What is the value of your bike?
What I mean of course is how much is it worth to you?
I almost sold my 9 year old FZ6 today. Having brought a second car for the first time in my adult life the FZ6 was not getting used much and for the sake of economy I decided that it was going to go. So I advertised it this morning at a fair price and had nine calls fairly quickly.
Everyone of the people I spoke to was after a mint condition , low mileage machine.
Let's be realistic, a nine year old daily commuter is going to have one or two stories to tell.
After walking around the bike and doing an honest assessment, I could see that the things I see as character would be a turn off for other people. It's got some scratches, the grab rail is worn from my luggage. The bar ends are scuffed etc.
I felt that my bike was worth more to me than the people bidding on it. I really couldn't be arsed trying to explain to someone that my bike was actually a bike of engineering genius and a reliable work horse.
I have ridden it on several decent road trips, through six really bad winters, one in which (2010) saw
me riding in -11C. All I have had to do with it is put oil in, change the tyres and maintain the brakes.
It has had a few mechanical issues:
Cam chain tensioner (fixed by Yamaha under warranty)
And an iffy kill switch (fixed by FZ6 forum thread)
Warped rear brake disc. (fixed by FZ6 forum thread).
I have realised that I have taken much more out ownership of this great bike than I have had to put in.
So in my mind out makes it priceless.
Nelly
What I mean of course is how much is it worth to you?
I almost sold my 9 year old FZ6 today. Having brought a second car for the first time in my adult life the FZ6 was not getting used much and for the sake of economy I decided that it was going to go. So I advertised it this morning at a fair price and had nine calls fairly quickly.
Everyone of the people I spoke to was after a mint condition , low mileage machine.
Let's be realistic, a nine year old daily commuter is going to have one or two stories to tell.
After walking around the bike and doing an honest assessment, I could see that the things I see as character would be a turn off for other people. It's got some scratches, the grab rail is worn from my luggage. The bar ends are scuffed etc.
I felt that my bike was worth more to me than the people bidding on it. I really couldn't be arsed trying to explain to someone that my bike was actually a bike of engineering genius and a reliable work horse.
I have ridden it on several decent road trips, through six really bad winters, one in which (2010) saw
me riding in -11C. All I have had to do with it is put oil in, change the tyres and maintain the brakes.
It has had a few mechanical issues:
Cam chain tensioner (fixed by Yamaha under warranty)
And an iffy kill switch (fixed by FZ6 forum thread)
Warped rear brake disc. (fixed by FZ6 forum thread).
I have realised that I have taken much more out ownership of this great bike than I have had to put in.
So in my mind out makes it priceless.
Nelly