thinking about selling my 77 A model

I put her up for 4000 should i have asked more it has about 5000 in it and those parts were bought at cost.

Don't feel bad about the asking price. There are VERY few folks who sell a bike and get back all the money they put into it. Consider the money not returned as the cost of the pleasure you got riding the bike. Ed

menace wrote: I put her up for 4000 should i have asked more it has about 5000 in it and those parts were bought at cost.[/quote

Gorgeous bike! Ed is correct, You NEVER recoup the actual costs on anything, unless it was acquired for little to none in the first place.

I was selling a running, HD Sporty clean titled in my name on CL, a few years back and out of the slew of mortons wanting to >trade< me a yamaha blaster or some POS.. well this dip-stick offered to trade me a full on "custom" cobbled up Kz440 bobber thing.. OR i could buy it outright for $3500.00..
And the kicker was, it did not run (he said needed wired). The stupidity is rampant now days. Perhaps toss in a nintendo pac-man too? duh. It is something to really push home.

PURE custom. This is only one example in the endless "improvements" that can be done to one little bike. Love the custom suicide shifter and custom rear fender from his description in the emails. I was selling a running XLH1000 for 1800.00, yet had more enjoyment in pushing that one around too. I just wonder if he had two left arms, or just did not use the clutch when he shifts.?

Check out the cobble job on the frame and in front of the seat.

This is the bike I was selling. A pic from my ad.

What's scary is someone will buy it. :lol:
Steve

SWest wrote: What's scary is someone will buy it. :lol:
Steve

Sooo WHERE are these idiots that might buy a cobblebobber for $3500.00 when I can't get my money back out of a running, ridable HD ironhead?

I paid $1700 (too much) for that XLH, straightened out a thoroughly screwed up title (counted 8 people had changed hands without registering it) and fixed numerous problems and only was able to get 1800.00 out of it after advertising it for 3 months.

It's not fair, I tell ya! :lol: All I get are idiots that think I'm even stupider than they are wanting to TRADE me junk for my nice bikes.

This is just one of the examples of what a mechanical genius the PO's were. They had stripped it , then cross threaded spark plug thing in the hole. I bought a tap and actually put a real magnetic drain plug in place of the spark plug. Also check out the headlight wiring at the neck.

Over the years of Drag Bike Racing! All the money put into it! It was about a 25% return. $10,000 got you $2,500!
I must have spent about $30,000 - $40,000 between 1980 and 1994.

Who would buy any of these pictured? Lot of original owners probably turning over in their graves if they could see the stuff guys do, and still ask full price thebike sold for when new. All pictured are $500 value max.

RonKZ650 wrote: Who would buy any of these pictured? Lot of original owners probably turning over in their graves if they could see the stuff guys do, and still ask full price thebike sold for when new. All pictured are $500 value max.

Actually the Kz440 cobblebobber might bring closer to 300, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I may be going out on a limb here, but I can assure you my ironhead drew a solid $1800.00 cash. I needed the money, or I might have held out for more, but .. The cobblebobber trade is a different story entirely.
I was so aghast with the preposterous trade offer that I could not resist hammering this guy a few times. Here is a copy / paste with the initial email.:

On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 1:09 AM, josephmyers723 <9904c4afdee93e7eaf7df552eaf77bcb@reply.craigslist.org> wrote:

"I have a 1982 kawasaki 440 ltd bobber with 7, 000 original miles, one owner that runs great for sale or trade, $ 3800 or OBO. Never wrecked or laid down what so ever, always garage kept and changed all fluids regularly, never rode in rain.....NO RUST what so ever. I would like trade my bike for your bike. Please let me know if your interested. Here is a list of things I had done to it:

Lowered
Hard tail
Side mount plate
Sportster tank
Twisted 14 inch apes
Powered coated exhaust
Custom rear fender
Sissy bar
New battery
New spark plugs
New wires
Carburetor was re-jetted and runs great!

Needs paint and to be wired....just head light, tail light, ignition, rear blinkers and thats it. since I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to wiring I'm not even going to attempt it. just looking for a bike with more power so I can add a back seat for my fiance. I dont need to sell.....just need my girl to fit on the bike too and I seen your listening and would be willing to trade.

Text or call me please
Joe
314-698-one ..."

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It makes one wonder about the mentality of the guy who owned the KZ440. Did he really believe it was worth anywhere near $3800? Ed