Buying Advice
Buying Advice
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How to buy a motorcycle to restore
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Ian Bates owns Resurrection Motorcycles in Market Deeping. Building bikes since the age of ten, and an engineer by trade, he now specialises in damaged repairables, and knows how to see the potential in another man’s write-off… If anyone could give advice on buying a motorcycle to restore, it’s him. “It’s a crying shame that…
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Does buying a write-off affect my insurance?
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We spoke to Dave Bowcock, MD of Principal Insurance to find out if buying a damaged-repairable bike could affect your policy premiums… “Usually if a bike has been written off and given a category of C or D, it’s because it is deemed uneconomical to repair. Depending on the damage, most insurers don’t have a problem…
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Beware of logbook loans when you buy your next bike
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MyCarCheck.com, the UK’s No.1 consumer vehicle data provider, has praised Citizens Advice for raising awareness of major issues surrounding Bill of Sale finance agreements, commonly known as logbook loans. Vehicle owners with a steady income can quickly access up to £50,000 by handing over their car or bike’s V5C registration document to a Consumer Credit…
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How to buy a motorcycle from an auction
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James Robinson is editor of The Classic MotorCycle, and a regular at Bonhams auction house (specialists in classic vehicles). His biggest purchase was an ex-Grand Prix 250 Benelli that he bought for a UK enthusiast at £80,000. Here’s his advice on how to buy a motorcycle from an auction: “Don’t forget the commission. You’ll have a…
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How to buy a motorcycle from a dealer
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With 17 years experience selling BMWs, TJ Skrobot – Sales manager at Balderston Peterborough – knows how to buy, and sell, a decent bike… “I have to make sure I’m going to make a profit. When buying, I’ll check a bike’s general condition, then pass it to the workshop, where they go over everything and…
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How to buy a motorcycle from a private seller and eBay
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Ex-racer Mark Hardy just loves bikes. Rather than buy one and stick with it, he looks for a machine to suit his next trip. Having bought dozens of motorcycles, and viewed hundreds, he’s got some great advice on how to buy a motorcycle, and for getting the best deal… “I spend hours trawling eBay, and…
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Suzuki Hayabusa | Used bike buying advice
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Suzuki’s Hayabusa is a hugely significant motorcycle for many reasons. Named after the fastest bird in the world, both machine (the early, unrestricted models at least), and animal are capable of touching 200mph. The bike was designed from first principles to oust Honda’s Blackbird from top slot, embracing both existing and emergent technologies. The highly…
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Be alert for ‘clocked’ vehicles
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Vehicle history expert, www.hpicheck.com, is warning used car buyers that 2013 saw an increase of 3% in the number of vehicles on the road with a mileage discrepancy, potentially signalling a worrying trend of more dodgy sellers ‘clocking’ vehicles to earn extra money. The practice of clocking a car or motorbike – adjusting the mileage…
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How to buy a Kawasaki GPz500S (1987–1994)
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The first of the budget bikes, a good GPZ is a bargain today… The GPz500S fell between bikes like Yamaha’s revvy two-stroke RD350 YPVS, and Kawasaki’s own – once class-leading – four cylinder four-stroke GPZ600R. The sporty looks were more than skin deep: with a minimalistic chassis it could turn a ride into something…
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How to buy a Honda CBR1000F
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When the world of the Superbike was at its height in the 80s, Honda decided its litre machine would be a comfy mile muncher. Genius. The original CBR1000FH of 1987 arrived into an arena bursting with Japanese sports bikes, the second incarnation which we’ll be focusing on here arrived in 1989 and also lined…
