2nd hand quad considerations.

[King Rollo]

I've never had a quad bike before but I'm going to see a second hand bike at the local machinery dealers.
What should I be looking out for to see if the bike is in good nick and worth the money, and not a pig in a poke.
???

 

[Longlowdog]

I'd ask what warranty they as a dealer are providing? If they don't then walk away. Dealers have obligations, private sellers don't. If they say they are selling on commission it's a get out clause. Warranty is where the smart money is at.

 

[Tim W]

I buy all quads 2nd hand
They have all been fine ----dealers know they will only mess you around once
I'm more interested/concerned about after sales service

 

[Woolless]

I bought a five year old Honda quad twelve years ago from a Honda dealers and it's still the only bike I have. Didn't think that a Honda dealer would sell me dodgy Honda and so it has proved.

 

[Clive]

Check its theirs to sell - lot of stolen quads about !

 

[Suffolk Serf]

I've always bought secondhand Hondas and they've always been stolen before they've let me down.

 

[Pistonbroke]

Our Honda dealer has always got a huge number of quads taken in as trade ins but only one or two that he's happy to sell on to real customers so I've no idea what happens to the others

 

[JD-Kid]

in NZ most off sheep farms have lead a bit of a sheltered life
if the seller is a bike dealer and it's there brand they sold it from new etc etc. they should be able to tell you it's history why traded in etc
some places trade up often keep service up to date etc had seat covers on nothing major ripped off or bent only real thing could be tired a bit buggered
others are flogged to death bits missing seats ripped etc
if dealer has a good name tidy bikes etc and can give a back ground on the bike then all good in most cases
mate of mine owned a bike shop only sold good trades he could stand behind others he flicked off at auction or scrapped
like most things if looks rough and been to the moon and back keep looking tidy bike worth. looking at
the dealer yer buying it off will make more out of the servicing and if he /she know you buy 2nd hand bikes it can make it easyer for him doing trades
we used to buy a new quad once every 18 months the old one did another 18 months then traded so were selling 3 year old bike every 18 months dealer knew the bikes serviced them on time and could very easy sell them

 

[Bramble]

I've always bought secondhand Hondas and they've always been stolen before they've let me down.

Another reason not to buy a Honda. Get yourself an Arctic Cat, constantly breaks down, no bugger has nicked it yet!!

 

[Al R]

in NZ most off sheep farms have lead a bit of a sheltered life
if the seller is a bike dealer and it's there brand they sold it from new etc etc. they should be able to tell you it's history why traded in etc
some places trade up often keep service up to date etc had seat covers on nothing major ripped off or bent only real thing could be tired a bit buggered
others are flogged to death bits missing seats ripped etc
if dealer has a good name tidy bikes etc and can give a back ground on the bike then all good in most cases
mate of mine owned a bike shop only sold good trades he could stand behind others he flicked off at auction or scrapped
like most things if looks rough and been to the moon and back keep looking tidy bike worth. looking at
the dealer yer buying it off will make more out of the servicing and if he /she know you buy 2nd hand bikes it can make it easyer for him doing trades
we used to buy a new quad once every 18 months the old one did another 18 months then traded so were selling 3 year old bike every 18 months dealer knew the bikes serviced them on time and could very easy sell them

We were doing similar, selling every year, trade every bike every 24 months, new bike every 12 months as had 2 bikes. Since then more sheep and other machinery have taken priority of funds

 

[farmerm]

1st consideration... which will cost you more... the quad or the means to adequately secure it!

 

[Al R]

What about a tracker fitted to it?