With the Quad Bike market now starting to show signs of overtaking the motorcycle market just on growth year on year, there will inevitably be more and more Quad Bikes for sale as time goes on.
What we have prepared below is some basic guidelines for the buyer and hope that this makes enough logical sense that it gives you some idea on what to look for and how to find it.
Pre-Owned Quads & ATV's
Even though someone advertises their Quad Bike or ATV as "GOOD CONDITION," it is always a good move to make sure it is "AS DESCRIBED" before you part with your cash. Most advertised machines are usually out of area, so if you decided to buy it based on pictures and description then you should need to be sure your happy with the seller.
Over the last few years there has been an increase in the sales of NEW & USED Quad Bikes, far greater than Motorcycles, so it is always good practice to make sure you either see the goods before you part with your money, or that you have an independent holding facility retain the funds until the vehicle has been viewed if it is being delivered by courier.
Pre-Owned or Pre-Loved?
There is a massive difference between these two statements, and one of them does get used out of context all too often. The one thing you should always consider is a Quad Bike or ATV will be used for one of three reasons:
- Work Horse - That has got to be one of the best ways of describing the fact that it was purchased for a purpose. No matter whether it is a Farm/Utility Vehicle or for getting round a large estate, both use the same description yet, can be completely different in the way they are used.
- Just For Fun - Again, yet another open ended answer that can be completely flattering in one respect, yet the other side of the coin could spell complete abuse. It may have been a fun machine for one person, or the whole of the local town or village, so make sure you define the terminology with the seller.
- Used to get from A to B! - This one is a complete mine field. Was he just commuting backwards and forward to work on the road, or did he work on a Quarry? The reason you ask is that with some of the Chinese imported Quad Bikes, the moving parts are not as reliable as their Japanese blood lines. For example, the shock absorber on a Yamaha would be completely different to a Kinroad and would last probably 10 times longer if used off road.
The trouble is, no matter what it says in the listing when someone is selling a quad bike, it is there for one reason - to sell the bike. Most of the time people can be honest, but then you will always get the ones who wish to try and sell something that isn't anything like what they described in the advert.
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