Motocycle_Blue_Book__How-To_Get_The_Most_For_Your_Ride

							Title:
Motocycle Blue Book: How-To Get The
 Most For Your Ride

Word Count:
448

Summary:
Do you want to know how much your m
otorcycle is worth? Are you curious
 as to what its trade in or retail
value is? Maybe you just want to kn
ow what you should expect to pay fo
r a new or used bike. Well you migh
t be interested to know that there
is more than one resource available
 to you for these purposes.
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Article Body:
Do you want to know how much your m
otorcycle is worth? Are you curious
 as to what its trade in or retail
value is? Maybe you just want to kn
ow what you should expect to pay fo
r a new or used bike. Well you migh
t be interested to know that there
is more than one resource available
 to you for these purposes.

There are two main pricing guides i
n the United States - the Kelley Bl
ue Book and The National Automobile
  Dealers Association or NADA guides
. Some people feel that the NADA gu
ides are a better source than the K
elly Blue Book because the National
  Automobile Dealers Association is
currently the largest publisher of
Appraisal Guides in the world. NADA
  has been in business since 1933 an
d their handbooks provide informati
on for almost every motor vehicle t
hat has ever been made.

Kelley Blue Book is the most well-k
nown pricing guide and has been in
business for more than 80 years. Bu
t they publish more than one price
guide for used vehicles including m
otorcycles, so be careful if you ar
e consulting a dealer because the o
ne they are using is likely to be t
he version labeled "Kelley Blue Boo
k Auto Market Report _ Official Gui
de_. The book says that _suggested
retail values_ represent Kelley Blu
e Book's estimated dealer asking pr
ice, but you can bet a dealer won't
 show you those figures. Better to
grab your own copy and do some pric
ing research yourself so you don_t
get taken advantage of.

Check out motorcyclebluebook.com fo
r pricing on a huge selection of bi
kes. By selecting the make, model a
nd year of the bike you_re interest
ed in, the website will send you an
 email with information on the valu
e and selling prices for any partic
ular motorcycle.

One more pricing guide you may want
 to look into is Edmunds.com. This
is an online information site which
 also supplies you with the value o
f your motorcycle, or expected pric
ing for the make and model that you
 are interested in.

You can purchase the books or visit
 any or all of these websites. Ente
r information about the condition o
f the motorcycle you presently own
and want to sell or appraise, inclu
ding any custom work and options, o
r do a query for pricing on a new o
r used bike you want to purchase. Y
ou will be provided with trade-in,
suggested retail value and private
party pricing. You_ll want to keep
in mind also that motorcycle prices
 vary, sometimes greatly, depending
 on where you live, locally and glo
bally. A good tip is to check the b
ooks or websites and your immediate
 market area to get the most compar
isons for the best accuracy on cost
 and value.