How to Find Secondhand Bodaboda for Sale in Kenya

As a person who is keen on setting up a bodaboda business in Kenya, you have the option of either buying a brand new bodaboda or  starting with a secondhand bodaboda. In most cases, if you can afford it, buying a brand new bodaboda would be better than buying a secondhand bodaboda. But if you have very limited funds -- which are not enough to buy a brand new motorcycle for bodaboda business in Kenya -- you would have no alternative but to go for a secondhand bodaboda initially. You can find a decent used bodaboda in Kenya for as little as 30,000 to 50,000 shillings, depending on its condition and on how badly the seller wants the money.

There are four ways in which you can find a secondhand bodaboda for sale in Kenya.

The first option is where you talk with motorcyclists in your neighborhood, to find if there are any secondhand bikes on offer within the locality. At any given point in time, there is likely to be someone who is offering his bodaboda for sale (these things are always being bought and sold). The good thing with this approach is in that the people you would be asking are folks who about the various machine's real ownership – meaning that chances of you being scammed would be much lower.

The second option is where you talk with the local bodaboda mechanics, to find out from them if they know of any secondhand bodabodas that are up for sale. Bodaboda mechanics in Kenya tend to know about these things, and they can [for a small brokerage fee] also be in a position to advise you about the mechanical soundness of the various bodabodas that are offered for sale.

The third option is where you search online for secondhand bodabodas on sale in Kenya. This opens up a very huge market: though you should ideally focus on secondhand bodabodas that are on sale near where you are. That is in order to to avoid incurring transportation costs. So, for instance, if you are in Mombasa, you should try to see if you can get online sellers for secondhand bodabodas in Mombasa. If you are in Nakuru, you should try to see if you can get online sellers for secondhand bodabodas in Nakuru. If you are in Nairobi, you should try to see if you can get online sellers for secondhand bodabodas in Nairobi. If you are in Kisumu, you should endeavor to find if you can get secondhand bodabodas on sale in Kisumu. But if you buy a second hand bodaboda in Nairobi, yet you are based in Kakamega, you could end up having to spend very much money transporting the bike from Nairobi to Kakamega...

The fourth option is where you search through social media platforms for any secondhand bodabodas that are up for sale in Kenya. You know, on platforms like Facebook, all the while taking care not to be scammed.

The most important thing, when it comes to buying a secondhand bodaboda in Kenya is to ensure that you are getting a machine that is in good mechanical condition.

Another important thing, when it comes to buying a secondhand bodaboda in Kenya is to ensure that you are getting a machine that won’t cause you legal problems. In this regard, let us be explicit and tell you that you need to undertake proper due diligence, to ensure that the used bodaboda motorcycle you buy is not one that is stolen. You need to ensure that the person from whom you are buying the used motorcycle is actually the machine’s real owner. Ideally, the bodaboda’s logbook should be registered in that person’s name. And once you complete the purchase, you should ensure that the logbook is transferred to your name immediately. In this era, when these sorts of Kenya motorcycle logbook transfers can be completed from cyber café premises, there is no reason as to why anybody should have difficulties transferring the bodaboda logbook to you -- once you have paid the full purchase price for the secondhand bodaboda.