Buying bike from wheelie boy (update)

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Edited Date/Time 3/23/2016 11:57pm
Would anyone buy a bike in Ny city from a wheelie boy?? He bought it new (15 yz250) and has title. I'm bringing 2 of my boys for "backup". So other than safety, worn out tires and a flat spot on rear fender, the bike looks brand new at a very good price.
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SmoothOperator 3/20/2016 11:45am
3/20/2016 11:45am
If it's legit who cares.
Will probably have less wear and damage than a year old bike that's been raced.
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jeffro503 3/20/2016 11:49am
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If it's perfectly legit , then have them meet you in a public place. I do that with everything I buy or sell.

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Ryan_Roberts 3/20/2016 11:49am
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do you think he changed the oil every other ride or ever?

probably not.

clutch is probably toast too
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Big Lenny 3/20/2016 11:53am
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Do people always meet at a public place to by a bike, or take 2-3 of their Boyz for backup?...just curious...
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bob567 3/20/2016 11:59am
3/20/2016 11:59am Edited Date/Time 3/20/2016 11:59am
Ask the seller to meet at a Police Station parking lot. If they decline you have your answer.
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426Hemi 3/20/2016 12:04pm
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Big Lenny wrote:
Do people always meet at a public place to by a bike, or take 2-3 of their Boyz for backup?...just curious...
Most people who buy off the internet usually do it that way.
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jeffro503 3/20/2016 12:04pm
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Big Lenny wrote:
Do people always meet at a public place to by a bike, or take 2-3 of their Boyz for backup?...just curious...
I think living there it might be a good idea. Hell , even here in Portland , if I sell a bike or buy one off of CL , I always make sure to bring at least one buddy. You never know what you might meet up with. And public places or police stations are good for both buyers and seller's.
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Big Lenny 3/20/2016 12:10pm
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Big Lenny wrote:
Do people always meet at a public place to by a bike, or take 2-3 of their Boyz for backup?...just curious...
jeffro503 wrote:
I think living there it might be a good idea. Hell , even here in Portland , if I sell a bike or buy one off...
I think living there it might be a good idea. Hell , even here in Portland , if I sell a bike or buy one off of CL , I always make sure to bring at least one buddy. You never know what you might meet up with. And public places or police stations are good for both buyers and seller's.
Can't you put your buddy in your pocket?...Wink
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Steve 396 3/20/2016 12:14pm
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This thread isn't going as bad as I thought it would............
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Sandberm 3/20/2016 12:16pm
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Call the guy up and ask him if you can trade drugs for the bike. I'm sure he'll take you up on it.
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bob567 3/20/2016 12:16pm
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Big Lenny wrote:
Do people always meet at a public place to by a bike, or take 2-3 of their Boyz for backup?...just curious...
jeffro503 wrote:
I think living there it might be a good idea. Hell , even here in Portland , if I sell a bike or buy one off...
I think living there it might be a good idea. Hell , even here in Portland , if I sell a bike or buy one off of CL , I always make sure to bring at least one buddy. You never know what you might meet up with. And public places or police stations are good for both buyers and seller's.
Big Lenny wrote:
Can't you put your buddy in your pocket?...Wink
Shooting people with a gun over a dirt bike deal is always a good idea. You are spot on Lenny. Glad you are here to add those insights.
SmoothOperator 3/20/2016 12:18pm
3/20/2016 12:18pm Edited Date/Time 3/20/2016 12:18pm
Ryan_Roberts wrote:
do you think he changed the oil every other ride or ever?

probably not.

clutch is probably toast too
I'd say half the people that came into my shop don't and they aren't "wheelie boys", Just run of the mill enthusiasts.
Buying any used bike is a gamble.
SmoothOperator 3/20/2016 12:23pm
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Sandberm wrote:
Call the guy up and ask him if you can trade drugs for the bike. I'm sure he'll take you up on it.
Classy.
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slipdog 3/20/2016 12:28pm
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jeffro503 wrote:
I think living there it might be a good idea. Hell , even here in Portland , if I sell a bike or buy one off...
I think living there it might be a good idea. Hell , even here in Portland , if I sell a bike or buy one off of CL , I always make sure to bring at least one buddy. You never know what you might meet up with. And public places or police stations are good for both buyers and seller's.
Big Lenny wrote:
Can't you put your buddy in your pocket?...Wink
bob567 wrote:
Shooting people with a gun over a dirt bike deal is always a good idea. You are spot on Lenny. Glad you are here to add...
Shooting people with a gun over a dirt bike deal is always a good idea. You are spot on Lenny. Glad you are here to add those insights.
I thought he was talking about having a mouse in his pocket.

