlebags and the trunk but then he cut a deal to sell everything he had to someone else who wanted a lot more money from me. I have since decided to give up and just repaint the faded original bags I have. Now if I come across a deal I will have to change the hinges as well.
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DGS65
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« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2019, 10:46:17 PM » |
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I have spoken to anyone I have come across selling a truck. I cut a deal with someone a while back he was going to send me both the saddlebags and the trunk but then he cut a deal to sell everything he had to someone else who wanted a lot more money from me. I have since decided to give up and just repaint the faded original bags I have. Now if I come across a deal I will have to change the hinges as well.
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« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2019, 04:22:57 AM » |
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I paid $450 shipped for my trunk with fender rails. It was a little faded and abused but so is my bike and I already knew I was gonna have to paint whatever I got. No bumblebee interstates selling trunks out there. (Still not painted) I did also trade factory studded driver and passenger seat, fender rails, sissy bar, and luggage rack. Initially we agreed on $600 and negotiated parts trades from there. Deals are out there if you look long enough
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DGS65
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« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2019, 05:51:55 PM » |
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I would have been happy to pay $450 for a trunk with rails!!
I new I was going to paint my bags and planed to paint the trunk at the same time. Every one I spoke to made it seem like they were doing me a favor selling it to me for a thousand plus shipping which still seems ridiculous to me!
At this point the season is about to start and all I plan to do is give the bike a good cleaning and inspection and start riding possible tomorrow it the weather permits.
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« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2019, 06:35:48 PM » |
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I gave $1,300 for mine way back in 1999 then had to pay to get it painted to match.  |
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« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2019, 03:58:05 AM » |
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It's like that's your sentimental favorite Valkyrie or something and you're saving it for...? It seems like you're always on one of the others at a ride... There's been a lot going on over here at my house the last few weeks, the closest thing to a ride I've had is when I ran the black bike around the circle to dry it off after washing it...  -Mike |
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DGS65
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« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2019, 03:37:16 PM » |
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I gave $1,300 for mine way back in 1999 then had to pay to get it painted to match. It looks great! Back when you paid that much the bike as a whole were worth more then they are today. Again that a good looking bike enjoy! I'm hoping to do a little cleaning in the morning and maybe take a ride in the afternoon. It was too cold today to work on it so I drove the Vette and went to the range to shoot a few guns I don't use much. |
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