Online bike sales??

Hi all

I'm looking for websites with second hand bikes for sale?

I used to read all the ads every week. I enjoyed doing that, even though it
only very occassionally resulted in my making a purchase.

I've started doing it again but I'm not sure where to look for the best
sites. I search ebay for local(ish) bikes. Which is good cos its always
updated, not just forgotten old ads from years ago. And its amusing just to
read the dreadful descriptions people post )

I used to read bikesales.com.au, but now they have stopped listing the
location of the bike. How stupid is that???? The bike could be next door or
6 hours away and they dont tell you. And they dont list the date the ad was
placed. I notice a few ads have been on there for years so probably very few
are still current.

I've just found bikepoint.com.au but still deciding how up to date it is.

Anyone got any sites worth checking out??

Thanks
Jack
Coffs Harbour

 

Bikepoint, Bikesales, Ebay and Trading Post between them constitute the
majority of for web site for sale advertised bikes.

Don't forget Just Bikes and Motorcycle Trader magazines.


G-S

 

"> I used to read bikesales.com.au, but now they have stopped listing the

When I was chasing a Yamaha TY I used both Bike Sales and Bike Point.
Nearly all the bikes I enquired about had been long sold. I ended up buying
a couple of Montesa Cotas' off eBay on two separate occasions. I've
brought five bikes so far off eBay and haven't had a really bad experience
yet. One was pretty ordinary but not too bad the others Ok to bloody
rippers. All brought unseen, the most expensive at just under $10K was the
best of all. I'm still surprised about how honest most of the descriptions
appear to be. Also I find the site to be a very good indication of " Fair
Price " much more so than the industry recognised "Red Book". It's
laughable to see how many auctions end with no bids when a rather high
starting bid is listed.

If a seller is wanting to sell a reasonably popular bike then he/she should
list it at a starting price of $1 with a couple of weeks to run. They'll
inevitably get a fair price, or so it seems to me. I don't however sell
very often so this is only opinion with no basis in experiance of fact.
Something which is sadly in common with most of my postings here

Best of luck with your dreaming and occaisional buying.

Capt. A. L.

 

I have sold 5 or 6 bikes and one car on eBay, $1.00 start and no reserve and
let the market do the talking. With the current market dropping so rapidly
the prices on Redbook are way behind.

Boxer

 

In aus.motorcycles on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:56:13 GMT

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1978-DUCATI-500-SPORT-DESMO_W0QQitemZ110358031410
shows that the market is very weird indeed.

MInd you, with roundcases in "it'sin boxes and I think one of the
boxes is missing" condition bringing $17k plus...

Zebee
- wondering how long such prices can last

 

Thanks for the input guys. It seems there isn't any good sites I haven't
already found.

Agreed on redbook prices, I find its OK for newish machines, under 10 years,
but over 10 years it can be way off the average, either way.

A few years back I used to buy and sell a lot of bikes. Just for fun. Mainly
older bikes. I made a little profit and put it straight into the next "toy".
I liked trying out different machines. But haven't been doing that for a few
years, and have found the newsagents isn't the place to go any more. Its all
on the web.

Sold my last two bikes on ebay, got good money for one, not so good for the
other. Bought my current bike from bikesales.com, before they stopped
listing the location. I cant believe how stupid that is. Why would you pay
to advertise your bike when you cant say where it is??

I've been interested in "project" bikes and have seen a few on ebay, but
local ones I've gone to view before bidding. I've been shocked by the
complete junk people have been listing as "needing TLC, easy project". I've
seen two recently bought unseen for around $2000 when I would not have
offered half that.

Buyer beware indeed.

anyhow.. anyone flogging an old cheap road bike? Don't mind a project as
long as its not scrap. Anything considered )

cheers
Jack

 

Maaate; sounds like you need an '83 XJ750 Yamaha!!
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bargearse/xj750.jpg

 

I resent that implication: I've been spamming the ng for YONKS!!
It runs fine (I rode it to last years Grand Prix and back [from Brisbane]).
I'm expecting to get about $1500 with a new SLA (maintenance-free) battery
and new rear shocks.

 

Ah the good ole XJ. I had at least two of those in my youth. Believe it or
not, I built a hard-tailed copper out of one. And it improved the handling
no end

I see it has the standard XJ oil fed fork stanchions. An anti-corrosion
feature I believe.

Where abouts are you?

 

I thought it would've handled like a pig...

 

Brisneyland.
Yeah I've had ... err... a few in my time too. (I kept going back to the XJ
when other
bikes didn't do "the business" for me!)
Cheers ..... Clem

 

[applause]
I've met a few coppers who were hard-arses too!

 

I thought it would've handled like a pig...

Not at all. 90% of the handling problems in 1980s bikes was from the back
end. Steering shakes originate from flex down the frame, especially in the
swinging arm. Stiffen up the back end and the whole bike tightens up.

I could ride that bike anywhere no-hands. Doing clutchless changes and
working the throttle straight off the carbs. I certainly wouldnt have
attempted that on the standard frame.

The myth about chops handling problems is from people with no idea what they
are doing designing them for looks. Not riding ability. If you know about
bike design, there no reason why you cant improve on standard. Parhaps not
with a Ducatti, but certainly with a 82 Yamaha.

 

Psst Jack; if you go back and re-read what you actually wrote you'll see
it's a joke.