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[wing46]

Guys,what is better when you buying a bike,buying private or buying at the dealer.Cheers Marcin.

[scooby]

depends what you want.


private--usually cheaper

dealer--- bit more come back,piece of mind,but not always,px option if needed.

if i find the bike i want,at the right price then makes no odds to me. 

[wing46]

My first bike I bought at the dealer but about a few weeks later I saw that bike was probably damaged bike had different shade of paint on front and was something wrong with engine,so maybe I should decide to buy a private. Cheers scooby

[Andy J]

always take someone along who will look at the bike for faults whilst you are dreaming though pal 

[wing46]

always take someone along who will look at the bike for faults whilst you are dreaming though pal 

Am still dreaming

[davemfox]

always take someone along who will look at the bike for faults whilst you are dreaming though pal 

 

Dave

[zx10r bob]

private is ok for a good hagle and then get the AA too check it out,,,,HPI the bike also,,,,,,,

[wing46]

private is ok for a good hagle and then get the AA too check it out,,,,HPI the bike also,,,,,,,

What is it AA and HPI?

[scooby]

AA- same as RAC,the will come and do a relatively in depth check over the bike,and let you know of any potential problems,but at a cost.

HPI check basically tells you if the bike has any outstanding finance on it and if it has been recorded on the accident database,again at a  cost but not a huge amount.

the best advice was given by Andyj,it's very easy to get over excited when buying a new bike and miss or dismiss little things,where as a friend who knows what they are doing can be a little bit more level headed.

[wing46]

AA- same as RAC,the will come and do a relatively in depth check over the bike,and let you know of any potential problems,but at a cost.

HPI check basically tells you if the bike has any outstanding finance on it and if it has been recorded on the accident database,again at a  cost but not a huge amount.

the best advice was given by Andyj,it's very easy to get over excited when buying a new bike and miss or dismiss little things,where as a friend who knows what they are doing can be a little bit more level headed.

Where can I find who do all these checks? 

[paulj]

I've bought from a dealer once and that was a new bike. I prefer to buy private. Obviously much better prices and all the bikes I've bought that way have been looked after and have had service history