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Finding your motorcycle's resale value

The two biggest factors in buying or selling or buying of a motorcycle is rider compatibility and, of course, resale value. The first factor is important, because you want to feel comfortable on the bike.
But when the time comes to trade or sell your motorcycle to get a new one, you'll want to know that you will get what your motorcycle is worth, and you will not owe anything that will be tacked on to the end of your next motorcycle financing. In most cases you will not get what you think your motorcycle trade in is worth. Even if you purchased your motorcycle from the same business you're looking to trade with, that doesn't mean you're going to get what you think the bike is worth. So it's up to you to find out just what your bike should go for.
You should go on line to the Kelly Blue Book web page and look in the motorcycle section. You could also go to the NADA guides on line, again go to the motorcycle section and look up your motorcycles make, model and year, and get the retail value. You can also find out the trade in value of your motorcycle just in case you do decide to trade it in. Once you know how much to ask for your used motorcycle, take a little time before you start to advertise and do a bit of investigating. Look for local publications, newspapers, and web page classifieds where you might be able to place an advertisement.
The more descriptive you are in your advertisement the better chance you have of someone looking for what you have to sell. Have a nice clean and clear photo or photos of the motorcycle. Sometimes a description is not enough, even if your description tells everything there is to know about your used bike.

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