What should I ask?

NADA lists average retail at $6550 and high retail 8500, both from a dealer. Private sales are generally lower. Kelly Blue book lists trade in at $5930, with retail at $8600 from a dealer. Private party value is somewhere between these two values. So I would say ask $6500, take anything over $6000.
 
I didn't realize the rate of depreciation was that high. I paid $11,700 last July. Looks like they depreciate about as fast as snowmobiles. I might have to keep it if that's all it's worth. Thanks for the info.
 
Chouser, the figures Dr. Bob quoted need to be checked for actual features and accessories on your bike. If it is two tone C90T with bags and a windshield the NADA low and average are $6418 /$8330. The economy over the past year has really sucked the air out of motorcycle sales and nothing sell for high end. As far as the price you paid, did that include taxes, warranty, doc fees and license? If you have a warranty, the value may partly transfer, but none of the rest should be considered as part of your base cost. The C90T is available under 10K new at many dealerships today. Of course getting them out the door will cost 600 to 1000 more if the dealer plays the usual games.

Any motor vehicle you want to sell after one year will have maximum depreciation. After 3-years, the price seems to stabilize quite a bit. Keep in mind that 2010 models are now being released and you bike is looked at as a 2-year old regardless of when purchased.
 
You take a huge depreciation on bikes, and Japanese crusiers depreciate faster than American or British ones.

Oh, you don't click the "windshield" and "bags" options on NADA, because they are standard equipment on the T model, not accessories you added yourself. But you would check them if you had a regular C90 and bought those things separately.
 
Well, it's been on Craig's List for 2 weeks now, and not one, repeat, not one call. I would have thought there would be at least some interest, but so far, nothing. I really would like to keep it, I love riding and I don't need the money, but twice this month I've almost been run off the road by idiot drivers. Traffic here in Denver is just getting to be nightmarish - people talking on cell phones while driving - they have no clue what's going on around them. It seems like I can hardly take a ride anymore without having some sort of close-call. Sometimes I go out for a nice relaxing ride and come home feeling really good, but lately I come home feeling like a nervous wreck - like I've been laying my life on the line with every ride. I'm beginning to think that motorcycle riding may be an activity too risky for someone my age (57) to be involved in. My reflexes aren't what they were when I was 25.

Didn't mean to give a big speech, those are just my thoughts.
 
I used to average 3-4x a week someone would pull out on me, go into my lane ect ect.. Its your choice to give it up if you want to, but your no the only one who has idiots finding the bulls eye on you.
 
Well in the end you have to weigh which is more important to you. Motorcycle riding is, in comparison, inherently unsafe. Having said that, perhaps you can plan your routes to avoid the majority of the traffic. I have been to Denver once, and remember the wonderful roads up into the mountains. But I also remember the fast interstates that we were on, and I wouldn't have wanted to have been riding then either.

But in the end if you can't enjoy the ride, what's the point of keeping it? I am sure this is the same internal dialog you've already had.
 
Two suggestions immediately come to mind. First, get an air horn and don't be afraid to use it. Other things to add visibility is a light bar with widely spaced lights, and somewhat more controversial, louder pipes. OEM pipes are just too quiet unless you are really aware of how to avoid being in a blind spot and invisible. That leads us to the next suggestion.

It helps to take the MSA advanced rider course. You can get some awareness coaching that may increase your margin of safety, skills and improve reactions to situations before they happen, and if they happen. I took one last November and wondered if it would be useful for someone who had been driving motorcycles a long time, and I wasn't disappointed.

Something that may or may not help, try riding with a group from time to time. Its a whole different dynamic, and has its own set of risks, but groups are very visible. If nothing else, you get together with riders with similar interests, concerns, and you will ride to some interesting places.
 
Chouser, if you enjoy riding and @ 10,000 miles I figure you do, then one way to be safer is to always figure that someone is going to do something stupid that will hurt you. Ride defensively but not passive. And as pointed out above try to plan your routes to be less busy. And always make sure you have an out! If you maintain your cushion then you almost always have a escape lane. Damn, I guess that course I took 2 years ago sunk in. LOL!
 
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