Originally Posted by latinasojourn

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to get the most money for a sport bike return it to box stock condition. usually any evidence of tinkering, rejetting, changing gearing, air filtration, after market pipes, custom paint lowers resale value.

do not talk about how "fast" it is, how it will do wheelies, or any performance related puffery. sportbike buyers already know what the hardware will do, and will pay most $ for something that has not been thrashed.

if it has never been dropped (or shows no evidence of being dropped) it will command a premium. any evidence of it being dropped should be replaced with new parts. careful buyers will inspect lever ends, nubs on the bottoms of pegs, do a chain pull off check of the rear sprocket, check for runout on the wheels, play in the steering head, etc. best to get those fixed if bike has been abused (as most sport bikes are.)

as others have said if you are in cold climate the fall and winter is worst time to sell a bike, and best time to buy.