What's it worth? 1998 Royal Star 40k miles

[Lug Nut]

Looking at a 1998 Royal Star online.....white with 40k miles. What's it worth? Any issues to look for?

[cowpuc]

Watched a number of them come and go in the last year for $2000,, $2500ish on the high end Lug.. FYI, I believe those scoots were the detuned model of the V-4 - smaller carbs and all that.. Yamaha didnt spark em back up in horsepower till the later model years of that style (think a quick check in our history section would reveal exactly when that happened). Also not sure about the motor still having a balance shaft - seems like I heard that Mom Yam dropped the balance shafting for those early models, if thats so I wouldnt be surprised that red line has also been reduced..

[Venture n Dixie]

I know this is not the answer you're looking for, but my fathernlaw/boss says, "Whatever the market will bear."

I recently asked a similar question about an Ebay 1st gen knowing members had $2000-$4000 examples posted in the classifieds.

Bottom line is I was looking for a "steal" like some folks stumble upon & occasionally celebrate their exuberance here.

I was also looking for validation for a lowball price.

Assuming you still have the 02 RSV Midnight in your sig (can't look at your profile or prev posts without leaving this page) this would be an extra bike for whatever reason.

i.e. Sell for a profit, extra bike so friend can ride, backup bike, desire for that model, can't pass up a deal, what other reasons are out there???

Determine what is a "steal", "deal", "average", "above average" & STUPID YOUR DREAMING price.

Determine which price fits your budget & desire.

If it works out, hopefully you made a good decision & end up a happy camper.

In my case I was after the "steal" & the seller wanted more so no deal even though I was high bidder.

It was worth me asking the question on this forum because Bluesky pointed out my "adrenaline factor" (emotions) by stating that counting on flying 1000 miles to buy an old bike unseen & ride it on my 1st Iron Butt was to say the least A LITTLE OPTIMISTIC!

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?118405-What-s-a-decent-running-1st-gen-worth-as-of-Aprol-2016

Don't know if any of this drivel helped you, but it sure helped to get it off my chest.

Ebay search could probably be refined a little more to produce the results you're asking for but here's my quick & dirty search of completed listings for used Royal stars.

Remember some folks ASK what they want & some folks SELL for what they can live with so when you look at completed listings know a lot of bikes DID NOT SELL because the advertised price wasn't met!

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Royal-Star-/50045/i.html?LH_Complete=1&LH_ItemCondition=4&_nkw=yamaha+royal+stars&LH_PrefLoc=1&_vxp=mtr

Another interesting "conglomerate listings site" I've stumbled on that seems to have current listings that aren't stale is

http://motorcycles.oodle.com/used-motorcycles/for-sale/

Now that I've killed my morning with diversionary tactics I must get back to work!