Newbie female rider needs some advice on selling her bike

[StefM]

Hi there bikers!

Newbie female rider here from Wellington: I have a red 2005 Honda VTR 250 (58,000km) which has come from a previous owner with a few scratches and some added by me.

Sadly I will be leaving NZ at end of April and have to say goodbye to the little beastie :( Does anyone have any advice on how best to sell it, clean it and smooth out any of those scratches on the paintwork and little rust marks on the silver parts including exhaust?? Would I lose out if i tried to sell it in April ie is it best to sell it now? Or does any one know a place in Wellington that's fair in cost but could pretty it up for me to sell?

Cheers!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Hi there bikers!

Cheers!

Hey there.

If you want to come by work at some stage and let me have a look at it I'll happily tell you what you need and need to do. Best to see the bike in person first.

Pete

Wellington Motorcycles

[yoyo 2wheels]

Hey there.

If you want to come by....



ITS A TRAP, DONT DO IT!!! lol

[Crasherfromwayback]

ITS A TRAP, DONT DO IT!!! lol

Lol. Sprung! Nah...quite safe...she's leaving the country!

[CrazyFrog]

Lol. Sprung! Nah...quite safe...she's leaving the country!

How can she leave the country if she's chained up in your dungeon :bleh:


My advice, yep get bike assessed (even by Crasherfromwayback), give it a really good clean, polish obvious shiny bits, change oil, put it on TradeMe as an auction with low reserve a couple of weeks before you go. Be honest in description, take good close up photos and realistic about pricing. Check market value first and let the market decide what it's worth.
Get on the plane and fly home with $$ in your pocket.

[Crasherfromwayback]

How can she leave the country if she's chained up in your dungeon :bleh:
.

Shuddup man! You have any idea how hard fresh victims are to come by these days!!?? Sheesh.

[husaberg]

Shuddup man! You have any idea how hard fresh victims are to come by these days!!?? Sheesh.

Customers Pete,Customers They (the victims) like to be refereed to as customers, Don't worry you can still victimise them afterwards.
I have heard from some people that have spend time with Pete that he is a ok bloke... This could be Stockholm syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome)

[ital916]

Customers Pete,Customers They (the victims) like to be refereed to as customers, Don't worry you can still victimise them afterwards.
I have herd from some people that have spend time with Pete that he is a ok bloke... This could be Stockholm syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome)

Oh Pete just has a gruff exterior, if you ask nicely he might give you a tipple from the bottle of jack in his office. :laugh:

[Bald Eagle]

Just don't drink the coffee.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

[Crasherfromwayback]

Just don't drink the coffee.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

How am I gonna knock em out otherwise!

[StefM]

How am I gonna knock em out otherwise!

Hmmm ok Pete... I shall come see you and pack a can of pepper spray or a taser just in case :msn-wink:

[husaberg]

Hmmm ok Pete... I shall come see you and pack a can of pepper spray or a taser just in case :msn-wink:

No need, he already has some of those?
How to you spell your real first name Stef?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Hmmm ok Pete... I shall come see you and pack a can of pepper spray or a taser just in case :msn-wink:

Good. I like it rough. But seriously...happy to look at it as a buy for the shop...or to help you with what you need to do.

P

[wysper]

Hmmm ok Pete... I shall come see you and pack a can of pepper spray or a taser just in case :msn-wink:


Good. I like it rough. But seriously...happy to look at it as a buy for the shop...or to help you with what you need to do.

P

Be careful Stefi, he might sell your bike for you but there is a very real chance you will leave with a Harley.

[AllanB]

Seriously KB - all these posts and not one of you have suggested she lists it on trademe with a few pictures of her standing next to it in a wet T?

Disappointing KB, disappointing, mind you it is Sunday so maybe the trip to church this morning sorted you lot out.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Seriously KB - all these posts and not one of you have suggested she lists it on trademe with a few pictures of her standing next to it in a wet T?

.

Dude! Once again...you're busting my balls! I may've accidently spilled the coffee...

[caspernz]

Seriously KB - all these posts and not one of you have suggested she lists it on trademe with a few pictures of her standing next to it in a wet T?

Disappointing KB, disappointing, mind you it is Sunday so maybe the trip to church this morning sorted you lot out.

Photographer reporting for duty. Mind if I bring a tripod to rest my Canon on? :laugh::eek::shit:

But hey Stef, that Pete fella at Welly MC is alright...he's too well known to misbehave...

[Grashopper]

Dude! Once again...you're busting my balls! I may've accidently spilled the coffee...

Oh no, did it eat through the floor like in Aliens? :shit:

[Crasherfromwayback]

Oh no, did it eat through the floor like in Aliens? :shit:

Haven't had the *acc* yet!

[FJRider]

Seriously KB - all these posts and not one of you have suggested she lists it on trademe with a few pictures of her standing next to it in a wet T?



It may give the impression she's selling more than the bike ... but it would get quite a few around ... looking ... :laugh:

Not me though ... :no: I'm too dam far away .. <_<

[awa355]

Seriously KB - all these posts and not one of you have suggested she lists it on trademe with a few pictures of her standing next to it in a wet T?

Disappointing KB, disappointing, mind you it is Sunday so maybe the trip to church this morning sorted you lot out.

I've got the wet T shirt pic, And if it is her bike on Tme I've seen, its quite tidy as well.

http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w420/awa355/Untitledpicture-1.png

[StefM]

Be careful Stefi, he might sell your bike for you but there is a very real chance you will leave with a Harley.


I've got the wet T shirt pic, And if it is her bike on Tme I've seen, its quite tidy as well.

http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w420/awa355/Untitledpicture-1.png

Oh wow, how'd you find that photo of me?! Damn you got me on a bad day as well ;)

Wysper, if thats alll that "goes wrong" I think I might be ok with that... :clap:

[husaberg]

Oh wow, how'd you find that photo of me?! Damn you got me on a bad day as well ;)

Wysper, if thats alll that "goes wrong" I think I might be ok with that... :clap:

Stef you never did let us know how to spell your first name......... its for the milk carton.......;)

[Reckless]

All the shit that goes through on this site occasionally you come across a damn funny thread!! :2thumbsup

Had to be crasher to aye!!! Gold!!! LMAO:yes:

[Crasherfromwayback]

Oh wow, how'd you find that photo of me?! Damn you got me on a bad day as well ;)

:

At the risk of scaring the shit out of the op...that pic is not that far wrong!

Good luck with the sale Stef.

[husaberg]

you shouldn't need to take the selves out then Pete?

[jimbo600]

Well to liven the debate up Stef One of the best rust removers is vinegar for the following reason

3CH3COOH + FeOOH --> Fe(CH3COO)3 + 2H2O

and iron (III) acetate Fe(CH3COO)3 is water soluble.

But you probably already knew that.

[Juniper]

Shuddup man! You have any idea how hard fresh victims are to come by these days!!?? Sheesh.

Don't forget they need to be virgins to ensure good weather.

[ricardohardo]

Did you close the deal Pete ?


.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Did you close the deal Pete ?


.

Lol. No. Got a restraining order though...:innocent:

[husaberg]

Lol. No. Got a restraining order though...:innocent:
Whats wrong with cable ties?

[Juniper]

Lol. No. Got a restraining order though...:innocent:

Did you forget the duct tape again?? :shutup::buggerd: