Here's How Much I Lost On The Yamaha V-Max Purchase (I paid too much...)
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I sold the 2007 Yamaha V-Max at a loss. Today I'm going over how much I paid for it and how much I sold it for. For the record, I'm a big fan of the Yamaha V-Max and am glad I got the opportunity to try it out. These videos aren't to wine or complain; rather, to help others learn from my mistakes when it comes to buying used motorcycles.
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Just picked up my 96 Vmax near the begining of the pandemic: very good condition, new tires and 23k miles. I felt wonderful about the purchase seeing it came from a engineering type with a machine shop in his basement. At $3400 I couldn't be happier to finally own my dream bike from my teenage years. No remorse for me....
You live and learn Jon. Well done and kudos for taking the hit and being upfront instead of being under hand and trying to get one over your purchaser to reclaim some cash
Dude, $10-15 for fork seals.
$5 for fork oil or ATF.
Drop the wheel, remove the calipers.
Remove the fork legs, disassemble with no specialist tools, reassemble with new stuff.
Not difficult, a morning's work max.
Advertise as with "new fork seals and fresh oil", instead of "needs"....
Regards,
It's funny how you say the worst part of the whole deal is you paid too much for the bike, and you knew it. So that is your fault, you should not have paid that much for it, with the problems it had, nobody is to blame for that but you.
You should have offered him less, and if he said no, walk away from the deal, it's that simple. I have never seen a video of a guy saying it was a bad deal, after admitting he paid too much for the bike. If it is a bad deal, and you know it, do not make the deal, walk away, and buy a different bike from someone else.
I paid $5K for my 2000. Zero issues. 16000 miles. I picked it up in Grants Pass Utah and Rode it back to Tucson in January (yes it rained and snowed on me)! I have absolutely no regrets. This beast is the best bike I’ve ever owned and I’m not even interested in what I can get for it now.
The Vmax is like a hot rod. Wrenching/modifying it is half the fun! You don't buy a monster hot rod because it handles great... although if you want it to, you upgrade the suspension brace the frame change the wheels and ouallah! it handles great...
I own a 1994 vmax. I got a smoking deal. This is my third one. This is a cult bike. Helps to be a machanic. Mine has 41800 on it. Great bike.
I bought and sold 2 Vmaxes for a profit. The best one hadn't ran in 3 years and wouldn't start. I put fresh gas in, cleaned the carbs and it fired right up and ran perfectly. I ended up making 2k on the bike and only owned it for 3 weeks. Same color scheme as yours but a 2007. The best way to make money on these is finding the die hard riders who grew up watching these stoplight race in the 80s!
2 years later I'll bet you're sorry you got rid of it now for little stuff.
Thank-you for the transparency, it's a huge help when I'm looking.
Buyer must be happy. Leak on the fork is one gasket tahat cost few bucks. I had replaced mine 3 or 4 times during year service due to bump in fork I have damaging gasket overtime. Kill switch not an issue. Just take it apart check wires an see. Just a contact most probably. Fixed my lights switch even I never seen it apart. Oli leaking seems more serious but I woul bet again on some gasket worth a few bucks. You should take it to the service than stick to org. price.
For comparison I bought mine over 13 years ago with +/- 25000 km on it, crashed and repaired, lightly tuned for 5000€ and still love it. Thinking to swap for MT01 but never decided completely. This bike produces best freaking exhaust sound I ever heared on any bike period.
I bought the other 2007 in mesa with 40,000 a couple weeks back for 3300. Needed about 1000 in parts and 3 weekends worth of labor to bring back up to a condition acceptable to me.
Was supposed to say 35000 miles runs awesome? My buddy has one with a 175000 miles original everything still runs great.
Sorry about the loss..I paid way more for mine except for the false neutral..It was worth it had a ton of fun and got lots of respect.
Hate to take a loss, but it happens sometimes. But hope it was fun while it lasted! The bike is a beast.
Why didn’t you put some work into it to increase sale value. Last time I bought fork seals they were 19 dollars for the set. The switch was probably a dirty contact! Oil leak; could be as simple as loose oil filter. Seriously why take a 1k hit?
