STOLEN: my first bike from the transport company WTF die transpro (1 Nov 2009)

[gtr boy]

And another reason to transport your bike with BikeTranz..

I would recommend them to anyone transporting their bike.. Forgot to get bike insurance.. Bike got picked up thursday.. Left auckland Friday and got to Levin Saturday Midday.. Bike was strapped in nicely. Driver was a friendly bugger. All good for me :

always use the best first i say.

[Mystic13]

Besides using a bike transport company it seems pretty obvious to me when you buy a bike you insure it. So that would mean it'd be covered by your insurance the moment you pay. I've seen a few stories on here where people seem to wait till the bike arrives to them before insuring it. That just seems risky.

[Winston001]

Besides using a bike transport company it seems pretty obvious to me when you buy a bike you insure it. So that would mean it'd be covered by your insurance the moment you pay. I've seen a few stories on here where people seem to wait till the bike arrives to them before insuring it. That just seems risky.

Agreed although many people overlook it. Risk passes upon delivery and in this case that happened the moment the seller dropped the bike off at the transport company.

[vifferman]

Besides using a bike transport company it seems pretty obvious to me when you buy a bike you insure it. So that would mean it'd be covered by your insurance the moment you pay.

Are you sure?
Insurance companies can sometimes be a bit dodgy with some of their exclusions. You'd have to make sure that it was specifically included.
Like house and contents: any and all items are usually included anywhere in New Zealand. Except when in a furniture truck, and especially NOT if they happen to need to go between the islands - you need separate insurance cover for that, which costs significantly more than the cover for the whole year.

[dogsnbikes]

Are you sure?
Insurance companies can sometimes be a bit dodgy with some of their exclusions. You'd have to make sure that it was specifically included.
Like house and contents: any and all items are usually included anywhere in New Zealand. Except when in a furniture truck, and especially NOT if they happen to need to go between the islands - you need separate insurance cover for that, which costs significantly more than the cover for the whole year.

Aint that the truth,last time I moved it was going to cost me $112 for insurance of my contents in a truck for 2 hours WFT BUT!!! to shift those same contents in a private car nothing they were still covered under my standard contents

[tcpdump]

I almost bought this bike, I had to choose between this one and my xelvis.

Not sure if it will help you but this bike had also a dent in the exhaust and the owner had a youtube clip with 360degrees views.

Sorry about your loss.

[Grasshopperus]

Thanks for all the kind comments guys.

About the questions of why I even mentioned the old owner; I was just mentioning it as something I didn't want to consider and don't need others to bring it up.

Anyway, I've treated myself to some retail therapy and have committed to buying a year 2000 VTR250. Won't pay a cent until it's in my driveway, which after explaining the reasons, is fine with the current owner.

To MetalSlug: Get insurance ASAP dude. Transpro are not reliable.

[Rayray401]

This could be a stupid comment, but what about suing the truck driver? negligent misconduct? he should have work insurance shouldnt he?..i mean, he did leave the truck unattended..mm dunno how it works but hey XD

[Danae]

Wouldn't the trailer be locked to the truck...?

[Hopeful Bastard]

Wouldn't the trailer be locked to the truck...?

Apparently the trailer got a flat and he un-hooked it, Took his truck to get a new tire?

[Laxi]

damn resession, the driver obviously couldn't afford a cell phone then, getting the nearest mobile tyre truck to come out would have been a hell of a lot easier

[Kinje]

The suspense would kill me, I'd jump on a plane and get the seller to meet me at the airport with the bike.

Ride home.



Excellent.

Definately the best way to do it. Though you do get some funny looks walking onto a plane in leathers and a helmet as carry on luggage

[musicman]

Besides using a bike transport company it seems pretty obvious to me when you buy a bike you insure it. So that would mean it'd be covered by your insurance the moment you pay. I've seen a few stories on here where people seem to wait till the bike arrives to them before insuring it. That just seems risky.

Can one insure a vehicle when it's not (yet) registered under their name? Some people don't do the transfer of ownership until after they've received it, I would've thought that they can only insure it after the transfer of ownership has been done.

[crazyhorse]

Sounds very dodgy to me - I sure the hell you get something sorted. I am sure you gutted. Hope you get a resolution soon

[Winston001]

Can one insure a vehicle when it's not (yet) registered under their name? Some people don't do the transfer of ownership until after they've received it, I would've thought that they can only insure it after the transfer of ownership has been done.

Yes you can insure immediately the deal is agreed. Ownership passes when the parties swop delivery and payment. Delivery in this case was to the bike transporter - it then became the buyers property.

Registration is a separate requirement and is only necessary if you are going to use a vehicle on a road. For example buying a damaged registered bike to race as a bucket wouldn't require a change of registration.