bike prices
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rockcitycafe
I make things.
just because it's got a tag on it doesn't mean it sold for that... or that it will sell at all
78whiteorbs
1978 CX500 Cafe
Well it was fun while it lasted. Hopefully people stop flipping bikes and start riding them . can I get an AMEN>?
Prediction - next big thing is chopped, stretched, and chromed hobbit scooters. Wrap your brain around that . I have been hording those monkey bikes and will set the market hahahaha.
Hmmm, lighten cigars with benjamins here I come ;D
"The next big thing, I know what it is . It's in my pants."
Butthead circa late 90's
Prediction - next big thing is chopped, stretched, and chromed hobbit scooters. Wrap your brain around that . I have been hording those monkey bikes and will set the market hahahaha.
Hmmm, lighten cigars with benjamins here I come ;D
"The next big thing, I know what it is . It's in my pants."
Butthead circa late 90's
Well I can tell you this if the bike has been taken apart down to the frame and extensive engine work & rebuild plus new paint and what ever else it's not hard to have that kind of cost on a bike no matter what year.
By the time I am through with the build on my bike and mine will have extensive frame work and engine upgrade (Big Bore Kit) I will have several thousand dollars tied up in my build and I know I will probably never see it but it's for me.
You know I have probably a couple of hundred hours in working on my build so what is my time worth or yours for that matter.
So I can see some custom built bikes having some high price tags it's all in what you want.
Do you want a bike that has already been done from the ground up or do you want a fixer upper.
But it's just like anything else over the years eBay Craigslist and the popularity of bikes have gone off the charts.
By the time I am through with the build on my bike and mine will have extensive frame work and engine upgrade (Big Bore Kit) I will have several thousand dollars tied up in my build and I know I will probably never see it but it's for me.
You know I have probably a couple of hundred hours in working on my build so what is my time worth or yours for that matter.
So I can see some custom built bikes having some high price tags it's all in what you want.
Do you want a bike that has already been done from the ground up or do you want a fixer upper.
But it's just like anything else over the years eBay Craigslist and the popularity of bikes have gone off the charts.
VonYinzer
Over 10,000 Posts
99% of the bikes for sale out there today are not high end machines. Their homebuilds made up mostly of ebay and scrapyard parts. Not that some of them arent nice. But... Not every bike is worth a fortune. That's a fact. I don't care what you paid for your overplayed gas tank, or how much money was spent on powdercoating. Its still likely no better than any other bike on the market. But, because the hip kids with fat wallets and old men who think every (insert model or make) is somehow a gem in a pile of coal because they owned one back when they could still fuck without pills drive prices up now everyone thi ks their bike is worth a fortune.
Your time isn't worth anything to a buyer. Good luck charging them for it (unless their the above mentioned "trendsetters"). Total cost of parts doesn't matter either. Their is always a cheaper one for sale somewhere.
Now, I'm not saying that many of us don't build some AMAZING machines. Many members here have. Many more who arent DTTers have. Hell, folks have been doing it for decades in countries across the globe. Until the "me me me" internet heros came along, nobody thought the cool bike they were building was some fucking holy cow though.
You want to see a bike that's worth a bunch of cash? Check out Falcon Motorcycles, Confederate, Greggs Customs and many more. Look up the story of the Britten bikes and their brilliant designer/fabricator. Those are the guys changing the game. Those are the folks giving us something to strive for in our own builds. New engineering. Real handmade parts from crazy materials. Groundbreaking design.
You get the point...
We need to stop glorifying these fly by night shops and barely interested homebuilders by paying into the hype. Less "hey, my bike kinda looks like the one some yuppie douche built and I saw in a magazine, it must be worth a million bucks". More, "I want to build the best bike I can, and if I decide to sell it Ill keep my fucking head and ask a real world price".
Get what ya can, but don't be pissed when someone tells you your golden chariot is more of a good old fashioned motorcycle. The real world sucks sometimes, but after the rose tinted glasses get stolen by the next trendy fuckers, it'll smack you in the eye.
Your time isn't worth anything to a buyer. Good luck charging them for it (unless their the above mentioned "trendsetters"). Total cost of parts doesn't matter either. Their is always a cheaper one for sale somewhere.
Now, I'm not saying that many of us don't build some AMAZING machines. Many members here have. Many more who arent DTTers have. Hell, folks have been doing it for decades in countries across the globe. Until the "me me me" internet heros came along, nobody thought the cool bike they were building was some fucking holy cow though.
You want to see a bike that's worth a bunch of cash? Check out Falcon Motorcycles, Confederate, Greggs Customs and many more. Look up the story of the Britten bikes and their brilliant designer/fabricator. Those are the guys changing the game. Those are the folks giving us something to strive for in our own builds. New engineering. Real handmade parts from crazy materials. Groundbreaking design.
You get the point...
We need to stop glorifying these fly by night shops and barely interested homebuilders by paying into the hype. Less "hey, my bike kinda looks like the one some yuppie douche built and I saw in a magazine, it must be worth a million bucks". More, "I want to build the best bike I can, and if I decide to sell it Ill keep my fucking head and ask a real world price".
Get what ya can, but don't be pissed when someone tells you your golden chariot is more of a good old fashioned motorcycle. The real world sucks sometimes, but after the rose tinted glasses get stolen by the next trendy fuckers, it'll smack you in the eye.
But I agree with ya 100%
rdshaw
Active Member
what are you selling ? your opinion, although free it also has little or no worth to me. Your neither a mentor, friend , vendor,customer,and your skills I have not been able to glean from these rants.
I am a fan of bikes and modern furniture and do a little horse trading in both . I have bought and sold both for many years.
are you interested in a 95 Porsche or 77 land cruiser they also are grossly over priced . I am sure the furniture is out of reach and taste level as well.
your awareness does not the market make.
gotta go I am selling a couple over priced bikes at the International bike show in Chicago
P.S. the van is NOT for sale
I am a fan of bikes and modern furniture and do a little horse trading in both . I have bought and sold both for many years.
are you interested in a 95 Porsche or 77 land cruiser they also are grossly over priced . I am sure the furniture is out of reach and taste level as well.
your awareness does not the market make.
gotta go I am selling a couple over priced bikes at the International bike show in Chicago
P.S. the van is NOT for sale
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> I am sure the furniture is out of reach and taste level as well.
Did you notice that in Glengarry Glen Ross, when Alec Baldwin is swinging his brass balls around, that the only person not present in the room fucking around or mouthing off was the only real salesman at the company?
Coffee is for closers only. Hit the bricks.
Did you notice that in Glengarry Glen Ross, when Alec Baldwin is swinging his brass balls around, that the only person not present in the room fucking around or mouthing off was the only real salesman at the company?
Coffee is for closers only. Hit the bricks.
