HPI - Stolen. would you buy it?

jonzi · 23-03-2015, 06:19 PM

Friends,

I need to buy a scooter (don't shoot me)

I have seen one that is coming back as "Insurance write off - Theft" in 2005.

Should I buy it or should i look at other scooters?

What are the implications of buying it?

It's been MOT'd for the whole time since 2005.

Nickj · 23-03-2015, 06:38 PM

Depends on the category if you want to resell later.
If you just want a hack to drive into the ground and it is kosher and cheap then it's a good deal id cheap.

Dirty · 23-03-2015, 06:38 PM

Ha ha welcome to the club. Make sure you buy a decent lock and chain. They have a habit of disappearing.

It should be a cat D if it was just a stolen recovered write off which usually means minor cosmetic damage that is uneconomical to repair. The pro is that they are cheaper, the cons, some insurance comps won't insure ex write offs but that is a rare.

What is your budget. I figured buying a cheap scooter would inevitably mean I'd end up working on it and as I'd enjoy that as much as lancing some ones boils with my fingernails I went for new cos they are cheap as chips anyway.

jonzi · 23-03-2015, 06:44 PM

Budget is cheap as possible and with a top box.

I live in Berkhamsted. I could probably leave a pile of gold outside my house and it would still be here when I return.

Not that I have a pile of gold, otherwise I wouldn't be looking for a cheap scooter.

Dirty · 23-03-2015, 06:58 PM

Presumably you want to go somewhere on your scooter, then leave it somewhere whilst you go and do something? Or are you buying one for the pure joy of riding an underpowered boring pile of plastic within the leafy village of Berkhampsted?

MSX125 new costs about £20 a week, Backpacks are about a tenner

Mr Gazza · 23-03-2015, 07:02 PM

I know someone with piles of Gold..........He's sitting on a fortune......

gary tompkins · 23-03-2015, 07:07 PM

This one has three wheels... so there's less chance of you falling off

pompone · 24-03-2015, 06:23 AM

If is a Cat D I would check the state of any repaired damage first. Otherwise there's no real difference in price. Tbh I understand you, if I had to regularly commute into Central London I doubt it'll be on a big v twin.
You should, however, consider GT option

damien666 · 24-03-2015, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirty

Presumably you want to go somewhere on your scooter, then leave it somewhere whilst you go and do something? Or are you buying one for the pure joy of riding an underpowered boring pile of plastic within the leafy village of Berkhampsted?

MSX125 new costs about £20 a week, Backpacks are about a tenner

These are great for a work bike. Trouble is the bug could bite to start buying 'bits' for it. Next thing you know it's all carbon fibered up and has ohlins shocks ( yes they do them for these! )

Kato · 24-03-2015, 09:41 AM

Its a scooter which will get beaten up in no time flat commuting in London, yes there will always be those that will not buy it because of the history but equally plenty that will.

Providing it has the correct doc's what's the issue cheap city transport, gets to a point when it won't depreciate any further unless its totally scrap, go for it

jonzi · 24-03-2015, 09:58 AM

Cheers all

Gonna buy it today.

Dirty · 24-03-2015, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by damien666

These are great for a work bike. Trouble is the bug could bite to start buying 'bits' for it. Next thing you know it's all carbon fibered up and has ohlins shocks ( yes they do them for these! )

That is exactly the reason I didn't get one and bought a nasty looking scooter instead

24-03-2015, 06:29 PM

I run a Suzuki Burgman 400 scooter for nipping into town during busy times, I gave a grand for it eight years ago, handles ok up to 90MPH , gets a bit hairy if it,s windy above that speed, but I have had it showing a ton just to see if it would do it. I wouldn,t want to be without it now.

25-03-2015, 12:30 PM

Got an NRG50 that was the GF's for work and spend a fiver all week on fuel compared to twenty five in the car, this will eventually be replaced by my 180 Runner when I get around to building it back up. Riding an auto in the city is so much less agro than a geared bike, you get extra protection and there's the handy boot / helmet bay.

