1st thing I'd do is check with Kaw to get an accurate value of your OEM parts to see how good your deal really is.
You must decide how long you think you'll keep your 900 before possibly trading. Maybe you plan on riding it till the wheels fall off but realisticly, most people never really do that. Traditionally, you won't get any value for your aftermarket parts on a trade-in & at that time you'll probably be much better off to put the OEM's back on & sell the aftermarkets on Ebay. Most dealers will actually give you more value for a well kept stock bike. You'll get a lot more for the aftermarkets on Ebay than the OEM's. Everyone's lookin for deals on aftermarket but nobody's lookin for OEM's cuz the 900 is such a new line.
If you sell the bike yourself, you might recover some of your money for your aftermarkets but probably not much. Well kept, original bikes usually sell better. Of course, there's always the buyer who buys it cuz it's customized, but many are leery of buying one that's been tampered with.
Best case scenario: Keep your OEM's. When you do decide to trade, you'll be able to go in any direction & many buyers will pay more money to get "all the parts!" OEM's on Ebay now aren't gonna bring squat. 900's haven't been around long enough to create any demand. A few years down the road in like new condition they'll bring more & everyone will always be lookin for deals on aftermarkets.
Good luck:biggrin: 8)
You must decide how long you think you'll keep your 900 before possibly trading. Maybe you plan on riding it till the wheels fall off but realisticly, most people never really do that. Traditionally, you won't get any value for your aftermarket parts on a trade-in & at that time you'll probably be much better off to put the OEM's back on & sell the aftermarkets on Ebay. Most dealers will actually give you more value for a well kept stock bike. You'll get a lot more for the aftermarkets on Ebay than the OEM's. Everyone's lookin for deals on aftermarket but nobody's lookin for OEM's cuz the 900 is such a new line.
If you sell the bike yourself, you might recover some of your money for your aftermarkets but probably not much. Well kept, original bikes usually sell better. Of course, there's always the buyer who buys it cuz it's customized, but many are leery of buying one that's been tampered with.
Best case scenario: Keep your OEM's. When you do decide to trade, you'll be able to go in any direction & many buyers will pay more money to get "all the parts!" OEM's on Ebay now aren't gonna bring squat. 900's haven't been around long enough to create any demand. A few years down the road in like new condition they'll bring more & everyone will always be lookin for deals on aftermarkets.
Good luck:biggrin: 8)
