I have about $10-12K in my DR-Z400SM, actual performance enhancing mods. It is still a 2006 DR-Z so worth not much more than $3.5k or so. If I wanted money for my aftermarket stuff I would have to sell it outright. But $6500.00 is way high. The carb is $800.00, the pipe probably $1k. A new 2018 MSRP was $7299. So I have a 3 model year old bike with $2k in mods that is priced at $800.00 below full retail for last year (approx. 90% of retail). KBB lists a 2016 at $5840.00 or $1900 less than a new 2018 (approx. 80% of retail). KBB also allows $300 for a carb and $135. Making the actual KBB price about So if the guy has paid $7k new plus $2k in mods, he is at $9k or so, all in.
So if we give him $5840 for the bike (KBB price) and 80% of retail for the $2k in parts I get $1600 so that sets it at best $6275 if you paid full retail. I think you can do better, you could buy an older SM buy the cams, exhaust, carb and brakes and still be near his price with a much better sorted machine.
I guess the best thing I can say is that I think it is way too high for that bike. I am just saying why I think so. If you disagree, that is ok, I ain't got no skin in it. I have paid less than he is asking (approx. 90% of what he is asking) for BOTH of my current DR-Zs. My SM has a big bore ($400), Carb ($800), cams ($300 unobtainium), front radial caliper ($350), completely revalved and lowered suspension ($1200 plus $250 for the new forks), Trail Tech Vapor ($130), $600 in head work, coil in cap mod ($60), small choke lever ($65), MRD exhaust $500, Seat concepts seat ($220), also has single cable fast turn throttle, Aprilia mirrors, big battery kit, free power mod, a little over 1500 miles since a complete rebuild (new piston, cylinder, crankshaft and ALL internal bearings), remote air screw, 3X3 mod, DRZ-400E ECU, DRC signal lights, aftermarket flasher, DRC tail light (smoke), a 2013 wiring harness to eliminate some electrical gremlins, QTMI front brake rotor. So all of this said, KBB would value retail at $3595. It would probably not sell for $6k as it is old and has lots of miles (I think over 10k). So realistically I don't think I could sell it for $6.8k as it seems to work from the above listed costs. If you look around most DR-Zs sell in the $3-4k range. We don't know how easy or hard the bike was spanked, what kind of maintenance was done, etc.
For me, I find the price a bit high (a lot), YMMV.
Sorry, probably too much coffee this morning....hee hee.
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