Why personal modifications affect price

ponch · 04-09-2012, 10:59 AM

jendesigner · 04-09-2012, 11:09 AM

Isn't that a Classic and not a Nomad? Unless they redid the pipes too?

**Top Cat** · 04-09-2012, 11:16 AM

Jen, It says in the ad new Cobra exhaust.

Ponch, I don't think it is that bad.

ponch · 04-09-2012, 11:22 AM

Look at the passenger foot boards. I think the classic has pegs. They wrecked a perfectly good bike, unless it was a salvage to begin with and even then, taste varies.

**jlreeves** · 04-09-2012, 11:32 AM

If it wasn't salvage, they should have just bought a Classic to begin with and saved a thousand or so. Honestly its not a bad looking ride. We are lamenting only because we know what it was and could have been...

cactusjack · 04-09-2012, 11:34 AM

Bags extra $$? Bags aren't optional on a Nomad. Don't care for the baby blue color, either.

Where's the windshield?

ponch · 04-09-2012, 12:12 PM

That blue makes me sick to my stomach and blue is my favorite color too. It just doesn't work and who would take the bags off and call it a nomad? No windscreen too.

**ringadingh** · 04-09-2012, 02:27 PM

I don't think its that nice.

**glwilson** · 04-09-2012, 02:49 PM

Looks like a poor attempt at painting with old-school colors.

Just my thoughts...

cactusjack · 04-09-2012, 03:11 PM

Personal modifications are just that - personal. Certain custom jobs sell quickly, others don't because they don't appeal to a broad enough market. This guy is just screwy trying to sell a Nomad that's de-accessorized.

ponch · 04-09-2012, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cactusjack

Personal modifications are just that - personal. Certain custom jobs sell quickly, others don't because they don't appeal to a broad enough market. This guy is just screwy trying to sell a Nomad that's de-accessorized.

Not only appeal, but was it executed well? A stock bike or nearly so sells the quickest if the price is in line with the market.

Tiger J · 04-12-2012, 07:01 PM

Hmmm Bags for sale for extra $$$ Bet with the same-side pipes the bags don't fit anymore... at least the one on the right doesnt!

**Jared** · 04-12-2012, 09:03 PM

I like the chin spoiler and wish I would had added one to my bike before I painted it.

The bike isn't a Nomad, it's a Classic. The mounting location for the engine guards/dresser bars are not there. That's the only difference on the frame that I'm aware of. Also, the the chrome fender struts are longer on a Nomad.

qfarmer · 04-13-2012, 12:03 PM

Where can you find a chin spoiler? I like the looks of it.

**cnc** · 04-13-2012, 12:29 PM

The front fender and possibly the rear fender ( hard to see in the photo ) does not have the correct flair at the rear to be a Nomad. Nor, as Jared points out are the chrome pieces on the rear fender.
It may have been accidented and rebuilt from what parts could be found.

04-09-2012, 10:59 AM	#1
ponch Sr. Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Way East Valley Posts: 12,014	Why personal modifications affect price This hurts the eyes __________________ Ponch VBA 0019 VROC 8109-R BMWMOA 162849 BMWRA 41335 BMW: When you care enough to ride the very best. My Motorrad Blog My Motorrad YouTube 2009 BMW R1200RT Previous bikes:2007 Nomad \| 2001 Vulcan 800 Classic \| 1984 GPz750 \| 1978 KZ1000A2 Rallies: Custer '09\|Prairie Du Chien '10\|Crescent City '11 Login or Register to Remove Ads
	0

04-09-2012, 11:09 AM	#2
jendesigner Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bloomingdale, Illinois Posts: 394	Isn't that a Classic and not a Nomad? Unless they redid the pipes too? __________________ "All leather, no lace" 2000 Nomad 1500 (carbed) / 2003 Suzuki Volusia / 2014 Yamaha Stryker VBA #02051 2012 NCR Rally, Savanna, IL
	0

04-09-2012, 11:16 AM	#3
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	Jen, It says in the ad new Cobra exhaust. Ponch, I don't think it is that bad. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
	0

