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I go by those same rules for buying bikes now as well. Alas, I don't think they work for all bikes and as @BrickMan said, it depends on previous owners and how they feel about regular maintenance.
I do find Japanese bikes fare better over the long run.
To be fair, if a bikes looked after tagging it everywhere won’t really matter.
Rather one that’s ridden hard and looked after than the alternate.