Hello,
I am thinking about buying my first bike, a 2013 ER6n.
I have been "studying" a lot about buying my first bike and things to look out for but if you guys could help me it would greatly be appreciated.
I have some worries even before seing the bike physically, the price is pretty low for my area even at almost 40.00km and no abs, i have worries about it maybe being painted and the footpegs being replaced.
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Im sorry if I posted in the wrong place and im sorry for my bad english.
Cheers

 

If you want to know if the bike has been tossed down the road look for the parts a rider won't replace. Scrape marks on fork ends and/or calipers, foot peg brackets, axle end areas and anything else that might cost a couple hundred to replace. Also look inside the plastics for repaired cracks. Look at the gloss of the paint from all angles, not everyone can make repairs look good, flat spots or inconsistency in the contours. Look at the master cylinder for scrape marks too. Plus ask about it and watch the owner's reaction and answer.

I would say that 40,000 km which would be around 24,000 miles is also a contributor to a low price. A lot of new riders see 20,000+ miles as high mileage, even though about any bike can do upwards of 100,000 miles without issue when properly maintained. Higher mileage also usually indicates a bike that has been ridden a fair amount without crashing. I remember one customer who bought an 87 CBR600F from us had a lot of miles - but the bike had never even tipped over from the sidestand sinking into pavement or dirt. He just kept it perfect and didn't ride over his head. That was a bike that was worth more than a lot of bikes with 10,000 miles that had been down. I think he was in the 30,000+ miles range on it when he sold it. He sold it to go cruiser when in his 30s.