How do you go about letting someone try out the quad? I was thinking of selling one of my four wheelers but a bit worried about the boneheads that arent serious, or the ones who try to hurt it. I remember selling my first quad about 10 years ago, it was a bayou 220 and 2 older guys came to look at it, they took it for a test drive and they drove it like it was a nascar, needless to say i was extremely upset with this. However, I dont want that happening again. Now, do you let them drive it, do you tell them to go easy, or do you say no rides? I have nothing to hide with it, its just that i dont need something getting messed up by their actions, im very very protective of my stuff. What do you do?

 

how bad could they possibly beat it for 5 minutes?

 

Well, its just the fact that i dont appreciate having someone checking it out, starting it ten times, revving it to the moon, trying to blow it up. 5 minutes or 5 hours, its disrespectful to ones machine regardless of purchase. Im just asking, thats all. Call me extra careful, but i bet there's a lotta other guys out there who feel the same as me.

 

oh i agree completley that there is always someone out there to ruin it for everyone, but if u want to sell your quad that is the risk you have to take.

 

not to mention that if someone started my quad ten times i would begin to think they are messed up in the head

 

well if you really dont want them to touch it.. show them how it rides, in other words you drive it...if they dont seem to interested from the start, or a little wacky, dont let them ride it

 

Money talks and well you know what walks.

I know what you are talking about, when I sold my crotch rocket a couple months ago, I didn't want anyone to ride it. Fearing they would wreck it.

 

Just let seriously interested buyers ride.. if they have the money.. take them seriously if they just wanna "check it out" then tell them u have people that are interested and u dont want him to waste ur time..

 

I am the same way and thats the chance you have to take. I sold one not to long ago, they guy came and asked me if he could ride it and I said sure, ride it up the street and back and I pointed where I wanted him to go and come back and he did. So I must have got lucky cuz the first person that rode it bought it.

 

tell him he can ride it but go easy cuz it got a brand new clutch...

its and idea. and he will never know its not new and more money!! kinda harsh but i dunno