Well done man. Appreciate the observations. 👍👍
You should have kept the bike, one day you will regret it
Love your channel man. I’m in Phoenix currently looking for a fz07 can’t wait to find one and be riding again.
did you get a chance to figure out the cost to fix, or did you just get rid of it. The 06 VMAX is a classic
Ouch! Oh well it happens. Chalk it up to experience and that is worth something. You should have called around to see how much the repairs would be and then take that off the cost. You may not have lost as much because the repairs wouldn’t have been $1k I wouldn’t think, maybe $400.00 the kill switch is just a loose wire and the seals aren’t that expensive even at the dealership. But you did make some cash from the vids so it’s a cost of doing business and you get to take the loss off your taxes at the end of the year. You’ll get it back next time.
Don't ride it if your scared of it you'll get hurt.
Hi John it's very fair for the Vmax the price you put on 😎🖐✌
I paid 4200 for a stage 7. I'm in the market now for another one. I found a 2006 Vmax with 16000 miles. Upgraded 5 gallon tank full race exhaust longer gear ratio. The guy wants 6k
Since you buy and sell so many bikes, why not do a course or read up on basic/intermediate mechanics? Even if you don't want to wrench yourself, the knowledge will help in getting the price right. Thanks for the videos and good luck!!
Really depends on the buyer. The exhaust makes a difference and welp...fork seals are normal wear and tear unless someone is doing wheelies and don't know how to bring it down. I don't wheelie my max (or anything anymore actually) squids have really upped the laws on riders even cruising with just 1 hand in some states. If you are a flipper like me-get a list of what to look at and do some research on the common issues...you got lucky you didnt get the 2nd gear loss at the battery drainer...lol.
Better luck on the next one Jon.
We'll make it up somewhere.
Yeah man. I bought a Honda xr650l, and didn't really inspect well.. I got for a good price, and lost about 40 percent when I sold it. I listed it for parts or restoration. I pointed everything our to the buyer. Lesson learned. Hopefully. I had been looking for one at a decent price for a year. I bought that bike before I even saw it.
I paid much more for an 85 with 992 miles on it....these will be worth something one day.
I enjoy your videos dude, I have a 1990 yz490 with title and everything i'm going to trade with some cash this weekend hopefully for a 2000 vmax. I have owned many bikes but never wanted a road one and when I did I wanted my first one to be the legend vmax. After seeing what you sold and paid for it i will be in real good shape with what i would have in it but i plan to keep not sell.
Dang that is unfortunate./: great content through dude!
Jon I absolutely love your uploads thank you very much for the content! Always like and subscribe lol God bless brotha Oh and Buenos Dias de SO×CAL #Braaaap
Gracias, amigo! Agradezco el apoyo!
@@JonsMotoGarage Ya Sabes compa que Dios te Bendiga Ride safe out there and much Respect! You inspire me to open my own Channel as well I recently financed a 2020 Low Rider S and I'm enjoying every minute of it, hopefully soon I'll make a Channel to post daily vlogs or parts and upgrades on my ride as well as pros/cons about the low Rider S
@@damianquezada8659 heck yeah! Let me know when yhe channel is up and running! I'll be there! 🤜🤛
@@JonsMotoGarage right on brotha man will do keep up the hard work Jon and I'll continue to support your content to my best of my ability 🤙🏼
Nice video, u got a new sub
VTX1800 ... Buy, But, BUY !! 😜
get another vmax and do it up like the one in the second ghost rider flick!
Seems like a fair price u sold it for the guy u bought it from was asking to much considering all the stuff wrong with it. I think u would like the newer version of it alot better not only is it more powerful and faster but its more modern looking also
I wonder is this is the same bike that’s for sale on cycle trader in Texas right now unless there more then one with them flames
Not sure if you're even around on these things anymore just bought mine last year for 6280 from a shop in Georgia with 3500 and upgrades and beautifying just got off for 12 grand turned it down.
