I have had a great year with my SM 610, but I have been bamboozled by another bike so my Husky is up for sale. I've put the bike up on ADV rider, Supermotojunkie and this wonderful site and . ........ not much response............ If you remember, I put Kenda K270's on the bike somewhat like Woodschick's bike. I am wondering if the dirt tires on the street wheels is hurting the response? I realize that there are a ton of bikes for sale right now but I'd feel better with a few nibbles. Should I go out and put street tires on the bike? What do you folks think?
Definitely street tyres People will think you have been thrashing it and doing jumps, riding through bog holes and swamps. If I am buying I want to feel as if a bike has never even touched the dirt!! My 2c worth anyway..... Stu
Putting dirt tires on a SM is definitely going to narrow the market base. Most people either want a SM or a TE, not too many are going to want a half breed unless you have a set-up to go both ways.
That's right! I'll just have Eric write the ad and put in those magic words that let everyone know the bike has been babied... "wife's bike." WoodsChick
Craigslist ? This bike is so right for where you reside that someone local with a bit of sense in his head is bound to snatched it in a hurry I would put back the street rubber and post pictures of it with both types of tires on for a wider sales audience Good luck BTW whatever it is that you’re switching to is wrong....
Thanks Muddy! I'm going to take your approach. You may be right..... I may be wrong on the switch...... but that's half the fun of all this. I can always come back home.
I sold my '09 SM 610 completely stock with barely 1000 miles on it and here is what I learned ... be prepared to almost give the bike away ( at least compared to what you paid for it new ) be sure the tires are STREET TIRES and are new or barely worn be sure to emphsize the bike was never abused, carefully broken in, and generally ridden like a moped be ready to deal with BOTTOM FEEDERS that want you to sell the bike for nothing and will then ask if it comes with any extras in other words hang in there and be patient and you will eventually sell the bike and get nowhere near what it is worth. IMHO
