Cash for Motorcycles Across Minnesota

Get Cash Cars buys motorcycles anywhere in Minnesota, running or not. You’ll get a free offer in about 15 minutes, free pickup, and payment on the spot before the bike leaves your garage — whether it’s a well-kept cruiser, a dropped sport bike, or a project that’s been under a tarp for years.

Selling a motorcycle privately in Minnesota usually means waiting for riding season and fielding a lot of messages. We buy year-round.

What motorcycles do you buy?

We buy street-legal motorcycles of all kinds:

• Cruisers and V-twins.
• Touring bikes with fairings, saddlebags and trunks.
• Sport bikes and sport-touring bikes.
• Standard and naked bikes.
• Dual-sport and adventure bikes.
• Older and vintage bikes, including partly restored projects.

We buy domestic and import makes. If you have a bike that doesn’t fit neatly into a category, call and describe it.

The Minnesota storage problem

Motorcycle season here is short. Every fall, bikes get rolled into garages, sheds and storage units, and the plan is always to ride again in spring. Then a season gets busy, a kid comes along, someone moves, and one season of storage turns into several.

Bikes that sit develop predictable problems:

• Stale fuel that gums up carburetors or fuel injectors.
• Dead batteries that won’t take a charge.
• Dried-out tires with flat spots or cracks.
• Corroded brakes and seized calipers.
• Mouse nests in air boxes and exhaust pipes.
• Rust on chains, chrome and spokes, especially in damp sheds.

Getting a long-stored bike back on the road can mean a carb clean, a battery, tires, brake work and fluids — and the bill adds up fast. If you’re no longer riding, selling it as-is is often the sensible move.

Do you buy motorcycles that don’t run?

Yes. Non-running bikes are a big part of what we buy. Tell us what you know:

• Does the engine turn over?
• When did it last run?
• Was it winterized before storage?
• Are there missing parts, or has it been partly taken apart?

A project bike in boxes is still worth an offer, as long as the main parts and the frame are there and you can show it’s yours. For non-running cars and trucks, see our page on cash for non-running cars.

What about a motorcycle that’s been dropped or crashed?

We buy those too. Laid-down bikes often have bent levers, cracked fairings, scraped cases and bent bars. A more serious crash can bend forks or the frame. Describe the damage when you call, and if an insurance company has been involved, let us know how it was settled. Our page on selling a damaged car explains how insurance total losses and salvage titles work in general.

A note on motorcycle titles

Selling a motorcycle works like selling a car: you’ll need to show you own it, ideally with a title signed by every owner listed. Bikes change hands informally more often than cars do, so it’s common for a title to be missing or still in a previous owner’s name.

If you have that situation, don’t guess. Apply for a duplicate title through Minnesota DVS if the bike is titled to you and the title is lost, and read our page on selling a vehicle without a title. Then call (763) 226-3586 to talk through your situation before pickup.

Getting a stored bike ready for pickup

You don’t need to get the bike running, but a few simple steps make pickup quick:

• Find every key, including ignition, fuel cap, saddlebag and trunk keys.
• Gather loose parts — removed mirrors, seats, windshields, exhaust pieces or boxes of parts that go with the bike.
• Clear a path to the bike. Move the lawnmower, kayak or boxes that have piled up around it.
• Pump up the tires if you can, so it rolls more easily. If they won’t hold air, that’s fine; just let us know.
• Unlock any chain or disc lock and have the key ready.
• Pull your personal items out of the saddlebags, trunk and under the seat.

If the bike is in a storage unit, make sure you have access during the pickup window.

What affects the offer on a motorcycle?

• Make, model, year and engine size.
• Whether it runs and how long it’s been sitting.
• Mileage.
• Crash damage, especially to the frame or forks.
• Completeness — engine, tank, wheels, seat and controls.
• Aftermarket parts, such as exhausts or luggage, which may or may not add value.
• Title status.

Motorcycles are valued differently than cars. Weight and scrap metal matter much less; the bike’s make, model and whether it can be put back on the road matter much more.

Selling to us vs. selling privately

A private sale can bring a good price for a clean, popular bike in May. But you’ll need to wait for the season, answer messages, let strangers test-ride your bike (or decline and lose buyers), and handle payment safely. Our post on car selling scams to avoid applies to motorcycles too.

Selling to us takes one call, works in January as well as July, and you’re paid on the spot at pickup.

How it works for motorcycles

1. Call (763) 226-3586 or use the form with the year, make, model, mileage, condition and title status.
2. Get a free offer, usually in about 15 minutes.
3. Schedule free pickup. Same-day is often available in the Twin Cities metro; in Greater Minnesota it’s usually same-day or next-day depending on location. We’ll bring the right equipment to load the bike safely.
4. Sign the title and get paid on the spot.

What to have ready

• The title, signed by all listed owners, and photo ID.
• All keys, including keys for saddlebags, trunks and locks.
• Any removed parts that belong with the bike.
• Lender information if there’s still a loan.

After the sale, report it to Minnesota DVS within 10 days and cancel your insurance.

Sell your motorcycle today

We buy bikes from Ramsey and Anoka to Rochester and Duluth, 7 days a week, 7 AM – 9 PM. Whether it’s riding season or the middle of winter, we’ll make you an offer.

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