Looking to buy a bike, does this seem okay?

haz_pro

haz_pro

haz_pro

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Hi all,

Looking at getting my first bike; I have seen a 2006 k5 bandit for sale for 2,000. Please see description below:

"Hi I have a immaculate gsf 650 for sale. This is a stunning bike I ain't had her long brought her from dealership. She does have a hpi check aswell all clear. I love the bike just want to do my car test and give bikes a rest for abit. She has got full MOT and 6 months tax got 22,000miles on clock got all paperwork 2 keys standard air box aswell. She has had a dyno jet stage kit 1 in her plus all racing k&ns and racing oil filter. Got a beuwulf exhuast carbon sounds sweet. Looking for £2,000CASH no lower if interested text me or call me on xxxxx"

Pictures of it look decent:

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One thing that did ring alarm bells a bit is that when i asked him if there is anything he wanted to tell me before meeting he said that the tax disc got nicked the other night. I checked on askmid and it is taxxed until December. Do you think he may be sending it in to get a refund?

Look forward to see other peoples views. I have never bought a motorcycle and I got screwed over when I bought my first car so I am nervous.

Thanks
 
Thanks for comment.

That is a good idea about knocking the tax off, that would only be about 30 quid.

Reason I want to be 99% sure that I won't walk away is that we will be meeting in MK, the bike is in Loughborough and I am in Surrey. I wouldn't want to go all that way and mess him about.

To be honest I found it odd that he was willing to travel to sell it, I wouldn't...
 
William-Mathew said:
I would travel to the sellers address if you can. I have seen lots of stuff on tv about people agree to meet half way and then 2 weeks later the police pull the over and take the bike away because it is stolen. Have you run any checks on the bike yourself. maybe see if there is a professional that can look over the bike to see if the bike is stolen!

Also he is asking for cash and not a bank transfer so be a bit careful on that as well.
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Hi, I have also seen horror stories like this. I asked him about meeting halfway as I didn't want to travel 120 miles. Yeah the cash thing I found a bit odd too, and it's a bit of a pain for me. I have run some checks and it seems to be fine, insured, taxed, not registered stolen. He has also sent me a picture of a HPI check done in April and that is all clear.

William-Mathew said:
Locate the VIN numbers on the bike and see if it has been changed. If there are stickers with the VIN on it, see if it comes off easily
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I can't do this until I view (if), but maybe I could ask for photos of the VIN on the bike initially.

Brackish said:
Be careful with K5 Bandits that have been tuned or modified. That one had pod air filters and an after market can so it would have needed a dyno run but... I could not find a jet kit for it when I had mine and was advised to keep the baffle in on an aftermarket can incase it ran too lean and to my findings I did run it with and without a baffle in and found it pulled smoother with the baffle in on stock air filter.

If it was me I would leave that one and find one with normal air filters.
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Thanks for this, he actually offered the original air filter equipment with the bike if I wanted it. This presumably means that it isn't stolen but who knows.

I was really keen on this bike but I think I have put myself off it now.
 
I don't think I could afford to be picky at this price point. I will take your comments on board though.

Any places I should look outside of eBay and BikeTrader?
 
Hi all,

The sentence before should have read: "I didn't think I could afford to be picky at this price point. I will take your comments on board though."

Thank you for the link also, I called one of the bikes that looked like a bargain but it had gone. I asked and he said it was on the website for 2 weeks, damn me for not checking that website before.

I got myself a helmet and ordered some basic leathers today, exciting!
 
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