Goldwing GL1100

I sincerely hope you don't mind me posting this to more than one group at
the same time.
I'm selling an old Goldwing GL1100 for a deceased friend's Mum. I don't
know anything about the bike and I'm hoping I can count on the assistance of
some friendly fellow bikers, such as yourselves.
Pictures and a desription of the bike can be found at
http://www.dunnhq.com/wing.htm
I haven't a clue what it's worth, but I'm hoping that even if you're not
interested, you could offer some advise as to it's value.

Cheers,

Steve

 

Here's the Kelly Bluebook for Bikes site
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Y1DE21755

Not sure what to guess about the non running status, but you might check
Ebay and see what something similar is closing at. It might be worth
something to someone as a project or parts bike.

Good luck!

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Ghost Rider
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"Don't be afraid, man is man-made."
[Greg Lake, "Infinite Space" - Emerson, Lake & Palmer]

 

Here is what I do when selling, blue books etc, will not be much help, but
generally you should stick to a price between retail and wholesale. Used
bike prices vary by region. Before you sell locally do some research. Find
out where the most ads for used bikes are found locally. Once you have
found where the most ads are, get some back issues and find the price range
for the bike you are trying to sell. Call some of the high end priced
bikes in recently expired ads (eg 2 weeks old), ask if they still have the
bike, if no, ask what they got for it. Keep doing this until you have a
pretty good idea what the local market is. For a quick sale, price below
market, if you are going to go high, be prepared to dick around with
idiots and joyriders, and to eventually drop your price.

 

my main GOTO is ebay, i always check whats goin for what and then skip on
over to the blue book, throw some prices around a bit then hook, line,
sinker.....

-Voodoo

 

Hi there,
Thanks to all that have replied. It is very much appreciated.
The bike is located in Grays, Essex (UK).

Thanks again,
Steve.

 

Then you did not maintain them well and/or crashed them regularly.

Yea...too bad Harleys are about 25% reliable to their Japanese counter part.

And I have yet to ride *any* Harley that doesn't make a Volkswagen Beetle
look like a Mack truck thru the mirrors.

And I've never seen an aged (2-3 years) Harley that doesn't leak oil.

And don't even start me on the ride and handling.

There is *NO* doubt, that a jap bike is cheaper to own and operate...even
long term, and is more comfortable and reliable.

Stop with the lies Mike/Ben.

 

thats all really nice if you like to get rid of bikes once they spring oil
leaks or you get bored of em. doesnt leave much room for variety, tho. all
harleys are alike.

 

and you can pick up a sprtbike, dirtbike and cruiser for the price of one
oil leaker.

 

Hmmm, I bought a GoldWing, rode it for five years, then sold it for what I
paid for it. Neither the buying price nor the selling price were uncommon
at the time.

 

Quite obviously you have not ridden on a Harley in the past ten
years or apparently even been inside a dealership. But then
again you do like to comment of every post it seems, whether you
have any knowledge of the subject or not. I'm sure it will make
you happy, so you can have the last word. I'll comment no more
on my actual experience with both brands.



mike hunt

 

It's true that HD's keep their value but... I didn't buy my Yamaha V Star
1100 to sell it in the 1st place...
I bought it to ride it, not sell it...
And if I do decide to get rid of it, I'll give it to my son and get myself a
bigger bike and even then, there's no guarantee my next bike will be an
HD..sure I like HD's but the prices are just too far out there...to buy to
begin with...

 

Three words...

Pot, kettle, black...

That's because the truth is...you have no experience with either.

 

Actually it was a reply to

 

Hi, Steve,

What you have is a 1980-81 Goldwing GL1100 standard. In very good
condition and running order it would probably go for around $2k.

In non-running
condition and being unsure of a number of things, a new owner will put
on
new tires, change oil, timing belts, brake fluid, overhaul brakes to
be
sure they work, fork seals, fork oil, clean and maybe rebuild the
carburetors (4), air, oil and fuel filters and a new battery. Those
things
run to a nearly a thousand bucks. This bike looks like it is in good
condition, normal wear and tear but I can't tell if it's been down.

I'd start at about $1000 but be prepared to take it down to 500 or so.
The big selling points of the standard are that a lot of guys like
standards and when it gets running, the 1100 Wing's reliability is
positively legendary.

One 1981 GL1100 owner in Michigan just turned over 400,000 miles on
his bike that he has owned since new.

Good luck.

Bruce