How to buy a motorbike

korokoro107, Feb 18, 9:55am
Can someone tell me what to look for when buying a motorbike.eg, how to tell if an engine is worn etc

thanks in advance

i-n-horz, Feb 18, 10:01am
I think your best bet is to take someone with you that knows a bit about motorcycles.there's quite a lot to check if you want to be a safe buyer.

ninja_man, Feb 18, 11:46pm
check oil color, service history, all the usual stuff.

kazbanz, Feb 19, 12:36am
Short version--call George at the Motorcycle doctors for a pre purchase inspection.

gunhand, Feb 19, 2:05am
What sort of bike! road, trail, 2 or 4 srtoke, 2nd or 20th hand, what be your main intentions are for it. Some bikes with 100000kms will be fine while some with 20000 may need a rebuild.

desmodave, Feb 19, 7:24am
Maybe the usual that you don't mention is what they would like to know.Whats the oil colour going to tell them !