I need to know what a fair market price is on a 97 BB frame and motor. About 54k on both. Any honest quotes will be greatly appreciated.
I will have many parts F/S in the nexxt month or so just to give a heads up to all.
Karen and I are cleaning out the garage soon.
Thanks.
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QUOTE(slowrideCX @ Feb 1 2009, 11:58 PM) 
I need to know what a fair market price is on a 97 BB frame and motor. About 54k on both. Any honest quotes will be greatly appreciated.
I will have many parts F/S in the nexxt month or so just to give a heads up to all.
Karen and I are cleaning out the garage soon.
Thanks.
I will have many parts F/S in the nexxt month or so just to give a heads up to all.
Karen and I are cleaning out the garage soon.
Thanks.
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I have to think the determining issue would be timing. I've bought frames for $1, and have them offered to me for free, just to get rid of the darn thing. One has been going begging on eBay for months @ $600 or best offer.
On the other hand, if you're offering it at the same time someone has decided to crash their bike, or someone is starting a project, you may score. While a 97 frame will fit all years, putting an FI engine on it will raise "franken-bird' questions when the bike is sold. We are also in the dead of winter, so unless folks east of the Rockies have heated garages, their projects are on hold. You may do better in the spring.
I guess you just never know, but I think that if you want to move it fast, $100 will get it out of the garage. One other thing, if the mileage on the frame when last titled is too high, that will affect the value of the bike @ resale as well. If it's north of 20k, I'd expect a price hit. I appreciate that the Blackbirds can and do go over 100K miles with ease, but the market does not.
Oh, I'm assuming this for the frame only. If you want to sell the frame and motor as a package, I have no idea! I think I saw a frame/engine package on craig's list for $700 a couple of months ago, with around 14K miles if memory serves, but that was not sold as far as I know. I did buy the oil cooler lines off the guy.
Best of luck.
On the other hand, if you're offering it at the same time someone has decided to crash their bike, or someone is starting a project, you may score. While a 97 frame will fit all years, putting an FI engine on it will raise "franken-bird' questions when the bike is sold. We are also in the dead of winter, so unless folks east of the Rockies have heated garages, their projects are on hold. You may do better in the spring.
I guess you just never know, but I think that if you want to move it fast, $100 will get it out of the garage. One other thing, if the mileage on the frame when last titled is too high, that will affect the value of the bike @ resale as well. If it's north of 20k, I'd expect a price hit. I appreciate that the Blackbirds can and do go over 100K miles with ease, but the market does not.
Oh, I'm assuming this for the frame only. If you want to sell the frame and motor as a package, I have no idea! I think I saw a frame/engine package on craig's list for $700 a couple of months ago, with around 14K miles if memory serves, but that was not sold as far as I know. I did buy the oil cooler lines off the guy.
Best of luck.
QUOTE(MitchT @ Feb 2 2009, 11:30 AM)
I have to think the determining issue would be timing. I've bought frames for $1, and have them offered to me for free, just to get rid of the darn thing. One has been going begging on eBay for months @ $600 or best offer.
On the other hand, if you're offering it at the same time someone has decided to crash their bike, or someone is starting a project, you may score. While a 97 frame will fit all years, putting an FI engine on it will raise "franken-bird' questions when the bike is sold. We are also in the dead of winter, so unless folks east of the Rockies have heated garages, their projects are on hold. You may do better in the spring.
I guess you just never know, but I think that if you want to move it fast, $100 will get it out of the garage. One other thing, if the mileage on the frame when last titled is too high, that will affect the value of the bike @ resale as well. If it's north of 20k, I'd expect a price hit. I appreciate that the Blackbirds can and do go over 100K miles with ease, but the market does not.
Oh, I'm assuming this for the frame only. If you want to sell the frame and motor as a package, I have no idea! I think I saw a frame/engine package on craig's list for $700 a couple of months ago, with around 14K miles if memory serves, but that was not sold as far as I know. I did buy the oil cooler lines off the guy.
Best of luck.
On the other hand, if you're offering it at the same time someone has decided to crash their bike, or someone is starting a project, you may score. While a 97 frame will fit all years, putting an FI engine on it will raise "franken-bird' questions when the bike is sold. We are also in the dead of winter, so unless folks east of the Rockies have heated garages, their projects are on hold. You may do better in the spring.
I guess you just never know, but I think that if you want to move it fast, $100 will get it out of the garage. One other thing, if the mileage on the frame when last titled is too high, that will affect the value of the bike @ resale as well. If it's north of 20k, I'd expect a price hit. I appreciate that the Blackbirds can and do go over 100K miles with ease, but the market does not.
Oh, I'm assuming this for the frame only. If you want to sell the frame and motor as a package, I have no idea! I think I saw a frame/engine package on craig's list for $700 a couple of months ago, with around 14K miles if memory serves, but that was not sold as far as I know. I did buy the oil cooler lines off the guy.
Best of luck.
Thanks Bud
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