Question: How many years does it take for a motorcycle to

[Fishbein]

Re: Question: How many years does it take for a motorcycle t

become an antique or classic? I have a Honda Shadow ACE 750 cc 2002. For the $ I would get for it I'd rather hold on to it. Do you think it will be an antique in my lifetime and ever be worth anything more than $5K?

depends on how long you live (antiques are typically 25 years or older) and how rare the bike is (pretty doubtful for a Honda Ace)... :wink:

Fair enough. Maybe I'll just keep it 'cause I like it.

 

[NativeOne]

Fish: My wife calls me an antique, and I'm 60, does that count? :shock:

Native One

 

[Triple Trouble]

Most old bikes that are considered desirable and therefore command high prices are high performance machines. The bread and butter models are nice but not valuable. Examples are Vincents, Gold Stars, T120R Bonnies, Early CB750 Hondas, H2R Kawis etc.

 

[Fishbein]

Re: Question: How many years does it take for a motorcycle t

become an antique or classic? I have a Honda Shadow ACE 750 cc 2002. For the $ I would get for it I'd rather hold on to it. Do you think it will be an antique in my lifetime and ever be worth anything more than $5K?

depends on how long you live (antiques are typically 25 years or older) and how rare the bike is (pretty doubtful for a Honda Ace)... :wink:

Fair enough. Maybe I'll just keep it 'cause I like it.

that would be the best reason. Unless you're buying an antique or very rare, high end machine like a Vincent, etc. then I wouldn't consider any motorcycle to be an "investment", especially if you plan to use it. I've heard so many Harley types boast about their investment...which is a good joke if you look at the for sale ads recently.

I'll never sell my Valk and it sounds like you'll never sell your Ace. Good on you.

A couple buddies want to buy it, but for what I'd get, maybe I'd rather just hold on to it. Though I feel like somebody should be enjoying her on the road...I'm exclusively riding my rocket now.

 

[Fishbein]

Most old bikes that are considered desirable and therefore command high prices are high performance machines. The bread and butter models are nice but not valuable. Examples are Vincents, Gold Stars, T120R Bonnies, Early CB750 Hondas, H2R Kawis etc.

So I should have held on to my Honda CB 750 custom!! I rode her across the country in '89!! Hit Sturgis too, she was a great ride.

 

[valk97goose]

What if had kept my Brigstone 90, reckon that might be worth anything now?

 

[SiouxJuggernaut]

I have seen mint Kawasaki h3's and widowmakers going anywhere between 4-7k. V65's ranging from 3-6 depending on quality. I would expect that bridestone 90, if mint to sell anywhere between 1-2.

The shadow originally posted will never be worth more than 5k in my opinion. It will hit a base value and just sit there until it is 50+ years old. I would expect it to go up slowly from that point.

 

[Bishop]

In Washington State, you can apply for a Collector Vehicle plate after it is 30 years old and you'll never have to renew your plate again, but there are some restrictions:

http://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistrati ... ector.html

Another cool thing you can do here get a restored plate that is from the same year and you can run that on your vehicle.

http://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistrati ... tored.html

(Mike, if you haven't done so already, would be pretty cool to find an old plate for your Triumph to finish it off)

 

[NativeOne]

I wished I still had the bike I rode to High School every day. It was a 1953 Pan Head. I paid $100.00 for it and had to work on the carburetor every ****ed day to get it running. I sold it when I went to college to a collector for $1,000.00. :cry:

Native One

 

[Fishbein]

Fish: My wife calls me an antique, and I'm 60, does that count? :shock:

Native One

Well, as of March 23rd, if I have to wait about 53 more years for the ACE to be an antique, I'll be 95. I really hope I make it to see that day! Good on ya, still out there riding a Rocket at 60...that's a real man. I still play soccer against 20 year olds...keeps you feeling young...I mean old...