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going to sell my motorcycle. is there a way that i can find the true value such as for cars kelley blue book?

it is a 2003 honda shadow vlx 600. it has 6700 miles.

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1. Motorcycles are also in the kelly blue book. Just look it up on line and put in your information to see what your motorcycle is worth at this time. Hope this helps. I have looked mine up recently because of wanting to sell it too! Good luck selling it =)
2. I don't know why everyone says to use Kelley Blue book. Banks and dealers all use NADA. Go to www.nada.com and there they have motorcycle values.
3. The kelley blue book and the NADA book, show two different things. The blue book, shows what a customer will pay for a vehicle. The NADA book, will show what a dealer, or bank will pay for a vehicle. The NADA book, shows more of the true value, of a vehicle is. The blue book, show what someone, maybe willing to pay for it.
4. http://www.kbb.com/motorcycle http://www.nadaguides.com/SectionHome.aspx?l=1&w=23&p=0&f=5600
5. Threre are book values for bikes, but are typically just a guideline and are NOT near as adhered to as cars. In lesser words, calculate you bike value based on what they sell for in your area, along with the other factors such as milage, condition, ect ect. you cant have a true uniform book value system for bikes that holds water, because they are not drivable in all areas of the US 12 months of the year and other riding factors that vary from region to region. example, a bike that you could get for 8k in NC brand new, you could almost surely get for 5500 to 6k in michigan in many cases.
6. Kelly Blue Book and NADA can give you a guideline. But motorcycles, unlike cars have multiple factors on the sale. For instance, let say NADA and Blue book (by some miracle agree) and say it is worth $4000. If a TV show or a movie using that bike comes along you maybe able to get $6000 and still get calls telling you that they may have payed more. But if you try the same stunt (no show) in winter. You will be lucky to get $3000. Multiple factors that people do not usually mention in car ads like. How old (age/mileage) are the tires? battery? How was it maintain (you did it or the dealer), if it had a recent tune up? How was it stored? How old is the drive chain (or belt)? When was the last oil change? Are you using regular or synthetic? When was the last valve adjustment? Is it summer or winter when you are selling it (hint: there is ~$1K difference in price)? What accessories are you throwing in? Do you live near a bunch of reckless motorcycle riders or people that baby their bikes? What color is the bike? What modifications were done? Are you part of a club? Does it have current tags (registration)? Is it salvage? How many owners has it had? Does it rain a lot where you live? Are motorcycles popular in your area? Is your motorcycle popular in your area? What condition is your bike (does it look brand new/ weathered/used/trashed)? I could go on and on. On things that MAY affect the price (that makes little to no difference in cars). So whenever you research the price it is just a nice starting point. Do not take it as a "true" value as the only true value is the one that someone in your area will end up paying for it. If you can not sell you bike for $2000 then your bike (in your area, at that time of the year) is NOT worth $2000 even if Blue Book and NADA says it is worth twice that. And if it sells in 2 minutes and people every day for months then it provably was worth way more.