I don't know but that sounds like a heck of a find. Keep in mind that FXRs vary in price around the country and people here are from all over. I have noticed that in the Midwest they are almost given away. Here in SF, they are expensive.

Many of my friends and I have bought out of state FXRs and even with shipping the same bike would cost thousands more here. My friend bought a super clean FXR2 in Ohio and was offered almost 4k more than he paid from a guy here.

Is the FXR sought after there?

 

Look on Craigslist at different cities and you'll get a good idea of what the asking price is. I've seen FXR2's for as little as $8500 that need some work to around $15000. That's in California. I think $15k is dreaming but $10-$12k is about right these days. Maybe somewhere down the road they will live up to Harley's idea of making them as "collectables" because of their limited numbers.

An FXR2 with 402 miles is in a class of its own. You could keep it almost unused and wait for the speculative value to rise. Might take more than a few years. Or you could just use it as a low mileage nice FXR. I'd bet it sold for something like $17k new with the CVO dealer markup of the time.

 

Seen the fxr2 go as low as 7K in NC........and no, it wasn't for sale long enough for me to snag it.

 

Pretty sure it's only worth a couple grand but I'll take it off your hands for $2500. !!thumbs

 

I wouldn't pay a huge premium for the low mileage. You will probably have to change rocker gaskets that are dried out plus an exhaust and air filter set up. But once you find out how much fun it is to ride you'll start racking up a bunch of miles and it soon won't be a low mileage bike.
Around here a clean FXR2 sells 7-10k.
good luck

 

That scooter is worth about $10-12K It is very low miles, but not cherry. It would also have to be primo, no chrome bubbles, pimples from damp storage. I assume it's stock, any add-on's don't kill the price, unless the original parts are not included. If it's missing the oem wheels, exhaust, seat, anything really, it would bring the price down.

With that said, Dash FXR's seem to have lost some market appeal in the last year or so. Prices seemed to be heading for the $7K range over the winter.

As for riding it, change the fluids, add a new battery and ride it. Brake fluid and tires would be the next things to change. The tires would definitely be a reason to keep your speeds down till you get them swapped out. They get very hard with age and loose a lot of the side grip. Not that they ever had much to spare. Be sure to hear it run. If it was parked with fuel in it, then someone has some work to do.

 

Here's a go by: http://www.nadaguides.com/Motorcycles/1986/Harley-Davidson

It would give you some idea

 

1999

Here is a picture of the 1999 FXR2 in question. It was recently serviced and it has been well maintained for all of its years in storage. Actually storage is the wrong term, because it has been tended to the entire time.
I thank all of you for your feed back and will let you know how the negotiations go. The Harley shop that serviced the bike said its as if it came right off the show room floor and said they would not be surprised if someone would pay $17 to $18000 for it. That is too rich for me but I do like this bike. They said Harley only built 450 just like this one.

 

So were are you with it? Make an offer yet?

 

It's nice for sure but 17 to 18k is a lot of cash


FxrAndy

 

That color is called Cold Stone Blue. (although the color is purple)
1999 FXR2.
276 of those were made, while the "arresting red" FXR2's were much greater in number…..

Based upon the condition of the garage it is in I would say you would want to examine it very well…let's face it with a bike that has 400 miles on it you certainly want it to be pristine….and yet the bike is 15 years old.

When I purchased my 1999 FXR2 with 5,400 miles on it in May of 2005 and rode it home (310 miles) I had oil all over the drive way…lol….still can remember that day with the screamin eagle slip on mufflers (forgot my ear plugs) and my ears were ringing….and just dead…lol….so I pull up turn the bike off and see oil just dripping on the driveway….oh I was you might say extremely disappointed. Fortunately for me it was just the rocker cover gaskets at first then it was the inner primary….lol….well I did all the labor myself….today it's no big deal….but if you have to pay someone to do it then it's a bigger deal.

Probably worth $9,500.00. It's just an FXR with special paint and some chrome….the coolest thing about the FXR2's and FXR3's and FXR4's is they are the latest version…..

If you buy it get a parts book and a service manual immediately….if you can't afford the parts book or the service manual don't buy the bike….

These bikes are not "collectable" they are just FXR's meant to be ridden and enjoyed.

Warmest Regards,

 

That color is called Cold Stone Blue. (although the color is purple)
1999 FXR2.

276 of those were made, while the "arresting red" FXR2's were much greater in number…..

Based upon the condition of the garage it is in I would say you would want to examine it very well…let's face it with a bike that has 400 miles on it you certainly want it to be pristine….and yet the bike is 15 years old.

Probably worth $9,500.00. It's just an FXR with special paint and some chrome….the coolest thing about the FXR2's and FXR3's and FXR4's is they are the latest version…..

These bikes are not "collectable" they are just FXR's meant to be ridden and enjoyed.

Warmest Regards,

@gree:, except I always heard and read the color referred to as Stone Cold Blue not "Cold Stone Blue".

Obviously, you should overpay for it what you can afford -or a little more- (if you're obsessive-compulsive like me). :woohoo:

Personally, I wouldn't pay more than $7.5K now for any of these six CVO FXR models (two paint schemes each of the 2's, 3's or 4's), but that's me.

Dormant are those "booming" days where buyers will pay $12-$15K for a 10-year-old Evo, albeit the last Evo-model year and 1st CVO model.
The MoCo took advantage of a 90's economy by reviving a "cult classic" and throwing on some chrome parts and some funky paint schemes, which apparently justified charging $10K extra compared to the 5-years-prior '94 FXLR and FXRS-convertible models, which they couldn't give away. :dh:

Along those lines, there are others who claim that the Moco had a surplus of extra FXR frames stored in the York, PA facility, and only decided to assemble them after a separate government contract for that facility was nixed. Rather than lay-off some workers, the MoCo rallied and came up with the ingenious marketing idea of the "CustomVehicles Operations" brand, which enabled each new FXR to be "hand-assembled" by teams of two factory technicians. This lead to the FXR once again, single-handedly saving the MoCo and catapulting it in the 21st Century.

However, while cosmetically "enhanced", i.e. shiny chrome and limited paint schemes, the MoCo put no effort into mechanically enhancing these new FXR's compared to the current-day CVO models. No, these latest FXRs were the same motor-wise as their early 90's predecessors, save the latest Evo engine upgrades. Supporting evidence is that these latest FXRs came equipped with the dogged-down taller 2.925 : 1 overall gearing instead of the earlier 3.37 : 1 overall ratio where these rubber-mounted "sport-touring" bikes thrive (or even the compromised '94 version of the 3.15 : 1 overall ratio). :hystria:

But I digress, it's only got 400 miles on it now, but if you intend to ride it, what's the difference? Soon, it'll have 1,400 miles, then 14K mi, etc., and it'll still be worth $7.5K at most, or whatever some other obsessive-compulsive wants to pay for it when you're ready to re-sell it.

If you're a collector, well I guess that's a different story. But now you're buying a 15-year-old bike that supposedly has 400 miles on it, meaning it's very easy to disconnect the speedo on these bikes, i.e., buyer beware...

There's a "mint" green flame '99 FXR3 sitting in my local dealership. Never been sold. Never been registered / titled, which apparently is very desirable/valuable to collectors. I suppose a "never-been-registered / titled" dealership vehicle proves that it's "mint". Five years ago, it had only 12 miles on it. Now, it's got 16 miles on it from being wheeled around the shop over the years. Dealer said he'll "let it go" for $16K. As far as I'm concerned, it can sit there another 16 years and accumulate another 16 miles. No thanks.