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Bibio · 01-06-13, 06:53 PM

i look at how many owners and condition of bike. more owners = more muppets to mess around with things.

i would not by a bike over 50k unless it was mega cheep and one owner.

i would not buy a bile with more than 2 owners unless it was very low mileage.

i don't care about dealer service records as it's always the minimum that has been done so the stamp in the book is worthless to me.

i would rather buy a bike from an enthusiast who has looked after it and not messed with it.

there are exceptions to the rule but you need to know what your looking for.

a 96 reg bike with 5k on the clock would be easy to tell if the mileage is correct by just visual inspection of the bike as a whole as to weather its genuine or not.

if you don't feel right at the time when viewing a vehicle then most of the time it's the correct answer and walk away.

01-06-13, 06:53 PM	#2
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,569	Re: what would you consider high mileage i look at how many owners and condition of bike. more owners = more muppets to mess around with things. i would not by a bike over 50k unless it was mega cheep and one owner. i would not buy a bile with more than 2 owners unless it was very low mileage. i don't care about dealer service records as it's always the minimum that has been done so the stamp in the book is worthless to me. i would rather buy a bike from an enthusiast who has looked after it and not messed with it. there are exceptions to the rule but you need to know what your looking for. a 96 reg bike with 5k on the clock would be easy to tell if the mileage is correct by just visual inspection of the bike as a whole as to weather its genuine or not. if you don't feel right at the time when viewing a vehicle then most of the time it's the correct answer and walk away.