Allowing test rides when selling scoot?  By  Deleted (Read 1,023 times)

I have sold a few this year and I have let people ride them. If you feel uncomfortable with the age or they seem shady ask that you can hold their ID while they test ride. You could always hold their cash while the ride also with a you wreck it you buy it statement. I've never had any issues with anything I've sold on CL and I have sold a lot.

It's pretty common around my area to request that there will be absolutely No test rides unless they have an M endorsement and helmet.

Asking a few questions will garner enough information about the prospective buyer for you to feel comfortable with letting them take/not take your bike.

If they don't know where the kill switch is might wanna just let 'em look at it, or have them ride as a passenger.

Yeah I will let them ride it and expect to ride a bike i buy. Obviously check for all the stuff mentioned above. If you don't let me ride it I will buy something else.

Ill allow a test ride if:
1-has motorcycle endorsement if applicable.
2-has all proper riding gear.
3-over the age of 21
4-provides funds in full, cash or bank check, to be held until scoot is returned in the condition it left in.

I have sold six scooters this year and let everyone ride first, but all the buyers had rode scoots before if they haven't rode before id have to have the cash in hand if they wreck they bought it, told all of the buyers that

All I can add to what has already been said is- If the person meets all the criteria stated in the above responses, and you still have a gut feeling that you shouldnt let that person ride, DON'T.
It's not worth the stress. someone else will come along you may feel better about.

Add me to the group of "I'd want to test-drive it first". I disagree with your comment "It's a scooter" A scooter isn't a scooter is a scooter. Mine rides nothing at all like the small-wheeled Vespa I first test-drove. A Burgy wouldn't ride anything like mine, I'd guess. So yes, I would absolutely want to try it before I bought it.

But like the others said, get an opinion of the potential buyer while you're talking about your bike and all. Ask questions about his background while he's asking about your bike's. Should be easy to pick out the noobs from the "old hands". And I'd think anyone shady would be pressing for a quick exchange rather than waste time talking. Although I've never dealt with anyone shady, and I freely admit my glasses are indeed rose-tinted.... Still, common sense says a bad person isn't gonna' waste time and risk discovery by chatting bikes and past rides and stuff.

And then have a form that if they wreck they pay. Or at the least a friend or two to witness a verbal agreement (which I gather from Judge Judy is indeed binding, esp with witnesses).

Don't stress it too much. There's more good people out there than scum. I posted on CL asking for a piano bench (my church somehow lost theirs). Nicest man responded, gave us one he'd had sitting around for a while.

>'Kat