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RABnasty
9/21/2017 11:08am
9/21/2017 11:08am
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9/29/2017 5:30pm
Hey guys, I work in the motorcycle industry just not involved in motocross. I am trying to sell my 2015 RMZ450 with 7hrs on it. It has a Faster USA wheelset, seat cover, and pro taper pegs. Otherwise it is bone stock. I am just trying to get rid of this thing its collecting dust obviously I never ride it. Here is my question. The average retail market value for that bike is $5200. A brand new 450 is like 8k. I am asking $4999 and will entertain offers above 4500. Am I being unrealistic? Is the industry struggling that bad that nobody will buy a brand new RMZ450 with a $1000 wheelset for $4000 less than a new one? Most offers I have received have been around $3500. Just wanted to get some of your opinions on this because I feel as If this bike should sell for $5000 all day long it is a brand new bike.
That and as mentioned, Suzuki has been heavily discounted new and the used ones have dropped in price as well. Good luck!
The Shop
Suzukis don't seem to be as attractive to people as you'd think. I waited over a month with mine on CL with people trying to lowball me or no-showing.
1. It's a bad time of the year to sell bikes in CA (Typically early winter is when prices tick back up)
2. The new RMZ being released probably didn't help
3. Suzukis for some reason just don't hold value on the re-sale market (This seems true for 2-strokes as well)
A really good friend of mine just bought a used 17 KTM 450sxf with 21 hrs on it from a dealership for $6500. And it came with brand new plastic and a FMF full Ti exhaust. The same guy put his 16 YZ450 up for sale when he bought the KTM and decided he liked it better than the YZF. The YZ has 23 hrs on it with unbreakable levers, Full FMF Ti exhaust, FC linkage and full JGR suspension. He had it for sale for $5500 didn't get one call or message on FB. He put it all back to stock including the stock plastic with no #'s on it. Listed it for $4500 sold it in 2 days.
Another good friend got a 17 KTM450sxf used and had 2 RMZ450's a 13 and 15 model. Both had full suspension, exhaust, other little goodies and low hours on the whole motors in both bikes. Couldn't get any hits on them. Listed them for $6000 together and sold them in a week.
It just depends on how fast you want to sell them really. Like its already been previously mentioned its way easier to get financed for a new bike then it is to go to a bank and pay a higher interest rate they are gonna charge then say Yamaha who is offering 2.99% now on new bikes.
http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/For-Sale-Bazaar,26/2015-yz450f-extremely-…
I've a very nice 2015, best offer was not good. Get I've seen clapped out 2 strikes advertised for silly money
Pit Row
May as well keep it. Good luck
Ghost
its sad when you can appreciate how good the RMZ450 is.
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