That's a good trade in offer for a '07...my dealer offered me 8500 for trade in value on my '09 w/HD aftermarket wheels and the other aftermarket stuff on my bike per my sig pic. It has 13,700 miles.

I was lookin' at a new Street Glide, but I'm gonna keep the Street Bob cuz it's perfect for the type of riding I do. I just need to ride more...

8500.00 for a '07? Hell yea...go for it.

 

The way I buy a bike or car for that matter:
Don't even mention your trade in when you start talking, work out a deal on the price of the bike with a hypothetical cash down scenario.
Get the best deal you can you can, then tell them you want to trade in and hold them to the price you worked out previously.
Your mods and upgrades mean nothing at trade in time, take the bike back to stock before trade in and sell the parts to pay for a stage one on the new bike.

 

seems low, 2 saturdays ago i traded my nightster
with 4800 miles on it for the 11WG, i got 8300 in trade
and about 1600 off of MSRP on the WG.
got to keep everything but the ViEDs,bub7s and ness big sucker
from the trade.

 

Dealer in this market will low ball your. They have to sell your trade. They really do not want your bike to sell, unless someone is looking for your model and they know it. Shop around, or offer you mike for sale for 1000 dollars more see what happens. Just by two cent

 

You are always better off selling your bike to a individual than the dealer you will get a much better price.

 

What is the price that you are getting the new bike for? When you make a deal the reality is that you need to take both into consideration and see how much money is in the deal. I'm sure you can find a dealer that will give you 10k for your bike but he's going to charge you full retail and then some for the new one. Bottom line is that in order to make an accurate assessment you need both numbers.

 

This thread is dangerous....I called my local dealer and was given a sight unseen offer that is very good on trade...I am going up Saturday and if they come way off MSRP on the 2011 DWG I might be driving a new scoot Saturday.

 

Here is the way sales works.

If you get low trade in, then the dealer will work on lowering MSRP.

If you get High trade in, then he will be close to MSRP.

 

He nailed it.
Don't make much deference how much they say they will give you for your old bike. I don't even ask them how much for my old bike when I trade, all I want to know is how much cash I need to give them to take the new one home.

 

tell him that's not enough. He needs to go further up the tree and bring you more "bananas". Sorry, couldn't stop myself.

Seriously, I'd tell him "I'll think about it" but make sure he understands that you expect more for the SB and leave him all your phone numbers.