Topic: quick q: are there things like CarFax for motorcycles?

[aquadorhj]

i thought about motorcycling for a long time, but never took the plunge.  now that i'm older, my interests are waning a lot on riding in general, but i feel like a small bike or scooter to toot around my neighborhood in might be fun, with my SO on the pillion.   

but i digress, looking at some used ones online, they are 2500~6000 range, some of which are literally $200 less than brand new on dealership sites.  i'm assuming the MSRP for bikes don't include "Freight&PDI" type charge?  or do bike dealerships have that?

anyway.  since we hear so many instances for poor financial decisions from our esteemed dealer sales person tooscoops, i'm sure some of these cheap bikes are financed too.

is there a way to check that there's no liens on bikes?  i would assume it was free of liens if it were like, 5 years old or so, but so many bikes are literally 6 months old..

[Sir Osis of Liver]

There are freight and PDI/Assembly fees on new bikes.

Not sure about any Carfax service. Haven't heard of one.

Prices are a bit stiffer this time of year, of course. The best deals are usually in the fall before stock gets sent to storage.

[rrocket]

In Ontario, the UVIP shows liens...

[Arthur Dent]

You can go to the registry and ask for lien/active title status. That will tell you its has been rebuilt or has a loan pending on it. I suspect most accidents like drops don't get reported especially to write off status.

For new bikes they have GST, freight and usually a new dealer prep. Seemed to me freight ran around $300-600.

[dkaz]

I did a Carproof on my CB300F. Not that I didn't trust Wing but it was purely due diligence.