Peter,
Dealer said parts costs was $1022. So where would I list as a project bike? It has just over 60k miles on it.
You could list it here in the 'For Sale by Owner' section; on Craigslist; BikeSales; or basically just anywhere and everywhere you'd list a 'normal' bike sale, and advertise it
EXACTLY as if it's a normal bike sale, altho maybe with something like 'special price reduction - needs new stator/magneto - sold as is where is' in the advert, and put your price down by maybe $1200-$1500 on what others are asking for similar machines. Hey, if it still runs atm, why not advertise it at the going rate without any mention of the mag/stator in the advert, see who responds, and if/when they do, immediately tell them about the mag/stator & suggest you'll sell at your asking price as soon as you've got it fixed, or you could drop the price $1000 or so & they can take it as is - they'll probably appreciate the honesty AND the offer of price reduction, and then once they own it, they can get it fixed however & wherever they want! :dontknow:
But SERIOUSLY, 60,000 miles is
NOT OLD for a V-twin Spyder, less old for a Triple, & besides, the stator/mag thing is really only a minor issue - I don't think it's anywhere near worth getting rid of it over either (my 2013 RT already has somewhat more miles up than that, and I'm
not upgrading until/unless BRP or some other manufacturer comes out with something that isn't fully digital and that works better for me!) Besides, have you got a second opinion on what it'll take to fix it/what needs to be done yet? Or asked them for a Trade-in value? Or checked the parts prices on the necessary parts thru BRP and CheapCycleParts....
Personally, I
really wouldn't be tossing a 2013 Spyder with
only 60,000 miles on the odo out
OR selling it on just because
one dealer gave you what could well be their '
we really don't want to do this job price, cos right now we're just too busy, so toss him some ridiculous price & if he bites, bewdy, he can pay up and wait' - at least, I wouldn't accept that without checking around a bit first!!
Trust, but Verify! Maybe try another dealer or if you can't/don't want to do it yourself (and it
is a job that most people who can read the instructions & twirl a screwdriver could easily do!) see if some local bike shop or even a Spyder Ryder/home mechanic is willing to do the job for you any cheaper - have you checked?? :dontknow:
Mag/stator repairs are generally not really difficult jobs, so why would a little thing like this make you want to get rid of an otherwise perfectly fine machine?? Why not just fix it & move on to enjoying the Miles of Smiles again?? :dontknow:
Besides, if you can find a buyer who's prepared & able to do that sort of work, I doubt it'd cost them much more that $1000 in retail parts to get that sorted, & that'd be with all new bits too! :lecturef_smilie: 
) if it's otherwise in good nick, I reckon you'd be doing yourself a pretty large dis-service to let it go cheaply as a 'parts bike'! :shocked:
