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I always make an offer on the bikes I like.

For instance 2 years ago a very good condition '96 YZF 750 with Yoshimura full system was advertised for 3500 and I thought it was worth 2600.

I emailed the guy in Niagara and told him that I had 26 that I can offer for his bike.

He Said he would take 28 and I thanked him for his time.

2 day's later he contacted me to see if I wanted to go and look at the bike, I ended up owning it.

This year I saw a 97 GXR 750 also very good condition advertised for 4 gran. and a few more for 35-4000.

I decided I would offer 2800 for the nicest one and 26-27 for the others.

I bought the second best one of 5 for 2800, 100 more than I wanted to spend.

I wanted this particular year and model so it was worth a hundred bucks more than I intended to spend, but I would not have given an extra 200 unless the bike was absolutely mint.

My point is that it does not hurt anybody to contact the bike owner and let him know what his bike is worth to you and ask what he thinks about your offer.

As long as it is within reason, nobody will be offended and you should find a reasonable person after contacting just a few.

I found many great deals on 99 R1 for like 3200 and similar but I just wanted a 97 GSXR 750.

Set a price for a particular bike and stick to it, wait a few days but keep making offers.

Just don't be a dick and offend them with way lowball offers.

A good way I value bikes is to look at what they sell for on ebay and maybe add 200-300 extra to the highest bid.

This way I'm almost guaranteed to get a good price, but still need to check ut the bike mechanically and cosmetically.

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Properly upgraded suspension would increase the value to me (i.e. upgraded Ohlins, Penske or Elka at a spring rate that already is suitable for my weight). Almost anything else would reduce the value to me.
 
Unless a mod is something that I would be doing to the bike, myself, it's worthless to me. I would say that beverage is right on the one thing that I'd almost certainly be doing, also, as an 'upgraded' suspension is virtually worthless, unless it's set to my weight. Pipe or system means nothing. Aftermarket bodywork or paint means (to me) the bike was crashed.
 
It really depends on the buyer.

The GS500F I first got had a slip on Yoshi and clip ons. If I had known better, I would have asked for a lower price because the Yoshi caused lean issues and the clip ons required a custom bracket to mount the dash which broke off once!

On my current bike, it came with Pazzos, Puig double bubble screen, a full R55 system and a PC3. It was a steal at $7500 so I didn't bother asking for a lower price (2008 GSXR-750 @ 8000km~) and it looked like the previous owner had babied it. It was sparkling when I bought it =D

I found some other shady bikes that were asking for $8,000+ with more mileage, slip ons, no PCs and questionable mods (as Mina mentioned, 05-07 exhausts, hacked with a slip on and put on an 08+ GSXR).
 
油井緋色;2033583 said:
It really depends on the buyer.

The GS500F I first got had a slip on Yoshi and clip ons. If I had known better, I would have asked for a lower price because the Yoshi caused lean issues and the clip ons required a custom bracket to mount the dash which broke off once!

On my current bike, it came with Pazzos, Puig double bubble screen, a full R55 system and a PC3. It was a steal at $7500 so I didn't bother asking for a lower price (2008 GSXR-750 @ 8000km~) and it looked like the previous owner had babied it. It was sparkling when I bought it =D

I found some other shady bikes that were asking for $8,000+ with more mileage, slip ons, no PCs and questionable mods (as Mina mentioned, 05-07 exhausts, hacked with a slip on and put on an 08+ GSXR).
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And that just goes to show that value is in the eye of the buyer. I wouldn't touch a bike with a PC or any other fuel modification system. I ride a lot, I ride far from home, and I ride alone most of the time. Give me the reliability of an unmolested system any day. Read the "running poorly" threads in the tech section; many problems tie back to aftermarket modifications.
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