Why dont people keep service records?

[Flexin]

Originally Posted by dubbs

I think everyone is missing the fact that the example he used can easily be tested.. so long as you get cash up front for a nice test ride.. lol

Edit - And to answer the original question - no I still wouldn't have a receipt..

I wanted to focus on any part that can't be seen without removing parts.

James

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Weak fucking sauce.

Sometimes I think you people just take the opposite side just to disagree.

You're gonna tell me if you put like lets say a slipper clutch in your bike, you would throw away the receipt? Somehow I think not. But ok, let's entertain that idea. Let's say 3 months later you lose your job and are forced to sell the bike. You know, unexpected things happen sometimes. So now all of a sudden you can't "run it into the ground" anymore. You've got to sell it, and you want a potential buyer to know that you upgraded it with a fairly desirable mod. 'Cept you can't because you threw away the receipt. Real intelligent.

Even withthe receipt I cant see the slipper adding a whole lot of value to the overall product, its jus tlike any other mod in that you wont get your money back. He would be better off taking it out and selling it separately

[Flexin]

Originally Posted by tommymac

Even withthe receipt I cant see the slipper adding a whole lot of value to the overall product, its jus tlike any other mod in that you wont get your money back. He would be better off taking it out and selling it separately

For me the mods pretty much lowered the value of the bike. Before I bought the R6 new (I miss that bike) I was looking used, as soon as I seen a list of mods I would move on to the next bike listed. Without knowing the bike/owner/who did the work I didn't want to touch the bike.

James

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by tommymac

Even withthe receipt I cant see the slipper adding a whole lot of value to the overall product, its jus tlike any other mod in that you wont get your money back. He would be better off taking it out and selling it separately

Disagree, I have seen plenty of bikes & cars "get more" because they were tastefully modded. If I know that I would have installed those same mods, then it's worth extra money because now I don't have to do so.

[HurricaneHeather]

Originally Posted by Tmall

I have all kinds of room. Because I don't keep pointless shit lying around.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Disagree, I have seen plenty of bikes & cars "get more" because they were tastefully modded. If I know that I would have installed those same mods, then it's worth extra money because now I don't have to do so.

A slipper would scare me off buying a bike. I'd rather think it was stock. Something internal like that, it better be a damn good mechanic that you are buying the bike from if they did it themselves.

[Flexin]

I had the reciepts for my Yamaha Blaster from when my piston made my exhaust a Maracas. I think my wife tossed them not to long ago since I sold the quad a while ago. I didn't look at them much because I didn't want to know how much I spent repairing it.

When I sold the bike I didn't show give the new owner them or even show them. Once again I might have found out how much I spent. He didn't care about them or even ask for any. He looked the quad over, tested it out and took it for a run. When he came back he made an offer and was headed back home with it on his trailer.

James

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Trip

A slipper would scare me off buying a bike. I'd rather think it was stock. Something internal like that, it better be a damn good mechanic that you are buying the bike from if they did it themselves.

The question was in general. Someone mods their bike, and it could be either themselves, or a shop, that did it. You don't know yet until you ask.

Take a BMW car for example. Let's say you're looking for one, and you know you'd install a Dinan kit on it if you bought one. Someone comes along who has a Dinan BMW, and has the receipt from the dealer who installed the kit.

Let's say the market value of that car is $20K.......and the Dinan kit normally costs $3K........So he lists the car for $22K saying that the Dinan kit makes it worth more than market. I might not agree with $22K, but I might be willing to pay $21K instead of $20K. Because now I've gotten a $3K Dinan kit for only $1K.

[Flexin]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Disagree, I have seen plenty of bikes & cars "get more" because they were tastefully modded. If I know that I would have installed those same mods, then it's worth extra money because now I don't have to do so.

Thats what I said. Its worth what the buyer feels its worth. If it is in their price range, has mods they don't hate and they can't afford to do the mods they really want then it might be worth it to them.

A lot of people want to do it their way. I have a friend that was selling a CRX back in the day and he had some buyers walk because of some of his mods.

As far as internal mods go you could be hurting the value. Rims you can sell and replace. Finding out someone screwed up installing an internal part can end up being an expensive fix.

Receipts only matter to some.

Mods only matter to some.

If you like keeping receipts for yourself then do so. But don't be surprised that not everyone does so. And don't let the stack of papers in the fancy binder with plastic sleeves blind you. Look the car over before every getting glossy eyed over some fancy binder.

Even the most well kept car can break the day after you buy it.

James

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Disagree, I have seen plenty of bikes & cars "get more" because they were tastefully modded. If I know that I would have installed those same mods, then it's worth extra money because now I don't have to do so.

I am seeing this more from the point of track bikes, many have tons of mods done to them, most are well maintained but the sellers arent getting anywhere near what thye put into them.