"No Test Rides Without Cash In Hand"

Kinja'd!!! "Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura" (sundowne36)
05/04/2015 at 15:32 • Filed to: None

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Just got a $3,500 offer for my bike. Two things:

How do I go about dealing with test riders just to be safe?

Should I also keep a copy of their license in case they pull a fast one?


DISCUSSION (9)


Kinja'd!!! Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
05/04/2015 at 15:35

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Where’s the SV wrangler when you need him hah


Kinja'd!!! rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
05/04/2015 at 15:36

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I recently (in January) bought a bike when I didn’t at that time own a bike. The seller I thought very reasonably said he didn’t want anyone test riding that didn’t show up on their own bike. Eventually he brought the bike to my mechanic’s shop (where he keeps 2 out of 3 of his own personal bikes at any given time) and my mechanic did the test ride.

I also think having some cash in hand is a good requirement. We didn’t do it that way since I basically told the seller that I would pay their ask immediately assuming the bike was as described, and the rider had 30+ years experience, but it seems like a decent plan.

Also meet up at a neutral but safe location. I’ve done a lot of deals but for cars in bank parking lots.


Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
05/04/2015 at 15:36

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Meet at a police station.

Take a picture of their license on your phone.


Kinja'd!!! For Sweden > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
05/04/2015 at 15:36

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Tell them about the sniper on the roof.


Kinja'd!!! Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > For Sweden
05/04/2015 at 15:39

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“Oh, don’t mind the red dot.”


Kinja'd!!! 505Turbeaux > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
05/04/2015 at 15:40

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noone rides my bikes with my plates no matter what. You can start it, you can ride bitch to make sure it goes down the road well, but aint nobody going to die on my watch


Kinja'd!!! Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
05/04/2015 at 15:41

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I think he wants to kill me for calling the SV gutless, haha.


Kinja'd!!! For Sweden > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S
05/04/2015 at 15:41

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The seller I thought very reasonably said he didn’t want anyone test riding that didn’t show up on their own bike.

This is good enough to be its own post.


Kinja'd!!! NoneOfYourBiz > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
05/04/2015 at 17:07

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The cost of the test ride is $3,500. If they drop it, the sale is already complete.

Yes to only people showing up on a bike.

Yes to meeting in an active police station parking lot.