Uh huh. c.f. "I'd be doing the whole deal with NO test ride so they can look, listen sit etc and make an offer to buy subject to a satisfactory test ride. You then take payment IN FULL for the bike and issue a receipt for the money stating -received XXX as payment in full for triumph XXXX Sale is conditional to a test ride of 20 minutes duration. Should the bike be damaged during the ride then the sale becomes unconditional. " Kaz deals in a few bikes.
gunhand,
Apr 19, 8:26pm
Should be same for cars then maybe? Ive bought and sold a few bikes over the years, Ive only ever bought one out of town bike without test riding, but I got a competent knowledgeable rider to do it for me first. And Ive never,and never will hand over money in full without test riding, but that's just me. Oh and ive let guys go for test rides, mind you bike is insured and they have left a car and sometimes partner behind during said test ride. As I said above, bikes are a bit tricky to sell, not like ya can sit in passenger seat, you could pillion but that could be abit odd? Oh, and I test rode a bike in a big city while back, twenty minutes didn't even allow me anywhere near a 100kph area. Was still only two sets of lights away from point of sale lol. But I see all the points above.
myrns,
Apr 19, 8:50pm
What was the bike? If you turned up with cash on collection of bike and showed seller cash in hand, then asked to do a quick test ride around the block before handing over cash, I guess it would raise concerns if seller still said 'no test ride'. A slipping clutch is no big deal to replace but you have to wonder why? High mileage, to many wheelies/burnouts, synthetic oil. Running like shit would probably be a worry, this could also be something simple like old 91octane fuel and plugs. Be good to know what was the bike you bought.
tamarillo,
Apr 19, 8:51pm
Maybe the 850 Norton commando kaz? That was a bloody beautiful bike.
myrns,
Apr 19, 8:52pm
but you just did hand over money without test riding?
gunhand,
Apr 19, 8:58pm
Ummmm NO, I got my BIL who has ridden bikes for as long as I have to test ride it before any cash changed hands. So, no I didn't. Sure not myself personally but the purpose of a test ride is to see if it runs right etc etc . And I did quite abit of research on said model first.
myrns,
Apr 19, 9:01pm
post 25?
gunhand,
Apr 19, 9:07pm
Oh dear, its a piss take. Read it all. Do you know how many people get caught up in all sorts of shit through not test riding or driving a vehicle every day? Or even the most basic of checks being done. Then moan their butts off cause THEY got shafted somehow. Then of course first comments made are, did ya get it checked etc etc. Oh, and plenty of cars get wrecked on test drives, and abused to no doubt, not just limited to bikes, but at least with a car you have the ability (and should) to go with test driver.
myrns,
Apr 19, 9:17pm
Oh ok, good one Hans. You had me at 'I just bought another bike', but you didn't so why the post. as a previous poster said most bikers are straight up and they wont shaft you twice in one day ie sell you a dud bike for 10k then tell you to f off.
kecal,
Apr 20, 6:15am
oh thats a nice looking red bike , yep got wheels , starts okay, got petrol,, indicators work, lights work. Ill take it ! I dont think so , test ride or i dont buy .
moby,
Apr 20, 9:05am
Turners Auctions seem to have this one sussed - they have a totally enclosed "road" around their complex, where you can do a circuit or two without being able to escape into the wild. When I bought the bike (from a dealer) I had to sign some sort of document then they let me loose on it. I suppose dealers have fairly comprehensive insurance.
kazbanz,
Apr 20, 10:15am
Yea right up until the engine breather/chain oiler pops off of its mount and drips oil onto the rear tyre. The reason that bike was called commando was because it caused me to cack me pants and go commando
sr2,
Apr 20, 12:49pm
Buying a motorbike is a major event in a blokes life, similar to getting married. You'd be mad to try either without a good test drive around the block first! (If Mrs sr2 reads this she'll have my nuts!).
tigertim20,
Apr 20, 1:53pm
the problem with writing a receipt is that it will come back to a he said, she said if it goes pear shaped. imagine you buy a bike as per Trogedon's suggestion. ride off up the road, and within ten minutes realise something isnt right, you go straight back and get told bugger off. who's to say exactly how much time has elapsed since the sale, and it becomes a he said she said as far as proving it was already having issues, vs the ew owner going and doing a celebratory wheelie / burnourt etc.
The other way is to do this: Make an offer on the bike, subject to it being checked over by a qualified mechanic, at a shop of YOUR (the buyer's) choosing. the mechanic is going to ride it around the block a couple times anyway in the course of checking it (how else will he be able to ascertain the performance of the braking system).
when it comes to buying and selling bikes, ive come across many people with different ideas around how it should all go down, but bottom line, if I turn up with my own helmet and gloves, and demonstrate proof of funds, i expect a test ride. if not, ill take my money elsewhere.
Ima lso not going to hand over thousands of dollars in the hope that the bike rides well, just because they guy said it does. a lot of people do a lot of stupid things to their vehicles because they think it's an improvement, or 'cool'. Ive seen it a few times before, and it makes me nervous!
scuba,
Apr 20, 1:55pm
used to work just around the corner from a bike shop. same block less than 100 meters away. One day a guy rides round the corner barely hanging on - still on the footpath and hits the car parked outside work. damn. lucky it aint my car sonny. only doing about 20kph just not able to control . damage to bike hundreds , damage to 2 cars he ran along the side of hundreds and hundreds. look on the face of the bike salesman later as he surveyed the damage . gutted. terrified look on riders face just as he first careered around the corner. priceless. whoever said Asians faces are inscrutable was wrong.
richynuts,
Apr 20, 2:35pm
That is the funniest post Ive ever seen.
tamarillo,
Apr 20, 2:41pm
Well I didn't say they were reliable! Just beautiful. Though had a flirtation with a 750 not too long ago that was perfectly reliable if I could start it.
trogedon,
Apr 20, 6:50pm
I sold my RF900 to a guy without him riding or seeing it (apart from here). His BIL came and saw it, ran the engine, phoned his BIL who said yes and I took it to be loaded on a boat for Westport where the buyer lived. Personal trust has a big part to play in major sales/buys and they obviously (who wouldn't?!) trusted me.
stephenb1,
Apr 21, 12:48pm
spot on but rember the 850 kits that we used in the 70s, yea I would by the new blow triumphs ffs I still have a 73 bonnie and a 68,any triumph made past 1980 is a half japer in my book. if you going to SELL a bike you drive and they sit behide you full stop.never ever give them a ride until payed for.
desmodave,
Mar 3, 8:52pm
Did the RF catch a ride down on the Cement boat ? . The last 2 bikes i sold i here were not viewed by the buyer and they were happy when they got them . The last 2 road bikes i bought over the internet were bought on pic's , a talk to the seller and gut feeling . Hard to test ride something in Japan or in the middle of the ocean heading to NZ .
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