Do you live in Northern California? The upside down prices are the
same here. A 2000 Kawi zr7 or 2000 suzuki sv650 goes for $500 under
what you can buy a 2002 new one for. And lets not forget the $400
slip on exhaust pipe that makes a 2000 sport bike (zx6r, zx7r, zx9r,
929, r1, ... etc) go for $2000 over list price for what it originally
sold for. Saw an add for a 2001 ZX6R for $5000 in the paper. Called 2
days later. it was sold.
There is a few deals out there but not
much. My friend has a 2001 Suzuki drz400s he wants to sell for around
$4000. it has about 12,000 miles on it. I might get it.
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Karl Raupp" wrote:
> >Subject: Re: Question for multiple bike owners
>
> I would prefer to buy used, but the sellers in my parts think bikes
> APPRECIATE, not depreciate. It's typical for riders to finace 100%
of their
> purchases, over 72 month terms (or line of credit and make minimum
payments)
> and then try to get out a year or two down the road, and they still
owe full
> retail! I'm not talking about Harley's either, people are trying
to sell
> thier used 2001 KLR's for more than dealers are asking for brand
spanking
> new right now (end of season to boot!). Same with XR's/DR's/fill
in the
> blank. Utter nonsense. Road bikes are the same. And don't even
get me
> started on if the current owner has done any mods to the bike!
Most owners
> think a 200% return on that mod is normal. I get the Bike Trader
for free
> at my work, and in over two years of looking at it weekly, I have
never once
> seen what I would consider a realistic deal for any bike I've
expressed
> interest in. So, I'll be buying new bikes until this changes.
Anyone else
> live in an area where used vehicle prices are upside down like this?
>
>
>
> Anyway, enough rambling.
> Karl
>