Pre-purchase inspection at a shop - does bike need to be rideable?

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Pre-purchase inspection at bike shop

I'm looking at a private sale used bike, I won't get into specifics but anyway the bike can not currently be ridden safely, needs some minor work which the seller has opted not to do before selling.Would it be ok to trailer the bike to a shop and have it inspected as is or will they definitely want to ride it?I'm thinking I should just tell the seller to get the issue resolved and then let's talk...Second question, can anyone recommend a shop between Oakville and Toronto that will do a pre-purchase inspection?
 
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Personally, I wouldn`t touch a bike that does not run.
Could be a piece of junk.
Lots of places here that would do an inspection, look for somebody local to you.
Do a search on this site.
Call around.
 
the purpose of a safety inspection is to ensure the vehicle is safe to ride on the road, which means it needs to be ridable. If you are fully aware of what needs to be done, fully understand what you are buying, and willing to do the work, great deals can be had. By the sounds of it your are new to motorcycles and would have to caution against buying a bike that does not come saftied.
 
cycling said:
Personally, I wouldn`t touch a bike that does not run.
Could be a piece of junk.
Lots of places here that would do an inspection, look for somebody local to you.
Do a search on this site.
Call around.
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With so many to choose from, why choose someone else's issue ??
 
smergy said:
If you are fully aware of what needs to be done, fully understand what you are buying, and willing to do the work, great deals can be had.
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That is basically my logic, if the shop can confirm that the seller's prognosis of the issue is correct and that no further work needs to be done to be safetied I am willing to negotiate with the seller to purchase the bike on that basis. I talked to one shop today that seemed pretty confident that they could inspect the bike adequately without road testing it. It is a fairly new bike, so the likelihood of other issues is low.
 
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OK I called a few shops none seemed to think it would be a problem to inspect the bike. The time estimate varied from 10-30 minutes, doesn't seem like very much time to properly inspect a vehicle, even a motorcycle, does it? Any thoughts as to how long this should take?
 
what do you expect them to do? they arnt going to remove the fairings and tank and do some serious inspection, prob just basic visual and engine inspection, with mayb a computer check or something.
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