Suzuki 2 Strokes

Posting for US sales for 2012 of bikes in excellent condition.

Topic for 2011 is: viewtopic.php?t=4609

Will be interesting to see what happens to the prices for this year.

The 2011 & 2012 NADA prices are: Added the GT250 & T250 for 2012, so there are no comparisons to 2011 prices.

The NADA prices look pretty accurate to me, except I think they're a bit low still on the 72 GT750, and the 68 T500. At least the NADA puts some effort into coming up with correct values on vintage motorcycles. I love it when I'm selling a bike, and someone calls and says, "But kelley blue book says this bike is only worth $800 in excellent condition".

Great thread, I look forward to seeing how things go this year.

Summary for 2011 sales:

February 24, 2012 - eBay US
1969 T350 for $4,650 US
Located in Montana.
Sharp looking with 8,565 miles. Original except for repaint, reproduction seat cover & aftermarket horn. Acid stains on exhaust.
VIN T350-10339 & matching numbers. Was in collection for about 12 years. eBay seller worksbike360, rating 100% positive & 574 ★.

March 12, 2012 - eBay US
1975 T500 for $7,800 US
Located in Connecticut.
Sharp looking complete restoration by Paul Miller.
VIN T500-76543. eBay seller jrwdfa (Paul Miller), rating 99.6% positive & 39167 ★.

Thats gotta be a record for a 75 T500

I still don't think this is 'apples to apples' , although it is a great idea to track the prices. The eBay prices are 'peak' prices - so snapshots of the total market. The NADA prices as I understand it are averages of prices over time within regional areas and also category banding. It would be useful to know how many prices are in their sample set.

Agreed.

The top tier bikes I've been tracking have been getting a premium over the NADA prices. But the lesser bikes often sell for prices more in line NADA.

Started this when I was trying to make sense of the eBay prices. Have been thinking about tracking "2nd tier" prices but I haven't figured out how to do it in a meaningful way.

April 16, 2012 - eBay US
1974 GT550 for $5,100 US
Located in Nevada.
Sharp looking with 4,100 miles. Show quality, runs great & needs nothing.
VIN GT550-44331. Seller provided only one pic & short description. eBay seller 1sweetrabbit, rating 100% positive & 108 ★.

April 22, 2012 - eBay US
1976 GT750 for $9,100 US
Located in Minnesota.
Sharp looking with 7,496 miles. Part of a collection & maintained as a show-quality, ready-to-ride, correct original.
VIN GT750-72774. Seller was also selling other vintage Japanese bikes from the collection at the same time. eBay seller vinnie16500, rating 100% positive & 2737 ★.