What do you guys use to check / determine used motorcycle values?

Nada Guides or KBB?

Thanks

 

If you looking for a starting number below is what I would go with.

If you're selling:
KBB plus 50% the cost of all the add-ons.

If you're buying:
KBB plus 50% of the cost of all the add-ons that you like and 10% of the cost of the add-ons that you don't like.

 

Thanks Bluraven, i'm buying...the seller has it up $1000 more than KBB.
But KBB says that price is based on if youre buying from a dealer not from Private-Party.

But that's a good starting point.

 

This is a good way to figure out a starting point!

 

Kind of a sad but funny story . Last Friday afternoon I am at a local dealer looking at the 15,s . Young guy comes in looking to trade his 2013 Sportster . I see the same guy about an hour later outside and he is pissed as hell . I say find a new bike and he blows up big time . He tells me he has this Sportster a real cream puff as new but better and the dealer will not even take it in trade . So I just smile and nod until I see him going out of the lot . He painted all the dam chrome black and not in a good way wheels pipes mufflers handlebars anything chrome . it was sad .

 

Sportster is a tough sell no matter what condition it is in. Before you put 500 miles on it you either decide motorcycle is not your thing, or the bike is too small for a Harley.

 

Add $2k to whatever you think it should be

 

Dealerships use NADA but I bet if KBB was higher they would it

 

Market prices vary by area - - A good check is Cycle Trader Mag. and Craigs List for your area - - as well as dealers in the area.
I would also check prices in smaller towns within 200 miles of where you are located.
My last purchase was from the owner in a town 175 miles from where I live. The asking price was almost $2000 below my area.


Bottom line is if you like the bike, just buy it at NADA price.


Balloo

 

I look at what the average asking price of private sales and dealers are subtract 3~k keep shopping till i find an individual who's ready to sell.

I paid 12k for my bones 2 years ago when they were listed for 15k everywhere.
It had 3k miles on it.