Good motorcycle to buy and resell?

I'm looking at a 1982 Honda goldwing 1100 very good condition only things it needs are brake pads and a relay. I talked the guy down to $700 is there profit to be made once I fix those things and clean it up? If not could you suggest a good Bike to buy and sell?

Any Honda or hardly in there own category but Suzuki's and Kawasaki are great in the crouch rocket arena. If I were you I would put in some work and decide what you like to work on or which is the most money for resell against what they cost there just isn't one answer to that question. Choppers are. Probably your best bet. Because you can be both creative and anything goes. It is one you can build from the ground up and buy one used and make it one by taking things off and adding creative to nothing back and get away with it? Also lastly you can fetch a lot of money for them. Put a Suski 1100 motor on a Harley and watch what happens. Boom! That's all you will want to here because it's gonna break the sound barrier!

The Wings are becoming collectible. Give it some love and you'll flip it for a profit quite easily.

Old bikes can be a money pit. You need to know what you are dealing with. Only needs pads and a relay but the other guy hasn't done that easy stuff?

Unless you have been able to give it an extensive test-ride and a detailed electrical and mechanical inspection, then you won't know what else is wrong with that bike. For all you know, it could be worth only scrap value, despite the cosmetic appearance.

Any buyers looking for an '82 Goldwing will either want one in a fully-restored, factory-fresh condition, or will be looking for a "spares or repairs" project. If the bike rides right and has no other serious faults then that price allows for no resale profit as all buyers will treat a cheap 36 year old Goldwing as a gamble. The only profit you might see is if you break it and sell the parts, but once you've factored in your own time and money in dismantling, cleaning and renovating some parts it won't be a real profit at all.

Unless you can buy that bike at close to scrap value, then look elsewhere for something more popular which is easier to sell quickly and needing minimal work to add value.

It won't run… But the "only things it needs are brake pads and a relay." No dude. THE BIKE'S THIRTY-SIX YEARS OLD. Think about it. Sorry about the thinking. Got the maintenance history? Last time the brake fluid was changed? Last valve adjustment? How about last time the gear oil in the bevel drive was changed? What seals have been replaced? Checked the resting volts on the battery? The charging volts out of the alternator? The volts when cranking? Front forks ever rebuilt? Have the starter brushes ever been replaced? Like wow, dude.

There's one born every minute, if you can keep the costs of getting it running and stopping down and do all the valeting yourself at no cost except elbow grease then there will be a market for it. You might need to keep it for a while but somebody will make an offer above what it owes you… Eventually.

Way old Goldwing running at rallies with for sale signs- $1000.00 to $2000.00 depending on tires, other bits and pieces. I got GL1000 many years back for $1.00/cc, still have it, turned engine over last week- snow was on ground in wisconsin late april, Suzi was first to get back on road and Suzi is only couple years newer than Goldwing. $700.00 plus known to need parts- maybe a $1000.00 sale price in a month of riding, maybe need tIres? What about timing belts? 25,000 miles recommended change- has that been done? Ethanol fuels in your area? That means possible $400.00 rebuild of carbs, maybe need new fuel pump.

Either ride it, or forget it. The owner of the shop, "California Triples", earned $80K fixing and selling 3 dozen Kawasaki H1 and H2 motorcycles - the 2 stroke 3 cylinder ones. They love those things overseas.

I'll probably get TD'd, but: Harleys. Get 'em as cheap as possible, they Always sell. Even pieces.
Or, buy a torch and make custom Metric choppers.

Gold Wings; I see so many for $350. Don't hold their value as well.

I would avoid that venture. You won't make any money there.
Bikes DON'T RESELL WELL. You can see the used motorcycles at a motorcycle shop. They are fixed but cost too much considering for a few hundred more and you got a BRAND NEW 0 MILES MACHINE. The average person buying a bike will go for new just because they don't cost a fortune in the first place.
The fact he has not done any work on the bike says I'm betting it needs a new chain and new sprockets. Bikes do age being parked. You will need a new battery. No doubt about that and probably rear brakes and exhaust system and new tires… To make the bike excellent condition, then KBB says it might sell for $2,000. I'm guessing you are not going to go that far so maybe you can get $800.00 for it. KBB trade in value for a car is $1,000.00.
. So you get lucky IF YOU GET LUCKY. The longer you hold onto it, the older the bike gets and is worth less. At the fall months of the year it is losing its value as people in the northern states park them in storage for the winter. Yes, after working over the summer there are kids who have money to burn and will be looking for a bike to go to school with. But generally they will have enough to buy new. Not beg for a 35 year old machine.

Harley is a different story(still the same but different) Hard nosed HD riders don't have a problem with storage, or using the machine.
. They are heavily customized. There's one in the HD shop that is priced at $56,000.00.
I'm not buying it, that is for sure! In a auto/bike accident, it is just a motorcycle… Scrap metal value maybe $75.00

You CAN'T MAKE MONEY on bikes. Which is why hardly anyone does it.

But, go for it. That is the only way you will learn the truth. Maybe you get lucky once.