How much is your beloved r65/ r65 LS worth?

[mimmo66]

Just been thinking about it on several occasions, seen lots of bikes for sale anywhere between $ 1,500 to 5,000

I've put more than 6 grants on my 81 R65 LS since acquiring it without any regrets. She purrs like a kitten and I enjoy every minute on it, more so than the K75 my wife wanted to get for her yearly ride.

But what if I need to depart from it? How much would I be asking/fetching ?

[nhmaf]

It is greatly affected by where you live, and the time of year, among many other factors.   Right now, in my part of the country, the riding season is coming to an end by the end of this month or mid-November.  Like the tide raising and lowering all boats, this deflates the price of all used bikes around here.    A bike that would have fairly quickly sold for $3300 in April or May, will now generally bring in the lower $2200-2500 range this month.    Where you can ride year round, the price may be more stable.  

Certain models, like R65LS, are also very popular in certain areas, like around San Fransisco, which drives up the price.

I think that if the bike is in great mechanical shape, and good-to-very good cosmetic condition, you can get in the low to mid $3K for a documented R65.   If it needs mechanical stuff beyond shocks or tires, you'll be in the mid $2K range or lower.

If your LS is in  excellent condition with perfect paint and mechanicals and is painted in an original color, you could get in the $4K - $5K range for it if you time the sale right.     But around my neck of the woods, NOW is the time to go bike shopping if you are a buyer because there ARE $3K bikes going for $2K prices because of the impending white season.

When I bought my 82 R65LS about 6 or 7 years ago, I paid $2400 for it.  It had all its parts, original paint, and was ridable, but needed work.  I've got around $1700 additional into it now - it is mechanically great but needs to be repainted to be close to perfect for me, but still not concours.   It is a labor of love though, I don't think that I'd want to sell it, even if I could miraculously get back what I have into it, which is unlikely.   So, with paint (body and wheels) it will have cost me close to $5K over the years, but I will certainly have more than $5K worth of enjoyment out of it in the end.

[dav]

about 6yrs ago i nearly sold my R65 for $3000, he came round to have a look & took it for a test ride, he said he'll think about it & i never heard from him again, i have to say iam so glad he did't buy it, i dont know what i was thinking of selling her but these days i would never sell her, besides it been the my family for about 15yrs. To me my R65 is priceless, so many good times (& a few bad). If i had to sell her i'll put $4500 cause iam sure no would buy it for that price

[Bob_Roller]

I agree with nhmaf, it depends on your location, and time of year .

Here in the desert southwestern US, bike prices tend to run on the high side, not quite as bad as the southern/central California coast .

Now is the time when the riding season really begins in this area, this morning, it was 56F. at 0515, when I left for work, it hasn't been this cool since late March .

[SCJJR65]

Also depends on the mileage of the bike.  My Britta has over 150k on her, and because of this fact, potential buyers are likely a little more reluctant to plunk down what I feel she is worth ($2,000), since she runs just fine. (Especially "non-BMW" riders, who are used to seeing bikes with less than 10k on the odo of bikes they look at.)   I'd probably not get more than about $1,500 max for her now.  But I've kept every record of repairs and maintenance on her since buying her six years ago, and could back up my claim of her "running just fine"!    

[Semper Gumby]

Same for mine.  Runs like a top.  Looks a little rough. 95,000 miles.  But mine spends a lot of time outdoors in the company parking lot as it is my daily rider.  But I'd hop on it after the 5000 mile service and head across the country or perhaps to Alaska and back...perhaps next June.

< since the butt-lite has a $1000 dollar entry fee    >

[suecanada]

Before ya head for Alaska Semper, could you delay long enough to join us in July for the National in Redmond Oregon?? Then off you go!