Is the season over?

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tazb

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I'm new to riding haven't bought a bike yet, friends are telling me to wait it out for winter the price of bikes drop considerately.

Is he right?
And is there still left a lot of time in the current season?

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If the weather holds out, and if you mean you would prefer to ride in the best of conditions (not too cold, etc..), then you can keep going into October and November. When temps are double digits and the roads are clear, you're still good to go :).

Some like to ride year 'round...

You can possibly get a good deal on the bike at end of season. Most like to offload their bikes then, and upgrade. Prices are supposed to be lower. More demand when Spring comes, therefore price goes up.
 
LOL, no not at all...
You have to wait til around Halloween time for the prices to start dropping.
 
rest of aug. full sept. and oct. nov. still okay to ride with some layers. dec.. abit chilly for me even with layers. BUT we are down to 2 cars with 3 drivers in the family so some days i will have no other choice. will see.
 
Season ain't over until the roads are covered with snow, the prices do fall later on but you also miss a couple of months of riding. Do the maths and see what's good for you.
 
tazb said:
I'm new to riding haven't bought a bike yet, friends are telling me to wait it out for winter the price of bikes drop considerately.

Is he right?
And is there still left a lot of time in the current season?

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If you're in no rush, wait until late October through early December. Think of how you plan on getting it home if it snows though. Once the first dusting falls, expect prices to go back up as sellers might as well hang on till March to have better luck with higher prices. The price drop has a small window. And the drop largely depends on your haggling abilities. It can range between 10% to 20%, but don't expect a fire sale or something.

There are a lot of Sunday riders who only ride in sunshine in a temperature range between 22C to 28C. For these types the riding season will be over in a month. These types also have next to no kms on their bikes and when it comes to selling their bikes they aren't too hard pressed so their prices don't really drop much. Usually their bikes are prestine. Your luck depends on them being ignorant or over extended on their finance or Christmas wishlist or something. Otherwise they have no problem storing their bike for ages.

Other riders put some serious wear on their bikes, but also ride well into December. These types may be itching to trade up before the next riding season and are open to serious off season discounts.

There are exceptions of course, but your best bet is someone who needs the money before Christmas who is not really into riding that much to know what the value of their bike is, or to have the patience to wait until spring.

If you are eager to ride....not worth the savings in my opinion. I personally would pay the "premium" to get in at least 3 glorious remaining months of riding. What you learn this season on a 250 could put you in great standing to trade up to a 600 by early next year.
 
Yep ... all over
 
Still plenty of time. I rode until late-Dec.

If I were you, I wouldn't wait. You'll likely be able to find something in your price range now. Also, if you buy in winter, you'll need to get it towed (assuming roads are snow covered and unsafe to ride). And, you'll have to endure the torture of having to see your bike every day, but not being able to ride her until spring.
 
Bikes tend to hold their value pretty well so you could buy one now and still make most of the money back if you sell it in a year or two. Hell, I made a bit of money on my last bike. Still at least 2 months of riding left even for the conservative types so I'd go ahead and buy one if you find the right price.
 
No (I ride until the first black ice warning/encounter) but, it is a good time to start looking.

From what I've seen, many students heading back to school will dump their prized possessions to get the money they didn't save for school....

The next wave is mid to late October, when some are debating the storage costs vs more $ to buy new next spring.
 
Meh. Is the savings worth it to miss out on a half season more of riding time?

I ride into November. With the right layering and gear, you have plenty more riding time.
 
awyala said:
...don't expect a fire sale or something.
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Unless you're talking about buying new.

Dealers, especially those who sell sleds will soon be looking to clear their floors and make room for their winter inventory. This may not be true for all, but it's been my experience that shops who lack storage space would rather sell of inventory for cost then have it take up valuable real estate over the winter.
 
Plenty of riding left. I plan on going till Dec 1st as long as temps are above zero. Cold is not my enemy, ice is.
 
In a word - NO.

It's mid-season. With global warming you can expect to ride into December easily and as early as the beginning of March without needing to deal with sub zero temps or salted or slippery roads.

Price breaks will depend on what it is you want to buy. Buying new, you may well get a break on a less than popular bike left over at the end of the season. Then again, maybe not. Used depends very much on the seller.

Keep in mind it takes little room and very little effort to store a bike for the winter. For many people and businesses there's not a lot of incentive to get rid of it at a cheap price just so they can free up the space.

If you're buying used, I wouldn't wast three full months of riding to maybe save a couple of hundred dollars.
 
Jayv said:
I'm winterizing my bike at midnight.
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Putting alcohol in the rider doesn't count as "winterizing".

I don't know that there will be much of an advantage to wait for better pricing. And, there's nearly half a riding season to go.
 
just_luc said:
Unless you're talking about buying new.

Dealers, especially those who sell sleds will soon be looking to clear their floors and make room for their winter inventory. This may not be true for all, but it's been my experience that shops who lack storage space would rather sell of inventory for cost then have it take up valuable real estate over the winter.
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I'm not sure about sled dealers, but the best savings are to be had on SS bikes when a model is discontinued and it loses it's novelty / "newest bike out there status" among the set that ride SS bikes. Even in that case, the best sales come around the time the new model hits the showroom floors in January to March and the dealer wants to unload the previous model as cache quickly dwindles.

But that only applies to high end premium SS bikes anyways and not a learner / starter bike / commuter bikes with their relatively low margin and classic / styling longetivity (an example is the Suzuki SV650 - don't expect a model revision anytime soon to drop current gen prices). On that note though the new Ninja 250 will be hitting dealer floors in October which could knock a good sum off the previous (aging aesthetics) of the previous 250 model. It happened quite severely with previous Honda CBR125 stock last year when the new 125 and 250s landed on the scene.

If you're in no rush, look to October to pick up a previous gen Ninja 250.
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