05 Finding Bikes To Buy
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This article is from the Australia Motorcycles FAQ, by Cameron Simpson cs@zip.com.au with numerous contributions by others.
05 Finding Bikes To Buy
For just looking at bikes the easiest thing is to visit a dealer. You
can eyeball many bikes in a short time, and thus know what you're
looking at when you see it described later. So do this first, with no
intention to buy. Take a bit of notice of prices with respect to age
and kilometers travelled.
Then do a look in your paper. Your local and main city papers will
have for sale sections. Also, in most newsagents you can find copies
of
The Trading Post
http://www.tradingpost.com.au/
and "Just Bikes". The Trading Post also has a well
implemented web site.
Note that with a dealer purchase:
* dealer prices tend to be a bit higher
* in NSW at least, a bike less than two years old comes
with 3 months warrantee if you buy from a dealer
* new bikes come with their factory warrantee (eg 1 or
2 years) and are of course much more expensive; on
the other hand several dealers offer "learner
packages" which do you a (new) bike and some gear and
perhaps insurance and finance
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