Used 2013 for $5,500 vs new 2014 for $7,000

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That's for the buyer to assess. I guess in this case it's $1500. Ask for the service records. If they don't have them, you could hire a mechanic to look at the bike and render a judgment, but now you're eating into that $1500. These bikes seem to be very reliable, however, so that should give you a lot of comfort. My '14 had 8500 miles when I bought it. No service history but I've had zero issues with it.

I will, thanks.

That's for the buyer to assess. I guess in this case it's $1500. Ask for the service records. If they don't have them, you could hire a mechanic to look at the bike and render a judgment, but now you're eating into that $1500. These bikes seem to be very reliable, however, so that should give you a lot of comfort. My '14 had 8500 miles when I bought it. No service history but I've had zero issues with it.

Agreed - I am thinking I would want a $2,500 difference to give me room to have a mechanic look at it or cover whatever issue I may run into.

That's for the buyer to assess. I guess in this case it's $1500. Ask for the service records. If they don't have them, you could hire a mechanic to look at the bike and render a judgment, but now you're eating into that $1500. These bikes seem to be very reliable, however, so that should give you a lot of comfort. My '14 had 8500 miles when I bought it. No service history but I've had zero issues with it.

Yes, that does give me comfort.

I think I am going to offer something in the $4,500 range, OTD. I figure they probably took it in trade and effectively paid $2,000 to $2,500 for it, put new tires and serviced it so maybe have $2,500 to $3,000 in it. If I offer $4,500 OTD, $500 ish goes to tax, title and tags so they get $4,000 and make $1,000 on the deal.

Or they wait and maybe the market gets softer as the discounts on the new 2014s drive used prices down.

And since I already have four motorcycles in the garage, I am in no rush to make a deal.