"Ran when parked"

[cloakedvillain]

 

[ImpulseRocket]

This is why I will never pay more than bottom dollar for a non-running bike, no latter how rare it is. If I can't verify it runs without issue, and they aren't reasonable about it, bye!

 

[Amwicr]

Yeah I've learned to be wary too. I payed 400 for a moped that "just needed the kickstart hooked up" but the motor was totally siezed.

We'll see how it runs after throwing $250 in parts at it...

 

[GW's Motorized]

If I buy something non running or even "ran when parked" I know it will have issues. The only 2 motorcycles I have bought I've known exactly what it needed. One was a complete project(my ct90) and the other was a nice old trail bike that runs and rides and just needed a few minor adjustments.

 

[SirLurksAlot]

Only bought one not running. It was sold to me as a "basket case".... Which it surely was. 1967 YR-1 Yamaha 350 twin in 3 boxes plus frame and (bent) forks. $25 and every nut and bolt was there. Much to my surprise. Wound up being a great buy.

But never again.

 

[Chainlube]

I had a spitfire given to me.

 

[Wrench]

Used car salesman
"A little old lady just drove it to church on Sunday, it's only got 27,000 miles on it"
When buying old cars with low miles with an analog odometer, always look for small hole under the dash directly under the odometer.
The gimmick, a coat hanger wire can be put thru that little hole to turn the analog odometer numbers
327,095 miles now becomes 027,095 miles

With a M/C, someone can just get another speedometer/odometer from a junk yard with low miles and switch it out

So yes, Buyer Beware when buying used

 

[Chainlube]

Used car salesman
"A little old lady just drove it to church on Sunday, it's only got 27,000 miles on it"
When buying old cars with low miles with an analog odometer, always look for small hole under the dash directly under the odometer.
The gimmick, a coat hanger wire can be put thru that little hole to turn the analog odometer numbers
327,095 miles now becomes 027,095 miles

With a M/C, someone can just get another speedometer/odometer from a junk yard with low miles and switch it out

So yes, Buyer Beware when buying used

My auntie bought a little car back in 2000 from a rental lot, it had 41,000 kms 30,000 miles. She still has it, it has 95,000 kms on it now. Less than 60,000 miles in over 20 years.

 

[robe]

Disconnect the speedo and drive it for years. Hook it back up and sell it.
Disconnect the speedo hook it to a reversible electric drill and let it run overnight.
After a while they got wise to the trick, If you saw little silver bars between the numbers on the odometer you knew it had been wound back.

 

[Wrench]

Yeah. some didn't use a speedometer/odometer just because the speedo cable was broke
I would like to meet the guy who crawls under his car every night to disconnect the spedo cable, hooking up a drill motor to run the miles back
Starting in 1960, car manufactures made it so, if the analog Speedometer/Odometer was operated in reverse the miles were recorded forward
But ya could still turn the numbers forward and change the odometer with a coat hanger

Digital Speedometer/Odometer were suppose to solve mileage fraud
But the ECU can be reset with a device to change the mileage,
Sometimes a cars insterment cluster needs to be replaced, in this case a service dealer can put the original miles on the new Digital Speedometer/Odometer

Yes people change the mileage on Digital Speedometers/Odometers to raise the value of a car