Buying a used motorcycle is always delivers a lot of hassle and opens up many possibilities to buy not what we wanted. Here are a few simple tips to follow to be a little reduce the risk of a failed purchase. Look to the appearance of paint, stickers, muffler. In advance to find out how the bike should look like the original. Custom is nice, but it must be dealt with suspicion, often it means that the original part had been killed. Ask the owner where the original, which he took from the bike. If the sale "Straight", made of sportbike, it is often said that the front plastic was killed in fall.

Check the frame and visible parts for rust, heavy scratches, abrasions. Also note, not repainted if these parts recently. Try planting the bike, sit on it. It is convenient to you? Take out Does feet to the ground? Sit behind the passenger, ask him about feelings. Honesty is not too lazy to check the number for the frame and engine of a motorcycle in traffic police for theft.

You never know, maybe you are trying to sell stolen motorcycle. Check the service history service book. Better if it is. There should be a mark on all passed MOT. Warranty is good if the bike under warranty. However, for Russia, it is more the exception than the rule, the same applies to the service book. If the owner claims that the warranty on the bike is still valid, do not forget to check the service book entries is if something is not, then the warranty is not valid.