Oh gawd - ARE YOU SERIOUS?!

[R6_kid]

sold my oldschool Suzuki GF250 to a guy in tauranga last night. Told him to pump the tyres up (had lost air from sitting since april) and to take it easy as he hadnt really ridden bikes before.

He texts me this morning and says he's been in hospital overnight because he locked the front wheel up at 70kmh coming up behind a van :no:

bike wasnt rego'd or wof'd yet either...

He was only wearing a helmet with t-shirt and jeans, so has grazes all over and also as a chipped pelvis so he cant walk to good.

[Jonty]

Natural selection - you warned him, although I wouldn't let someone take it without good gear.

[JWALKER]

dang, man that really suxs. you did all you could about warning him though.
that is one thing that makes me mad:mad: , people riding around in a t-shirt and that sort of stuff, you nee adequate protection when you are on a bike, no matter what spped you are riding at

[emaN]

what a complete muppet.

chipped pelvis? sounds like he should be grateful!

[emaN]

this is probly a bit picky, but posts #1 & #2...you probly don't really need to quote the entire original text, this early on in the thread.

I think SpeedMedic & Spank are trying to cut down this habit...

Apart from that, yeah, he had it coming. muppet.

[R6_kid]

his mate who was there had a CBR250 that he'd had for a week and i saw he had atleast a jacket aswell as a helmet. I assumed he knew what it was all about so was gonna get his mate sorted with gear. I actually told him not to ride it til he had done the change of ownership and got it wof'd and reg'd

[bugjuice]

won't do that again then, will he?
he probably should have put some more thought into that kind of trip

[JWALKER]

this is probly a bit picky, but posts #1 & #2...you probly don't really need to quote the entire original text, this early on in the thread.

I think SpeedMedic & Spank are trying to cut down this habit...

Apart from that, yeah, he had it coming. muppet.

call, it a habit

[R6_kid]

call, it a habit

:lol: what a shit stirrer

[cowpoos]

oi chunky....what happened to ya sig.....

[Postie]

i hope he gave you cash and not a cheque mate, other wise go cash in before he cancells it, and send him some flowers, shame to hear about him crashing though. chipped pelvis, owwie

[flash]

shit dude, what a bother. ild feel like shit if i sold a bie then the guy felll off due to the bike

[emaN]

he he...wondered if that'd happen

:motu:

[cowpoos]

:lol: what a shit stirrer

you wanna see a REAL shit stirrer boi :spudbooge

[crashe]

ok tricky question here... maybe the police on here could answer it...

You sold the bike, did you get the change of ownership done?
If not who is liable the new owner or the old owner of the bike as it wasnt WOF or Rego'd... if the police where called in.

Or was it sold "as is where is condition"

Did you get a receipt for the money that passed hands...?

Gareth I'm looking out for you in this situation... and also for others who ever do this... As I would hate Gareth to be done for this and end up going to court or getting a fine.

Gee I hope this makes sense..

[JWALKER]

:lol: what a shit stirrer

me? :shit:, dman did it again, lol. now im understanding why sniper put that by my rep, lol

[R6_kid]

yeh i was wondering about the legality of it. But unless i get called up about it, im not going to worry in the meantime.

[John]

thing is at some point we have all done it, so dont be so quick to judge - as for the bike, sorry to hear about it gareth, I know exactly how you feel.

Thats life, it isnt your problem anymore so look on the bright side.

[R6_kid]

thing is i checked the bike over to make sure it was all safe and sweet for a wof, there was nothing stopping it from getting a wof a year ago when i put it in the garage.

Its just crap that i had to find out that my old bike had been put down the road, even it was a rangi old bike.

Cowpoos - you happy now, shit stirrer. Dont you have cows to play with or somethin

[HDTboy]

Shit he was keen, wanting to ride bake to Tauranga (I assume) with minimal gear.

Mate of mine was telling me the other day that he sold a CBR250 to a guy who then went and killed himself on it the next weekend. It could've been a lot worse Gareth

[R6_kid]

i trailered it to his place in tauranga with car full of spare parts - my garage has space now that i need to fill (methinks race bike).

But yeh i do see that it coulda been worse...

[Fishy]

Sorry to hear that mate, not a good feeling eh. The guy that bought my last blade crashed it 4 days after I sold it to him.

[Slingshot]

that is one thing that makes me mad:mad: , people riding around in a t-shirt and that sort of stuff, you nee adequate protection when you are on a bike, no matter what spped you are riding at

It's nice that you care but...I know the risks and if I choose to ride in jeans and a t-shirt, then it shouldn't worry you.

Different story with someone brand new to riding that doesn't know the risks, but there's no telling some people.

[Leong]

Selling my bike thru Botany Honda is sounding better and better!! Sorry to hear about this Gareth

[emaN]

i care 'cos i indirectly pay for 'public healthcare' to fix up those who choose to ride 'under-dressed' for the occasion...

