Common sense suggests that selling your bike privately will get a better price and give you more flexibility to either buy privately or haggle with a dealer. And mostly, common sense is right. But not always and, for some people part-exchanging your motorcycle makes much more sense. To discover which one is best for you, read our guide below. In the late 60s and early 70s, Japanese motorcycles became serious competitors for the more expensive European motorcycle producers and made their names in racing sports against well-established brands. Models such as the Yamaha XT 500, Honda CB 750 Four, Kawasaki Z1 and the Suzuki GS 750 have even become popular outside Europe. Café Racers as a new breed of motorcycle cult and the Isle of Man races In the 1950s, the “Zweirad Union” successfully hosted brands such as Express, Victoria and DKW. However, beautiful motorcycles such as the Victoria V35 Bergmeister, that was built approx. 5000 times during the 1950s has long been forgotten. The “Green Elephant”, or the Zündapp KS 601 bike-trailer-combination has become one of the most famous German motorcycle legends and until this day, attracts huge numbers of enthusiasts from all over Europe to the annual “Elephant meeting” in Bavaria. Then and now - the most famous motorcycle producers from the USA, Germany and Italy

MV Agusta, Ducati and Moto Guzzi are those classic motorcycles that make an enthusiast’s heart beat faster. Especially the Ducati models, such as the 750 Supersport were hugely successful racing machines and other models were well able to keep up these successes. The “Italian Eagle”- Moto Guzzi – also had its fair share in racing victories and had its break-through in 1924, when it came first in the European Championship of the 500cc class. Models such as the Falcone, V7 Speciale and 850 GT succeeded in the legendary Le Mans race. Rice bowls – Japanese latecomers with enormous power Selling privately will give you cash which makes buying your next bike privately much easier too. If you’re smart, you’ll read the buyer, understand what they want and sell the good points of your bike like a pro. Decide how you want to manage test rides. Many riders won’t buy a bike without one, so you need to allow it… on your terms. Can they leave the full asking price as a deposit? Will their mate/partner who drove them here stay with you while they try the bike? Can they show you that they are insured to ride other people’s bikes (because if they aren’t and they get stopped, you can also get fined plus six points for allowing your bike to be ridden without insurance)?Having been a direct opponent of the English rivals Norton, BSA and Triumph, Harley Davidson has become a well-established name in the motorcycle industry that suggests freedom, adventure and tradition. BMW – the German motorcycle giant with the most unique classic status In contrast, the Horex Regina became the best-selling 350cc-motorcycle of its time and is still well remembered by enthusiasts. Let us have a look at some of the long forgotten and always remembered classics and legends together: The avant-garde – German classic motorcycles GH Motorcycles can offer very competitive prices on part exchange. We do a very low rate finance. We can even sell your used dirt bikes through our Brokerage service or we can pay CASH for your used Motocross or Enduro bikes. All bikes are secured under our own insurance. All used Moto X bikes and Enduro bikes are fully prepared and serviced by our professional and Factory trained mechanics and come with a 30 day engine warranty where stated.

GH Motorcycles offer one of the largest & most comprehensive range of quality new and used off road bikes for sale here in the UK . These include used Enduro bikes, used Motocross bikes, used Supermoto motorcycles, second hand kids MX Bikes, used Scooters for sale, used ATVs for sale in the UK and used kids quad bikes for sale, dirt bikes, enduro bikes, trial bikes. The potato-potato-sound coming from Harley Davidson’s many, big exhaust pipes is a sound that can be recognised from a far distance and that captures enthusiasts’ attention all over the world and infects them with the virus called Flathead, Panhead, Sportster and Co. The 50s and 60s sustainably shaped the image of historic motorcycles and gave them that little something that gives them this unmistakable prestige, that is so highly valued by enthusiasts. The Triumph Thunderbird, for instance, became an overnight movie star when it featured in “The Wild One” and has since never been forgotten. Not that long ago most people selling their bike privately would have used their local paper, AutoTrader or the free-ads papers. These days most selling has moved online and there are a handful of popular platforms each with pros and cons.

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Companies competed for technical benchmarks and Triumph was able to set a world-record with their 1955 Lake Bonneville race in Utah (USA), which gave birth to their Triumph Bonneville, lovingly called “Bonnie”. Norton, another English motorcycle manufacturer, highly ranks in 350cc and 500cc racing classes and the company prides itself with over 40 victories at the well-known “Isle of Man” race. Italian racing motorcycles – a dream for every enthusiast High-class motorcycle such as the Horex Imperator did not succeed however, former design engineer Münch started developing his own Horex-based racing machines such as the Münch-Spezial, also known as the “Münch-Horex”. Legends were to follow, such as the Mammut that was as powerful as its name gives away. year-old Fazers are too old for dealers to be interested but still make an excellent private buy (says a man who, er, owns one)