Valk value

[ray072852]

I am interested in some of your thought about our Valkyries value, do you think it will keep depreciating  or will it start going up in value?
Thanks and  ride safe

[Ken aka Oil Burner]

Tough to say. There are quite a few on the market nationwide, and they're not pulling what they probably should. Whether the value will go up is hard to say. As they dwindle in numbers due to crashes, part-outs, etc., they will definitely be even more of a wow-moment when you see one. It will be a niche market of faithfuls that will buy them. How many Valk owners already have several?

That said, I hope prices stay low until I seal the deal on mine. Then they can feel free to skyrocket.   

[Chrisj CMA]

The value of anything depends on two things.  One is what a buyer is willing to pay and obviously the second is what a seller is willing to take.

It's been my observation that buyers have come to expect low prices because owners that feel like they got their money out of the bike wants rid of it fast.

Fast sales are usually good for buyers.

Until we start demanding more buyers will keep expecting bargains.

JMHO

[Willow]

That's a pretty easy pattern to predict.

As vehicles age their selling price falls until they are some fifty or so years old and then collectors start to drive the price up.

I paid $7,500 fourteen years ago for my Standard.  A few years ago I paid less than $3,000 for an Interstate.  I did recently pay around $6,000 for a '98 Standard but it was one of a kind with a very special horn.

If you bought your Valkyrie as an investment it was probably a bad choice.  If you bought your Valk to enjoy the ride it was a very good choice. 

[cookiedough]

price will keep going down but very, very slowly since most are near 20 years old now and the bottom is about bottomed out IMO.   

price of say a 1983 V65 magna, if in good condition, however,  seems to go UP since is a collectors bike and as the years past, fewer and fewer in good shape out there.  I have seen some go (or should I say asking) for 2500-3500 in price, although that 3500 range is crazy high since back in 1990 when I was looking one could be had near new but used for 3600 or so.

I think the days of asking and getting 8K for most valkyrie interstates are few and far between, but I think 7K is reasonable for one with extras and lower mileage.

[ray072852]

I bought my  Valk to ride and enjoy what I believe  is the finest motorcycle  I have ever ridden. I owned Harleys for 40 years and it got to the point that the ride was just not as enjoyable to my aching back as it should have been. I am old school and the hog was a solid mount, no rubber engine mounts. I finally had to let it go. I found my soon to be Valk and after doing some online research I made the leap and bought the Valk. Besides being the smoothest most comfortable bike I have ever ridden, I get a rush when the pegs are making sparks. I plan on keeping her as long as I'm  healthy enough to ride. Thanks for the replies and keep them coming.

[Oldfishguy]

Price in many cases is determined by availability; our machines just run a loooong time.  So, most machines on the road now will be on the road in twenty years.  A lot of availability and prices will decline slightly, yearly.