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Location
Midlands, GB
These are the red flags for me:
Crosser
Loves the back wheel
Powerband in every gear
Recent full rebuild (told by previous owner, no proof)
Low hours (on a 2001 trashed bike)
Any other good ones? Buying and selling bikes can be a painful experience!
Listing Fresh oil change as if it’s an upgrade
it has a powerband
I know, I love the rebuilds...
... also only test ridden once! (actually I once bought such a bike, only ridden once, too bad the clutch over paint was so bad that a test ride had make it look worn)
The Shop
Free shipping: VITALMX
Luxon 4-Post Bar Mounts
$189.95 - $239.95
DeCal Works Huge Plastic Inventory of UFO and Polisport kits.
I reckon that guy takes his maintenance pretty seriously, he’s even removed the rear fender for easy filter cleaning on the move.
30 hours on frame - fresh top and bottom end 20 hours ago.
Yikes
spoke skins
"Never raced."
My experience is the non-raced bikes are neglected.
When they include what they paid for it
Similar to the powerband in every gear.
Wheelies in every gear.
Needs work but runs good.
New/good/needs breaks
when they take a picture of the bike super muddy leaning against the side of a house or barn.
same guy who would say "if ya aint dirty ya didnt ride hard enough"
“Gone through (or thru)”. WTH?
"Need gone by this weekend"
Glamis
Sick
Bro
Never been raced
Supreme
Listing routine maintenance items like it’s an upgrade, the terms “mint”, “2 smoke”, or “ripper”, and the classic improper front brake line routing.
Edit: If the word “Namura” is in the ad.
"Mint".
'Better than new'
How is a used motorcycle better than new?
Pit Row
Metal Mulisha stickers.
What time does Deegan race????
It’s a classic, I also see a lot of:
Graphics needs replaced
What the hell does that even mean.
Paddle tire included
“Oil changed every 3 rides”
When the hose, bucket and sponge/brush are in the picture...
bike is still wet after the wash
bike hasnt been washed
calling it new when it's not new
referencing non-stock hour meters
professionally maintained
spray paint on ANY part of the bike
Fresh bottom end
pics of wet bike immediately after washing (likely the first time ever or in over a year)
"Rental" handlebars
Needs top end or carb rebuild or "something" that is "super easy and super cheap" yet somehow the owner can't seem to accomplish it....
Likewise "no title but it's super easy and super cheap to get one".. uhh, then go do it before selling (yes I know titles don't matter in some jurisdictions, but they definitely do here)
Any farm animals, pets, living room furniture, drug paraphernalia anywhere in the pics
Spelling/grammar errors so bad you know you don't want to ride a bike ever touched by that person...
anything remotely indicating Bykelyfe or hood culture...
Super fast, trail ridden only
Run-on sentences ..all caps or all lower case letters..
Also, what’s visible in the background of images usually tells a lot about the seller*
“No low balls, I know what I got”
"I don't really need to sell it."
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