I had a CBR600RR with full titanium race exhaust and my g/f at the time always told me she could hear me coming home from work. I used to roll the bike out of my apartment parking lot before cranking it when I'd go in at 4-5am.
I just know those pipes are LOUD. The 883 honestly is a great sounding motor with a good set of pipes. The bars on this bike are more of a textbook Sportster bar also.
Also if you look at my other post about "typical sportsters" this one fits it to a 'T'. It's black, has a sissy bar with pillion pad, it has soft bag brackets, it's got the little Softail visor over the headlight and the bars were replaced with a more "touring" friendly bar for comfort. This...
I honestly doubt your buyer will be above the age of 40 at the absolute most. Youre absolutely welcome to prove me wrong but I transport a few hundred bikes a year and I've never met a 50+ Sportster BUYER. I've picked up plenty of Sportsters from older guys that are making room in their garage...
List it for $3,500 and if you can find a cheap replacement turn signal go ahead and swap that out so that it doesnt give the buyer even more negotiating leverage. $3,500 is a fair starting point but I'd still be prepared for offers to come in closer to $2,500. You should be able to find the...
That's hilarious considering most of the Sportsters end up with a small windscreen, soft bags, crash bars, a sissy bar with pillion pad, and a custom seat. People will buy an 883 or even a 1200 and try their absolute best to make it into a budget Softail and it never works.
There are a few on FB Marketplace. A Sportster 883 that age will go to someone looking for nostalgia or someone looking for a deal for a first bike. Neither will be looking to spend a lot of money. Sportster 883's are the Harley version of a Ninja 300/400 or a Honda Rebel. It's a beginner bike...
The only way I would value cars or motorcycles in 2023 would be by looking at the "trader" sites like Auto or Cycle Trader, and Facebook marketplace. I wouldn't trust any of the KBB type sites to accurately track the market changes.
Not sure why OME has a bad reputation for comfort. Compared to my F-250 this OME suspension rides like a dream. I keep 40 psi on the street and 20 psi on the trail and both are smooth as can be. I had Bilsteins on my old F-250 and noticed absolutely no improvement over the 400,000 mile old...
A friend of mine drove an old Mercedes till the wheels almost fell off and when she upgraded she bought a used Land Rover LR3 from up north. I asked her if she had ever even considered looking underneath it. The frame and suspension was absolutely ruined. I think she kept it about 6 months or so.
I'll take some scratches and dents and just live with them or upgrade bumpers but you can't ignore a nasty interior while you're inside the truck driving.
Timing belt and water pump are only about 25k miles old. I ordered a radiator to be proactive and it's going to be done when the weather isn't so cold and wet.
Try replacing the starter in a 6.7 power stroke at 8:00am when you're supposed to be on your way to Texas. Those trucks have an 1/8" of clearance for the starter to go in/out.
Yes sir, it really is a great bargain. You get Toyota reliability, a V8 motor called "The Million Mile Motor", 8 passengers, 4WD, and I even overpaid at $8,500 because I wanted that color and the interior was mint. You can buy a higher mileage or slightly more tired interior for $3-5,000.