Classifieds Items for sale, trade or wanted.

selling a nearly mint 99 yellow

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old May 16, 2020 | 03:33 PM
  #1  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
selling a nearly mint 99 yellow

I picked this bike up last month from the 1st owner's daughter. The owner had died last year, and she needed to sell off some of his things. It had been sitting in an airplane hangar for around 15 years. She said it had been ridden for only a couple of years before he got tired of it. I took it to a good local shop, Motorcycles Unlimited, in Houston, to get the fuel system cleaned an an oil change. the bike is running fantastic now, and i'm putting it up for sale. I have an ebay ad up for it, but am fine with selling in person, if you are in the central or east Texas area. i can help with delivery, if you are in that area, as well.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-Honda-...k/324168465566








Old May 16, 2020 | 03:34 PM
  #2  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
if you'd like to get a hold of me, the best way is probably text. 936-524-3873
Old May 16, 2020 | 07:10 PM
  #3  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
Old May 17, 2020 | 07:02 AM
  #4  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
Sale is pending
Old May 17, 2020 | 09:57 AM
  #5  
Wolverine's Avatar
Moderator
MotoGP
 
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 5,219
From: Gettysburg, Pa
Wolverine is on a distinguished road
Nice bike!!
Old May 17, 2020 | 10:01 AM
  #6  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
Thanks. It sure is. I'm really tempted to keep this baby. I just took it out for a quick ride and did a few little baby wheelies lol. It's got so much power.
​​​​​​
I'm I'm more of an SV650 fan, myself. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Both of these are fantastic motorcycles, but I don't need this much power lol
Old May 17, 2020 | 10:08 AM
  #7  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
Thank you. It is really nice. I'm more a fan of the Suzuki SV650. This thing rides pretty similarly, but it's just got so much more power. This bike is so nice, and I'm really tempted to keep it, but I think I'd wind up hurting myself for real on it lol
Old May 17, 2020 | 11:00 AM
  #8  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
I've already had two people flake on me today. There's a guy in Philly who really wants to buy the motorcycle, but I'd really feel a lot more comfortable with a face to face cash transaction. If there are any Texas boys looking to get their hands on a fast banana, hit me up.
Old May 18, 2020 | 11:55 AM
  #9  
captainchaos's Avatar
evil man of nothing
MotoGP
 
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 4,517
From: Boynton Beach, FL
captainchaos is on a distinguished road
Wow, I had the exact same bike with almost the exact same story about a year ago. I found mine in a local storage unit. It only had 6k miles on it. Changed out the original tires for some better ones I had, new brakes, service, detail... It sold pretty fast. I believe I got $2,900 for it so you're in the ballpark. You'd think they'd be worth a little more but unfortunately not, especially here in South Florida. Thankfully I only paid $800 for lol... Good luck with your sale. Hopefully you can get the exposure through Ebay and not have to actually sell it through them/pay the fees

Old May 20, 2020 | 01:39 PM
  #10  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
Hey wow that's pretty cool!
Yeah yeah these bikes should go for a lot more than they are. It's a really really nice motorcycle! I don't care for the position. It hurts my back. if I was more comfortable, I would be all about keeping this motorcycle. last night around midnight I got an offer for a trade for a 99 triumph speed triple 955i. It looks really nice. The dude says that he's got lots of extras in it, as well as a box full of original parts. It's got a two brothers exhaust on it. Lots of rizoma, which I don't really care about lol, but the bike looks really good. It's got 11,000 mi on it, as well, so it's not an old ragged out bike. I'm going to go meet him here in just a minute. He said he had paid $3,500 for it recently, but doesn't like how it rides. He says way too much torque for him. I think the superhawk actually has more, but it might be better for him. I have no clue. Maybe the triumph is more intimidating. So far I'm $1,700 into this Honda lol and I'm about to trade up to a bike that a guy just paid $3,500 for. I think I'm doing okay 😂😂😂

Old May 20, 2020 | 04:20 PM
  #11  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
ope. that bike was a turd. i still have the hawk
Old May 21, 2020 | 02:02 PM
  #12  
captainchaos's Avatar
evil man of nothing
MotoGP
 