23-03-2015, 06:19 PM	#1
jonzi Mary Mary Quite Contrary Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Berkhamsted Bike: M796 Posts: 1,398	HPI - Stolen. would you buy it? Friends, I need to buy a scooter (don't shoot me) I have seen one that is coming back as "Insurance write off - Theft" in 2005. Should I buy it or should i look at other scooters? What are the implications of buying it? It's been MOT'd for the whole time since 2005. __________________ #48

23-03-2015, 06:38 PM	#2
Nickj Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Forest Of Dean Bike: S2r Posts: 3,195	Depends on the category if you want to resell later. If you just want a hack to drive into the ground and it is kosher and cheap then it's a good deal id cheap. __________________ "The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body." Song of the sausage creature

23-03-2015, 06:38 PM	#3
Dirty Bockloks Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 4,601	Ha ha welcome to the club. Make sure you buy a decent lock and chain. They have a habit of disappearing. It should be a cat D if it was just a stolen recovered write off which usually means minor cosmetic damage that is uneconomical to repair. The pro is that they are cheaper, the cons, some insurance comps won't insure ex write offs but that is a rare. What is your budget. I figured buying a cheap scooter would inevitably mean I'd end up working on it and as I'd enjoy that as much as lancing some ones boils with my fingernails I went for new cos they are cheap as chips anyway. __________________ Wounds heal, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever Beware of eBay

23-03-2015, 06:44 PM	#4
jonzi Mary Mary Quite Contrary Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Berkhamsted Bike: M796 Posts: 1,398	Budget is cheap as possible and with a top box. I live in Berkhamsted. I could probably leave a pile of gold outside my house and it would still be here when I return. Not that I have a pile of gold, otherwise I wouldn't be looking for a cheap scooter. __________________ #48

23-03-2015, 06:58 PM	#5
Dirty Bockloks Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 4,601	Presumably you want to go somewhere on your scooter, then leave it somewhere whilst you go and do something? Or are you buying one for the pure joy of riding an underpowered boring pile of plastic within the leafy village of Berkhampsted? MSX125 new costs about £20 a week, Backpacks are about a tenner __________________ Wounds heal, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever Beware of eBay

23-03-2015, 07:02 PM	#6
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,846	I know someone with piles of Gold..........He's sitting on a fortune......

23-03-2015, 07:07 PM	#7
gary tompkins 1/2 man - 1/2 pogo-stick Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Dartford, Kent Bike: M900ie Posts: 7,241	This one has three wheels... so there's less chance of you falling off __________________ GT Fully paid up member of the S.A.S. (Scottoiler Appreciation Society) 27,000 miles on original chain - and still going strong!

24-03-2015, 06:23 AM	#8
pompone MaleDucati Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London Bike: M900 Posts: 817	If is a Cat D I would check the state of any repaired damage first. Otherwise there's no real difference in price. Tbh I understand you, if I had to regularly commute into Central London I doubt it'll be on a big v twin. You should, however, consider GT option __________________ www.desmoperformanceparts.com

24-03-2015, 09:41 AM	#10
Kato Dismantled Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East Molesey Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,229	Its a scooter which will get beaten up in no time flat commuting in London, yes there will always be those that will not buy it because of the history but equally plenty that will. Providing it has the correct doc's what's the issue cheap city transport, gets to a point when it won't depreciate any further unless its totally scrap, go for it __________________ "Political correctness is just intellectual colonialism and psychological fascism for the creation of thought crime"

24-03-2015, 09:58 AM	#11
jonzi Mary Mary Quite Contrary Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Berkhamsted Bike: M796 Posts: 1,398	Cheers all Gonna buy it today. __________________ #48

24-03-2015, 06:29 PM	#13
Dookbob Guest Posts: n/a	I run a Suzuki Burgman 400 scooter for nipping into town during busy times, I gave a grand for it eight years ago, handles ok up to 90MPH , gets a bit hairy if it,s windy above that speed, but I have had it showing a ton just to see if it would do it. I wouldn,t want to be without it now.

25-03-2015, 12:30 PM	#14
Nottsbiker Guest Posts: n/a	Got an NRG50 that was the GF's for work and spend a fiver all week on fuel compared to twenty five in the car, this will eventually be replaced by my 180 Runner when I get around to building it back up. Riding an auto in the city is so much less agro than a geared bike, you get extra protection and there's the handy boot / helmet bay.