Fair Go: TV1, 7.30pm - M/bike story - 29/3/06 [Archive]

crashe

29th March 2006, 19:00

Tonight on Fair Go on TV1 at 7.30pm there is a story about a m/bike....

The story starts at the Cementary circuit........ and then onto......!

There is a young lad riding a bike, that I have seen in the adverts about the story... so it maybe worth checking it out.

Buster

29th March 2006, 19:08

Thanks for the heads up. Ill set the recorder. :niceone:

MidnightMike

29th March 2006, 19:11

He isnt on a virago is he? :rofl:

just checking.

crashe

29th March 2006, 19:18

He isnt on a virago is he? :rofl:

just checking.

No, he isn't you cheeky shite.... :eyepoke: :blink:

Its a motorcross/offroader type bike....

MidnightMike

29th March 2006, 19:20

No, he isn't you cheeky shite.... :eyepoke: :blink:

Its a motorcross/offroader type bike....

Lol, oh god not one of those :puke:

crashe

29th March 2006, 19:23

Lol, oh god not one of those :puke:

yeah and Kevin just said in the advert that its not often they get a 'racing bike'on there show...

Qkchk

29th March 2006, 19:41

Its on after these ads............. on in the next 3 mins people!

Streetwise

29th March 2006, 19:43

ooooooooooo its almost here ahahahahaha

Qkchk

29th March 2006, 19:46

You get what ya pay for! Cheap taiwan bikes!

Streetwise

29th March 2006, 19:52

There is alot of that going around at the mo,

Buster

29th March 2006, 19:55

Very cheap, but they didnt live up to thier intended purpose. Money back please.

madboy

29th March 2006, 19:55

So let me get this straight, you pay shit money for a shit bike and then get pissed when it turns to shit. Hmm... I can understand how you can get shitty about that - not.

But it's Fair Go, and working for an insurer I've come across Fair Go before. Facts don't make good TV, so I've little confidence that a full and balanced story was presented on air.

Streetwise

29th March 2006, 19:57

I would agree with that there is two sides to every story,

If you pay peanuts you get monkeys,,,,

terbang

29th March 2006, 20:02

3 grand for 3 brand new bikes...Yeah right..

Jantar

29th March 2006, 20:03

They bought 3 cheap pit bikes, and wanted to use them over jumps etc. No wonder they fell to bits.

Streetwise

29th March 2006, 20:04

do you want some i got a friend who owns a company called stainless imports. hahahahahah , thats gotta suck

skidMark

29th March 2006, 20:10

You get what ya pay for! Cheap taiwan bikes!

*china.....good ones are made in taiwan eg....thumpstar... :msn-wink:

yer ive been to stainless imports in the past those pit bike are absolute pieces of shit and i wouldn't let anybody i know ride one those ones are fuking dangerous shonky pices of shiat

rant over... as you were

ManDownUnder

29th March 2006, 20:16

*china.....good ones are made in taiwan eg....thumpstar... :msn-wink:

Did you mean Japan?

Buster

29th March 2006, 20:19

The lesson learned is to do ya bloody homework before you part with your hard earned bling! If the price is too good to be true, then it nearly always is.

texmo

29th March 2006, 20:25

White trashes ones are the opposite you can kill the bastards. not matter what you do to them short of throwing off a skyscraper, even then they might be rideable....

Streetwise

29th March 2006, 20:27

You have to love free trade, lets import tons of crap and sell it to people that earn fuck all, Yea gotta love our government... Cheers Helen.

DEATH_INC.

29th March 2006, 20:27

do you want some i got a friend who owns a company called stainless imports. hahahahahah , thats gotta suck
We USED to deal with these guys....though they were better than the other clown we dealt with.....
And we've been on the wrong side of Fair go too, with a story that was completely BS, but again the facts weren't good enough......

