Back down to four...

[LongRanger_imp]

Sold the Monster 620 tonight. 4400 miles, $2700. The buyer got a fun bike in excellent condition at a good price and now I can move around in my garage again!

 

[Stichill]

Congrats on the sale! Looks like they got a lot of moto for the money!

 

[use2b_imp]

someone got a great deal and that lower cylinder reminds me of my old HD 250 sprint , hated cranking it on the wrong side though ....

 

[Guth_imp]

I already found a buyer for my Hawk GT, so I'll soon be counting down from three Hondas to just two. The buyer's wife already owns a 1988 Hawk GT of her own (in Tempest Gray) so my Candy Flair Blue example will make for a nice set of "his 'n hers '88 Hawks". The person that will be taking ownership is located in Idaho, so I won't be seeing the bike around town, which I think I'll prefer to be honest. This will be a tough one for me to watch ride away (it was my dream bike after all), but I'll get over it and I'm glad to know that it's going to someone who appreciates it for what it is and who also plans on keeping it "stock" just as I have. The bike really is all stock with the exception of the updates I've made to the suspension. If it weren't for the Penske shock on the back with it's blue spring, the untrained eye would never know the difference.

 

[the Ferret]

Congrats LR and Guth. I hate it when I create a new hole in the garage, because it means something I wanted, sought out and attained is no longer going to be there. the upside is it allows me to attain something else I've wanted.

 

[LongRanger_imp]

Yep. I'm holding out for a Monkey 125. If Honda doesn't introduce it as a 2019 model soon, I will turn blue and keel over from holding my breath.

 

[Desert viper_imp]

Sold the Monster 620 tonight. 4400 miles, $2700. The buyer got a fun bike in excellent condition at a good price and now I can move around in my garage again!

We have similar tastes Longranger.....14 CB1100 Deluxe, S2R 1000 Monster, 2016 R1200R......

 

[Guth_imp]

Congrats LR and Guth. I hate it when I create a new hole in the garage, because it means something I wanted, sought out and attained is no longer going to be there. the upside is it allows me to attain something else I've wanted.

Hmm, I since I already obtained the new thing before selling the old thing, what I have to look forward to is watching the hole that will be left behind quickly disappearing when it fills up with some of the stuff that I stuffed into the corners of the garage to make way for the S. (It's safe to say that the inside of my garage is never going to appear on the cover of "Glamour Garages Monthly" or any such publication that appears near the register at your local home improvement store lol.)

Yep. I'm holding out for a Monkey 125. If Honda doesn't introduce it as a 2019 model soon, I will turn blue and keel over from holding my breath.

 

[Cormanus]

Yep. I'm holding out for a Monkey 125. If Honda doesn't introduce it as a 2019 model soon, I will turn blue and keel over from holding my breath.

If holding your breath doesn’t get you, the price tag on the Monkey will. AU$2,000 more than the Grom.

 

[Dave Swanson]

Someone got a nice Monster! I am sure they are happy.

 

[DaSwami_imp]

What year was the bike?

 

[LongRanger_imp]

It's a 2006, factory glossy black (not the matte-black Dark model).

 

[DaSwami_imp]

Thanks....allow me to ruminate here....you pretty much got kelly blue book trade-in value...I see NADA has "average retail" for that bike at $2305, NADA really downs the value of that bike versus KBB...looks like you did OK?

 

[LongRanger_imp]

I think I did okay, but honestly I wasn't worried about every last dollar. I listed it for what it was worth to me. The buyer is happy, I'm happy, it's all good. Ducati's sell for peanuts around here (ST3S ABS with 11,000 miles was listed on CL today for $4,250, and there's also a 998 available for $6,000). IMO, compared to the cost of a new leftover '14 CB1100 or '14 VFR800, the buyer was crazy for not buying one of those instead. But to your point, I didn't consult KBB or NADA before listing the bike. A couple hundred bucks either way wasn't going to ruin my day.

 

[DaSwami_imp]

Good for you. I don't really care what kbb or NADA says about bikes either (what do they really know?) but unfortunately all dealers and much of the buying public does. It's annoying.

For 4-wheel vehicles, I find that NADA does a better job. Oddly enough, kbb seems to get the motorcycle pricing right vs NADA.

Overall, I find the selling market for lots of toys to be harder than I'm used to.