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Im looking at a motorcylcle online and the buyer claims it just needs new battery and they havnt bought a new one for financial reasons but the engine can still be jump started. it has around 15,000 miles and they havn't rode it for a couple of months. Should I bail?
>>13847725
bump
The "it just needs a battery" routine. On vehicles that are ridden very little that might be the case, sometimes it's a way to hide a larger issue. Try to jump-start or bring your own battery, if it doesn't work I'd walk away.
walk away.
>>13848132
>bring own battery
gonna be my first motorcycle and I can't return a battery after I used it
>try to jump start
sell says it rides after a jump start idk
>ridden very little
they havnt ridden it in a couple months is that enough?
Im gonna bring a meter to check the battery and its charge (for the alternator) after the bike is started, is that enough?
>>13847725
What kind of bike? If it's carb'd not being ridden in months can be a bitch. It's not good for any bike but if it's FI you're in better shape.
Jump it with your car and see how it runs. 15,000mi isn't really bad, anything over 20k is pushing it, especially as a first bike
>>13848279
a ninja 250
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>>13848294
What year?
>>13848406
2006
>>13848294
kek. just go find another ninja 250 for cheap. they're literally everywhere
>>13849730
all te cheap ones are sketcky like this or far away, this dude is 15 min away from me
>>13849915
Wait for another one.
You don't want your first bike to have problems. Buy something that runs. You'll sell it for what you paid later anyway.
>>13850015
the price they're selling it for is 1,150 anyway which is good enough to atleast give it a look right?
if its only starting it and then because it sdat for a while I could just flush out the gas and purchase a new alternator/battery and still barely make it to $1,500
>>13850045
Cant you just use a voltage test meter to see if its the alternator or the battery at the persons house? If its only starting the thing up by having the jump it I think its a pretty good deal just ask them to keep it cold for you and show up early.
Dont be naive
