Pre-sale inspection/getting a bike checked over

**gamgee** · 3rd September 2006, 19:17

Hey, just wondering roughly how much I should expect to pay to get a motorbike store to do a pre sale inspection for a bike I'm looking at privately? do they even do this sort of thing?

**The Pastor** · 3rd September 2006, 19:32

Depends, you can get a quick 30 min check right up to the 4hr extensive checks, you get what you pay for. (hopefully)

**jtzzr** · 3rd September 2006, 20:12

Mate there are alot of people on this site who would look at a bike for you,and probably charge you alot of beers, there are guys here who know more about the bikes than the guys that built them.

ALOT of Beers

Where the F@$K is Dunnas , is that in the Sth Island somewhere?

**gamgee** · 3rd September 2006, 20:31

yeah somewhere down there

**mynameis** · 3rd September 2006, 21:48

Originally Posted by gamgee

Hey, just wondering roughly how much I should expect to pay to get a motorbike store to do a pre sale inspection for a bike I'm looking at privately? do they even do this sort of thing?

G'day bud,

Well a very good point that you've raised and yes it's very important to check thoroughly before buying. In terms of charge amount, well sometimes it depends on how good relationship you have build with your dealers and bike shops. Last bike I bought the owner of one of the best/largest/popular dealers in Auckland did a 20 minute bike check for free for me which included a test ride as well.

As said before one of the other things you could do is perhaps get someone who knows a bit about bikes to go with you and check it out. I would also recommend running a Lemon Check on bikes before buying to make sure there aren't any outstanding finance on it and this will give you ownership and mileage history as well. Again this can be vital information when purchasing second hand bikes.

If you want me to post some of the few things to look out for when buying a bike let me know and I will put up a detailed post here which should hopefully help you

Good Luck.

**Sniper** · 3rd September 2006, 21:58

Place I know does them for around $60 dude.

**Ghost Lemur** · 3rd September 2006, 22:22

Mine cost me $30, including compression test, test ride, and going over it with such a fine tooth comb that all he could find wrong was ONE loose spoke.

Damn great value for money. Big ups to Phil at Dirt Action Services.

**gamgee** · 3rd September 2006, 23:07

Originally Posted by Sniper

Place I know does them for around $60 dude.

hehe you know what bike it is

i can get a compression test done free, dads a mechanic, he's just not to clued up on all the ins and outs of bikes, but yeah mynameis, if you post some stuff up that'd be great and i'm sure dad would be able to understand it a bit better than me, it's mainly engine related stuff i'm interested in, it's a vfr400

**insane1** · 4th September 2006, 00:30

is it the one in at colemans .

**gamgee** · 4th September 2006, 08:08

haha no, i'm in dunedin... and it's a private sale

**Sniper** · 4th September 2006, 10:35

hehe you know what bike it is

I know NUSHING!!

Originally Posted by Ghost Lemur

Mine cost me $30, including compression test, test ride, and going over it with such a fine tooth comb that all he could find wrong was ONE loose spoke.

Damn great value for money. Big ups to Phil at Dirt Action Services.

Was that for your CRM though?

**Lias** · 4th September 2006, 10:39

www.vir.co.nz

Can be worth doing one of those VIR reports as well, shows you if the bikes ever been stolen, written off etc.

**mynameis** · 4th September 2006, 11:25

Originally Posted by gamgee

hehe you know what bike it is

i can get a compression test done free, dads a mechanic, he's just not to clued up on all the ins and outs of bikes, but yeah mynameis, if you post some stuff up that'd be great and i'm sure dad would be able to understand it a bit better than me, it's mainly engine related stuff i'm interested in, it's a vfr400

Hey Mate,

Good on you for getting that awesome bike and I am sure you will enjoy it but before that, step through a few of these below and hopefully it will help you.

I am sure you know more than enough about VFR400 from your previous threads/posts so no need to cover that again, but on this topic I've got the following for you:

Bike Checks

History/Owner Checks
Mileage/VIN/WOF/Rego/Service History
Accidents/Drops

Can be done at either www.vir.co.nz or www.lemoncheck.co.nz

Owners Manual
Speed Restrictions/De-Restricting
Bike Tool Kit
Chain (Oil)
Sprockets
Front And Rear Discs
Brake
Brake Pads
Brake Fluid
Brake hose replacement (More Than 5 Years Old)
Calliper (Nuts Bolts)
Clutch
Clutch plates
Clutch Cables
Battery (Corrosion)
Tyres Wear Out (Air Pressure)
Exhaust (Pressure Pulse)
Body Work (Fairing)
Wheel Alignment
Handle Bar Alignment
Steering Head Lock
Swing Arm Bearings
Head Bearings
Radiator
Engine oil
Speedo Meter
Handgrips/Foot Pegs/Stands
Gas Tank Rust (Recoating)
Missing hardware (Nuts bolts)
Suspension
Fork Oil Replacement
Front Forks Move Back to Front Side To Side
Spark Plugs
Head Lights/Low Beams/Indicators
Cold Start/Kill Switch Restarts
Horn
Shocks
Gearing (Pop Outs)
Starting Up (Rectifier)

That's my 2 c worth hopefully it will help you make a good buy decision and I am sure there are other more experienced and knowledgeable guys on here who will post more about it