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| TwoSock wrote: | They're notmaly not that much cheaper.
Unless you find some incredibly cheap parts to fix it i'd venture a guess that you'd spend just about as much putting it right as you would just buying the bike you want in a good working condition. |
Yeah what he said.
The first motorbike I bought, I travelled miles to get a stolen recovered one thinking I was getting a bargain. Part of the reason I went for that one as it was silver, and I wanted a silver one, but I only paid a little less than what a decent one would have been, and it needed a lot of work on it which cost loads.
Unless you can fix everything yourself on a bike, just ordering in parts, I'd say avoid stolen recovered, as they price them to look a little cheaper, but actually you'll get something much nicer off ebay. Probably a lot less hassle too.
You get to meet the seller, and most private sellers are decent folk, whereas anyone who sells for a living will happily sell you something shit for a fortune.
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ollieholt
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| Posted: 14:17 - 24 Jul 2010 Post subject: |
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in my experience private sellers are more likely to sell a shitter to you. trading standards sees to that.
however words like 'parts only' or 'spares and repair' can do wonders against trading standards. just pick up the bike you want in good condition and pay the right money for it. its not just the expense of fixing a rotter its the headache which goes with it and the problems you will face through ownership, you may grow to hate it.
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