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Shogun
I have a flawless bright yellow Shogun 600... I will post pictures as soon as I get 10 postings... can anyone tell me a bit about the brand?
05-15-24, 09:53 PM
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mean yellow shogun
here comes the sun!!! what its worth if I were to part with it? again, this thing is flawless and all original...
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I think that's a great color 
. It looks kinda small?
. It looks kinda small?
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that shogun is from that "200 bike" lot that was posted in the 'are you looking for' thread, for sale on FB a few weeks ago.
the post: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...l#post23221133
so what's the story on the bike, the lot, what is happening with / happened to all of them?
the post: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...l#post23221133
so what's the story on the bike, the lot, what is happening with / happened to all of them?
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05-16-24, 09:47 AM
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that shogun is from that "200 bike" lot that was posted in the 'are you looking for' thread, for sale on FB a few weeks ago.
the post: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...l#post23221133
so what's the story on the bike, the lot, what is happening with / happened to all of them?
the post: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...l#post23221133
so what's the story on the bike, the lot, what is happening with / happened to all of them?
05-16-24, 04:44 PM
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good eye! I was lucky enough to acquire the entire collection recently. The previous owner of the bikes was a true love of bikes but he has number of other passions he wanted to pursue. Now I have to figure out what do I keep, sell, trade etc... 
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good eye! I was lucky enough to acquire the entire collection recently. The previous owner of the bikes was a true love of bikes but he has number of other passions he wanted to pursue. Now I have to figure out what do I keep, sell, trade etc... 
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05-16-24, 07:29 PM
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...great bike, but my experience here in trying to sell my own collection in NorCal has been a massive failure. I honestly have to give some very nice bikes away, for free. I don't know what the situation is where you are, but here, there are few buyers for classic steel at prices over $2-300. Or at least that's been my experience so far, in the past couple of months. Craigslist is moribund, eBay local pickup produces lots of lookers but few offers, and nobody wants to pay the costs to pack and ship a bicycle any more. If I sound disappointed, it's because I am. But I honestly hope you have better luck there.
I just hauled a Shogun touring bike, with full racks and in fully refurbished condition, pristine cosmetically, over to the bike co-op and gave it to them. That was one of the great Japanese touring bikes from the age of Japanese made touring bikes. Few seem to care in the age of carbon fiber and e-bikes.
...great bike, but my experience here in trying to sell my own collection in NorCal has been a massive failure. I honestly have to give some very nice bikes away, for free. I don't know what the situation is where you are, but here, there are few buyers for classic steel at prices over $2-300. Or at least that's been my experience so far, in the past couple of months. Craigslist is moribund, eBay local pickup produces lots of lookers but few offers, and nobody wants to pay the costs to pack and ship a bicycle any more. If I sound disappointed, it's because I am. But I honestly hope you have better luck there.
I just hauled a Shogun touring bike, with full racks and in fully refurbished condition, pristine cosmetically, over to the bike co-op and gave it to them. That was one of the great Japanese touring bikes from the age of Japanese made touring bikes. Few seem to care in the age of carbon fiber and e-bikes.
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...great bike, but my experience here in trying to sell my own collection in NorCal has been a massive failure. I honestly have to give some very nice bikes away, for free. I don't know what the situation is where you are, but here, there are few buyers for classic steel at prices over $2-300. Or at least that's been my experience so far, in the past couple of months. Craigslist is moribund, eBay local pickup produces lots of lookers but few offers, and nobody wants to pay the costs to pack and ship a bicycle any more. If I sound disappointed, it's because I am. But I honestly hope you have better luck there.
I just hauled a Shogun touring bike, with full racks and in fully refurbished condition, pristine cosmetically, over to the bike co-op and gave it to them. That was one of the great Japanese touring bikes from the age of Japanese made touring bikes. Few seem to care in the age of carbon fiber and e-bikes.
...great bike, but my experience here in trying to sell my own collection in NorCal has been a massive failure. I honestly have to give some very nice bikes away, for free. I don't know what the situation is where you are, but here, there are few buyers for classic steel at prices over $2-300. Or at least that's been my experience so far, in the past couple of months. Craigslist is moribund, eBay local pickup produces lots of lookers but few offers, and nobody wants to pay the costs to pack and ship a bicycle any more. If I sound disappointed, it's because I am. But I honestly hope you have better luck there.
