Triumphrat

Msullivan · 01-14-2004

There is a TBS on ebay w/ a salavge title. Is this a risky situation to stay away from or what? I not going to by the bike , I was just courious about salvage title thing.

Mike

Heres the ebay link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6716

[ This message was edited by: Msullivan on 2004-01-14 22:37 ]

Msullivan · 01-14-2004

There is a TBS on ebay w/ a salavge title. Is this a risky situation to stay away from or what? I not going to by the bike , I was just courious about salvage title thing.

Mike

Heres the ebay link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6716

[ This message was edited by: Msullivan on 2004-01-14 22:37 ]

Msullivan · 01-14-2004

There is a TBS on ebay w/ a salavge title. Is this a risky situation to stay away from or what? I not going to by the bike , I was just courious about salvage title thing.

Mike

Heres the ebay link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6716

[ This message was edited by: Msullivan on 2004-01-14 22:37 ]

01-15-2004

Definitely risky to think that is a bike you could ride. If salvage title means the same as it does in UK then the bike has been crashed and written off by the insurance company as too expensive to repair.
If you look at the cars in the background you can see dented ones so that is obviously a salvage yard. They have fixed it up to sell.The bike has had some work done on it and that is a new rear mudguard.
They say the frame is straight but is it? Have they had it on an alignment jig to check that? I doubt it, or they would have said so.
When I looked ,the last bid was $3599 so how does that compare to a genuine '98 bike in US?
If it was a bargain then it would be worth buying to break for spares, but it doesn't look like it.
Great looking bike though.

01-15-2004

Definitely risky to think that is a bike you could ride. If salvage title means the same as it does in UK then the bike has been crashed and written off by the insurance company as too expensive to repair.
If you look at the cars in the background you can see dented ones so that is obviously a salvage yard. They have fixed it up to sell.The bike has had some work done on it and that is a new rear mudguard.
They say the frame is straight but is it? Have they had it on an alignment jig to check that? I doubt it, or they would have said so.
When I looked ,the last bid was $3599 so how does that compare to a genuine '98 bike in US?
If it was a bargain then it would be worth buying to break for spares, but it doesn't look like it.
Great looking bike though.

01-15-2004

Definitely risky to think that is a bike you could ride. If salvage title means the same as it does in UK then the bike has been crashed and written off by the insurance company as too expensive to repair.
If you look at the cars in the background you can see dented ones so that is obviously a salvage yard. They have fixed it up to sell.The bike has had some work done on it and that is a new rear mudguard.
They say the frame is straight but is it? Have they had it on an alignment jig to check that? I doubt it, or they would have said so.
When I looked ,the last bid was $3599 so how does that compare to a genuine '98 bike in US?
If it was a bargain then it would be worth buying to break for spares, but it doesn't look like it.
Great looking bike though.

MickMaguire · 01-15-2004

Argo cycles are quite well known (they are in the same state as me too). They sell a lot of salvage bikes like this and seem to be very honest about them. I would not be surprised at this being a salvage bike as if you total the cost of all the chipped and scratch items up (new parts from Triumph in the US) you would come to a significant proportion of the bike's worth. As Terry says they may have swapped some parts too.

All this being said you would need to 1. look very carefully with an expert eye (if you dont have one you could be buying hidden problems). 2. check into your state's rules for titling a salvage bike. Processes of inspection etc. are necessary. The resultant title will also say "rebuilt" or words to that effect, which will of course affect the resale value of the machine.

I think that some people are getting carried away with the bidding, it's getting close to an average ebay price for a 98/99 on a clean title. Personally I wouldn't want to pay more than 3000 for that machine. Keep looking and you will find a nice one for around $4000.

[ This message was edited by: MickMaguire on 2004-01-15 06:27 ]

MickMaguire · 01-15-2004

Argo cycles are quite well known (they are in the same state as me too). They sell a lot of salvage bikes like this and seem to be very honest about them. I would not be surprised at this being a salvage bike as if you total the cost of all the chipped and scratch items up (new parts from Triumph in the US) you would come to a significant proportion of the bike's worth. As Terry says they may have swapped some parts too.

All this being said you would need to 1. look very carefully with an expert eye (if you dont have one you could be buying hidden problems). 2. check into your state's rules for titling a salvage bike. Processes of inspection etc. are necessary. The resultant title will also say "rebuilt" or words to that effect, which will of course affect the resale value of the machine.

I think that some people are getting carried away with the bidding, it's getting close to an average ebay price for a 98/99 on a clean title. Personally I wouldn't want to pay more than 3000 for that machine. Keep looking and you will find a nice one for around $4000.

[ This message was edited by: MickMaguire on 2004-01-15 06:27 ]

MickMaguire · 01-15-2004

Argo cycles are quite well known (they are in the same state as me too). They sell a lot of salvage bikes like this and seem to be very honest about them. I would not be surprised at this being a salvage bike as if you total the cost of all the chipped and scratch items up (new parts from Triumph in the US) you would come to a significant proportion of the bike's worth. As Terry says they may have swapped some parts too.

All this being said you would need to 1. look very carefully with an expert eye (if you dont have one you could be buying hidden problems). 2. check into your state's rules for titling a salvage bike. Processes of inspection etc. are necessary. The resultant title will also say "rebuilt" or words to that effect, which will of course affect the resale value of the machine.

I think that some people are getting carried away with the bidding, it's getting close to an average ebay price for a 98/99 on a clean title. Personally I wouldn't want to pay more than 3000 for that machine. Keep looking and you will find a nice one for around $4000.

[ This message was edited by: MickMaguire on 2004-01-15 06:27 ]

Shawn · 01-15-2004

It is very risky.

My 95 Daytona is an excellent bike, but there was a healthy amount of "red tape" that I had to go through to get it tagged and titled. Arkansas recently instituted a law requiring any out-of-state titles to be verified by the Police first. That means a VIN that is reported as stolen - or labeled as salvage - doesn't get approved for use on the road. I checked the VIN on my Daytona before making the deal.

Anyone seriously considering a purchase of a used vehicle/bike, either by phone or internet, should ask for the VIN number and pay to have it run through a background check. The resuts may surprise you.