Yesterday, 07:34 AM
(Yesterday, 05:56 AM)peterbaron Wrote: Out of pure curiosity, I rolled out the dice to see how much I could get for my USA-DLX.
The bike has 42,000 km on the clock, is in mint condition, and is well maintained and equipped: it has SW-Motech side racks and cases, genuine engine chrome crash guards, a rear luggage rack with Givi base, heated grips, EX windshield and a few other extras.
A week later, a serious buyer got in touch asking if the price was negotiable, so I told him my minimum was $10,000 CAD... he wants to come and take a look at the bike....
Here is a list of other CB1100s currently for sale in Canada:
1. 2013 - 915 kms - $15,500 CAD
2. 2013 - 9,000 kms - $12,995 CAD
3. 2013 - 37,000 kms - $7,597 CAD
4. 2014 - 19,000 kms - $9,599 CAD
5. 2016 - 14,000 kms - $11,695 CAD
The fact that someone is going to look at it and he knows your minimum no longer means you're doing this "out of curiosity"
And wait...do you still have two CB1100s? If not...selling...would...leave...you........ without? Is that even allowed?
Just the other day I was thinking how much would I be willing to sell my 2017ex for with 33k miles, in great shape. No plan to do so, I was just thinking about it, and I thought I'd probably accept U.S. 6,000 although I'd want 7,000, and your 10,000 Canadian is about $7,100 U.S. ... so pretty close.
But I did ask myself, 'if I'm not planning on selling, why was I thinking about how much I'd accept?' I sold my Kawasaki W800 last fall to have funds to buy the KLX300. I didn't really want to sell the W, but 3 bikes seems to be a good limit for me. But I chose to sell the W and never even thought of the CB1100 because the CB has always been my long-distance trip. But with back issues and general aging, I'm not sure how many hours I can really go in a day, specially if it's a multi-day trip. I used to run off 8, 10, 12 hours w/out issues...now I'm more likely to call it a day at 5-6. So do I really need a bike that could take me to the east coast? Because that W800 is a fun, fun 2-4 hour bike. This, coupled with the idea that within a year my wife and I will be spending 6 to 10 months each year out of country, had me thinking 'just what do I want bike-wise as I head into retirement?' For me, it's one street bike and one off-road capable bike in the U.S. and two off-road capable bikes in Costa Rica...which is exactly what I have, just have to get my KLX300 to CR (I have a Honda XR190 there already for visitors...you know, you guys!). And I was thinking more about "the loss" of my W800...in the end, the CB1100 is irreplaceable, while the W800 is still being made and second hand they can be very reasonably priced. So I'll ride the CB1100 to see which one of us lasts longer--the CB, or me. If it's me...I'll go back to the lighter, smaller W. If the CB outlasts me...that will no longer be a concern of mine.
So bottom line question: if your interested seller offers the 10k...is that a done deal? Will be interesting to see what he thinks of your bike at your price.