Should I buy used

[jet321]

I bought my 2015 hawk used. It had 2500 miles on it. This was the first bike I've ever bought, which was a learning experience in itself, but the bike was pretty rough and I didn't really notice issues when I bought it. I paid 750 for mine, it had a bad chain, broken exhaust, cracked fuel tank, broken tach, and broken spokes. I have put nearly what I paid for it in upgrades and fixes. The bike is way better now but it still has been having issues. i.e. my rear wheel bearing went out last week, I don't know if it was due to negligence by the last owner or just cheap bearings. I believe that the last owner really did not know what he was doing, but he did buy it from a local "scooter shop" based on the title, of which I can't find on google anymore.

All in all, if I could do it all over, I would have bought new, and did upgrades slowly, assembled the bike properly myself, and made sure everything had been looked over.

The choice is yours but be cautious, these bikes require some love and upkeep and if the owner doesn't know anything about bikes or is NOT mechanically inclined, you may get a bad bike.