How To Buy A New Motorcycle from a Dealer at RevZilla.com

How To Buy A New Motorcycle

Step by Step

Buying a new motorcycle from a dealership is one of the best ways to purchase a first bike. While you may save some money buying privately, good dealerships eliminate a ton of the legwork required when purchasing from a private party. The benefits of buying a new motorcycle from a reputable dealership are compounded for beginners as they are much less likely to have the depth of motorcycle knowledge necessary to really understand what they are getting with a privately sold bike. At the same time, dealerships tend to come with an increased cost, as well a handful of other aspects to navigate along the way. In this video Spurgeon uses his time spent as a dealership employee to help guide you through the steps of how to buy a new motorcycle.

Special thanks to Martin Moto ... and Rob!

How To Buy a New Motorcycle Step by Step

Step One: Get insurance quotes
Step Two: Make a responsible financial decision
Step Three: Research a reputable dealer
Step Four: Browse through your list of potential bikes
Step Five: Determine a suitable price
Step Six: Complete the sale
Step Seven: Pick up your bike

[mr.d_]

damn son, that beard is really coming along...

[jiggyfly]

I just saved a bunch of money on my motorcycle insurance, by outrunning the police.

[joevidya]

This is how you buy a motorcycle in a perfect world, what this video didn't mention is how the dealerships are going to try to screw you over with steep freight setup and documentation fees.

[Cologne_Trooper]

Always ask them to throw in gear. They’ll almost always say yes if it’s reasonable.

[darrenbrownphotography]

You guys are creating really high quality, well-scripted, and story-boarded videos. I could easily see this programming on mainstream TV. Kudos to the video production team.

[MuffinTessee]

Pretty good advice.. I will say that dealers are not likely to negotiate much on any new bikes, even left-overs. What worked for me though was going through cycletrader and getting a leftover from a dealership a couple states over.. the bike was out the door $2k cheaper than any other dealer I talked to, so even with shipping I still saved at least a thousand dollars. You have to be patient but also ready to jump on a good deal if you see it.

[GSA]

I remember going to a local dealership (the only one within 50 miles) and I asked the guy what the typical otd price on a Ninja 300 and 650 would be and he said the Ninja would be around 8500 and the 650 would be about 11000 I just left it and didn't look back.

[poormiserablesinner]

When I call revilla and try to negotiate a price, revzillz does not budge. So I walk away.

[czierwo]

walked the other day into dealership to talk about ninja 300. 4200 bucks list price ended up to be 5500 in a flash. 10 min later walked out of dealership. Got pre-owned ninja 250 for a fraction of that cost instead.

[brandonclark]

Thanks for putting together this series, guys! I bet the comments posted here will have even more "real world" knowledge in addition to the videos.

Buying your first motorcycle can be a daunting experience, and if these videos help put more riders on the roads, I can't thank you enough.

[motorcop]

These are great videos! I have over 30 years of experience, 15 of which was as a motor officer. You guys do a great job with these videos.

[robertbaker]

I too was hit by a car. A little old lady ran over me, drug me down the road and finally stopped to see what was lodged under her car. Had a little surgery to sew me back up and spent a month or so on the couch. While recovering, I threw a blood clot so back to the hospital and spent a good 6 months on blood thinners with the possibility of never getting off of them. In the end, I recovered with no residual effects other than some nice scars. I never fully recovered mentally from the accident and now only ride sparingly on the road after being a dedicated roadie for 20 years. Billy has offered some really good advice and tips for returning to the road but I think one of most important tips is to be a smart cyclist. Using low traffic roads with wide shoulders is a safer option and riding at low traffic times such as early morning also makes for a safer ride. And as Billy pointed out, incorporating as many visual accessories as possible is a must. I can’t understand the idea of wearing black jerseys with black cycling shorts when there are fluorescent options. And I also think solo rides are are much more riskier than group rides. Good luck to those attempting a return to road but if you want a full proof car deterrent, buy a mountain bike. 😀

[mitchharrington]

Im buying my first motorcycle very soon and I have been looking for something like this for a while. Awesome breakdown of the process with a few great tips and tricks thrown in. I have seen videos from dealerships on how to buy from them, but it isn't the side of the equation I wanted to see. This answered so many questions. Cheers Revzilla.
Mitch. Melbourne, Australia.

[RealDarkBlade]

$1000 saving /year in insurance. Jez... do you have to sell your kidneys to insure a bike in US?

[JDelta]

Definitely some good information in here for any rider looking to buy new. Thank you for consistently delivering great content.

[toeztothenoze]

OTD price should always be MSRP or close to it. If they can't do that, you're in the wrong dealership...

[Piinkham]

Pretty cool to see my local dealer on this channel. I get my bike inspected here and plan on buying my next bike here too. Funny enough they’re using a CB500F (my current bike) and I want to get a CB650R from these guys!

[ZHTrainer]

This was a good video but there where a few details I would change. First if you can pay cash pay cash. If you don't have the cash save the money and then buy. If you don't have to get yourself into debt don't. This will also make your insurance cheaper and defiantly shop around. 2 find the best deal you can don't pay a penny more then you have too. You can get the service at any dealership you want. Buying a left over model is good advice also there are good used bikes out there as well. Thank you Revzilla for what you do love the videos.

[mikewatchface]

Been thinking about buying my first bike soon. This video helps alot. Thank you

[jackboudreaux]

I have been shopping for about a month and im about to give up. Every single dealer i get out the door prices on are trying to scam me. This last dealer claimed the destination charge was $995 dollars when on manufacture website it says $450, also another wants $750 dealer set up, and yet another $559 in doc fees! I'm almost giving up.