If you are not looking to buy a mint bike, then you'll be able to find one of these bikes for about 1/2 the price of the bike you're currently looking at. There's a lot of them out there, if you take the time to look (at one point a few weeks ago, there were SEVEN Nighthawk- S bikes all on Ebay at the same time!).
On Nov 4, 1:43 am, MOPARJOE <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Graham! > > Yes, I have my opinion as well.... > > IF the bike is MINT (no faded decals, aftermarket crap/modifications, > torn/aftermarket seat, worn items) , and NEVER been dropped (no > scrapes anywhere!), then I'd consider it a good deal/price.... Finding > ANY year/color 700-S in MINT shape is extremely hard to do these days, > if not close to impossible! This bike is RWB, AND mint, those are 2 > VERY hard things to ever come across!!....THEN, if you factor in the > cost of NOT having to buy new tires, have the carbs serviced, and a > recent tune-up, you can deduct those values/prices off the price of > the bike (I'm putting that value at $600.00, not counting your time), > which now (kinda) puts the basic RWB bike at $3000.00 if these items > had not already been done. > > Prices vary on these bikes, depending on what part of the country you > live in. I've seen 3 times (east coast) that one of these bikes has > sold for OVER $5000.00 (all under 10K miles), and NONE of them were > '86 RWB (RWB is rarest, as Graham stated). I also know of a few other > 700-S that have sold for over 4G in the past year, and ONE of them was > an almost mint '86 RWB, with only 2K miles on it (gas tank had paint > damage on one side). > > I now have 40 (yes, 40) Nighthawk-S bikes, and 4 of them are '86 RWB > models. Of the 40 bikes, NONE of them are perfect, and only a few are > what most people would call (near) mint. I've bought these bikes from > every area of the country, and paid anywhere up to $3600.00 for one, > and THEN paid to have it shipped to me. > > Check the bike one more time, and look for any signs of body/paint > damage, and also look for rust or scrapes on the exhaust (the pipes > will almost always show rust starting on the the head pipes). If you > like the bike, and it's truly is in nice/mint shape, then you'll be > hard pressed to find another, and I'd say "buy it" (***NOTE***....I'd > still try to get it for less than the asking price, as it is NOT super > low miles, and I'm sure you'll be able to find some flaws on the bike, > to help justify your offer). > > Let us know what happens. > > ps. Hey Graham, I'd like to talk with you on the phone about a > different subject. Do you still have my #? If not, send me a PM, and > I'll reply with my #. > > On Nov 3, 7:32 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > You're paying probably $1000 more because it is the more rare red, > > white and blue model. Fewer of them were made than the other option > > in 1986 (black, red and orange). The red, white and blue made up > > about 25% of the production line for that year. Mopar Joe could > > probably add a lot here as to value and stuff. I have had each of > > the three years the 700S was made - 1984, '85 and '86. I currently > > have a 1986 black, red and orange with 2600 miles on it. I found my > > 1984 to be the best running one although I'm sure that's just due to > > the individual bikes rather than a year/model characteristic. The > > average one I see with less than 20,000 miles in excellent condition > > sells for about $2500. I sold my 1984 with 17000 miles on it, in > > excellent condition for $2600. Graham > > > On Nov 3, 2011, at 6:11 PM, Damien G111307 wrote: > > > > Thank you to all who weighed in on the 80’s vs 90’s NH discussion, it > > > was very helpful and informative. I am looking at a near new condition > > > 86 Nighthawk ( candy blue and shasta white) with 20,000 miles, always > > > garaged, never put down, new tires, tuneup, carbueretor servicing > > > etc... for $ 3600.00. I have never shopped around for this bike model > > > or year before, and there are not a lot of comparables to compare to, > > > so I was wondering if any of the more “experienced NH enthusiasts had > > > any thoughts on the price, or model, as well as any advice? Thank you > > > very much! > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > > > group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
