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[Dispatch]

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[Mr. Wright]

This is a good question, especially since these bikes are getting some age on them. Even though we're still finding low mileage bikes, we really don't know the history behind them. The seller want to get as much as he can, and the buyer wants the best deal he can, but what is true value.
I look at it this way. What did it cost new, what is the average price now, what would it cost to build one exactly like the one I'm looking at, and what am I going to do with it when I get it?
There really no reason these bikes that are selling for $10,000, shouldn't sell for $18,000, considering, they were $34,000 new, and many thousands of people thought they were worth it back then.
Basically what it boils down to, you look at a bike you like, you'll pay what ever your love level is for what your looking at, and what your pocket is comfortable paying.

 

[Nཛ͢ཀཇཧ༏ཧי]

I take my K9 foe what it is.
It’s a luxury item. And like most luxury items, they don’t hod value very well.
New a 2007 Cadillac XLR was an $80-100K car. I just looked it up on KBB and if you could find one with 20K/mi the high end of the market would be $20K.
So, really, if you take all emotion & attachment out of the equation, our bikes are worth about what a 10-20 year old luxury purchase typically does. Anywhere from 20-35% of their original value.
I just really feel bad for the guys that bought them new an never really rode them.

 

[knothead]

Way i see it is if you like it and can afford it then go for it if its what u want....big picture is u cant take the nothing with u when u die or money so the hell with it... everyone of us have more in our bikes then we will ever get for them but who cares we love them....live life because it can stop at any moment...live laugh love and ride a bad ass bike....
THE END

 

[mleach72]

Do you really believe that??
If that's the case, I got a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in buying...

What? I don't understand. What part of that is unbelievable?

 

[mleach72]

The part where it's ok to pay someone thousands more than something is actually worth, just so you can have it...

A fool and his money are soon departed -Thomas Tusser

I don't disagree, but sometimes you just gotta say it's only money. I have over $40k in my bike. I would be lucky to get $10k for it if I sold it. Was that a wise financial decision? Absolutely not. Do I regret it? Again, absolutely not. I could have waited a few years and got the same bike a lot cheaper, but you never know what you are buying. I know how my bike has been maintained from day 1, and I know who's hands have been on it. That's worth a lot to me.

 

[knothead]

It's ok to splurge on yourself occasionally but don't get that confused with letting yourself get ripped off due to one's own ignorance.

It's the textbook definition of P.T. Barnum's quote: "There's a sucker born every minute".

Look here i said if u can afford it and want it....i never said pay stupid price because i wont pay a stupid price...im far from ignorant or a fool

 

[41bigdawg]

I don't even think about what any of my bikes are worth, they are all priceless to me and aren't for sale. Doesn't matter what the book says they are worth. I payed what I thought was a fair price for them and enjoy them all more than anything. If all you are worried about is having something that is worth what someone else says, you have missed the whole point of owning a bike. Bikes pick you and when they do you buy them. At that point the price is irrelevant. All those bikes in my shop have brought me more good friends, brothers, memories and joy than any amount of money could ever buy. That's what it's all about Mike Drop!

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[TapioK]

Well, there are ppl who should not buy a Big Dog, Rolex watch, new Cadillac, Boss suit ..... but old Kia, watch and clothes from Wall Mart...
I didn’t just buy K9 (or my Chopper) as a bike, but I was investing to myself, my mental well-being. I bought a dream, I bought an illusion of freedom riding to the sunset... I bought a dream machine that has taken me to great adventures, bike that has given me a lot of brothers, good friends around the US. Brothers whom I would never have met otherwise. What is the value of that? Can you put a price tag on that?
If you can, I feel sorry for you.

“They may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you will join us And the world will be as one...”
-John Lennon.

 

[Jersey James]

A bike is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

 

[aspen874]

I can't count the times I have sat in my garage with a cup of coffee either cleaning my bike or just staring at it because I love it. How do you put a market value on that.

 

[HMAN]

Fwiw, If ya gotta justify spending $ on something you THINK you like. Keep your $ in your pocket cause you will never be happy. Parts is parts and stuff is stuff. Like Knot said, ya cant take it with ya and its NEVER worth what ya paid. If it makes YOU happy, what price can you put on it? Jm .02.

 

[Brent Herridge]

You guys are getting awfully philosophical, but we don't have to argue. Loads of Big Dogs for sale right now, so it should be quick work to look at all the asking prices, come up with your own average, and then estimate whatever discount you think a seller will take. Dealers will charge a premium over private sellers too.

You have to admit though, they are one heckuva deal. You know what they cost new, and you know current prices are a tiny fraction of that. Just put in the research and do the best you can.

The worst that can happen is you have to put more $$$ into after the purchase, or you decide its just not the right bike for you. I decided a chopper was the only thing I wanted, so I would take the chance.

Couldn't be happier............and trust me.........it has cost me plenty of time and money after the purchase, but is ending up worth it. The K9 is the coolest thing on wheels, and it rides amazing. Crying shame people don't usually ride them, but as you'll see here, they're quite capable of being ridden.

 

[Mr. Wright]

Con you feel the love here? These bikes are like fine women, you always spend more money on something you love.

 

[mleach72]

These bikes are a passion and are NOT a good investment. If you are worried about financial ramifications of buying one, you probably need to find a new hobby. You would be better off investing in air conditioner sales in Alaska.

 

[SB03chopper]

When my boys saw a picture of me on the bike before I bought it, they said Dad you always wanted one, and it is you. Well I bought it, love it , but some more money in it, and still love it. I've had bikes since I was 16, will turn 71 this year, never regretted buying any of them, used or new. I look at this way, I got my money out of them by enjoying something I love doing, and would not change the fun for anything.

 

[1 B.M.F.]

I bought my bike for ME. To put a smile on my face. I got a great deal. But, I looked for two years for the bike that made me say that’s the one. I would have spent way more to get that bike because that’s what I wanted did I make tiny changes ? Yes. More $. Am I still putting $ in it? Yes. Will I continue to dump $ in it ? Yes why you ask because IT PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE. I love it. I go up to my shop and polish it and just sit back and SMILE. I’m so excited now because in the very near future I will be sitting back and smiling at TWO of them. I found another $ pit that will put a SMILE on my face .

 

[pknowles]

The part where it's ok to pay someone thousands more than something is actually worth, just so you can have it...

A fool and his money are soon departed -Thomas Tusser

I just saw where a 1972 Datsun 240z sold for just over 310,000. sure hope the buyer knows the true value of it. It's all in what the market and the person can stand. know a guy that bought a dodge and mostly just keeps it clean so it will "hold its value"