How should I sell a old bike?

2legs2wheels

2legs2wheels

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I have a 94 CBR F2 that I have not started or renewed registration in the last couple of years. I do not intend to ride it again and am trying to figure out what to do with it. Looking for ideas from Barfers.

PS: it started up after changing oil and charging battery three years ago but has been sitting in the yard since then.
PPS: Renewal of registration will cost a few hundred dollars and I think its probably not worth it.
 
auntiebling

auntiebling

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If it's in otherwise decent shape, someone will want jt.

There is a link in my signature to the dmv website where you can check the back fees if you have last 5 digits of VIN and the license plate.

Give it away, sell for a few hundred and buy me some beer... make your own dirtbag challenge bike (coming up fairly soon I think)
 
spdt509

spdt509

Well-known member
I would take care of the back fees b/c it does not go away when you sell the bike, it stays with you. I know this from my attempt to transfer a title of a bike I'd purchased recently last week at AAA. the lady told me I have to go to the dmv to proceed....
 
Eldritch

Eldritch

is insensitive
Sort the DMV, to non-op. Then sell to recoup your DMV losses. You probably won't get much more than the Reggie cost for a 25 year old yard pile.
 
littlebeast

littlebeast

get it while it's easy
2legs2wheels said:
I have a 94 CBR F2 that I have not started or renewed registration in the last couple of years. I do not intend to ride it again and am trying to figure out what to do with it. Looking for ideas from Barfers.

PS: it started up after changing oil and charging battery three years ago but has been sitting in the yard since then.
PPS: Renewal of registration will cost a few hundred dollars and I think its probably not worth it.
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a few years ago my SO had a bike of his towed home. upon delivery, the tow guy loaded it into the garage and among the numerous bikes there, upon seeing a bike with a cami tarp over it asked ‘what’s under the tarp’? it was an old ‘93 cb900f. in perfect condition except for not having been ridden in 15+ years. dude asked if he could buy it. offered my SO $500. my babe asked him what he’d do with it, and the dude said he’d restore it. my SO said ‘all i care about is that it be restored - so sold - for $250’. i was like :wtf, but he said a good home and bringing the bike back to life was all he cared about. i couldn’t make any argument with that.
 
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Nucking Futs

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That was my first (and maybe best?) motorbike. Maybe, if I had to do it all over again, I just would have kept it.

Is it the pink and purple version?
 
2legs2wheels

2legs2wheels

Well-known member
auntiebling said:
If it's in otherwise decent shape, someone will want jt.

There is a link in my signature to the dmv website where you can check the back fees if you have last 5 digits of VIN and the license plate.

Give it away, sell for a few hundred and buy me some beer... make your own dirtbag challenge bike (coming up fairly soon I think)
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I don't know how good of a shape it is in, unfortunately. AAA is unwilling to tow it since the license plate has expired. May be I should borrow someone's truck and get it to a shop to get it checked out.

spdt509 said:
I would take care of the back fees b/c it does not go away when you sell the bike, it stays with you. I know this from my attempt to transfer a title of a bike I'd purchased recently last week at AAA. the lady told me I have to go to the dmv to proceed....
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Oh, I did not know that. What happens if I just junk the bike for parts. Does DMV come after me for back fees?

littlebeast said:
a few years ago my SO had a bike of his towed home. upon delivery, the tow guy loaded it into the garage and among the numerous bikes there, upon seeing a bike with a cami tarp over it asked ‘what’s under the tarp’? it was an old ‘93 cb900f. in perfect condition except for not having been ridden in 15+ years. dude asked if he could buy it. offered my SO $500. my babe asked him what he’d do with it, and the dude said he’d restore it. my SO said ‘all i care about is that it be restored - so sold - for $250’. i was like :wtf, but he said a good home and bringing the bike back to life was all he cared about. i couldn’t make any argument with that.
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I would be interested in talking to anyone who wants to restore it for nostalgic reasons.


Nucking Futs said:
That was my first (and maybe best?) motorbike. Maybe, if I had to do it all over again, I just would have kept it.

Is it the pink and purple version?
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Purple. Will post a pic in a day.
 
J

Junkie

gone for now
if you have a trailer hitch on your car, you can certainly borrow my little Kendon trailer (after this weekend)
 
spdt509

spdt509

Well-known member
2legs2wheels said:
Oh, I did not know that. What happens if I just junk the bike for parts. Does DMV come after me for back fees?
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since we are talking about the dmv, they probably would. maybe do a google search(not the dmv site) and see what other people are experiencing....i think when you do post pics, someone would surely want it....

PS: you won't find the amount owed on the dmv website or even the aaa dmv service b/c they have gotten smarter due to deadbeats. I'd just registered a bike today with back fees.I'd ask the clerk why didn't aaa just let me pay at their office instead of the dmv,since the money ends up with them anyway. he shrugged and said thats just how it is...
 
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scootergmc

scootergmc

old and slow
I've purchased enough vehicles with back fees to know back fees don't stay attached to the previous owner. They follow the vehicle.
 
littlebeast

littlebeast

get it while it's easy
2legs2wheels said:
I would be interested in talking to anyone who wants to restore it for nostalgic reasons.
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this is another of his hangar queens that he wants to re-home - not a pic of his bike, but the same model / color (i have so far been against it). am still pissed he let the honda go.
 

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splat

splat

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A properly worded statement of facts form might be able to get the new buyer out of the back fees---it's hit or miss. Alternatively, selling to a buyer in another state would also correct the problem, and if they want to sell it back to someone in CA, it wouldn't be a big issue either. (Think military).
 
spdt509

spdt509

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scootergmc said:
I've purchased enough vehicles with back fees to know back fees don't stay attached to the previous owner. They follow the vehicle.
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clarification, back reg fees goes with the vehicle, but not tickets.fortunately for me, the fees were partly paid and what was left close to what i would've paid anyway(tax of purchase price+title fee)....
 
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