Hey guys/girls,
Hopefully buying my first bike within the next couple of weeks, but I have no clue what exactly I should be looking for when looking at the bikes.
I'm finding a few bikes have scratches on the fairings from people dropping them, but they say there's nothing mechanically wrong with it. Do you guys think I can trust this? I don't mind scratches, because I can just buy fairings for less than what they reduce the bike price at due to the cosmetic damage.
Also, what's the average bike life for km's? I'm seeing bikes with 40-50k, but haven't come across any that are higher than that. Is it unusual to have a bike with more than 50k kms on it?
I've never ridden a sports bike before, so I'm not sure what I should be listening for, and feeling for. I assume deadzone for turning should be fairly tight and not wobbly, but that's about it.
Also, do bikes need to be safety'd like cars?
Hopefully buying my first bike within the next couple of weeks, but I have no clue what exactly I should be looking for when looking at the bikes.
I'm finding a few bikes have scratches on the fairings from people dropping them, but they say there's nothing mechanically wrong with it. Do you guys think I can trust this? I don't mind scratches, because I can just buy fairings for less than what they reduce the bike price at due to the cosmetic damage.
Also, what's the average bike life for km's? I'm seeing bikes with 40-50k, but haven't come across any that are higher than that. Is it unusual to have a bike with more than 50k kms on it?
I've never ridden a sports bike before, so I'm not sure what I should be listening for, and feeling for. I assume deadzone for turning should be fairly tight and not wobbly, but that's about it.
Also, do bikes need to be safety'd like cars?
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