Some bikes for sale in the bikes forum seem too cheap to be true. For example: 07 CBR600RR for $7500. Not to mention some other 07 bikes that are also being sold for this magic number ($7500). Could this be a scam? What have members found out
I don't know if this belongs in the technical section of bcsb. But when buying used, what are some easy, spot check things you can do to detect if a bike has been rebuilt or not. I know there are no sure fire ways of being absolutely certain unless you break the bike totally apart; but for the more technically saavy out there, please let us in on your wisdom.
It'll say "Rebuilt: YES" or "Title: Rebuilt" or something like that on the registration. That's if it was actually bought back from ICBC after a crash, and then rebuilt. If you're trying to figure out if a seller is hiding a crash & repair job, that's a bit more difficult. The bike may just not feel straight...like the sub-frame is off a little, or the bars sit funny from twisted forks, or...??? Another giveaway is solid painted fairings with no factory decals. OEM plastic and stickers are expensive, so the seller may have just fixed the scratched fairings are repainted them. It could also be a custom job just because the owner didn't like the look of the stock paint scheme...but it's something that should at least set off some warning bells for you to look into it further.
I didn't evaluate the site, but it's not like the info isn't readily available.
ICBC has some handy features on their website to allow searches of VINs for Liens and status IIRC.
Bjorn
P.S.: If you contact the seller and really find a scam, please use the "report" feature to notify the moderators with the details. As always though, buyer beware
For a bike less than a year old, with only 4000kms that has an msrp of $12,500 to be written off the assessed damage to it would have to be at least $11,000 +. An older bike that's a rebuilt might be fine, once the cost to just replace the fairings gets close enough to the resale value of the bike.
For a bike less than a year old, with only 4000kms that has an msrp of $12,500 to be written off the assessed damage to it would have to be at least $11,000 +.
Could some of them be US imports? I know their sticker prices are a lot lower down there, and being a year old now may drive down the used prices even lower. Maybe $7500 isn't too far out of line?
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