Good price for '88 1500?

I paid 3500 for my 88 Goldwing with 66k miles on it. best 3500 I have ever spent.

My Goldwing did not have any damage to it, but it needed new rubber and some TLC to correct the previous owners ahem additions.

I guess it would depend on the repairs that it required, and the maintenance that it would require to sell it for that price.

I would consider (For my area), $4500 to be top dollar for a wing that is 25 years old. For that, I want to buy a wing that would require me to do nothing to it except oil changes for a few thousand miles.

So if you can get that wing for around $1500, put a couple of thousand into it with tires, timing belts, fork seals, fluid changes, brake pads, shock rebuilds etc...., you may make a grand on it.

I wouldn't pay more than 1000 max for it. The best of the 1500s started in the '90 model. That was the first one with the five pin driven flange and no hesitation issues. There are too many good later model 1500s in riding shape for the price you're quoting to make this one sound like a good deal.

I sold an 88 with 100,000 miles on it in perfect condition 2 ears ago and it took 3 months to get $4000 for it.

around here 3500 - $4000.

same price around here 3500-4000. I paid 3500 for mine. you cant even get an 1000 or 1100 gl for 1000 bucks that's in riding shape around here.

Glad to know I was relatively right about the price after repairs. After going to look at it, it needed $1000-$1200 in cosmetic and mechanical attention, rather than the $500-$600 he made it sound like on the phone. He wouldn't go less than $2500. I passed.