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WheelsOfGrace.com Volume 9 Issue 1 7 on top of your price so your have some wiggle room when nego a ng. Have lowest offer figure in your mind because buyers are going to go there. Get your bike ready to sell! Cleaned up? Tires shining? Paint glistening? Tank full? Once it's visually ready, and running well, you're almost ready to pull the trigger on your adver sing. Next, collect all the required legal documents required to sell your bike just in case an interested rider hands you a pile of cash and rides off into the sunset on your once beloved motorcycle. If you have ques ons about how to do the sale, contact your DMV. Also have ALL of your maintenance records ready to hand over. If your state has safety cer fica ons available, spend the money to get one. It will give your poten al buyer peace of mind about buying your motorcycle. Gather up must-haves like the owner's and service manuals, spare keys and parts, plus anything else you'd like to include in the sale, such as an extra helmet. It's me to adver se. Ask around in forums, on Facebook, at meet ups and anywhere you rub elbows with riders if they know of digital or print media where other riders have had success selling their bikes. You'll probably end up paying for the ads, but it's a cost of selling a bike. Just be sure to factor in these costs to your selling price. When you write your ad, start with several terrific photos (the whole thousand-words thing, right?). Then think about what you would look for in a used bike descrip on. Year, model, make, mileage, driven by a li le old lady, professionally maintained, cherry condi on, mods, etc. Include ALL the BENEFITS, and bells and whistles you have. And, of course, if you have any nega ves you need to disclose, do it. For example, if you've had a motorcycle accident on the bike, let them know. You can also take the bike to a motorcycle event and put a for sale sign on it. That's called target marke ng! Now what? They want to look at your bike! Your ad is working. You're ge ng calls. What now? They want to take a test ride. This is where it all gets a li le grey. You can't just give a stranger your bike, right? What if they don't return your bike or they damage it? Good rule of thumb is le ng them know in advance that you require a $500 cash deposit while they take a ride. That will typically weed out the re kickers and ensure serious buyers only. They want to buy your bike! Are you good nego ator? Are you prepared for someone making an offer and sugges ng they pay you in monthly installments, or half now and half next month? You'll probably hear just about every type of non-tradi onal payment offer. Just be ready to deal or not to deal. If you think you need some help in the nego a ng department, tag- team the buyer by having one of your friends join you in the sale. We wish for you to get a wonderful buyer who pulls out their cash, shakes your hand and drives off into the sunset.