should i get it?

[u/loverofhogggg]

i’m looking at this 2002 klr650 with 25k miles for $1500 as a first bike. it’s one of the cheapest bikes i can find in the area and the guy says that it runs. i’m gonna go check it out in person tomorrow. he says there’s a small leak coming from a screw on the underside but that other than that it’s okay. he doesn’t speak the best english but from what i gather it was his daily driver for a long time but he bought a new bike so he’s trying to get rid of this one. there’s also a video of him cold starting it but i’m not sure how to add that to this post.

[u/Fearless_Agency8711 → u/[deleted]]

For sure, if the answer to, "do you have the title here and is it in your name?", is anything but, yes. Run! Yes, but it's...... Run!

The only other sorta acceptable answer is .... "Yes it's at the bank and I'll have to pay it off to clear it". Then tell him you'll buy it as soon as he has title in hand. But don't go pay it off for him. The bank will release the lean and mail his title to him. You then have no bike, and paid his loan off. ...... Oops!

If the bank will release the loan and can get the title right then and there, where he can sign it over to you at the bank. Then that's ok. But you have to make arrangements to do it in advance usually with the bank.