The first thing that people who own a motorcycle and want to buy a new motorcycle worry about is what they will do with their old motorcycle. Well unless they are thinking of creating a motorcycle collection or keeping the old motorcycle for some other reason, the thing that they would usually want to do is sell their old motorcycle. But many people including myself don’t have any clue of how to do such a thing. Where do you advertise your motorcycle, how do you find customers, and most of all can you be sure that you can sell it or not. But for people who don’t have the expertise of how to sell a motorcycle, they can also find someone else to do it for them. But usually if you want someone else to do something for you, you will have to pay them. But don’t worry because there is a third option and that is to do a trade-in. For those of you who don’t know what a trade-in is, it’s when you go to a motorcycle trader to buy a new motorcycle, and they buy your old bike in the process. Or in other words, they put a trade-in value for your motorcycle and reduce that sum from the price of the new motorcycle. It’s kind of like a buy-back scheme but for a lower price than what you had originally paid.

Modifications are a turn-off for a motorcycle trader

As I said above, doing a trade-in will help you avoid the hassles and headaches of trying to sell your motorcycle yourself. But there are some trade-in tips and negotiation secrets that will help you get a better deal. Doing a trade-in Imagine you’re facing a difficult time in your life. The first thing to know is that contrary to popular belief, spending time and money to add modifications to your motorcycle could actually it harder for you to trade-in your motorcycle and could end up reducing your motorcycle’s trade-in value. Dealerships have to make sure that their inventory is compatible with whatever is trending in the market. Modifications are very personalized and customized to each person’s specific preference. So what you like, may not necessarily be popular with others. So in order to keep up with market trends the best thing to not add any new modifications and to replace any modifications you already have with the original stock pieces. You can then trade-in your motorcycle and also sell the modifications parts separately.

Other tips on getting a better trade-in value for your motorcycle 

Do your research beforehand and find out the value of your motorcycle and don’t be shy to negotiate. If the motorcycle trader gives you an offer that you don’t think is reasonable ask him to explain why he offered that price. Don’t go to car dealerships because they are not familiar with motorcycles. Make sure to go to a motorcycle dealership because they are specialized in motorcycles. And last but not least make sure to polish and clean every single part of your motorcycle to look as new as possible.