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There's a separate post about whether to meet a potential buyer for your motorcycle at your home or at some other location. The gist of it was whether to let possible bad actors see what you've got at home and know how to get back to you.
Along with that, when you sell a bike, do you let the potential buyer ride the bike before making the sale? I've got several bikes that I'm about to put up for sale and I'm just curious how others approach this. My thought: we'll run it up and go through all the switches, functions and gears, but you're not riding off with my bike until I have cash in hand. Even then, I'm riding along with you to make sure you didn't hammer through the gears or otherwise abuse the bike. And if you did, it's yours.
I've only ridden one motorcycle before buying it and that's the 2017 HD that's my main bike. The dealer offered it up for a test ride and I took him up on it. Otherwise, I've always just paid cash and rode away.
Thoughts?
Along with that, when you sell a bike, do you let the potential buyer ride the bike before making the sale? I've got several bikes that I'm about to put up for sale and I'm just curious how others approach this. My thought: we'll run it up and go through all the switches, functions and gears, but you're not riding off with my bike until I have cash in hand. Even then, I'm riding along with you to make sure you didn't hammer through the gears or otherwise abuse the bike. And if you did, it's yours.
I've only ridden one motorcycle before buying it and that's the 2017 HD that's my main bike. The dealer offered it up for a test ride and I took him up on it. Otherwise, I've always just paid cash and rode away.
Thoughts?