Value poll

[_Sheffjs_]

Post thoughts.

[Pete]

As with most vehicles, the value will eventually bottom out and start back up.

[John Schmidt]

I agree with Pete to a point. It depends on the vehicle as to whether it will regain some value. Not all old cars/trucks(& people  ) have picked up a lot in value just due to age. If the item in question was rather unique from the start, such as the Valkyrie, then I'd say yes....it generally will appreciate but probably more than ten years down the road. Look at the early 4 cyl. GL1000 & 1100 Wings and how the value has changed in recent years. Roughly twenty yrs. ago I bought a couple old Wings in great running shape for  less than $250 each, just needed some elbow grease to make them look & run good. I didn't do anything more than clean them real good, new plugs and fluids, new rubber on one and sold both for twice my investment. Today, 20 yrs. later you're hard pressed to find a basket case for less than $500 which is what mine cost. Now, a good running old Wing will run you close to $3k, if not more. I think the Valk will eventually reach that point, but not in 10 years. Keep in mind it has taken close to 30 yrs. for the early Wings to regain some decent value.

[JimC]

I agree with John, except I feel that the Valk will appreciate a little faster than the old wings. (I have a 77 that was running when parked lol)

When I first started looking for a Valkyrie, I remember reading on this board that someone labeled them as the 57 Chevy of motorcycles. I agree with that. They are so unique that they will come back up, but it may take another 10 years of so.

Remember, they are already 20 years old, so 10 years from now is about the right time frame.

Jim

[Tourus]

    I think Valkyrie's will regain there value, but what I really think is a good investment is parts.

[Bronxboy]

I always said that down the road, the Valk will be the 57 Chevy of Motorcycles. Maybe a bit longer than 10 yrs from now, but as they get harder to acquire, value will climb.

We already know that our Valkyries are more like an extension of our own personality, nothing cookie cutter about this Bike. If I could have any Bike I wanted, I'd already have it 

[Chrisj CMA]

The big issue I see is that this new generation wants way different stuff.  I don't think the classic Valkyrie will retain enough interest to be competitive.  Especially now that its so far out of production and parts are slowing getting scarce

[_Sheffjs_]

One thing we can say is, there sure is a good number of almost as new kept Valks even with high miles.

I also wonder if there will be any that will come behind carry the torch, I don't think so either.

[JimC]

The big issue I see is that this new generation wants way different stuff.  I don't think the classic Valkyrie will retain enough interest to be competitive.  Especially now that its so far out of production and parts are slowing getting scarce

I really think that when most of these crotch rocket riders are getting into the mid 30's and still want to ride, but ride something that has some style, some speed, and some handling, they will look at the Valkyrie.

If you look today at the amount of people that are building period correct hot rods, you will be amazed. There is a great web site called Jalopy Journal, that caters only to period correct hot rods with strict criteria for what would have been made in the 50's and 60's. It is one of the largest hot rod sites out there today.

I think that is where the Valkyrie will be in the future, baring interference from big government. Unfortunately I, at age 64, and a whole lot of others on this board will not be around when that happens, or could care less by that time.

Jim

[Flrider]

Seems to me that the majority of the new generation will not be into the Valk as much. They are more into technology and less into the getting their hands dirty.
The age group of the current Valk owners says a lot, I don't see many Valkoholics in the 20s or even early 30s
If these Valks catch on as classic hot rods it will be a long way down the road.

Either way, I am happy I got into Valks  


I voted "stay the same", how much lower can they go?
There are some great deals out there and I don't see the current prices going down much considering the going prices for the used parts.
We see that a lot with people that buy a bike to part it out, I guess prices could go lower if there was no demand for used parts but as we all know, we pay premium for our Valk parts.
I remember the sticker shock I got when I first started to look for parts  

[Steel cowboy]

Sad to say that today's Valkyries are worth more apart than whole. We've seen some right here that were sold to be dismantled. But I did not buy mine for reason of profit making, I loved the feel and ride of it, (it all started when Steve let me ride his newly purchased tourer).  Let us not forget all the updates we have been making to these old gurls, That, will keep them young for more years to come.
Will the day come when I'll have to sell it, yes, but until then I'm loving every minute on on it.

[Valkahuna]

There will always be a niche market for well kept older Motorcycles, and original style Valks are a definite niche!    With the right buyer, prices will be strong. To the general riding public - not so much. Besides, right now there is a sharp downturn in the New Motorcycle market in general, at least as reported by the AMA and the press. This may mean that the market for quality used bikes will be there.  If interest in 2 wheeling keeps declining (other than the "Lifestyle HD groupies") then prices will not be as strong.

Having said that, prices for well kept motorcycles will always be better than those rust buckets sitting besides someones house. However, I would not go and fill my garage with Valks and think of them as an investment. I still have a bunch of Baseball cards that required a rather large cash outlay.