Buyers guide to buying a used bike?

[Blue]

^^^^ can attest to that - damn they charge out the ass

[nvmee]

majority of the bike is plug and play almost. good thign with a carby is that you rip the thing apart, clean it and put everything back together and it runs like a gem. non of the fuel injected computer stuff

[snappy_]

anyone know where i can get my fork seals replaced and how much?

mine busted after i hit a pot hole.

[nvmee]

Mcas =p fork seals + oil cost 50 dollars? well mine did anywais.

[.::F[L]Y::.]

nvmee- do you have lika workshop manual or somesort?

[nvmee]

i just sold my bike man.......after years on it. Sold it for 5.5, then looked at bike sales and saw allof them went for 6k +

my bikes still on there if u wana take a peek on how well it is. its gona be sad to see it go tomorrow

[.::F[L]Y::.]

got a link to it?

yea, i have noticed the price of CBR250RR's going up in price since its coming closer to summer.

[Feverpitched]

Yep. From the look of things today, squid is definitely back in season.

[nvmee]

i sold mine for cheap ! 5.5k compared to the mark of 6k+

and yeh its gona be squid season big time...

[na-118]

theres no need for a workshop manual. it's really easy to do minor service and shit, just need the tools, bike stand and spare time and the parts

[Henessaayyy]

main things to check;

brakes (sit on the bike and roll it abit and slam on the front brakes for a fraction of a second, dont hold them in or the bike may slide and you could drop it)
forks (hold the front brake on and rock the bike - feel if the shocks bottom out)
electricals (lights/indicators/horn/dashlights/clusterlights/tailights.. etc etc)
frame/subframe (check if its straight, get some speed and ride without hands on the handlebars)
throttle (sticky throttle or laggy?? usually means carbies need tuning)

really important one...
make sure it starts!!!
if it doesnt start with the ignition, clutch start it.. if it wont clutch start.. then the spark plugs are fried!

thats all i can really note for now...

[na-118]

how would you know if the spark plugs are fried? it could be spark leads, starter, battery could of been gg'd. what if regs ****ed too,