* Purchasing a DNEPR
* How to Purchase a DNEPR
There are a number of venders of the DNEPR in the United States. The majority of venders sell new bikes as kits consisting of frame, engine, sidecar, and wheels. I believe this is done because these venders import these bikes as parts instead of whole vehicles. These kit bikes as they are called generally do not have VIN numbers or titles. This is the big difference between buying a completed bike as opposed to buying a kit bike. The process to get a VIN number and new title is different for each state. I am currently going through the process to register my bike in Washington DC.
The DNEPR MT-11 that I owned was purchased from Yuri Diatchenko. Yuri Diatchenko owns and operates State Motor out of Cleveland, Ohio. The bike was purchased from EBAY for under $3000.00. It is always important to remember that you get what you pay for.
The bike was sold as a 2005. After getting it home I started to notice things that don’t seem like would be possible for a 2005 bike. The bike had dirt in impossible places. Something you would see after a vehicle has been on the road for a long time. The only thing that seemed new was the odometer because it was set to 12. One of the carburetors had a slide that was nearly worn away.
If you purchase a kit bike these are the things to look for:
Take the slide out of each carburetor to determine the amount of wear.
Run a compression test on the engine.
Look at the condition of the overall bike.
Look for dirt and wear that is unusual.
Look at the small bumper where the kick start hit the frame. If this is significantly dented then the bike might be older than what they are selling it as.
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