Many people now decide to purchase a secondhand motorbike to travel or commute as well to fit their tight budget. If you are looking for a used motorbike but have no idea what checklist before buying one? For additional details, let’s join Dung Motorbikes to know key things to look out for:

Overall Appearance

To thoroughly check a used motorcycle, you should have a look at the bike daylight after it has been cleaned. It will be considered to be in good condition if all of its parts are new (old) that’s compatible with one another. Therefore, a motorcycle operating stably may not have details that are too new or too old.

Look the bike over carefully. It’s not hard to see the difference between a bike that’s just been “quick cleaned” for a sale and the one that’s been garage kept and pampered by a true enthusiast.

Overall vehicle inspection is one of the methods to check used motorbikes before buying

Bike’s history

When choosing a secondhand motorcycle, Finding out where the bike came from is the most important. This will help you to avoid purchasing unidentified bikes or those are from being stolen. Additionally, this checklist also helps you prevent regulatory risks while using a used bike.

Thus, carefully check the bike’s blue card and make sure numbers on there match the ones are located on the steering head of the frame and the engine. Make sure all the numbers are visible and none have been tampered with.

The Engine

Inspecting the engine is one of the most crucial things before buying a secondhand bike to determine if the bike is in good condition or not. (It means the engine has been fixed or not). The best way is to inspect very carefully the engine. You can hear the exhaust to check.

Checking the engine is a way to check used motorbikes before buying

Engine Appearance

The engine must be undamaged and identical on the exterior. On the surface of the engine, there are no breaks or dents. 2 parts from 2 sides assembled must be intact and damage-free.

After that, you should check the screws on the gearbox for Manual Transmission Motorcycles and the clutch block for Automatic Transmission Motorcycles. The screws must be intact and undamaged at the screw head, and the gearbox and clutch block must not be in a new replacement status. Be sure to inspect it from underneath to see if leaking oil or not from the engine.

Engine Health

Normally a good bike is supposed to start smoothly and quickly. Besides, during the engine starting process, there are no annoying and persistent sounds.

Engine Temperature

For a stable and good engine, the engine of the motorcycle will not overheat when you start the bike from 10 minutes to 15 minutes. For a semi-automatic bike, a good engine will automatically shut down when it becomes overheat. (good in condition)

For an automatic scooter, you should check the engine temperature based on the display needle of the thermometer. If the needle is in middle, the engine still works fine.

The oil and fuel consumption rate of the engine

To check the oil and fuel consumption of a motorbike, you need to see the smoke from the exhaust.  If smoke is black, and strong smell of gasoline (it is caused by burning too rich a fuel mixture), it means the engine gets problems. If smoke is grey and come out from the exhaust just a little bit, it means the engine works in good condition. Hence you can estimate the engine performance of motorcycle before you intend to purchase.

Inspecting other parts of the used motorbike

In addition to inspection the engine of the used motorbike, there are some other parts on the bike that you can inspect before buying are:

Tires

Tires of used motorcycles will have different wear marks on the tires. Tire marks will usually spread evenly across many sides without deviating completely to one side of the tire. For new tires, it is possible that the tire has been repaired by the previous owner or has been replaced by the seller. Therefore, you need to have the experience to make the examine become more accurate.

Frames

Normally, the condition of the chassis will reveal whether the used motorcycle is good or has undergone repair and refurbishment. When checking the chassis, if you find no new paint condition, it means the old one has not been repaired. If the condition of the motorcycle frame is covered with new paint, the old motorcycle you are interested in may have been refurbished.

Oil Level

Check the oil level of the old motorbike to see if it has been maintained well by the owner. If the oil level is only displayed at a low level, it means that the old motorcycle is not taken for regular maintenance. This will seriously affect the start as well as affect the motorcycle engine.

Brakes

To ensure your safety while driving a motorbike, you should check the brakes before deciding to buy it. To know whether they are functioning correctly, you should squeeze the brakes tightly. Additionally, you should think twice before purchasing a used automobile if the brakes fail or are loose. You also check the brake pads to see if they are worn out or not yet.

Test Ride

To specifically evaluate the old motorbike in terms of moving and checking the performance of the vehicle, you should test drive it before you buy it.
Test driving many laps with many different terrains is a way to help you evaluate the quality of the used car. In addition, when testing, if the old motorbike stops midway or makes a lot of annoying noises, you should consider not buying this motorbike.

With detailed information on how to check used motorbikes before buying mentioned above. OKXE hopes you have grasped the criteria to check and considerations to keep in mind before buying a secondhand motorbike. Thereby helping you consider in deciding to buy a used motorbike.