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[OBB]

Yes, the selling board on this forum does work and it sells.  I've sold my 04 SEEG, my ex-wife's 09 Street Glide and my 10 SESG all on this forum. 

You may or may not remember but all three had a lot of work and a lot of extras and no, I didn't get what I thought they were worth and not even remotely close to what I had in to them......but just a tad bit above the current market and that was with all the goodies thrown in.

I'm sure your bike would be a deal for the right person.  It's got the most reliable motor that the MoCo has ever had and you've already done everything that needs to be done to it. 

This thread makes me want to run back to Colorado just to get a ride in with you and your wife before you sell it.

Something else JCZ forgot to mention. Only the seller can comment on his own thread in the selling section. If I saw the post and wanted to reply, I'd have to send you a PM.

[Striker]

OK, that makes sense, what is the bid column for?

[kojak]

I would sell the bike and the other stuff separately. You will get a little more and it might actually be a turnoff for someone who doesn't need the other stuff. Its a beautiful bike and someone will buy it eventually, it all comes down to price.

[RonandJanet]

Sounds like a great bike.  Being remote doesn't help either.  I understand your point about add ons.  When selling you really don't get the value but they can help make the bike sell faster.  One point is the fact that they make the bike look better or run better. The other is that you can say the bike with extras is worth $$$$ but the selling pricing is $$$$$. Good luck.  I wish I was over your way I would go for a ride as well.

[txbear55]

Sorry to hear your problem in selling the bike.  My thoughts...the color is a problem for a lot of potential buyers as they want a dark color combo...please don't hate the messenger!  The bike lacks the recent years upgrades in frame, fuel capacity, electronics, etc as prior posters have stated. I had problems selling my '06 SEUC five years ago. It was the more popular crimson/barberry combo.  Still took 6-8 months and I let it go at $16,500! Again, was only 5 years old and 32,000 miles.

Someone once said, "Price overcomes all objections".  If you want to sell quickly, keep lowering the price and someone will go for it.  Otherwise, throw the tarp over it and keep the battery up...she'll be ready for the occasionally putt when you are!   Good luck!

[Striker]

I have it priced $1000 below book, not counting the extras, so it must boil down to the color. Ironically I went with the yellow so I would have less chance seeing it when I was out. That has proven to be true, and in fact when I do go out, if I park it with a row of bikes, I can enjoy people walking by and most often they stop at mine.
I know that there have been improvements over the years, as there is always, but changes are not necessarily improvements. Such as the changing of the valve and catalytic system they did in 2010 to make the bikes more acceptable in markets like California. The horsepower on a 103 off the floor today is around 78hp when you can find a true rating on it. There is so much more you have to do today to get the performance you stick a lot more into the bike.
As far as color, the desire for dark colors is in my mind the residual of Sonny Barger book, "The Hells Angels" which explains the preference for all the bikes for the club riders to be dark. The theory being if something goes down all the civilian witnesses can ID is, "it was some guy on a dark bike". The enthusiast today wants to feel like he belongs to that brotherhood by trying in many cases to look more like "a bad ass" when riding around.
I have always said, "If you have testosterone issues, just throw your leg over a Harley, and it seems to have a positive affect" I have many time, pulled up at a rally, and seen guys pulling their bike out of a trailer, putting on their leathers, do-rag, gloves, etc, so they look like they rode it in from home as they do there grand entrance.
So be it, I can only hope that I run into a guy that understands the difference between a bike that is ready for the road vs. a bike that can be made ready for the road after another $10k is shelled out.
I think we have a great mix of both kind of riders on here, and they may know someone that is ready to step up for a good ride.

[Wrongway]

John,
 I want your bike, but no way I could add to the stable at this time. If your bike was sitting on a dealer floor the price would be in the 15-18k range, wide fluctuation I know, but that's dealers. On the private party scene you truly would expect 13-15k range, sorry, but that's what is out there. 20 months ago I got a Cherry with a bunch of extras for 15k and less miles than your beautiful bike, sorry but that's just the way it is out there. I love the 2015 CVO Ultra, went in to inquire and was offered 12k for each of my CVO's, no way! I still have them. 17k to owners like you and I seams fair, but that's just not what private parties get. I saw a Cherry recently with similar miles to yours at 12k, wow! To sell the bike your going to have to lower that price even more, sorry, I hate it too!

[Striker]

As much as I hate to say it, you are probably right, so I will keep lowering the price until I reach 20% under book. If that doesn't do it, I will part it out next spring. The motor alone will bring $4k. If this sound radical to you, think about it from my side. I don't know the buyer from Adam, and I know the local HD dealer is stealing the used CVO's whenever they can. Then I see a pumpkin on their floor, 2005, and they have it tagged at $21k but "will take $18k, and your payments will only be blah, blah, blah" I guess what makes me really upset, is that they tried to tell me trade value for them on my bike would be in the $9k range.
I was a business owner, and I know you need to operate at a profit, but you don't try to make your whole nut for the week on one bike sale!!!!

[CVODON]

The dealers have the added advantage of helping folks obtain financing. A eleven year old bike, or car is hard to obtain financing for unless they have impeccable credit. Almost impossible for a car this age, bikes a little easier but still a pain. Got a buddy at your local credit union or bank you could send folks to for assistance? This may help, I have sold two units by just offering to help them with obtaining financing and all I did was call a guy I know at a local small bank and setting an appointment with him and seller. Worked for me.
Also if you have all the original stuff, put the bike back to stock. Even after all these years of buying accessories for my HD's, I would rather buy and install accessories myself rather than trust someone else. I just do not trust anyone anymore and would much prefer a stock unaltered unit to one that old that someone had worked on. If it had motor work, regardless of how much I wanted it, I would not buy it. Don't lie to them, just do not bring stuff up unless they specifically ask. You are selling a used unit, let it and it's visual condition sell it if possible, The VISUAL perception is 95% of it. IMHO.

[Striker]

Harley will finance any private sale Harley for up to 6 years, so really all I need is someone that has decent credit. Harley shows your bike coming in to them as a sale, I sign the title, they then file it as a lien with against the borrower and it is handled like any vehicle transaction from that point on. I have sold two bikes over the years through dealerships.