Streetwise

29th March 2006, 20:31

Its easy to import stuff and hock it off, But its repaying the poor sods that buy the crap, Thats when it becomes a bastard for all concerned.

skidMark

29th March 2006, 20:33

White trashes ones are the opposite you can kill the bastards. not matter what you do to them short of throwing off a skyscraper, even then they might be rideable....

your saying we can kill them hmmm this post seems to be contradicting itself lol

texmo

29th March 2006, 21:10

your saying we can kill them hmmm this post seems to be contradicting itself lol
Bah fuck nah cant kill them tough little bastards

29th March 2006, 23:40

At just under a grand each, what exactly where they expecting?

As far as the company goes, NZders have mostly had a guts full of cheap crap being imported and sold here so everyone learned something valuable maybe.

*** For the pitbikers among us, what is the least you would expect to pay for a reasonable pit bike (not a world class one, just an okay one that could be improved later if you wanted).

skidMark

30th March 2006, 14:05

i paid $2000 for mine origional and have put nearly $3000 of upgrades into it

texmo

30th March 2006, 14:11

i paid $2000 for mine origional and have put nearly $3000 of upgrades into it
so you have a $5000 pit bike :eek5:

GR81

30th March 2006, 15:09

talk about t00k!

kickingzebra

30th March 2006, 15:40

Hey markauckland, I'll sell you my zzr, and then you can buy some upgrade parts of mee too... ;P or you could save the time and just give me $5000 ROFL

DirtMad

30th March 2006, 16:16

We have two VERY similar bikes and paid under 9 hundy each (from an importer not stainless). Its true, you get what you pay for.
Personally, I think that family were a bunch of SCABS. :gob:
If they wanted quality they shouldve paid some real dollars and bought jap. I hope stainless takes them to court and gets some money back. Only "run in" - fucken BS! :angry2:
We give our bikes, what I consider to be a pretty hard time, considering their price and build quality (which has to be taken fairly into consideration). Apart from a few loosening nuts and bolts, (fixed with lock tight etc.) , no probs!

madboy

30th March 2006, 17:22

It's like the little minimoto I've got. The quality of the welds is shite, the components are shite, the fit and finish is shite. But I expected that cos I paid bugger all for it. I treat it like shite, but am pleasantly surprised that it hasn't fallen to bits yet. But when it does, I won't be surprised.

Cookie - Whitetrash's ones were a grand I think, or maybe just over??? If they can take the trashman treatment, they can take anyone worthy of bike ownership. Hell, if I had some spare folding stuff I'd be up for one.

skidMark

30th March 2006, 18:10

what can i say i love pit bikes :scratch:

skidMark

30th March 2006, 18:26

yeah breakdown...ive prob forgotton some things... started with irogional bike ....then all the other stuff is aftermarket upgrades.

Build cost tally :

Bike 1975
Swingarm 299
Forks 899
Wheel 350
Disc 120
Caliper 150
Braided line 80
Sprockets 40
Headlight 55
Tail light 40
Shock 180
Carby 200
Filter 20
Exhaust 99
Muffler 120
Muffler clamps 30
Muffler silencer 40
Rego 113.50
Tyres. 90
Frame 270
Alarm 84
Upgraded clutch cable 40
Hinging clutch lever and perch….53
Mirrors 42
Axle 40
Ceramic pads 40

Total: $5469.5

i think with this post i have now confirmed i'm completely :nuts:

crashe

30th March 2006, 18:34

Markauckland - you could have had 3 bikes.

$1975 each bike
$1975
$1975
$5925

skidMark

30th March 2006, 18:46

can only ride one at a time tho lol and then i woulda had 3 cruddy ones lol

madboy

30th March 2006, 19:34

Congratulations Mark, you have over a 50% deposit on my bike. Hmm... pitbike or sportsbike? Tough choice!

skidMark

30th March 2006, 19:45

i feel a tad ill right now aye after adding all that up....

30th March 2006, 22:52

But you learned a hell of a lot putting it all together I'll bet. In IT it is nothing to spend $3000 on a two day course so in terms of your self-education, you might just be on top - even though you don't have a sprotsbike to show for it, time enough for that later. :niceone: