Morrissey
Well-known member
I've got a bad case of "new bike fever" or more accurately "new-to-me bike fever". The problem is, in the 20 years of owning and riding bikes, I've never bought a bike through a private sale, only dealerships. I did sell one privately, but it was a long time ago and I honestly don't remember much.
I'm assuming that the seller will have the used vehicle package already. Since nothing I'm interested in buying is close by (1hr away or less) it's not like I can just pop over to see a bike easily or multiple times to see the bike, pay for it and get the paper work done. If I choose to buy a bike and they have the paper work done, can I simply sign the papers and ride it away (as long as my insurance is in place) or do I have to go to the MTO with the seller to do everything? Do I need a temporary plate or can I slap my plate on it to get it home and then head to the MTO and get everything transferred over? I'm trying to make this as simple as possible. If it's all going to be a huge pain in the butt then I'll just wait until something closer to home comes up for sale.
So, for those of you who have lots of experience with this sort of thing let me know how it all works.
I'm assuming that the seller will have the used vehicle package already. Since nothing I'm interested in buying is close by (1hr away or less) it's not like I can just pop over to see a bike easily or multiple times to see the bike, pay for it and get the paper work done. If I choose to buy a bike and they have the paper work done, can I simply sign the papers and ride it away (as long as my insurance is in place) or do I have to go to the MTO with the seller to do everything? Do I need a temporary plate or can I slap my plate on it to get it home and then head to the MTO and get everything transferred over? I'm trying to make this as simple as possible. If it's all going to be a huge pain in the butt then I'll just wait until something closer to home comes up for sale.
So, for those of you who have lots of experience with this sort of thing let me know how it all works.