I just hauled a Shogun touring bike, with full racks and in fully refurbished condition, pristine cosmetically, over to the bike co-op and gave it to them. That was one of the great Japanese touring bikes from the age of Japanese made touring bikes. Few seem to care in the age of carbon fiber and e-bikes.
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[QUOTE=zukahn1;23242537]+1 Trying to sell anything lesser known from the 70 or 80's with DT shifters is tough in the current market. I have ended up donating a several nice builds to the local thrift store Road. SS and MTB where they only sold for $100 or so in Fairplay CO.[/QUOTE
i’m in no hurry, I bought them for investment. I have no problem waiting until the market turns around. I will be in trouble, if it doesn’t.:-)
i’m in no hurry, I bought them for investment. I have no problem waiting until the market turns around. I will be in trouble, if it doesn’t.:-)
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I would never, ever treat old bikes as an investment. Having collected antiques over 60 years now, there is stuff I bought 60 years ago that is worth less than what I paid back then. The best time to sell a collectable as an investment product is IMMEDIATELY. Stuff goes in and out of fashion in a heart beat. I keep some vintage bikes, not as an investment but because I like them, The more desirable stuff can have value but not as an investment. Check the value of a PX10 or a Chicago Schwinn Paramount, today versus ten years ago. What will they be worth ten years from now, I have no idea. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones average ten years ago was 16,2xx, and closed yesterday over 40,000. This does not include the dividends people received over those ten years.
I've bought two bicycle collections recently. I am selling them as fast as I can, at a discount. The boxes of parts I got with the collections have turned out to have the best value. Even that stuff is going on the market as soon as I can get them listed. I have already sold enough to cover what I spent.
As investments, bikes like all collectables tie up $$, give no returns while you hold them, need to be stored carefully and given occasional maintenance.
I've bought two bicycle collections recently. I am selling them as fast as I can, at a discount. The boxes of parts I got with the collections have turned out to have the best value. Even that stuff is going on the market as soon as I can get them listed. I have already sold enough to cover what I spent.
As investments, bikes like all collectables tie up $$, give no returns while you hold them, need to be stored carefully and given occasional maintenance.
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I would never, ever treat old bikes as an investment. Having collected antiques over 60 years now, there is stuff I bought 60 years ago that is worth less than what I paid back then. The best time to sell a collectable as an investment product is IMMEDIATELY. Stuff goes in and out of fashion in a heart beat. I keep some vintage bikes, not as an investment but because I like them, The more desirable stuff can have value but not as an investment. Check the value of a PX10 or a Chicago Schwinn Paramount, today versus ten years ago. What will they be worth ten years from now, I have no idea. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones average ten years ago was 16,2xx, and closed yesterday over 40,000. This does not include the dividends people received over those ten years.
I've bought two bicycle collections recently. I am selling them as fast as I can, at a discount. The boxes of parts I got with the collections have turned out to have the best value. Even that stuff is going on the market as soon as I can get them listed. I have already sold enough to cover what I spent.
As investments, bikes like all collectables tie up $$, give no returns while you hold them, need to be stored carefully and given occasional maintenance.
I've bought two bicycle collections recently. I am selling them as fast as I can, at a discount. The boxes of parts I got with the collections have turned out to have the best value. Even that stuff is going on the market as soon as I can get them listed. I have already sold enough to cover what I spent.
As investments, bikes like all collectables tie up $$, give no returns while you hold them, need to be stored carefully and given occasional maintenance.
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Originally Posted by 3alarmer
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...great bike, but my experience here in trying to sell
I just hauled a Shogun touring bike, with full racks and in fully refurbished condition, pristine cosmetically, over to the bike co-op and gave it to them. That was one of the great Japanese touring bikes from the age of Japanese made touring bikes. Few seem to care in the age of carbon fiber and e-bikes.
...great bike, but my experience here in trying to sell
I just hauled a Shogun touring bike, with full racks and in fully refurbished condition, pristine cosmetically, over to the bike co-op and gave it to them. That was one of the great Japanese touring bikes from the age of Japanese made touring bikes. Few seem to care in the age of carbon fiber and e-bikes.
