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Re: Help on Sportbike Depreciation, anyone??
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:30 pm
by HYPERR
NORTY wrote:Sportbikes from Asian companys depreciate at an alarming rate, which is odd since they are very good bikes.
Bikes from American companys hold their value very well, but are "less than stellar" when it comes to quality.
Damn if I can explain it...
You can't really lump all the oriental sportbikes in one category. The Japanese bikes hold their values much better than the South Korean ones. The Chinese bikes... well, they completely disintegrate within a year so you don't have to worry about resale value.
As for American, the only sportbike company was Buell, and they certainly did not hold their value too well.
Re: Help on Sportbike Depreciation, anyone??
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:07 am
by fireguzzi
HYPERR wrote: Chinese bikes... well, they completely disintegrate within a year so you don't have to worry about resale value.
Re: Help on Sportbike Depreciation, anyone??
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:21 pm
by Gummiente
HYPERR wrote:As for American, the only sportbike company was Buell, and they certainly did not hold their value too well.
What about the Roehr? And the Fischer?
Re: Help on Sportbike Depreciation, anyone??
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:36 pm
by HYPERR
Gummiente wrote:HYPERR wrote:As for American, the only sportbike company was Buell, and they certainly did not hold their value too well.
What about the Roehr? And the Fischer?
Well yeah but statistically the sample size is too microscopic to get any valid data on resale value.
Re: Help on Sportbike Depreciation, anyone??
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:11 am
by Brackstone
My Shiver lost like 30% of it's value. Dealers wanted to give me $3k for it and the bike was only 1 year old. I sold it to someone for like $3000 off MSRP.
Re: Help on Sportbike Depreciation, anyone??
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 1:31 pm
by RhadamYgg
fireguzzi wrote:HYPERR wrote: Chinese bikes... well, they completely disintegrate within a year so you don't have to worry about resale value.
"And brother, when it disintegrates, it disintegrates." - Daffy Duck
Re: Help on Sportbike Depreciation, anyone??
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:34 pm
by HYPERR
RhadamYgg wrote:fireguzzi wrote:HYPERR wrote: Chinese bikes... well, they completely disintegrate within a year so you don't have to worry about resale value.
"And brother, when it disintegrates, it disintegrates." - Daffy Duck
Can u say it like him?
Re: Help on Sportbike Depreciation, anyone??
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:10 am
by RhadamYgg
HYPERR wrote:RhadamYgg wrote:fireguzzi wrote:HYPERR wrote: Chinese bikes... well, they completely disintegrate within a year so you don't have to worry about resale value.
"And brother, when it disintegrates, it disintegrates." - Daffy Duck
Can u say it like him?
Unfortunately, no, but I'm willing to work at and one day put it up on youtube... Or maybe I'll make my older son do it.
Re: Help on Sportbike Depreciation, anyone??
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:54 pm
by HYPERR
RhadamYgg wrote:HYPERR wrote:RhadamYgg wrote:
"And brother, when it disintegrates, it disintegrates." - Daffy Duck
Can u say it like him?
Unfortunately, no, but I'm willing to work at and one day put it up on youtube... Or maybe I'll make my older son do it.
http://www.nonstick.com/wsounds/disgun.mp3