[bikemonkey]

Well fellow bikers,

I've been how would you say, "been put over a barrell and f*****" I think would summit it up.

I've got 3 bikes a cbr 6, fazer 6 and a rt1150r. How I came to have these bikes is a very long story. However, I'll just talk about the r1150...
I traded it in with a guy who claimed to be just another biker who lives in Kildare, but is a bike dealer on the net with a site. I gave him a k1200lt with only 14.5k on the clock original miles, new battery and tyres. The bike he sold me was a heap of junk. I broke down on my way up to the northwest of Ireland. I also gave him 750 euro with my bike.
The reason I got rid of the LT was, it was a little bit high for me, as I'm only 5'6".
This guy make a big deal of getting the bike sorted for me and it lay up for 2 months until I dropped it back to him. He then took almost 6 weeks to get it sorted and I only got the bike back last Thursday night. I had asked him for a copy of all the work that had been done in writing on headed paper. He ended giving me a list on a piece of paper with a phone number with a voice message every time I ring it. On the way from his place, the green low beam light went off and hasn't come back on.

One of the problems was the heated grips. He did a dangerous job on them. I was driving the bike after he so called repaired them, I put them on, as it was cold when I was riding over to his house and when they heated up on the winding road to his house, the throttle stuck open and I almost lost control of the bike on a bend. I had to turn them off and allow them to cool down before I could drive the bike again.


This guy also sells classic bikes mostly the honda 175 (noddie) bikes.

I would just like to add to anyone who reads this post that I'm posting this in the interest of Health and Safety for us endangered speices.

Safe riding everyone,

Bikemonkey

This post has been edited by sucati: 02 November 2009 - 05:07 PM
Reason for edit: Removed said dealer's details

[jamesobrady]

Not really following your story there.....

Not sure if you want advice or just to have a whinge, but in any case:

You may not be aware, but anyone selling a bike/car etc privately is responsible for any failure on it up to six months if it was a known fault/problem. You could have a chat with a solicitor about it if you can't sort it out amiably yourself. Why not just get your own bike back? can't find any website called ebike.
Giving out someone's mobile number on line isnt clever. It can be considered harassment.

This post has been edited by jamesobrady: 02 November 2009 - 04:58 PM

[Zx10 Rick]

the heated grips got so warm that they made the handle bars expand from the heat in turn preventing the throttle from turning?

Im just having a wild stab at it here....

[Kelpie]

Nah, the glue probably went soft with the heat and they turned round. Happened to me on the R1 once, only I couldn't open the throttle properly. You just twist them back again. Pull em off and put on again with superglue. Just make sure you push them on quickly cos they stick fast and you might be left with them half on half off.

[jamesobrady]

Kelpie, on Nov 2 2009, 05:47 PM, said:

Nah, the glue probably went soft with the heat and they turned round. Happened to me on the R1 once, only I couldn't open the throttle properly. You just twist them back again. Pull em off and put on again with superglue. Just make sure you push them on quickly cos they stick fast and you might be left with them half on half off.

Yeah i'd say the glue went soft and they moved up the throttle a bit and jammed against the switchgear. Happened me when i did the sv-i left it like that as it was a great impromptu cruise control for a few months Put it right with superglue as you say, because the turning on the throttle was wrecking me head !

The oxford ones are solid plastic on the bar side, they wont in any circumstance excepting a blowtorch affect the throttle action if put on properly.

Zx10 Rick, on Nov 2 2009, 05:34 PM, said:

the heated grips got so warm that they made the handle bars expand from the heat in turn preventing the throttle from turning?

Im just having a wild stab at it here....

lol not a hope.

bikemonkey, on Nov 2 2009, 04:46 PM, said:

I had asked him for a copy of all the work that had been done in writing on headed paper. He ended giving me a list on a piece of paper

What work did he do on the bike that took six weeks ?
Why did it break down?
Your post suggests you were up/down to his place a number of times?

All bikes suffer problems at some stage, its not entirely the sellers fault that your low beam light isnt working..or is it? How is it? Have you amde any effort to check it out yourself? Maybe its a bulb gone?

This post has been edited by jamesobrady: 02 November 2009 - 06:24 PM

[Zx10 Rick]

Kelpie, on Nov 2 2009, 05:47 PM, said:

Nah, the glue probably went soft with the heat and they turned round. Happened to me on the R1 once, only I couldn't open the throttle properly. You just twist them back again. Pull em off and put on again with superglue. Just make sure you push them on quickly cos they stick fast and you might be left with them half on half off.

I like my explanation better!!!

[Tazzzie]

jamesobrady, on Nov 2 2009, 06:29 PM, said:

The oxford ones are solid plastic on the bar side, they wont in any circumstance excepting a blowtorch affect the throttle action if put on properly.

Depends on the bar ends too. I have generic bar ends on my bike, grand, except if the bolt becomes loose for what ever reason (maybe some idiot didnt torque them enough ) the throttle will stick in the open position......

[wildkat]

Yep, got new grips on the zthou, the throttle stuck open on me way home, Near crapped myself.
Got home, took it off re stuck it with grip glue.

[Kelpie]

jamesobrady, on Nov 2 2009, 06:29 PM, said:

Yeah i'd say the glue went soft and they moved up the throttle a bit and jammed against the switchgear. Happened me when i did the sv-i left it like that as it was a great impromptu cruise control for a few months Put it right with superglue as you say, because the turning on the throttle was wrecking me head !

The oxford ones are solid plastic on the bar side, they wont in any circumstance excepting a blowtorch affect the throttle action if put on properly.

It isn't the friction of the heated grip against the throttle, it's the bloody wiring outlet unit moving round that causes the snarl ups.

[K Kid]

Get legal advice ! asap

[Aussie]

Tazzzie, on Nov 2 2009, 07:02 PM, said:

Depends on the bar ends too. I have generic bar ends on my bike, grand, except if the bolt becomes loose for what ever reason (maybe some idiot didnt torque them enough ) the throttle will stick in the open position......

I like it when the throttle sticks open like that, I call it cruise control

[Mopped]

Aussie, on Nov 3 2009, 08:48 AM, said:

I like it when the throttle sticks open like that, I call it cruise control

i remember the days.... its amazing what you can do with a clutch

[galwaytt]

bikemonkey - I know of whom you speak........

not long ago, I saw a BeeEmm for sale, and emailed the seller. (on DoneDeal btw....).

..no response.

..so eventually, I rang the no on the ad, and when I asked about the bike, he said 'which one'......and which point a little flag went up. Anyhoo, he tells me the bike is sold, and I asked how much it went for: 2200 he says.

Anyhoo, about 5 days later, I get an email which said something like: bike is €2000.

So I ring him up again, and say I rang a week ago and it was gone, but today it's not, and 200 cheaper - so, which is it ? I got some waffle excuse and left it at that.......

A little search on donedeal's site, by phone number, throw's up your bud and the noddy bikes.........ahh......all is not what it seems, it seems..........

So, regaling this story to another buddy reveals...........some other bait'n'switch on the subject of said noddy bikes, before.

Either way, it's all dodge, to me, so I agree: avoid like the plague - plenty of good, legit stuff out there with genuine sellers......

[kevinb99]

Holy thread revival!!!


So he's still at it then??