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 4,517
From: Boynton Beach, FL
captainchaos is on a distinguished road
Yeah I would lean towards the Honda from a reliability and parts availability standpoint. The Triumph is cool though. You could consider mounting some higher bars. Easy enough to do either with VFR clip ons, Helibars, Convertibars, etc. or they have top triples that'll accommodate a dirt bike style bar. I don't think you'll have any problems selling it, you'll just need to be a little patient. I had a couple older guys who really wanted it (even came out and sat on it) but ended up apologizing and passing because of the riding position before a guy took it home. Even offered to buy my other Superhawk on the spot for his son lol.
Old May 21, 2020 | 02:08 PM
  #13  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
Yeah. I had my hopes up about the triumph, mostly because I've never owned one and would like to. I'm not good at the waiting game. I have like 35 people watching my eBay ad, and someone has already met the $3,000 starting price. There's about 2 days left on it, and I hope I get to see a bidding war erupt. That would be cool
Old May 21, 2020 | 03:19 PM
  #14  
VTR1000F's Avatar
Thread Killer
SuperBike
 
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 2,097
From: Geneseo, IL
VTR1000F is on a distinguished road
I'm watching your auction just so I can agonize over not being able to buy it when it sells to some other undeserving bastard.
Old May 21, 2020 | 03:28 PM
  #15  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
Do me a favor, would you? Bet on the bike 😂😂😂
I want this thing to sell for a whole lot of money so that I don't feel bad for selling it lol!
Old May 21, 2020 | 03:36 PM
  #16  
VTR1000F's Avatar
Thread Killer
SuperBike
 
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 2,097
From: Geneseo, IL
VTR1000F is on a distinguished road
I can't afford to win.
Old May 21, 2020 | 03:38 PM
  #17  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
LOL 😂😂😂
Old May 21, 2020 | 06:45 PM
  #18  
captainchaos's Avatar
evil man of nothing
MotoGP
 
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 4,517
From: Boynton Beach, FL
captainchaos is on a distinguished road
I've listed a few bikes on Ebay to get the exposure but never actually sold one through there. It's great exposure and then I'll sell it locally in person to avoid the fee . Sorry they get enough of my money already and they just keep getting greedier and more annoying as they years go by so I started resorting a lot more to Craigslist and more recently also to Offerup (hate it).
Old May 28, 2020 | 10:39 AM
  #19  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
Sold it today!
Old May 28, 2020 | 12:29 PM
  #20  
VTR1000F's Avatar
Thread Killer
SuperBike
 
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 2,097
From: Geneseo, IL
VTR1000F is on a distinguished road
What did you get?
Old May 28, 2020 | 12:32 PM
  #21  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
3k 👌
Old May 28, 2020 | 01:39 PM
  #22  
VTR1000F's Avatar
Thread Killer
SuperBike
 
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 2,097
From: Geneseo, IL
VTR1000F is on a distinguished road
Well, congrats. Sucks that I didn't buy it, but it wasn't in the cards. I noticed your eBay sale looks to have fallen through, but at least you got your asking price.

Best of luck on whatever you end up riding. We'll welcome you back when you come to your senses and buy your second SuperHawk.
Old May 28, 2020 | 01:44 PM
  #23  
matt8787's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Squid
 
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 15
matt8787 is on a distinguished road
Ehh, probably not. I like the engine, but didn't care for the ergos. Maybe if I happened to find an affordable one with a handlebar kit. Thanks though. I knew the bike was worth a good bit. I could have held out and tried to sell at $4k, but I think my $3k asking price was very reasonable and fair.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
swordfish
Everything Else
20
Aug 17, 2010 07:07 AM
swordfish
Everything Else
90
Sep 3, 2009 01:58 PM
Wolverine
Everything Else
7
Jul 31, 2008 06:30 PM
gboezio
General Discussion
20
Sep 12, 2007 04:32 PM
Gerrit
Modifications - Performance
61
May 25, 2006 10:43 PM




All times are GMT -7. The time now is 06:50 AM.