Hi Guys!
Looking for some advice buying a bike as an M2 rider. I am looking specifically for a 2003+ SV650S full fairing. There are several to choose from on kijiji and very few in dealerships it seems...
My problem is I dont have a car and live downtown Toronto. I have seen and test rode a few SVs and have been using zipcar to do this (expensive) while unable to qualify the condition of the bike accurately do to my lack of experience giving me cold feet. Most bikes are 1 hour or further drive.
It seems every private sale refuses to do a safety unless they get paid for their time. The last guy wanted a $500 deposit for the bike to have the safety done which was a red flag. To me this is part of selling the bike and I dont get why people cant spend a couple hours on a weekend prepping to sell. This is making it difficult since I need to visit the bike and then figure out how to transport it if not already having the safety done. It seems if a bike had its safety done and it looked good I could essentially get plates/insure it right after the sale and ride it home.
Can anyone lend some advice on the best way to approach a purchase in my position? Should I only consider bikes with the safety done or should I suck it up and buy one that looks (to my knowledge) good and then rent some type of truck and ramp to transport it some place? Is there perhaps some service that can take care of inspecting or maybe transportation of a bike?
Many thanks!
Looking for some advice buying a bike as an M2 rider. I am looking specifically for a 2003+ SV650S full fairing. There are several to choose from on kijiji and very few in dealerships it seems...
My problem is I dont have a car and live downtown Toronto. I have seen and test rode a few SVs and have been using zipcar to do this (expensive) while unable to qualify the condition of the bike accurately do to my lack of experience giving me cold feet. Most bikes are 1 hour or further drive.
It seems every private sale refuses to do a safety unless they get paid for their time. The last guy wanted a $500 deposit for the bike to have the safety done which was a red flag. To me this is part of selling the bike and I dont get why people cant spend a couple hours on a weekend prepping to sell. This is making it difficult since I need to visit the bike and then figure out how to transport it if not already having the safety done. It seems if a bike had its safety done and it looked good I could essentially get plates/insure it right after the sale and ride it home.
Can anyone lend some advice on the best way to approach a purchase in my position? Should I only consider bikes with the safety done or should I suck it up and buy one that looks (to my knowledge) good and then rent some type of truck and ramp to transport it some place? Is there perhaps some service that can take care of inspecting or maybe transportation of a bike?
Many thanks!