04-09-2012, 11:22 AM	#4
ponch Sr. Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Way East Valley Posts: 12,014	Look at the passenger foot boards. I think the classic has pegs. They wrecked a perfectly good bike, unless it was a salvage to begin with and even then, taste varies. __________________ Ponch VBA 0019 VROC 8109-R BMWMOA 162849 BMWRA 41335 BMW: When you care enough to ride the very best. My Motorrad Blog My Motorrad YouTube 2009 BMW R1200RT Previous bikes:2007 Nomad \| 2001 Vulcan 800 Classic \| 1984 GPz750 \| 1978 KZ1000A2 Rallies: Custer '09\|Prairie Du Chien '10\|Crescent City '11
	0

04-09-2012, 11:32 AM	#5
jlreeves Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Roswell, GA Posts: 888	If it wasn't salvage, they should have just bought a Classic to begin with and saved a thousand or so. Honestly its not a bad looking ride. We are lamenting only because we know what it was and could have been... __________________ 2008 Nomad 1600 Black/Red _________________________________________ VulcanBagger #01711, VRA/GA VRA, SCRC, VROC #29671, AMA #1085989, Red Knights MC GA-18 Pres, PGR _________________________________________ Login or Register to Remove Ads
	0

04-09-2012, 11:34 AM	#6
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Bags extra $$? Bags aren't optional on a Nomad. Don't care for the baby blue color, either. Where's the windshield? __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
	0

04-09-2012, 12:12 PM	#7
ponch Sr. Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Way East Valley Posts: 12,014	That blue makes me sick to my stomach and blue is my favorite color too. It just doesn't work and who would take the bags off and call it a nomad? No windscreen too. __________________ Ponch VBA 0019 VROC 8109-R BMWMOA 162849 BMWRA 41335 BMW: When you care enough to ride the very best. My Motorrad Blog My Motorrad YouTube 2009 BMW R1200RT Previous bikes:2007 Nomad \| 2001 Vulcan 800 Classic \| 1984 GPz750 \| 1978 KZ1000A2 Rallies: Custer '09\|Prairie Du Chien '10\|Crescent City '11
	0

04-09-2012, 02:27 PM	#8
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	I don't think its that nice. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
	0

04-09-2012, 02:49 PM	#9
glwilson Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 8,575	Looks like a poor attempt at painting with old-school colors. Just my thoughts... __________________ "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." "You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts." *Former VBA NCR Assist Regional Leader* Formerly: 2004 1500FI Bronze Nomad: 2009 & 2014 HD Ultra Current Rides: 2017 HD Ultra Limited & 2011 Can Am Spyder RTS-SE Attended: VBA National Rallies 2009, 2011, 2015; VBA/NCR Regional Rally 2010, 12, 14, 16 and several rides throughout with regional members. VBA Member #652 HOG Member #3935417
	0

04-09-2012, 03:11 PM	#10
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Personal modifications are just that - personal. Certain custom jobs sell quickly, others don't because they don't appeal to a broad enough market. This guy is just screwy trying to sell a Nomad that's de-accessorized. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
	0

04-12-2012, 07:01 PM	#12
Tiger J Jr. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: St. Peters, MO Posts: 49	Hmmm Bags for sale for extra $$$ Bet with the same-side pipes the bags don't fit anymore... at least the one on the right doesnt! __________________ Joel Anderson '08 1600 Nomad - Diablo Black/Candy Fire Red VBA #01926 VROC #34332
	0

04-12-2012, 09:03 PM	#13
Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	I like the chin spoiler and wish I would had added one to my bike before I painted it. The bike isn't a Nomad, it's a Classic. The mounting location for the engine guards/dresser bars are not there. That's the only difference on the frame that I'm aware of. Also, the the chrome fender struts are longer on a Nomad. __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President)
	0

04-13-2012, 12:03 PM	#14
qfarmer Jr. Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 21	Chin Spoiler 2007 Nomad Where can you find a chin spoiler? I like the looks of it. __________________ Quin Farmer VBA #01833 Salt Lake City, Utah 2007 Nomad 1600
	0

04-13-2012, 12:29 PM	#15
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	The front fender and possibly the rear fender ( hard to see in the photo ) does not have the correct flair at the rear to be a Nomad. Nor, as Jared points out are the chrome pieces on the rear fender. It may have been accidented and rebuilt from what parts could be found. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136
	0