Would you buy a bike with this warning?
Seasoned HDF Member
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From: Decatur, Alabama
First up, I wouldn't buy any bike at a dealership and if I saw that sticker on one for sale in there, I wouldn't go back for anything. ever.
But we aren't talking about what I'd do. What are you going to do? Gonna "assume the position" and let the dealership offer you about 10% off for it? (my best guess). Better get some vaseline and those used condoms that were recommended in a post above.
Run!!!!
But we aren't talking about what I'd do. What are you going to do? Gonna "assume the position" and let the dealership offer you about 10% off for it? (my best guess). Better get some vaseline and those used condoms that were recommended in a post above.
Run!!!!
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From: Frozelandia, Minnysota
I bought a new one (Yamaha) that kept dying at stops; the dealer said it was the emissions setup and he couldn't touch it. Less than a hundred miles, carb apart on my kitchen table. Pulled the tamper plug, drilled the low speed jet (no replacements, except same size), ran like a champ (lots of Harley owners should be familiar with this procedure). I didn't blame the dealer, fix would have been illegal for him to do. I've heard worse stories from cage owners that bought new.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
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From: USA
Forget the bike....I want a roll of those stickers to help me negotiate price on the next clean used Harley I find at a dealership...slip it in the side of the frame when the salesman isn't looking...then ask him "Hey what is this?" 
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From: navarre ohio
it depends on the actual condition and story behind it..if it was ran nonstop for a couple weeks,that still doesn't equal the 20-50 years of use on most bikes.. it looks like a pretty generic sticker..they just want cover their *** so no warranty. that could date it to be equal to a year old when the warr. wears out anyway... if they use the bike to test a set of custom exhaust for one dyno pull,that means it was used beyond what the factory designed it for.it was modified for performance and the warranty is voided..
on a motorcycle,use or mileage doesn't mean near as much as the actual current condition..
on a motorcycle,use or mileage doesn't mean near as much as the actual current condition..
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Why? You thinking of printing one of these stickers off and slapping it onto a bike to negotiate the price down?