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Asking the sages at 24hcf for a few tips on selling a motorcycle on Craigslist. Have sold lots of guns online so know all the stuff about good pictures, honest description etc. I know about the Craigslist scams, bad check artists and so forth so for the price (thinking around $4000-4500) I was going to ask for cash.

What I'm not sure of is how would you handle someone wanting to take it for a test ride? You want a prospective buyer to know what he's getting but in a car you can ride along with them, on a cycle they pretty much have it on their own. Can't ask prospects to bring full price in cash to let me hold but don't want to get stuck with someone who might drop it, say "oops" and just walk away with little recourse for me except to shoot them (just kidding, mostly).

Anyway, all you wheeliers and dealers, I'm all ears... wink


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Make sure you have full coverage insurance and the looker leaves his car with you.


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Size them up by what they ride in on, or drive. What kind of bike? A heavy dresser Gold Wing, or a tall dirt bike, or fast, things that a rider unfamiliar with it would have a learning curve.

I have seen ads where it stated no rides

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Test rides?
Cars yes, motorcycles no,
Money in my hand then you can ride it.
If your not happy, come back in a few minutes with a undamaged bike, is one thing, some one talking my motorcycle for a free test ride isn't gonna happen.

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Originally Posted by 700LH
Test rides?
Cars yes, motorcycles no,
Money in my hand then you can ride it.
If your not happy, come back in a few minutes with a undamaged bike, is one thing, some one talking my motorcycle for a free test ride isn't gonna happen.


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He can sit on the seat, turn the throttle, look all he likes...but no free rides, unless he's a good friend buying it.

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Originally Posted by 700LH
Test rides?
Cars yes, motorcycles no . . .

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ THIS^ ^ ^

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My dad advertised a boat on craigslist and several people wanted to "drive by and see it". He gave out his address. Couple nights later someone stole the Mercury outboard off it.


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good luck with it.

i hope the pinheads stay away from you.
last one i sold a "buyer" wanted it, but
insisted we go to his "law-rers" orfice
to have him look it over and notarize it.
i told him that was completely unnecessary
and who would be paying for that?
"way-yul i figgurt yew'd a be-a paying ferrit"


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I sold my ZRX a couple weeks ago.

In the ad I stated, "Bring Cash, I'll hold it while you test ride the bike"

I had a bunch of responses to the ad but the only guy that actually came by had cash, had me hold it while he rode and bought the bike.

Don't post your address, there's time for that if they're serious.


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Originally Posted by Jim in Idaho
Can't ask prospects to bring full price in cash to let me hold but don't want to get stuck with someone who might drop it, say "oops" and just walk away


Don't know why not, that's exactly what I would do. If they are seriously interested they would have the cash in their pocket when they show up. The only thing that bothers me in this day and age is if the cash is legit! Since crooks have gotten so good at forging even the verifying of cash is getting to be problematic. They even forge that plastic strip in the bills. FWIW

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Originally Posted by RJL53
Originally Posted by Jim in Idaho
Can't ask prospects to bring full price in cash to let me hold . . .


Don't know why not, that's exactly what I would do. If they are seriously interested they would have the cash in their pocket when they show up. . . FWIW


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Expect a lot of people to call, schedule appointments, and then never show up. A lot Craigslist buyers are tire kickers without any intent to buy and the opportunity to ride a $4,000+ motorcycle might bring out the worst of them.

If they are serious, they will bring $$ and a valid operator's license to the test ride.

Google "Allstate mayhem motorcycle test drive".

EDIT: I recently had a guy come by to test drive an old car that I had on CL. He was dropped off and wouldn't let me make a copy of his operator's permit, so I told him to go ahead and call his ride back, 'cause there was no way that I was going to give him the keys to that car with him leaving some sort of collateral. He was actually offended that I didn't trust him!

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Originally Posted by 700LH
Test rides?
Cars yes, motorcycles no,
Money in my hand then you can ride it.
If your not happy, come back in a few minutes with a undamaged bike, is one thing, some one talking my motorcycle for a free test ride isn't gonna happen.


This was my policy when I owned bikes and it always worked out well.


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Full cash payment, up front (with receipt), before test ride. Sold my last Harley that way ($8k).


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Originally Posted by Jim in Idaho
Asking the sages at 24hcf for a few tips on selling a motorcycle on Craigslist. Have sold lots of guns online so know all the stuff about good pictures, honest description etc. I know about the Craigslist scams, bad check artists and so forth so for the price (thinking around $4000-4500) I was going to ask for cash.

What I'm not sure of is how would you handle someone wanting to take it for a test ride? You want a prospective buyer to know what he's getting but in a car you can ride along with them, on a cycle they pretty much have it on their own. Can't ask prospects to bring full price in cash to let me hold but don't want to get stuck with someone who might drop it, say "oops" and just walk away with little recourse for me except to shoot them (just kidding, mostly).

Anyway, all you wheeliers and dealers, I'm all ears... wink


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I sold a nice Harley for $9,200.

Four guys showed up the next morning with a bike trailer on their van. I wasn't sure how to handle the "test drive" thing but I sure didn't want them riding it.

This was a really nice bike, not a scratch on it and 3,400 miles!
These guys just cranked it up and revved it up twice, honked the horn, and switched it off. They paid the cash and loaded the bike up on the trailer.

No, I wouldn't let someone test drive a bike, way too risky.

You can buy one of those yellow pens at Staples that will test bills to see if they are legit.
It doesn't catch all counterfeits but will catch most.

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Do not leave it in your buddy's barn long enough for it to burn down completely to the ground. True story.


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Meet them someplace neutral to look at bike.


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With a car or a motorcycle I size up the individual and find out a few things about them, then decide how to proceed.

If I do decide to let them drive the car or ride the bike, I make them hand over their drivers license, and maybe their car keys, too, for me to hold until they get back. I figure they are less likely to speed if they don't have their license on them.

If they don't trust me with their license and keys, I don't trust them with the car or bike. I have never had any bad experiences, other than turning a couple of flakes away that were probably druggies.


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