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Exactly Liam mate, he was delighted with the bike when he parted with the cash! He came out to my house the next day to pick up the top box and other extras I was giving away with it and said it is running great and was saying how far he had travelled on it etc. He seems genuine and like a nice lad, but at the end of the day no1 can really be trusted when money is involved.  Bikes break, and that is the bottom line.  But he is gunna be wrecking my head now for the next while saying I sold him a dodgey bike, and I have exams this week and next! Worst possible thing to happen!

Cheers man! It's good to get someone elses input.... I thought I was just a mean bastid! haha! Hopefully he'll understand that he was just unlucky, cuz the bike was in tip-top condition leaving my hands. Maybe its the castrol 2t?? hahaha!!!

kebabby wrote:

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Let the buyer beware, it's their responsibility to check the bike is in full working order before buying it. They're not buying it from a shop and I presume you offered no guarantee, so there is no implied warranty. It's a case of tuff titties I'm afraid. Tell him to do one, you've offered your Dad's help to have a look at it - if he's not happy with that - then it's his hard luck. If I was in the same position buying, I'd see if I could get help from the seller but if they refused, there's not a fat lot I could do about it and it would work the same if I was the seller. It's just the chance you take buying second hand and not taking along a professional to look a it.

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Thanks for that. Yeah, most people wouldn't even listen to him, but I feel I done the honest thing by offering help, even though it isn't my fault or in my hands now.  If I sold it to him knowing it was a dodgey bike it would be a different story, but it was an honest sale and if he can't see that by the way I offered to help him, then I don't think he deserves the time of day. 

agreed a used bike is sold as seen regardless of how well it runs on the day or what the seller says its had done it all comes down to the buyer checking out the bike them self . if you buy a bike and days later the engine blows that is your own fault you have the chance to look it over prior to buying .

had one or two my self call up 7 days later after 100+ miles and god knows how much tinkering or engine rape asking for money back . you have to be blunt and to the point it was a used bike of bla bla age sold as seen and tell them where to go .............


sold a tzr once and the guy called me 15 mins later ..this bike is fcked I stoped for fpetrol and it now will not start or anything want me money back you robbed me bla bla bla loads of language and threats ... I was fast to ask where he was and jumped on my other bike and rode out to him . he soon became all shy and quiet but still wanted a refund .. upuntill the point I pointed out he had switched the engine run switch on the bars to off ? some real thick tunts out there

I used to take of spark plug cap and stuff bit tissue up it as a anti theft just in case they got pst lock so it wouldnt start ...totaly forgot about it and even got me dad out in van to come pick me and the bike up was not till day later I remember the tissue in cap .......shhhhhhhh dont tell my dad

Thanks for the advice guys! I feel more confident now when he rings back.  He seemed like a decent lad and owned a few bikes before so I'd say he knows the score, was just trying chancing his arm! fingers crossed anyways! Don't need another headache this week!

-- Edited by Skintt125 on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 09:22:56 AM

even better send him this web link and tell him all the help he needs fixing said bike is here lol .....if you go down the road of  going out of your way to help him  you will never get shut of this guy he will  call with every problem ...

 

ok if he calls again say I know some one who may fix it for you but its gona cost  or send him the address of a good mechanic or garage  he should get the message

-- Edited by MDK on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 11:09:55 AM

At the end of the day its the buyers resposibility to ask the right questions and get the right price. He could have gone five minutes down the road and it gone bang because he hasn't put any oil in it.

I know when I sold my RS the guy came and collect it and was complaining because it didn't have much fuel in it. Yes mate. Because i am going to fill it up with my money so that you can use it all up. Pathetic.

Some people don't quite get the risks of buying privately! If you don't want to accept FULL responsibility for the bike once you've bought it then pay more and go to a dealer. Thats my opinion anyway.

-- Edited by Calum122 on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 12:44:04 PM

He did a top end rebuild.