ok... let me rephrase. An SV and a 250 dont hold their value as well as most sport bikes. You see a 17 year old SV selling for almost $2000? I dont really see it. Maybe I am wrong, either way... any of them would be a good beginner bike as far as power and reliability.

 

Possibly, but buying a bike to hold value shouldn't even be in the mix, it's not an investment. All bikes lose value fast. I personally would never shell out 2k for a 17 year old bike, unless it was in pristine shape, but thats just me.

I sold my SV for $1400 less that I bought it showroom new for, and it was 5 years old, but I took immaculate care of it.

 

Most SV's and 250's keep their value. There's a lot that sell these bikes for only $300-$500 less than what they paid for it 2 years prior.

 

yea... the FZR that I sold I put back together from the ground up. All it need was paint to be absolutely perfect when I let her go. Parts were super cheap for the bike. And $2,000 for a sport bike period is a good deal, I think personally. Either way. I knew a check trying to sell a 250 and 3 guys trying to sell their SV's and the 02 250 was on the market for over 6 months before she ended up selling it for $1600. That was about 2 years ago. I mean to me that is a rediculous price drop. Not to mention that the 250 is just plan ugly. I guess that depending on the time of year you try to sell it may have alot to do with it. I just know that I got more for my 17 year old 600 than she did for her 5 year old 250.

 

did a quick search for SV's on craigslist and most are asking $3000 - $4500 which is about a 50% value drop in 4 years. Thats pretty significant. Looks like most other bikes only have about a 15% - 20% value drop.

 

moot point
besides, when did a sv650 cost 9k 4 yrs ago?




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I got an 08 R6 in Team Blue colors. Love it to death. Easy to ride and fast enough to keep up with those darn 750 GSX'Rs.

 

Dont they run about $7000-$8000 new? Well... $3500 which would be about the middle between $3000- $4500 is half of $7000. Like stated... its ABOUT a 50% drop. Everybody didn't get together and decide to all sell their bikes for the same price. We kinda got off on the "whats it sell for thing". That was not really my intentions. It was more the "whats it cost thing". An older bike looks decent and costs about a 1/4th less. Does not have the same power. Its better to learn on... parts are cheaper... and you wont care as much when you drop it your first time. When somebody is looking at a 10 -15 year old bike.. they expect it to have been dropped in that time. When you are looking at a 3 year old bike... You expect it not to have been dropped and well maintained. So when getting rid of the bike.. if you dropped an older bike it really wouldn't matter. If you dropped a new SV or 250... you aren't gonna get squat for it. Nobody is gonna pay the same price for a bike that has been dropped as they would a bike that hasn't. So you will have to sell it for less. I am merely stating which I think would be a better choice for a beginner bike and easier to move up from when it has served its purpose. Like my opinion or dont... I dont care. I know the route that I took and I learned about bikes... learned to ride... and made money from my sale. To me I made a good choice.

 

Sick looking bike, but I prefer Suzuki.

 

Good looking bike.