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Performance issues are another important factor in evaluating a custom motorcycle. A frame that isn't suited to the motor or other equipment you've chosen affects the value as well. Improper design leads to safety issues as well as poor performance. Your idea of an awesome paint job also might not appeal to everyone else and adversely affect what your bike is worth. Over the last twenty years, chopper kits have become popular with the do-it-yourselfer and that has contributed to a proliferation of lower quality units. Again, it's not necessarily what you hang on your frame that adds to the value. More important is that the finished product has both looks and function. Professionally built bikes such as Orange County Choppers will cost more but they're additional value lies in the simple assumption that they were properly designed and assembled.
So is that chopper you're looking to buy worth thirty grand? And after you purchase it, will your insurance company write a policy for the amount you paid? It pays to do your homework. Now that there's so much information available online; compare, compare, compare. Make phone calls, bug people at bike shops and be persistent in your research. The hours you spend doing your homework will be worth it.
So how do we appraise a chopper? What you've already read should give you some hints. Be informed and be thorough-two important rules in our business.
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The St. Lucie Appraisal Company
P.O. Box 2700
Fort Pierce, FL 34954
Tel: 772-359-4300
Fax: 772-466-8400
eMail: contact@stlucieappraisal.net
Web Site: http://stlucieappraisal.net/
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| HOW TO APPRAISE A CHOPPER THE ST. LUCIE APPRAISAL COMPANY, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA |
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BOYNTON BEACH - A Baker 6-speed trans will run you about three grand. Sixty-spoke wheels, around $750. For $1750 you can buy a rigid frame, another three hundred dollars for a custom oil pump kit....you get the idea. Lots of time and money goes into the planning and building of a chopper. However, the amount you invest in your chopper doesn't always equate to how much its worth. Is your bike desireable as in marketable? Just because the finished product is something you always dreamed of, beauty is sometimes only in the eye of the beholder. It isn't just a run-of-the-mill motorcycle so how do we do a proper motorcycle appraisal?
-Performance issues are another important factor in evaluating a custom motorcycle. A frame that isn't suited to the motor or other equipment you've chosen affects the value as well. Improper design leads to safety issues as well as poor performance. Your idea of an awesome paint job also might not appeal to everyone else and adversely affect what your bike is worth. Over the last twenty years, chopper kits have become popular with the do-it-yourselfer and that has contributed to a proliferation of lower quality units. Again, it's not necessarily what you hang on your frame that adds to the value. More important is that the finished product has both looks and function. Professionally built bikes such as Orange County Choppers will cost more but they're additional value lies in the simple assumption that they were properly designed and assembled.
So is that chopper you're looking to buy worth thirty grand? And after you purchase it, will your insurance company write a policy for the amount you paid? It pays to do your homework. Now that there's so much information available online; compare, compare, compare. Make phone calls, bug people at bike shops and be persistent in your research. The hours you spend doing your homework will be worth it.
So how do we appraise a chopper? What you've already read should give you some hints. Be informed and be thorough-two important rules in our business.
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| MOTORCYCLE APPRAISERS THE ST. LUCIE APPRAISAL COMPANY, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA |
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Bet you also didn't know that St. Lucie Appraisal has been appraising motorcycles and other custom vehicles since 1979? Call 772-359-4300 to make an appointment anywhere in South Florida.The St. Lucie Appraisal Company
P.O. Box 2700
Fort Pierce, FL 34954
Tel: 772-359-4300
Fax: 772-466-8400
eMail: contact@stlucieappraisal.net
Web Site: http://stlucieappraisal.net/
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