salvauge title
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salvauge title
i have been seeing a lot of bikes advertised that have salvauge titles. people are either very proud, or the lack of a clean title is irrelevant. can anyone tell me what the deal is with this? i have never ventured into this realm and am curious. thanks, GTG
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I can tell you in Ohio the bike is first rebuilt & then you go to the State Patrol with the rebuilt bike, all your receipt's for repairs etc & have the bike inspected. When it passes you are issued a salvage title so you can buy plates. All this is NO PROBLEM. I can tell you personally it is difficult to sell a bike with a salvage title to most people who don't understand the process. To many for sale with CLEAN titles to pick from these days.
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I have seen many Sport bikes here in Fla. with Salvage titles. I dont think I would buy one . I see alot of these salvaged bikes listed for as much as a clean title bike would be. I'd have to break out a ten foot pole on a salvaged bike.
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From what I see the two biggest issues are, 1] you can't finance them and 2] they will only write liability insurance policy's on them. Now if it's an older bike that's stock and you plan on keeping it forever they're a deal. Newer ones generally sell for less and take longer to sell.
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From what I see the two biggest issues are, 1] you can't finance them and 2] they will only write liability insurance policy's on them. Now if it's an older bike that's stock and you plan on keeping it forever they're a deal. Newer ones generally sell for less and take longer to sell.
I was able to have full coverage in Ohio on the bike I rebuilt. It might vary per state or insurance Co.
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Bike's been totalled and rebuilt. I wouldn't touch it and neither would most other people. I've seen many sold around here for about 1/3 less that a comparable used bike, but that's still way too high.
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the ones i am seeing are damn near the same price, maybe a third less at most. it seemed to me that they would be cheaper. i just did not seem to understand why people were asking so much.
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People still think they can get top dollar for not-so-great bikes. If you're looking for a bike- keep looking. It took me quite awhile to find my Heritage- good shape, low miles and the price was realistic.
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Salvage titles come in a few different flavors. Wrecked/rebuilt style, and Flooded/water damage style, to name two.
A clean title is easy to get. Rebuild the bike, or clean all the mud off it (water damage), sell it out of state then bring it back. Poof. clean title.
Now, I use the word "clean" title and not "rebuilt" title. Title goes from Clean, to Salvage when insurance company buys it from you, then from Salvage to Rebuilt (texas). Or Salvage to Clean if you sell out of state. Only sure way if you're putting a lot of money into a used bike (or car) is carfax. or equivelant.
http://www.autocheck.com/consumers/i...d_Vehicles.pdf
A clean title is easy to get. Rebuild the bike, or clean all the mud off it (water damage), sell it out of state then bring it back. Poof. clean title.
Now, I use the word "clean" title and not "rebuilt" title. Title goes from Clean, to Salvage when insurance company buys it from you, then from Salvage to Rebuilt (texas). Or Salvage to Clean if you sell out of state. Only sure way if you're putting a lot of money into a used bike (or car) is carfax. or equivelant.
http://www.autocheck.com/consumers/i...d_Vehicles.pdf
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Salvage titles come in a few different flavors. Wrecked/rebuilt style, and Flooded/water damage style, to name two.
A clean title is easy to get. Rebuild the bike, or clean all the mud off it (water damage), sell it out of state then bring it back. Poof. clean title.
Now, I use the word "clean" title and not "rebuilt" title. Title goes from Clean, to Salvage when insurance company buys it from you, then from Salvage to Rebuilt (texas). Or Salvage to Clean if you sell out of state. Only sure way if you're putting a lot of money into a used bike (or car) is carfax. or equivelant.
http://www.autocheck.com/consumers/i...d_Vehicles.pdf
A clean title is easy to get. Rebuild the bike, or clean all the mud off it (water damage), sell it out of state then bring it back. Poof. clean title.
Now, I use the word "clean" title and not "rebuilt" title. Title goes from Clean, to Salvage when insurance company buys it from you, then from Salvage to Rebuilt (texas). Or Salvage to Clean if you sell out of state. Only sure way if you're putting a lot of money into a used bike (or car) is carfax. or equivelant.
http://www.autocheck.com/consumers/i...d_Vehicles.pdf
The only way to know if its been done it to do a title search if not you'll never know !!!