Hello all - my first post.
I read the guidelines, so hopefully this is not spam.
I have received as an amazing gift several years ago a 1972 R75/5. I rode it a few times, and it sure is an awesome machine.
Some personal circumstances are driving me to sell it since it has been sitting in my garage for a few years now. I wish I had the time to understand the mechanics of this bike, but unfortunately my desire outstripped my time. I need to part with it, but not sure how to price it since it does not run and I can't spend the money to bring to a shop to get it fixed up and then sell it. I know she ran before it went into long term storage beause I was the last to ride it.
The bike was fully restored. The person who did the restoration took immaculate detailed records of the process and I have the photos on CD on nearly every single step of the process. There are full service records, sales slips for nearly every bolt, and even copies of Airmail and the Airheads daI directory. I think the restorer might be a member of this forum? The bike apparently had a name too, "Giselle". The odomoter reads 8,863 but not sure if that is the true mileage.
I just want to price it fairly. I see going rates for about $5k but in other states. I really have little clue what drives value for these bikes or if I should spend the money and get it fixed and then sell.
The bike is located in Northern California (San Jose area)
Thanks and apologies if I broke any rules of the forum. Any advice greatly appreciated.
-Erik
I read the guidelines, so hopefully this is not spam.
I have received as an amazing gift several years ago a 1972 R75/5. I rode it a few times, and it sure is an awesome machine.
Some personal circumstances are driving me to sell it since it has been sitting in my garage for a few years now. I wish I had the time to understand the mechanics of this bike, but unfortunately my desire outstripped my time. I need to part with it, but not sure how to price it since it does not run and I can't spend the money to bring to a shop to get it fixed up and then sell it. I know she ran before it went into long term storage beause I was the last to ride it.
The bike was fully restored. The person who did the restoration took immaculate detailed records of the process and I have the photos on CD on nearly every single step of the process. There are full service records, sales slips for nearly every bolt, and even copies of Airmail and the Airheads daI directory. I think the restorer might be a member of this forum? The bike apparently had a name too, "Giselle". The odomoter reads 8,863 but not sure if that is the true mileage.
I just want to price it fairly. I see going rates for about $5k but in other states. I really have little clue what drives value for these bikes or if I should spend the money and get it fixed and then sell.
The bike is located in Northern California (San Jose area)
Thanks and apologies if I broke any rules of the forum. Any advice greatly appreciated.
-Erik
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