www.motorcyclealley.co.nz

[Steve Gauge]

heres a Nz website I came across I didnt even know it exsisted , anyone used it before ? any good ?
www.motorcyclealley.co.nz

[granstar]

Yes, facebook.... please vote my picture ( fair suck of sav) :first: I need some new gear TIA.:2thumbsup


https://www.facebook.com/MotorcycleAlley?v=app_448952861833126&rest=1

[unstuck]

Yeah, think I remember seeing it on Facebook. Dont go on Facebook anymore though, cos it sux,s big time.:mad:

[Throttletime]

Yep great site beats trade me hands down

[Conquiztador]

I advertised a couple of bikes on there. Had approx. 100 views in a week. Sold them on TM. It was free on the alley so no harm. Will take some time before it grows big enuf so people come there to have a look. Hopefully one day!

[98tls]

Never heard of it,great idea and hope it does well.

[chasio]

Would like to see it do well and I am shopping for a cheap bike, so just tried the used search.

It shares TradeMe's daft CC selections (neither a 600 nor 650 option - the rego and LAMS break points) and has less granularity on other items e.g. the price increments.

And apparently my mouse is incapable of putting together a syntactically correct SQL query. Back to SQL school for you, Mr Mouse. :bye:

I'll have another go another time, when the search is not broken...

[MotorcycleAlley]

Hey Chasio.

Saw this thread and we are very keen to make continual improvements to the site. Have loaded a 600 and 650cc option in the search bar. Any chance you could let us know what you see as the other problems with the search function. We will be sure to get it sorted straight away. regards Pete

[chasio]

Hey Chasio.

Saw this thread and we are very keen to make continual improvements to the site. Have loaded a 600 and 650cc option in the search bar. Any chance you could let us know what you see as the other problems with the search function. We will be sure to get it sorted straight away. regards Pete

Hi Pete. Thanks for your reply. I just did another search and this time it worked and I (personally) like the 600 and 650cc options, ta :)

Last time I searched I just got a loooong error message complaining about my SQL syntax.

Functionally, I like what KB'er sil3nt did here - which scrapes data from TradeMe imperfectly (it was only a prototype) but the approach is great: http://b.sil3nt.net/

You enter your price and CC criteria and can then filter down by type / location / make (bottom of screen). This enables me to search (for example) for all bikes under $2000 and >125cc and <600cc, then refine to exclude quads, pocket bikes and scooters. Add an ability to save a search and email new matching results and you're on a real winner.

I can understand why drop-downs are favoured for entry as they can help protect against SQL injection, for example, but there are always other ways and means...

[MotorcycleAlley]

Awesome, thanks for that. We will take a look at our search function and see how we can improve it. I like your save search and email option, sounds good. The more full the site gets the more important it is that we have the search function operating just right. No point in having the stuff on there if you can't filter out the junk and get to the jewels that you are looking for. Many thanks . Pete

[sil3nt]

I have some ideas on how the search functions for a motorcycle site should work.

Right now everyone uses the same system and it is pretty crap. My site linked above is severely limited by trademe so I wasn't able to do everything I wanted.

One day I will write all my ideas down.

[MotorcycleAlley]

Sweet. Would love to hear your thoughts if you feel like sharing them. Either on here or via contact us on site. regards

[chasio]

One day I will write all my ideas down.

...and charge for them :)

[sil3nt]

...and charge for them :)That's not my style.

[Oakie]

Sweet. Would love to hear your thoughts if you feel like sharing them. Either on here or via contact us on site. regards

In Search ... It would be cool to have a type 'Road' that encompassed bikes listed as 'Cruiser', 'Sport' and 'Tourer' ... ie, all the road legal bikes. For me in looking for Bandits, I've found them listed under each of the three categories. Apart form that, buyers aren't always committed to one particular genre.

Oh, and $7500 as a price point. :)

[MotorcycleAlley]

Thanks Oakie. We will look into a way of grouping the road categories. Have put in a $7500 price point in the search. Cheers

[Oakie]

Thanks Oakie. We will look into a way of grouping the road categories. Have put in a $7500 price point in the search. Cheers

You actually listen to your customers? You're new at this aren't you! :) I wish you well.

[haydes55]

In Search ... It would be cool to have a type 'Road' that encompassed bikes listed as 'Cruiser', 'Sport' and 'Tourer' ... ie, all the road legal bikes. For me in looking for Bandits, I've found them listed under each of the three categories. Apart form that, buyers aren't always committed to one particular genre.

Oh, and $7500 as a price point. :)


I always thought trademe was retarded for not having a separate search for dirt bikes and road bikes.
How about search for road registered (or able to be). And off road.

When I'm searching for bikes over 500cc. I want to see tourers, sports bikes and dual purpose. But Having quads and cr500s etc in the list is like having ironing boards turning up in a search for cars. That's not what I'm looking for. Or I have to do 4 separate searches (which is tedious on my phone)

[Oakie]

I always thought trademe was retarded for not having a separate search for dirt bikes and road bikes.
How about search for road registered (or able to be). And off road.

Exactly.
I really noticed it while I was trying to search for a Bandit to buy. Is it a Tourer? Nah. Is it a Sports Bike? Nah. Is it a Cruiser? Nah. Yet they are the only broad 'road' categories. So it depended on where people listed it as to where I'd find it. And guess what? Sellers didn't know where to put a Bandit because I found them under each category. Yep, having a broad 'Road' category that sucked those three into one place makes things so much easier.

[chasio]

Exactly.
I really noticed it while I was trying to search for a Bandit to buy. Is it a Tourer? Nah. Is it a Sports Bike? Nah. Is it a Cruiser? Nah. Yet they are the only broad 'road' categories. So it depended on where people listed it as to where I'd find it. And guess what? Sellers didn't know where to put a Bandit because I found them under each category. Yep, having a broad 'Road' category that sucked those three into one place makes things so much easier.

"Dual Purpose" also belongs in road in my book e.g. V-Strom, GS's, DR, KLR, etc.

I would also personally like every listing to specify if a bike is registered for road use as well. Lots of unregistered bikes clutter up the dual purpose listings, notably farm bikes. The ability to only return bikes with a road use rego (be that live or on hold) would be very handy.

[MotorcycleAlley]

Great stuff guys. We will add those features to our search.

Road vs dirt.
Registered vs un registered
Save search parameters and email when a listing is entered

May take a couple of weeks as developer is hard out on some other cool stuff. Appreciate your comments and you have highlighted some good improvements. Cheers

[nallac]

Road vs Dirt also works for Gear, such as Helmets,Boots etc. pisses me off trudging thru page after page with them all mixed up.....

[MotorcycleAlley]

Yep we agree. We already have that feature. If you look in gear. On the search bar you have a filter for terrain. Gives you the choice of all terrain. Road. Dirt and .Casual clothing. Cheers