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Thanks @pdlouche for the advice. I don't have FB, Mrs recently set one up for work purposes but it won't let her access FB marketplace for some reason, maybe not had an account long enough. I'll figure something out.
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Wow sounds like fb actually has a protocol in place for a change! You can use anyone’s fb so long as they can access the marketplace, lots of people post through friends or partners anyway.
I had saved ebay searches with daily emails set up with the variations of the bike name (dr/dr350/dr 350/dr350se - where they should yield the same results but sometimes don’t), plus the general fbm bookmark. I gave up with autotrader and gumtree, but your mileage will vary. Mine actually came up advertised through the TET page or something. Keep an eye on fb user groups like that too
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Good choice of bike - take it easy though, won't cost a fortune either.
pdlouche
hanford
Both my bikes came from fb marketplace. It seems to be the main classifieds people use now. I was shocked how many go up for sale compared to gumtree or ebay.
You’ll be best saving a bookmark on the computer to fbm set up as motorcycles, sorted by newest first, in your location plus x miles. I had to do that as on mobile it was naff.
The GN125 is a mutt, but I had no idea what I was doing when I bought it. The DR350 was a very calculated and patient purchase, and I must have checked everything down to sticking a multimeter on it. Definitely make sure someone who knows the bike comes with you, to look for all the telltale signs of abuse, and if there are known issues that can be spotted.