28/08/2026
Ask Rick…
Is the used bike market drying up? Nah. It's not drying up, it's just getting smarter, and if you're not paying attention you'll miss where the real value's sitting.
Cheap runabouts are still shifting fine, that end of the market never really stops. But a generic bike with no papers, no history, nothing to back it up, that's the stuff gathering dust. Buyers today do their homework before they even pick up the phone, and a bike with mismatched numbers or a hazy past gets marked down fast.
What's moving, and moving well, is anything with a real story behind it. Genuine low miles, documented history, something you can actually trust the paper trail on. That's exactly why every bike I pull out of Japan, or find clean and rust-free out of California, comes with the history dug up and verified before it ever gets listed. It's not extra fuss for the sake of it, it's the difference between a bike holding its value and a bike sitting unsold.
A well-sorted CB750 or a Z900 with clean provenance isn't getting cheaper, it's getting harder to find. The eighties classics are quietly becoming the smart money.
So if you're after something proper, not just something available, that's the game I play.
Sourced right, checked out, history intact, and shipped to your door. Reach out if you're after something special. I've got a good idea where to look.
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Rick Degan