• Most bike sales are in May and June.

• Most bike sales are now used bikes, but most bikes being sold are in the price slump. If you'll check a source like CraigsList you'll see that the best prices on BMWs are from 2000-2005. Both after and before that period, prices climb. So buyers are simply shopping for the much cheaper and more modern bikes.

• The only person looking for a 1985 anything is someone who "had one back in the day" or someone who is familiar with the model because their dad or other family friend had one. That's a very select group.

The end result of me trying to sell several classic bikes was that they were too old to get a bank loan on, and very few people are walking around with the asking price in cash. Although the Blue Book might advise a value of (say for instance) $3500, the truth is that most twenty-somethings shopping for bikes can only scrape together $2000. So unless you can get that bike out in front of a MUCH wider audience with something like Ebay Motors, then be prepared for the possibility that you might have to give it away for a much lower price.

Thanks for the input. Read it a while ago, but still waiting for the right buyer. They will get an outstanding deal on a well maintained bike since I don't want it to go to a Craigslist or Ebay buyer. I've received so much value as a member here, it's about paying it forward. So, maybe in the spring a deal may happen.

Have fun,
Jer

If you'll empty ALL the fuel and disconnect one of the battery terminals, you shouldn't have any trouble cranking when the right guy comes along.

Good luck.