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Buying used bike’s…
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May 20, 2009 at 6:31 pm #2864sleepr24Participant
Anyone know of any good sites for searching for used bikes [besides craigslist and cycle trader]. thanks much.
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May 20, 2009 at 6:44 pm #18759briderdtParticipantMay 20, 2009 at 7:03 pm #18761sleepr24Participantanother good site with some great advice. excellent find. thanks.
May 21, 2009 at 12:16 am #18773SantaCruzRiderParticipantSince you’re in the Bay Area, you may want to check out Riders Warehouse. I think it’s in Sunnyvale and they have something like 50+ used bikes on consignment.
I’ve never bought a bike there, but it’s cool to go in and sit on a bunch and get an idea for what your like. I would think the prices are negotiable.
May 21, 2009 at 12:33 am #18774sleepr24ParticipantI can use the same title twice if I want to. lol. Thanks for the site. Will definitely be checking it out in person in the next month. Appreciate the feedback.
May 23, 2009 at 5:19 am #18868TerriKhaliParticipantI just have to add, if your looking on creigslist, and other such places (and assuming your looking in your local paper as well) PLEASE, dear god, no matter what ANYONE tells you, Ask to either see a vin check- RECENT, or go get one BEFORE you finalize the deal.
(50% up front, 50% in a few hours when it comes back clean title- or whatever you can get the seller to agree to) It’s going to possibly save your ass, and your bank roll!I’m a fan of “I’m selling because I out grew it” bikes that are 2-4 years old. I personally, am not swimming in cash, and its within my budget to find one that either somebody out grew, or bought, then realized they didn’t like it.
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if your looking at sport bikes, its a MUST if your buying from a personal seller, as opposed to a shop, to run that check. As I just said today, if its marked Salvage, it could only require a frame check to get it back on the road, but if its Un-repairable- WALK. Even if it LOOKS fine, with or even without (some guys are a WHIZ at buffing and painting the marks out!) visible damage, be CAREFUL.
Yes, I LOVE bikes a few years older, but… if its your first purchase from Joe Blow down the block- CYA! (cover your ass!)
…and no, I havent had the misfortune of buying something that would cost twict the price to repair, but…. it CAN easily happen- and it HAS been tried on me before. Guess us chicks look gullible. *lol*
Best of luck- and I say, let somebody else break them in… and loose money the second they pull off the lot! *LOL* Their loss = my gain!
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