[Slingshot]

i care 'cos i indirectly pay for 'public healthcare' to fix up those who choose to ride 'under-dressed' for the occasion...


In that case, I care every time you ever do anything slightly dangerous...like walking down a staircase without holding the handrail.

[magicfairy]

Know the feeling.
I'm the one that sold Ducatilover his beloved Bros. :doh:

[emaN]

i jump down stairs 4 at a time...
only broke my ankle once, concussed myself another, landed on a midget another time...

just plain livin' on the wild side!

[Matt Bleck]

ok tricky question here... maybe the police on here could answer it...

You sold the bike, did you get the change of ownership done?
If not who is liable the new owner or the old owner of the bike as it wasnt WOF or Rego'd... if the police where called in.

Or was it sold "as is where is condition"

Did you get a receipt for the money that passed hands...?

Gareth I'm looking out for you in this situation... and also for others who ever do this... As I would hate Gareth to be done for this and end up going to court or getting a fine.

Gee I hope this makes sense..

All private sales are AS IS WHERE IS

[JWALKER]

It's nice that you care but...I know the risks and if I choose to ride in jeans and a t-shirt, then it shouldn't worry you.

Different story with someone brand new to riding that doesn't know the risks, but there's no telling some people.

Fair enough, your call. But, i dont think it matters wether your new to riding or not, its not always the bikers fault that they come off. lots of things, oil on the road, grease, people going through give way signs, etc.
i just hate to hear of people coming off and the injuries they get

[Swoop]

and send him some flowers,
WTF?????? A guy sending another guy flowers FFS???:bash:



And I hope the cheque had cleared... not that he could get out of hospital to cancel it though...:dodge:

[Wolf]

i jump down stairs 4 at a time...
only broke my ankle once, concussed myself another, landed on a midget another time...

just plain livin' on the wild side!
Irresponsible bastard, my taxes pay ACC to take care of that midget!

pt

[Ixion]

All private sales are AS IS WHERE IS


No, they're not.

From the LTSA site



Warrant of fitness

First check the car has a current warrant of fitness (WoF). A vehicle for sale must have a WoF that is less than one month old — or you can opt for the 'as is, where is' option. To buy a vehicle this way, you must give the seller a written promise that you will only drive the car from where you buy it to a garage or inspection station to get a WoF.



What you mean, I think, is that private sales have no warranty, and no protection under the Consumer Guarantees Act or other consumer protection legislation.

[nudemetalz]

Know the feeling.
I'm the one that sold Ducatilover his beloved Bros. :doh:

I used to see you riding around on it through Miramar, was a very tidy machine indeed,...till hislordship broke it....:bash:

[Wolf]

Right royal bugger, that, selling a bike only to hear the buyer binned it so soon. Hope it all works out for both parties - speedy recovery and no legal repercussions of the "no reg, no wof" kind.

[Smorg]

haha suck shit to him.........i ride in shorts and t-shirts all the time but thats coz im never going to fall off.

[Colapop]

Have the change of ownership papers been lodged? It may pay t\o check the legality of this situation properly?

[SixPackBack]

Gareth only two things to remember
1, Darwin
2, Et caveat emptor

[Colapop]

.. And now for the uneducated amongst us... SPB?

[R6_kid]

1. darwin - natural selection (dumb people die first)
2. Buyer beware?

thanks for clarifying the situation Ixion - he originally bought it for $1500 and we agreed verbally to a price of $1250 with no wof/reg so it was sold as is - his problem not mine.

[flash]

Know the feeling.
I'm the one that sold Ducatilover his beloved Bros. :doh:


:not: :not: :laugh: :killingme :killingme :killingme :laugh: :not: :not:

[Calo]

Gareth only two things to remember
1, Darwin
2, Et caveat emptor

3. Murphy's Law - "If anything can go wrong -- it will."

[Matt Bleck]

No, they're not.

From the LTSA site



What you mean, I think, is that private sales have no warranty, and no protection under the Consumer Guarantees Act or other consumer protection legislation.

Ah yeah thats what I meant:doh:

[MidnightMike]

Omg what a tool.
Obviously way too keen.:ride:

[R6_kid]

rofl - latest text: It's not idling, any ideas?

yeh you fuck, you crashed it.

[MidnightMike]

rofl - latest text: It's not idling, any ideas?

yeh you fuck, you crashed it.

Bwahaa where does this guy live? :motu:

[quickbuck]

Some people shouldn't be allowed to own mechanical things.

[Sniper]

Lol, pity to hear about the stacking Gareth. Guy should get his act together.

[Pathos]

I personally would never ever let someone who didn't know how to ride, ride off with a bike.

No one knows what they are getting into until they experience it. And they should do so in a much safer setting than that.