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Have a wide glide shovel head to sell

  • Wideglide
    Wideglide
    4 years ago
    Hi All,
    I have a circa 1984 wide glide shovel head I’m looking to sell, but know nothing about HDs.  The bike was imported from the states (around 30 odd years ago) with about 16k miles on it and has never been ridden in Australia.  For the last 15 years, it hasn’t been started and has been stored covered in a shed.  I’ve attached a few photos and would be very grateful for advice on how much it would be worth and the best way to sell it.
    Thanks for reading!
    Cheers


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  • Birtyyy
    Birtyyy
    4 years ago
    Best way to sell it for maximum profit would be go over the whole thing, new fluids, tyres etc etc. Get it running and registered so the buyer knows there's no issues with rego, different states have different rules re full registration or club rego.
    Best way to sell it quickly is put a good price on it and someone will buy it as is.


  • tussuck
    tussuck
    4 years ago
    Quoting Birtyyy on 28 Oct 2019 12:28 AM

    Best way to sell it for maximum profit would be go over the whole thing, new fluids, tyres etc etc. Get it running and registered so the buyer knows there's no issues with rego, different states have different rules re full registration or club rego.

    Best way to sell it quickly is put a good price on it and someone will buy it as is.


    Agree with the sell it quickly bit.... Looking at the pics I recon it would be a pretty hefty investment (you could easily sink $5k into the repairs alone) to get that thing any where near a fit state for Roadworthy and Rego though so it may be easier to sell as is to someone who will then make it a 'labour of love' to get back on the road.  Has it ever been regoed in AU?  If not then that may present issues down the track (no idea on this though, just throwing it out there)


    Still, its a nice bike - for a Shov..lol

  • Wideglide
    Wideglide
    4 years ago
    Thanks for the responses, good to get a sense of what people think.  It’s never been registered in Australia.
    Any idea what would be a reasonable price for it?
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    4 years ago
    1HD = US made for sale in USA (5HD is for export models)
    1 = Heavyweight (>900cc)
    BE = FXWG
    K = 1340 Shovelhead
    3 = Normal Calafornia
    1 = Check Digit
    E = 1984
    Y = Made in York, PA

    Price...Below is from the USA Nada Site (Prices are in USD).  I would say Poor to fair condition as its basically an unknown internally in the engine.  
    Excellent   $18,785 
    Very Good   $11,025 
    Good   $7,560 
    Fair   $6,620 
    Poor   $5,320
  • John.R
    John.R
    4 years ago
    Agree with Tussuck, youll sink a good amount of money into that to get it up to scratch. While itll sell for more, youll profit less.
    It's looks pretty complete, maybe chuck it up for 6-8k and see what your best offer is?


  • Wideglide
    Wideglide
    4 years ago
    That’s great of you all, thanks!
  • Ratbob
    Ratbob
    4 years ago
    I need a project, which State you in Wideglide?
  • Wideglide
    Wideglide
    4 years ago
    I’m in Melbourne, PM me if you want more info.  Cheers!
  • Ratbob
    Ratbob
    4 years ago
    Bugga, I’m in SA.
  • Birtyyy
    Birtyyy
    4 years ago
    Quoting Wideglide on 29 Oct 2019 05:28 AM

    I’m in Melbourne, PM me if you want more info.  Cheers!

    You're in my neck of the woods, have sent you a PM.
  • Birtyyy
    Birtyyy
    4 years ago
    For comparison, here's one for sale same year and similar model but running and riding...
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    4 years ago
    So I would say $5k - $7k tops.  
    It takes a special breed to look after a shovel nowadays.  Too many snowflakes who just ride into the dealer for fixes.