I met Lenny in real life once, thought he had a banana in his pocket, but it turned out that he was just really happy to see me... True story!
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Big Lenny 3/20/2016 12:34pm
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jeffro503 wrote:
I think living there it might be a good idea. Hell , even here in Portland , if I sell a bike or buy one off...
I think living there it might be a good idea. Hell , even here in Portland , if I sell a bike or buy one off of CL , I always make sure to bring at least one buddy. You never know what you might meet up with. And public places or police stations are good for both buyers and seller's.
Big Lenny wrote:
Can't you put your buddy in your pocket?...Wink
bob567 wrote:
Shooting people with a gun over a dirt bike deal is always a good idea. You are spot on Lenny. Glad you are here to add...
Shooting people with a gun over a dirt bike deal is always a good idea. You are spot on Lenny. Glad you are here to add those insights.
I never said to shoot anyone..I said, "It's better to get caught with it, than without it"...

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Motodave15 3/20/2016 1:48pm
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Big Lenny wrote:
Do people always meet at a public place to by a bike, or take 2-3 of their Boyz for backup?...just curious...
I took 2 dudes and a knife with me to sell my 2 expensive rc cars. And we met in a target parking lot, so i would say yes
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pete24 3/20/2016 2:33pm
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maybe when he stole the bike he stole the title too
White_Trash 3/20/2016 3:14pm
3/20/2016 3:14pm
Pretty common to buy/sell in a public place. If I'm selling something, especially a bike that is in the garage, I don't want them to know where I live so they can say no thanks and come back later to steal it (or other valuables in the garage).

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JerseyFresh 3/20/2016 3:16pm
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So fucked up that people are assuming the kid stole the bike. So racist. You can make like $10,000 in a week selling rocks. I'm sure he bought it fair and square.
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bvm111 3/20/2016 4:16pm
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Big Lenny wrote:
Can't you put your buddy in your pocket?...Wink
bob567 wrote:
Shooting people with a gun over a dirt bike deal is always a good idea. You are spot on Lenny. Glad you are here to add...
Shooting people with a gun over a dirt bike deal is always a good idea. You are spot on Lenny. Glad you are here to add those insights.
slipdog wrote:
I thought he was talking about having a mouse in his pocket. I met Lenny in real life once, thought he had a banana in his...
I thought he was talking about having a mouse in his pocket.

I met Lenny in real life once, thought he had a banana in his pocket, but it turned out that he was just really happy to see me... True story!
Better than a turd In the pocket I always say!
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yak651 3/21/2016 5:16am
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I like in a "lower crime" area in the midwest and one of the local police stations added an area in their parking lot designated "internet sales" for a meeting place that people can use when completing internet sales transactions.
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user760a 3/21/2016 7:15am
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Is is a YZ250 two stroke? if so I say fine. I have some doubt that the oiling system in four stroke engines will actually function as designed when the bike is ridden in 12 o'clock wheelie position for three miles at a time. is the oil pickup even in a position where it will receive oil when the motor is turning 10000 rpm while rotated nearly 90 degrees backward in wheelie position? maybe not. some streetbikes can easily be trashed by wheelying too long and too vertical because the oil pickup is sucking air.

this would trash the head first and cause heavy top end wear
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usp4u 3/21/2016 9:18am
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Consider that the bike has spent it's whole life on the original oil, and that as a wheelie bike, good chance that oil could have been sloshed away from the oil pump for minutes at a time.

No thanks.
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GuyB 3/21/2016 10:06am
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Sandberm wrote:
Call the guy up and ask him if you can trade drugs for the bike. I'm sure he'll take you up on it.
You know, you don't have to make every post as outrageous as possible...
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K-dubbb 3/21/2016 11:42am
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yak651 wrote:
I like in a "lower crime" area in the midwest and one of the local police stations added an area in their parking lot designated "internet...
I like in a "lower crime" area in the midwest and one of the local police stations added an area in their parking lot designated "internet sales" for a meeting place that people can use when completing internet sales transactions.
Very cool!
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RF145 3/21/2016 11:51am
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Sandberm wrote:
Call the guy up and ask him if you can trade drugs for the bike. I'm sure he'll take you up on it.
GuyB wrote:
You know, you don't have to make every post as outrageous as possible...
If that really would happen here, I would not believe I was on Vitalmx.
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KennyT 3/21/2016 12:27pm
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yak651 wrote:
I like in a "lower crime" area in the midwest and one of the local police stations added an area in their parking lot designated "internet...
I like in a "lower crime" area in the midwest and one of the local police stations added an area in their parking lot designated "internet sales" for a meeting place that people can use when completing internet sales transactions.
That is a fantastic idea. Here in San Diego a young couple were murdered over a Craigslist laptop purchase. I would never do ANY large cash/merchandise transaction with strangers that was not in a secure area. Banks are also a good meeting place

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