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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> The Cafe >> Selling bikes /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1394498462 Message started by S-P on 03/10/14 at 17:41:02 |
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Title: Selling bikes Post by S-P on 03/10/14 at 17:41:02 Not sure I should sell my bobber bike to a kid who's first question is how fast will it go and is it 1 stroke or 2 stroke.... :-? |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by Serowbot on 03/10/14 at 17:55:40 77706172616A74657168040 wrote:
;D ;D ;D... I'd try my best not too... |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by Trippah on 03/10/14 at 18:26:49 In all sincerity, ask if Dad or big brother is available for a quick conversation. You want to know that the kid has taken some very desirable courses: given that he will probably kill himself on a pocket rocket you might be doing him a favor. ::) |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/10/14 at 18:34:04 I know a guy who sold a bike to a friend who promptly went out & got run over.. He lived, but never was able to make it on his own. He is still not over it & he is pushin 60.. that was 45 or so years ago.,,If you think he is a likely statistic, I recommend ya dont sell to him, Its just not something ya need on your heart if it goes badly.. Yea, I know "If I dont sell him a bike, someone else will.." Well,, then its on them, innit? |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by ZAR on 03/10/14 at 18:36:47 I've been buying and selling stuff for years to make an extra dollar or two but I've always tried to stay away from bikes for just this reason. Even if a kids dad is ok with the purchase I'm just too afraid of reading an obit in the paper and knowing someone got killed on a bike I sold them. It may be silly but just how my mind works. That goes triple if it's someone under 21. |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by S-P on 03/10/14 at 21:07:52 4E68736A6A7B721A0 wrote:
JOG If you think he is a likely statistic, I recommend ya dont sell to him, Its just not something ya need on your heart if it goes badly.. Yea, I know "If I dont sell him a bike, someone else will.." Well,, then its on them, innit? Yeah... I had a friend who sold a "Dukes of Hazzard" car to a couple of teenage yahoos and the next night they wrapped it around a light pole and killed themselves. He always felt guilty for that. I told the kid the bike is not a rocket, it is for putting around town and short weekend rides around the lake. I didn't hear back from him. ;) |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by Serowbot on 03/10/14 at 22:37:59 You can't feel responsible for selling... A buyer will buy from somebody... I sell with good advice... that's better than most would get elsewhere... That will help the ignorant,... but you can't fix stupid... :-?... |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by seedubs1 on 03/12/14 at 10:32:14 I sold my gsxr to some guy in his early 20s. 15 minutes after I sold it to him, he called me up all pissed off because I sold him a turd that wouldn't start after he stopped at a gas station to fill it up. I drove all the darn way out there to figure out what happened since that bike was show room condition only to find out that he hadn't the sense to switch the kill switch off... I figure he eventually wrapped it around a tree considering his common sense level. My .02 on selling: If they're legally ok to buy what I'm selling and have cash, they can have it. I'm a good honest seller, and I'll shoot strait about what I'm selling. But it's not up to me to decide if what I'm selling is dangerous to the person that's buying it. This is America, and an adult buyer can make his/her own decision regarding that. |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by Kris01 on 03/12/14 at 16:17:12 Amen! |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by WD on 03/12/14 at 22:02:32 One of my coworkers at the shop in WA sold a 750 Nighthawk to a new rider. Older bike, air cooled, drum rear. It came back on a wrecker within 2 hours, covered in blood and smashed to pieces. The buyer was an older ex-con that wanted to start riding again after a 25 year prison hitch. I quit selling running bikes to new or returning riders that day. Former 1%er club member, long time rider, 25 year "vacation" on the state's dime. Never heard the final outcome, left the job a year later and he was still in a coma... and yes, he had on a full face helmet when he hit whatever it was that he hit. |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by shorty on 03/13/14 at 15:21:37 I sell but make the buyer sit behind me.. nobody takes the bike out of my sight after a bad experience with a liar years ago :'( |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by Serowbot on 03/13/14 at 16:47:25 Yup,... last Savage I sold to a "experienced dirt rider"... He left my driveway and shot straight across the street into a wall on the test ride... "Dude,.. you just bought it"... ::)... |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by jcstokes on 03/13/14 at 16:51:24 If people are over the age of contractual liability, their purchase becomes their joy, boredom, issue or problem. Best to stay away from the under eighteens. |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by S-P on 03/13/14 at 21:25:36 Just sold to a "kid" (over 21). His dad was with him who rides a classic Harley. Both took it for a test drive. Seemed like a cool family. Both came back from the test ride with big grins. I recommended they join the forum. They got a smokin' deal and solid bike thanks to everyone's help here, and the Wifey is happy because I almost broke even between selling my bobber and buying the newer bike. All is right in the universe. :) |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by Dave on 03/14/14 at 12:17:06 11160714070C1203170E620 wrote:
Yep......wifes like that "even up" kind of stuff. When I sold my trials bike I was able to buy us a 2-Seater road bike with the money, and still have enough left over to buy us some riding gear! |
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Title: Re: Selling bikes Post by seedubs1 on 03/14/14 at 12:18:53 4B59564B57565D5F380 wrote:
I only allow test rides with full asking price, in cash, in my hand. And I make it very clear that if they scratch it, the transaction already happened and I'll be keeping their money. |
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