Top 5 Used Motorcycle Scams

[@mariuss.6607]

Buying a crotch rocket is always hit or miss. Buy mediocre bikes from mature dudes.

[@kataratak33]

I wish I had the patience to deal with sellers like you do. I would pay you to pick out a bike for me

[@liquidsofa]

I also look at, is this a common squid bike. If the bloke you're buying from is a young punk and is selling a short stroke rocket, chances are, that engine has suffered burn-outs or worse, attempted failed burn-outs. Look for signs of heat stress. Look for rust caused by heat. Look for bolt heads with flaked paint. Look in hard to wash places, you might find the dust form of rubber that can only accumulate from burn-outs. Is the guy you are buying from a squid or a squid wannabe? Is he 20 years old with lip ring and a Hayabusa next to the one he's selling, or is he 42 his hat backwards and a pastel coloured T-shirt and crocs? On the other flip of the coin, the old guy who is selling a bagger. Has that bike sat for a long time because he bought it on the romantic thought of riding alone, along an open coast road, then he realises the closest coast road is 4000km away. For some reason, baggers don't get their regular maintenance. They get bought and wiped down with cloth nappy once a day, then once a week, then once a month, then they get in the way and take up room in the garage. Where I live, mud wasps will build many, many nests on these bikes. The guy's wife will often release information about that bike. She hated it when he bought it and now she was won the argument to get rid of it. You are spot on with asking questions, 50% of the purchase is the person you are buying from. Learn the person, plus the bike. The other thing I do, I watch KZbin videos on this subject. KZbin has a way of interjecting society with catchphrases. A lot of people will sell a bike, they will want to appear intelligent, so they learn from KZbin. They will use catchphrases while speaking with you. If you are buying a bike that is 12 months old and the first thing they say to you is "Dude, it's OEM straight from the factory, check the decals", chances are, there is a guy who watches KZbin. Catchphrases will let you spot a KZbin degree at 50 paces. Use that knowledge to your advantage.

[@flawseeingeye]

this video sums up why its better just to suck it up and buy new.

[@Sizzle408]

I’ve asked guys if I could take it to a shop first I’ll pay, and they get pissed off and tell me I’m wasting there time

[@ComfyDadShoes]

I had a k7 750, can’t believe I sold it. They’ve held their value so well.

[@Floydf0st3r]

Got my 06 gsxr1000 for $1k and my 06 gsxr750 for $2k..I got scammed on the GSX-R750 but got it all taken care of for a great deal on ebay

[@Ithrowgasfr]

Nice.

[@Orionleo]

Thanks for the more longform videos. I got my bike about 6 months ago, a Z400 2021 with 18k miles on it for 3.3k. I asked around and people told me it was a steal! And I still think it was. But I'm the third owner, and the second owner didn't tell me a bunch of stuff that I wasn't aware of at the time as a new buyer. -Chain/Sprocket needed to be replaced. AT the shop that was $250, doing it myself would've required tools and space I didn't have, but still 250 -Valve adjustment was coming up, that's $800 at my shop. -Tires were at about half-life, I'm gonna need to spend about $500 on some new road 6's -2 oil changes, $80 each with full synthetic and / So I put in a bout 2 grand to put the bike back on a proper maintenance schedule. Not sure if I got scammed or if that was natural. but dammit I love my Z400 ... after I'm done with her, if ever, I don't know if I'm even going to be able to sell her for the cost of the maintenance I did.

[@TRZZY-qf9jc]

What’s the best way to buy a used bike if your a new rider and don’t know much about bikes via experience?? Like how could I find someone that knows what to look for on a used bike??

[@choosetolivefree]

Long story short, if you aren't very familiar with bikes, and very familiar with the bike you're looking at, it's a gamble..long winded video to say those things.

[@Myrussell67]

All facts!!!

[@lowkeyhim556]

the swing arm is not $2k lmao more like 200$ lmao!

[@marvinmartinez2637]

Thanks spunk

[@MacalusoWoodworking4777]

Also, be aware of online scams. I got scammed through a yammie noob contest.

[@MrThejunkman]

A legit contest or are you referring to their "giveaway" that is actually just a lottery?

[@fire-ue3du]

@@MrThejunkman its more of a raffle

[@MrThejunkman]

@@fire-ue3du a raffle where you spend more to get more opportunities to win -like a lottery

[@frantzp]

ur a goat