Would you buy a bike with no log book, service hist mot hist

[NutsyUk]

Finding and buying a bike is SOOOOO hard! (whine)

Ok in all seriousness though, I've just walked away from buying a 17 year old gsx600f, gumtree sale for 650 quid...

Looks good but chains seized so no test riding...

And from photos looks like it could also do with new brake disks (so pads as well)

Chain sprockets about 100 quid for this bike?
Front and back disks 150 quid as a kit? maybe 200?
Pads 50?

lets say 400 quids worth of work for a upwardly rounded figure.

Anyway I thought it was a great price and really into getting it. But, the owner only had it for 3 months, reason to sell it "we just paid for a new kitchen and need the money" Bit odd but ok, the real issue I have is the owner doesnt have the log book and NO service history and no MOT certificates.

I have no idea what the history of this bike is. Simply what you see is what you get...

Says the V5 and sorn is in his name and Im sure hes not lying about that.

Was I right to walk away?

Is no service history a big red flag that you just dont ignore?

Let me know what you think
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[Howling Terror]

Aww maaaan, you missed out on the sale of the year...
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[andym]

I've bought at least 1 bike with no logbook, and only ever bought 1 vehicle with a service history, come to think of it... I've only ever bought 1 bike I've test ridden too

[ThatDippyTwat]

Service history - I assume it has none and has been flogged hard.

MOT - Easy to check online with reg (as well as tax/SORN status).

V5 *or* V5C. Not fussed which, as long as the details are right. Won't buy without unless I know the person well, I hve bought several, but I knew both the bikes and people.
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[Rogerborg]

[NutsyUk]

https://www.gumtree.com/p/suzuki-motorbikes/suzuki-gsx600f-gsxf/1274855283

i also had a few other closeups sent to me
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Kawasaki ER6F 2007 650 Gonna sell as a project bike!
Lexmoto XTR S 125 Sold!

[J4mes]

The fact the £650 bike becomes £1050 when it's put right puts me off, never mind the rest of it.

What does one that's ready to ride without any warning signs go for?

[linuxyeti]

Not too fussed about service history and/or lack of mot, but, no log book is a red flag for me.

Service history, well, like many on here, if you do your own servicing, great, and you can keep your own records, but, would those records be worth anything in a sale, can what's recorded be proved.

All my bikes have been sold without any service history, baring some where i kept the details from when first purchased.

No log book though, then you'd need to carry out plenty of checks to make sure it's not stolen.
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[NutsyUk]

Not sure if im getting v5 and logbook mixed up :p he has the v5
i mean the bike history book, mot listings services stuff
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Yamaha FZ8/Fazer800 (split headlight one) 2014, gingerly getting used to the massive increase in HP and not killing myself in the process! That was easy to get used to.
Kawasaki ER6F 2007 650 Gonna sell as a project bike!
Lexmoto XTR S 125 Sold!

[ThatDippyTwat]

[Pete.]

[Ste]

Quoted before any editing happens.

[NutsyUk]

[Pete.]

Clock's in KMH.

Might get a loading on insurance and a lower value plus the headlamp might be illegal but at £650 to buy what looks like a nice little bike I could suffer that.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[NutsyUk]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

26,000 miles and sporting aftermarket discs which the ad says are good. Are you sure the brakes need doing?

[NutsyUk]

[Courier265]

I wouldn't even think of buying anything from gumtree in the first place.

[andym]

[wr6133]

The chain is fucked, but in the photos on the advert it looks ok.... are the photos current?

Those discs looks fine.

If it does match the photos and all it wants for is a chain I'd happily buy that. Quick look at eBay says you can put some MPH clocks on it for the cost of sod all as well.

[mattsprattuk]

“Gearbox problems, so no test rides”.

I’ve never even seen a chain so rusty it couldnt be ridden
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[Ste]

Chain looks slack.

https://i.imgur.com/ui4VK2B.png

[Rogerborg]

[NutsyUk]

The chain in a pic he sent me looked like the links were seized.... Wrong angle coming off the sprocket
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Yamaha FZ8/Fazer800 (split headlight one) 2014, gingerly getting used to the massive increase in HP and not killing myself in the process! That was easy to get used to.
Kawasaki ER6F 2007 650 Gonna sell as a project bike!
Lexmoto XTR S 125 Sold!

[P.]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-FZS600-FAZER-1998-years-MOT/302525408789?hash=item466feb6615:g:81YAAOSweZJaCI7x

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/suzuki-gsx600f/272935302952?hash=item3f8c363728:g:WfkAAOSw~HBaDHHT

Both cheap...