Stupidly overpriced motorcycle for sale thread

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Mad Mike said:
A fellow around the corner from me has a gen 1 FZ1 with a couple hundred kms, pristine condition. It's kept on a bike lift, he doesn't ride it but meticulously performs and logs maintenance. His garage is setup but like a shrine.

Odd, but its his thing.
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Ride 'em, don't hide 'em.
 
bitzz said:
If someone uses the words "good investment" and "motorcycle" in the same sentence, you're obligated to laugh at them.
Motorcycles, with a couple of singular exceptions, are terrible money losers.
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And even with the exceptions paying 3x current market value ruins the investment. You've lost before you even start with no hope of recovery.
 
In 1974 a TZ350 cost about $3300, today sells for $10-12,000
If you put that $3300 into the S&P your return would be $554,447.49
A 1995 916 was about $15,000 new, the S&P would return $225,193.43
And your S&P investment doesn't need heated floor space for storage.
 
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Who is buying a Rolex from some rando on Facebook?
 
bitzz said:
In 1974 a TZ350 cost about $3300, today sells for $10-12,000
If you put that $3300 into the S&P your return would be $554,447.49
A 1995 916 was about $15,000 new, the S&P would return $225,193.43
And your S&P investment doesn't need heated floor space for storage.
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I own old motorcycles and agree 100%. You own them for the same reasons people buy historic houses - nostalgic interest and preserving history.

My old girls are are worth 2 or 3x what I paid for them thanks to Pandemic inflation, but less than I have into them. Im not counting on the cash value appreciating.

Not everyone rides their antiques. I do, that's my return on investment. Cant put a cash value on that, to me its Priceless.
 
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1984 Ninja 900 mint no k $30,000.

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Collectors, right. It does look great, but...
-Seat has been re-shaped
-Fender has been cut
-Aftermarket windscreen, grips, exhaust, brake lines

Funny thing is that I got excited about the ad before I saw the price had an extra zero
 
turbofj6 said:
Midpipe for a random exhaust on an unknown model - used - only $80

Same guy: random backrest - only $200
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He is selling the brackets for the backrest separately for $100.

I like the aliexpress stickon vents for $60 when he probably bought them for $10 (and nobody should ever buy them).

iphone 6 screen protector for $30? He will be lucky if he can find a buyer for $2.

$40 for Dodge v6 emblems. wtf. Who buys v6 emblems? At least if they were v8 emblems, the mopar v6 grunts would love them.
 
bitzz said:
If someone uses the words "good investment" and "motorcycle" in the same sentence, you're obligated to laugh at them.
Motorcycles, with a couple of singular exceptions, are terrible money losers.
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We should pin this phrase somewhere here...
I am less reasonable with people that think they are making "an investment". Makes every single old c*** think everything they have is worth gold or something...
 
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