Best place to advertise older bike

Doovy · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Karma :

Heya

i am trying to sell my 1993 Honda CD250.. i have an ad in the for sale section, also advertised on biketrader and on gumtree

Where else are good places to advertise a bike of this age, and is £900 a decent price for a bike of this age and condition (pretty damn good if i may say so myself)?

I would like it sold within the next 2 weeks as i have 3 weeks off uni then to find a new bike (hornet 600)

thanks guys!

Dave
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asdf · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Karma :

If there is a forum specifically for that bike or an owners club that would be a good start.
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Pernig · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Karma :

Classic Bike Guide and Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, amongst a few other magazines from the same publisher all offer free ads in their mags. They're really good ads sections, too.
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sickpup · Old Timer Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

Sorry to tell you but the price is off by between £200-£400. I think you will struggle to sell at that price.

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

When we've seen thundercats (ok tatty ones) go for that kind of price, I'd have to agree with sickpup that you're going to be lucky to get near that, I'm afraid.

sickpup · Old Timer Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

The last one of those I sold was pretty good condition but double the mileage and i let it go for £200.

Doovy · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Karma :

really?? Damn.

Would the quickest way to get it sold be to just lower the price to say £700 and hope?

thats annoying.. doesnt quality have any value anymore!? Rolling Eyes

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

The very quickest way would be to offer it up for £70 :p. Remember that with all bike prices being even lower than normal for this time of year, you may well also get a reasonably better deal on your new bike too.

sickpup · Old Timer Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

Be honest, how much did you pay for it, how much have you used it then put a value upon it.

Doovy · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Karma :

i paid £920 for it back last August.. it was A LOT cleaner then. been dry stored for like 5 years.

ive done 4000 miles since then.. no major problems at all. new tyres and a lot of chain cleaning/lubing, aswell as engine oil replacement when i first got it.

to be honest its still in great mechanical and physical condition though.. just a year older and a bit dirtier in the corners.

i wouldnt really like it go for less than £700 really... i just want to be hopeful. im 20 in april and this is going towards insurance on a hornet.
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.Chris. · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Karma :

I paid less than half that for mine, although it's not in as nice condition as yours. £900 is definitely way over the top - just think of what other (more desirable) bikes you can get for that sort of money.

I think you'll struggle to get more than £5-600 for it to be honest. Although your bike is in really nice nick they're not yet classics so most people in the market for a low-powered 4t 250 just want a cheap hack and aren't overly bothered about cosmetic condition.
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iooi · Super Spammer Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Karma :

If you want to sell it fast then sticking it on ebay is the most obvious way, as its timed and got quite a large market.

But i would not expect to get a high price, unless you get a couple of people who really want the bike.

Looking for a certain bike myself and some of the prices people are asking for, for 1990's bikes is just plain silly. Seeing some that are starting at £1000 for 1992 bike, Ok they got mileage sub 10K.. But its just taking the micky.
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Scotch Bonnet · Scooby Slapper Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Karma :

Might also be worth getting it MOT'ed early.
Damn sight easier to sell with 12 monhts' MOT than 2.
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Doovy · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Karma :

hmm im starting to think i should cut my losses then..

ill see how it goes for a week at £800, and then bring price down if no calls.

its now on autotrader, pistonheads, here, and gumtree.

i see what you are all saying, MOT could be worth doing (i think if someone calls and asks i'll offer to do it early for peace of mind)

if not, ebay it is!! lol
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Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

Its wayy over valued , my NTV was a nice bike went for £230 in the end and some of that was delivery costs refunded to me too. Almost everything on that bike was replaced and fixed in effect it was a new bike in an old frame. I had trouble getting rid of it at £400 and dropped the price over and over till people wanted it.

That said the NTV was damaged and has grown (like a rash) on the new owner.

That said some places to sell it are:

Gumtree (and ALL surrounding areas not just your local one)

Sun free ads (this is how I sold the Africa)

Preloved (also got some interest in the Africa)

Just sticking for sale signs up at bike shops etc.

But as said way over valued.
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AL- · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Karma :

I put my bike on the motorcycle news website (£9.99 to put it on there for 6 weeks online and 1 week in the paper) as I wanted a quick sell....The bike was sold within a week

Doovy · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Karma :

just sold it for £650

Very Happy

guy phoned me up at 9.30 this morning, said can he come over at 11.

i was at my fiance's, in bed, and the bike was at home filthy as hell.

i said 'make it at 12', rushed home, got next door neighbour, mum and dad to help me clean it and make it all shiny, guy came over, liked it a lot and has gone for it!

im happy considering the majority opinion lol Very Happy

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Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

You did well there I bought a R-plate Fazer last year for less than half that.
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Doovy · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Karma :

i know

it was a 75 year old guy looking for a classic style bike, he just getting into biking again but his 1953 norton isnt reliable enough.

we cleaned mine up amazingly, ill get pics soon. he said ideally he would like something older, but i argued that then the mechanical reliability would be in question (something mine is fine with) and the quality of paint/general condition he was happy with.

onto search for new bike! ive hung up my jacket for a while Sad

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