Should I meet motorcycle buyers at my house?

Ideally, no. Meeting at home hands a stranger three pieces of information you can never take back: where the bike lives, what security you have, and when you're around. Most people who answer your ad are exactly who they say they are — but the rare bad actor uses that first visit as a free security survey, and the bike disappears from your garage weeks later when you've forgotten his face.

The better play:

• Use a police-station safe exchange zone or a busy, well-lit public lot in daylight. Riding the bike there is a five-minute inconvenience that removes the biggest risk in private selling.
• Bring a friend and keep the meeting to the bike, the paperwork, and the money.
• If a buyer insists on coming to you, treat it as a yellow flag. If you do show it at home, keep the garage door down, don't discuss where keys or other bikes are kept, and move the bike's parking spot after each showing.
• Scrub your listing so photos don't show your house number, street, or garage interior.

While the bike is listed, a hidden motion-alert tracker earns its keep: if someone who saw the bike comes back for it, your phone knows the moment it moves, and police get a live location instead of a morning-after report.

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