Increasing resale value

[jaguar65uk]

What increases the resale value of your bike? I am looking to resell an RS125 I bought as a project and I've already bought a new chain and sprockets for it but was also thinking about new brake pads and whatnot. Obviously tax and MOT increase the resale value quite significantly, but is it worth the investment getting new cables, brake discs etc other than for the purpose of getting the bike through the MOT?
John
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Past: Aprilia SR 50, Aprilia RS 125
Current: Aprilia RS 125, Yamaha Teos 125

[Jack_Cheese]

If fitting yourself, then yes. There's plenty fish in the sea, so buyers will look elsewhere if it's not mint, unless they're after haggling with you. I'd replace the parts, keep it for 6 months, then sell it while all the consumables still have good like left in them.

Jack
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[jaguar65uk]

Parents think a 125 is a death machine and yeh it develops three times the power of my Ditech and weighs the same but...probs not a chance they will let me keep it, "its a death machine", "a 125 is too powerful"....
Ok then, replace all the cosumables and MOT her?
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Past: Aprilia SR 50, Aprilia RS 125
Current: Aprilia RS 125, Yamaha Teos 125

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[WavyGravy]

Best price by having the bike in standard spec, full MOT, I always tell the buyer he will need a new battery soon but the bike comes with one. The last bike i sold (a rebuilt 70's cb15s) I showed the kid and his dad how to do a full service and the dad gave me an extra 25 quid - not bad for an hours graft to an enthusiastic audience
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1975 CB125s, 1991 GN250, 1990 Ducati Paso 906
"Don't wake him up - He's got insomnia - He's trying to sleep it off"

[G]

Buying new parts rarely gets you more than the parts are worth.

If it's so that it can pass an MOT, then it may do, however.

[craigs23]

Only way I can see of increasing a bike's value is by doing a lot of work that someone may want to pay to have done to their (future) bike. Bit of a gamble really, as everyone's got different tastes, plus, when buying a bike, most people look for an as-standard, clean and well maintained bike as possible (I certainly do, unless I'm after a full resto. project).

Other way of doing it is to buy a bike that is becoming collectable or rare (a classic?) which is to appreciate in the years/months to come. Again, good condition standard bikes will hold best value.

One other thing to get back some money (but maybe not all you put into a bike) is to keep hold of all the standard parts - exhausts, brakes, wheels, etc. can all be bolted back on, the bike sold, then the aftermarket extras sold on second hand for a few extra quid.

Unfortunately, parts such as tyres, chains, cables, etc won't improve the value of the bike (unless you bought it for a tiny amount in the first place) as they are consumable items - people would expect these to be done on a bike they're looking to buy, or barter money off your asking price if they haven't been replaced.

[steveh]

Buy a brit bike


Steve.
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Current : 06 Zx10r, 07 Wr450f SM, 74 850 norton commando, 63 bsa b40, 1962 Triton 650, 67 Triumph Tr6r, 1955 Triton 750, 1978 TY250E.