Why I will never buy a used bike

OTB · 09-11-2008, 06:47 PM

It's not used bikes that are the issue....it's the owners. I've said it before and I'll say it again....you want to buy a used "keeper"?....Look at the owner. I've bought used bikes that I would classify as "neglected". The owners were casual about service and appearance. Then their are the "abusers"....see the above asshats. And then, there are the guys and gals that are ANAL about service....that's who I want to buy a keeper from.

Look and listen to the owner and in 30 seconds of them talking you'll know just what kind of shape that bike is REALLY in..........

NONE_too_SOFT · 09-11-2008, 07:09 PM

i would have given anything to see somebody go kick his bike into first while he's bouncing the tach like a douche

BobTheBiker · 09-11-2008, 07:16 PM

Yup. the person I got my Hurricane from told me what I wanted to know, and one look at my bike shows the type of people the previous owners were. 40K on the clock, but the motor is so clean that you'd only really think it had about 5k well cared for miles on it. fairings though, umm, what fairings? all of em are broken in some way except my lowers, which are nonexistant.

Phenix_Rider · 09-11-2008, 07:42 PM

I HATE that sound!

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09-11-2008, 06:47 PM	#1
OTB The Man Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CrabTown USA Moto: 00 Bimota DB4 Posts: 823	It's not used bikes that are the issue....it's the owners. I've said it before and I'll say it again....you want to buy a used "keeper"?....Look at the owner. I've bought used bikes that I would classify as "neglected". The owners were casual about service and appearance. Then their are the "abusers"....see the above asshats. And then, there are the guys and gals that are ANAL about service....that's who I want to buy a keeper from. Look and listen to the owner and in 30 seconds of them talking you'll know just what kind of shape that bike is REALLY in..........

09-11-2008, 07:09 PM	#2
NONE_too_SOFT Chopstix / \ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron OH Moto: 03 CBR RR Posts: 5,350	i would have given anything to see somebody go kick his bike into first while he's bouncing the tach like a douche

09-11-2008, 07:16 PM	#3
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	Yup. the person I got my Hurricane from told me what I wanted to know, and one look at my bike shows the type of people the previous owners were. 40K on the clock, but the motor is so clean that you'd only really think it had about 5k well cared for miles on it. fairings though, umm, what fairings? all of em are broken in some way except my lowers, which are nonexistant.