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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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Just curious, with winter coming on I have deceided to consider a repaint on my 1200. It has a Sceamin Eagle package and is fully chromed out. My question is what would be a good color for resale if I wanted to sell or trade in at a later date. I know color opinions vary, but I think most riders have a preference. Im told by a few, Black is the way to go. What do you all think.
 
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For resale, retail red stands out in the black sea
 
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For resale, retail red stands out in the black sea
yup, the colored bikes always catch my eye first.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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if your thinkin about sellin it i would say yr throwin away $$ if yr gonna give her a custom paint job
 
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I dont think I would paint a Screamin Eagle. I woult think the resale value would go down on it. One big seller is that it will be a collectors item when it is old and original paint is a biggie.
 
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I dont think I would paint a Screamin Eagle. I woult think the resale value would go down on it. One big seller is that it will be a collectors item when it is old and original paint is a biggie.
I'm guessing what he means is that he has an SE A/C & exhaust, since I've never seen an SE Sportster.

In that case, my vote is for Red. But then, I'm partial to that color.
 
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Black is the fastest color. lol
 
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For resale value I would say black but I am partial to my black and orange. I always get compliments on it.
 
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If your gonna keep it for awhile,be original.Everyone and their mom has a black bike!
 
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For resale value I would say black but I am partial to my black and orange. I always get compliments on it.
Well, it is a nice bike.

Say, where do ya get new tank logos? I saw a webpage with a .pdf of them all, but I got a new laptop and don't have the bookmark anymore.

I'd like to repaint my Iron tank and fenders and I want to change the logo. And I'm probably not keeping it black.


So, to that point, I'd still say paint it black.



That's what Mick told me, anyway.
 
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