so im sellin my bike. dude wants to take it for a test ride. i hear alotta **** bout ppl taking off and the occational accident. whats ure guys take on this? i was thinkin i could hold his drivers license or somthin. but what if the bastard crashes? he wont buy it without riding it so....

 

No test drives unless you have the cash in hand. Give the money back if he doesn't want it.

 

Take the cash to hold on to. Tell him" YOU SCRATCH IT YOU BUY IT" end of story

 

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iight cool thanks

 

the guy i bought the stunt bike off of let me take the bike for a ride, but i had a bike for over 2 years. if you really think about it and feel the person out ( not trying to be sick or gay, you perverts) you can tell if that person has no idea what the **** they are talking about. if it was me i would be really iffy to let someone test drive unless they have prove they have some experience

 

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If they don't have money, the obviously don't plan on buying it anyways!

 

that's hard to tell, i rode it before i had the money. went back to his house and turned the bike off and said "going to the bank tomm i'll pick it up next week" next week i picked it up

 

i had a buddie that got in that pickle. let his friend take his bike for a ride the kid crashed the bike and let him stuck fixing his own bike and not paying a nickle for repairs.

 

that's when you hire me and i take some knees out

 

i know a guy who was selling a bike on "craigslist", and the guy came to buy and wanted a test ride. my homeboy said the guy was a rider so no prob. the guy never came back. straight stole his ****.

 

don't know what to say , i'm just glad jason (guy i bought it off of) trusted me

 

go with the cash in hand idea that way no one gets screwed

 

your hirerd

 

YES!

 

haha not only does he want to test drive it but take it to his shop for thurough inspection.

 

Make sure he leaves something of value. Hold either his cash, or his drivers license PLUS the keys to whatever vehicle he drove there, and make him sign a "contract" that if he crashes/damages the bike he has to give you the cash or vehicle he drove in on OR repair the bike. Worst case scenario is you end up trading a wrecked bike for a car/truck.
My 2 cents, and like DirtyJeff said, there are a lot of good people out there who just want to make sure the bike is in good condition, and aren't trying to rip you off.

 

sounds good thanks man

 

Screw that....cash in hand, take it for a test drive.....but I ain't got all day.....maybe bring it down to this shop and have him test drive from there.....but geebus it's a used bike a test drive should be sufficient!!