Man I hate to say it but I just about 6 hours ago bought a VMAX it has always been that one bike that I have wanted since they came out but just never had the chance so I have had dozens of KAWASAKI KZs and LTDs from 650s to 1100s and I loved every one they are a great bike. Ok so I just got home with my VMAX a couple hours ago I finally had a minute to sit down. So I checked my mail on most of my pages and the very first video was about a guy that buys bikes and fixes them online so wé can see them and the bike he got looked great but it had the front tubes leaking and had a couple drops of oil on the floor and the kill switch didn't work. I put mine in the garage and the exact same things happened but I turned it back on and the kill switch worked. I just thought it was a very strange time for the videos to show up. But so far I put about 50 miles on it today and it rode great I'm gonna fix those few things and hopefully the bike will be everything I always wanted.
The only thing that really made this a bad purchase for me is I overpaid a bit. If I planned on keeping it long term, none of those issues would've mattered. Enjoy the new vmax, my dude! 🤙🔥
@@JonsMotoGarage thanks man now I don't feel like I messed up because it will be one that I will fix a couple things and make it my fun bike and it looks almost new but it a 97
Not to preach but they are a very snappy and very fast machine it even worried me that I was goin down a nice smooth back road for about 20 miles and all I had to do is twist the throttle and it will take the front wheel up in every gear
What tailgate ramp are you using? I'm definitely needing something better lol.
Big boy 10'×3' ramps
As bad as it seems, I've seen a few videos where the vlogger ends up in a bad spot trying to do stuff specifically for their audience.
I appreciate the content from the VMax, but definitely don't put the viewers too high on the list of reasons to do something. At least not without a guarantee of a good RoI
I agree 100%. I'm usually pretty good at sticking to my rules, but I made an exception and got a good reminder of why I have rules to begin with. Lol.
Don't worry buddy I watched your ads
Hahaha! Thanks, my man! Ill do a video next ging over how much I made off the vmax vids! 🤜🤛🤙
@@JonsMotoGarage Look forward to more vids. Been looking for Grom offroad content lately. Been a hobby of mine with my grom. Also I just bought a Vmax in New Hampshire. 3,000 20k miles and just needs the carbs cleaned. Prices are way different here although for some reason Grom pricing is high. Funny how it all works.
Thanks for the video,. The front forks suspension leaks so early, this could be caused by wheeling definitely and almost sure.
Engine leaks if the guy was busy wheeling the bike , yeah the engine may leak as well .
Tip: always ask the buyer first , do you know how to do wheeling with a bike? because i want to learn 🤣 if he answers yeah i teach you, upto you , me , i will go away .
Was that causing the fork seals to blow out? But mine is only a 97 but has been mostly sitting for 10 years. I just hope it turns out to be the fun fast comfortable bike it has always kinda been my unicorn. But still gotta have the Harley to. Lol..
Good ? But of course I didn't ask it .
I think your biggest mistake is not realizing that the buyers who normally bought the V-Max and loved it immensely, have pretty much aged out of motorcycling. Simply put, there aren’t a lot of people left who want the bike. Then, you paid wayyyyy too much for it cuz you were awestruck by its primitive performance numbers and legend folklore. Live and learn and take someone with you when buying bikes, who actually knows a little about bikes, and not just how to wheelie them. 👍🏻
The Sheister should have told you about any issues. F that guy.
2nd Gen V max mite do it for you
SMILE BUDDY
You think you could have gotten more if you held onto it another year? Those bikes seem pretty desirable.
👨👩👧 ❤
Hard to say for sure...
Almost like playing poker isn't it
Hahaha! I suck at poker, too. Maybe gambling ain't for me. Lol.
Congrats on admitting your ignorance but don't blame it on the bike! What might help you is learning how to turn a wrench. Anything a person is willing to pay for something, anything, is what its worth to them to have it, regardless of their level of arrogance.
I'm not against wrenching. In fact, I do most of the wrenching on my personal bikes. However, with a full time job and a growing family, I find my free time somewhat limited. For that reason, I try to avoid the projects and learn from the experience.
Spicy
You’ll make it back on another moto :p
So you starved it for oil cause you wheelie All the time. It has a sump to suck oil from
Wao Amazing. #nadeemvlogs