Shes Gotta go

[markdam]

Im bummed but my xs needs a good home. I have a
1980 XSEleven Special. pics on request. new brakes, re-sealed forktubes, air balance kit for forks, front master kit for front, new rear progressive spring shocks only 17 k original mi. VERY strong...... wheelie strong..... sissy bar with rack (removeable) hmmm chrome is PERFECT always garaged . Black paint has the little red metalflakes if you look real close. 2nd owner. Im asking $3000.00
cause shes so clean and low miles. anyone interested please email me at markdam@socal.rr.com I Live in Southern Cal wanted to give you guys first dibs cause I love this site and forum.

[mitch]

Dude

Thought u liked us, ya only paid 1400 for it a short while ago , .........Nice try ............MITCH

[markdam]

Youre right

and i DO like you guys but ive looked around, and this is a VERY nice example of XESSIVEness it is VERY clean I also forgot to mention the TKAT fork brace i installed. I dont think thats too out of line especially after seeing miled out ones for 2000.00. 17 k is pretty low mileage.

[Pat Kelly]

I paid $60 for mine with 7,200 miles on it from the original owner.
I'm looking at the original receipt for the bike dated 4-13-1978 and the bike NEW was $3,140.00.
Fairing, touring seat, hard bags, rack/backrest, and case savers purchased at the same time brought the total to (with tax and license) $4,265.60.
These are great bikes but they're not collector's items. They're not appreciating in value and knocking off $140 fo 17,000 miles is......nevermind.
Altogether I have around $5,000 into my bike and I know that It would never sell for over $1500 (except to a fool, and I wouldn't want to be responsible for the death of a fool).
I hope you get what you want for it .

[skids]

Re: Shes Gotta go

I don't knock you for trying to get what you think it is worth. You will likely be holding it a long time until you find a buyer, however.

Originally posted by markdam
Im asking $3000.00
cause shes so clean and low miles.

[UncleSpot]

...I've also got an '80 Special (SG), black paint with the red sparkles...
'got mine, with 11,000 miles for $350...

You got yours less than 2 months ago for $1,400 - about the most anyone I know would pay for an XS11, and now you want $3K?... why do you want to make a killing on this bike? ...I don't think you'll do it on this board...

IMO you'll have the bike for a long time... even though it's 25 yrs old, it's NOT a 'collector'... so in that context it *IS* way out of line to think you could get $3K for it IMHO. You will have to find someone that has more money than sense...

[Bubba1954]

List it on ebay and you will find out what price the market will really bring. Do it in April when the fever for bikes is heating up with the temps and you might see bids hit $2,000. But if you try to list it now in the winter months, you will be lucky to see the bids hit $800-$1,000. Its that way for most all bikes. Not just ours.

[markdam]

thanks maybey yore right

well then im open to reasonable offers still would like to see it go to someone here who CAn appreciate it and i do believe it is a classic bike it personifies the term "metric clasic"

[gaffer77]

is it mark dam?? selling bike for $3,000.00 good price mate (in england) i paid nearly that for a wreck really. breakers yards want probably$400- $800 for an engine over here if i hadnt had mine i would have imported yours as it sounds mighty fine

you guys dont know your born out there!!!!!

[chevy45412001]

wow

sounds like you work at meeriam cycle. They are wanting like twice that for a rebuilt bike.Paid $800 for mine with like 10,000 miles on it. 6 years ago.
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[markdam]

Again

Again Im dissappaointed some of you feel like im trying to "jack it up" or take advantage. that semed like a upper but fair price considering whats out there in the bike worl and especially wahts out there in the XS world. At least in Southern cal. Im telling you i was looking at pieces of crud listed for 2k

[beechfront]

yikes.

i could have bought six of mine for that much. i've had people tell me it looks like it is only a few years old.

[skids]

Re: Again

Many on this list are "thrifty" and tend to look for bargain prices. Like I said, you will probably find a buyer, given enough time. It will likely be the kind of person that wants one of these bikes already fixed up, and may care much about how much it costs. Maybe your bike's color and acessories is exactly what that person is looking for. Maybe it will be a person with more money than time. I disagree about whether these bikes are "collectors" bikes. Obviously several of us are collecting them in our garages!!!

Originally posted by markdam
Again Im dissappaointed some of you feel like im trying to "jack it up" or take advantage. that semed like a upper but fair price considering whats out there in the bike worl and especially wahts out there in the XS world. At least in Southern cal. Im telling you i was looking at pieces of crud listed for 2k

[Robert Haller]

Why are you selling after only a couple of months?

[markdam]

life makes me sell

no room have to move may have to relocate no room she really runs excellent i mean words dont do it justice