WORST bike shops

[White trash]

2 come to my mind in north island,

otorohanga honda!

tried to sell me a 06 crf 450 with trick plasics,low hrs in mint contion,
when i went to pic it up,he had to rob a nother bike for parts,knowing i was driving 3 hrs,you would think he would have it ready!
then he said to go for a ride,i said no thx,its got no brakes on the back! lol.
the plasics were gone and he was fitting others on it!
i did the deal after grilling them,about hrs,pistons eq... all very shady !!!!
got it home ,pulled it to bits,it was like a 10 yr old had been working on it! nut fecker and glued in place,cdi broke,with big hole in it,it was floged,rung him,told him its coming back!
think it was brian,i got my money back off,the dodgy rep had gone to hide with the so called pro rider machinc that rode and worked it from there,(booker?)
told brian he need to send that half wit to hurman to learn about looking after ya bike !
never going there again!
the shop up the rode is dodgy too! peter ... something, they try to feck you over on every deal!
he new id driven 3,5 hrs to pic up my trade and then see him for a better deal,he tryed srewing me a extra 1000 after we had done a deal on phone,and both shops new my trader was mint!
a out standing 02 426,my mate went there a week after me and got fecked over 1k! after deal was done too! there both shit shops and they know it!
if you want to know who this is,fine! Nathan!

What?

[heavyduty]

meaning? wat?

[firefighter]

What?

Nothing past standard three English is required to own a gym obviously.....

[sil3nt]

meaning? wat?

Meaning you write like an 8 year old.

[Katman]

Meaning you write like an 8 year old.

That's a bit harsh.


8 year olds have feelings too, you know.

[heavyduty]

and know better than to use nutt feckers on bikes ,unlike some!

[firefighter]

Meaning you write like an 8 year old.

That would be offensive to an intelligent eight year old....!

Crap I was beaten to it.......

[heavyduty]

so the point of this thread? to have your 2 cents werth about bike shops? or to try a mock bad spellers?

[riffer]

Make a change from tearing into thread dredgers...

[heavyduty]

is that what its called?
sorry if ive dug this up from been coverd up,

[White trash]

is that what its called?
sorry if ive dug this up from been coverd up,

All good mate, your original post is just a little difficult to read is all.

While I've personally had nothing to do with the two shops you've mentioned, the deal you had through the Otorohanga dealership sounds a bit off. Usually two sides to most stories though. With regards to trade prices at the other shop, it's common industry practice to offer a trade price based on how the machine in question is described. When the bike arrives and is checked by the workshop, sometimes things become apparent that the owner is usually not aware of which need to be addressed before the machine can be resold.

I've had bikes offered as trades, described as mint by the owner, then when we get them in the chains and sprockets are 8/10 worn, maybe a tyre is close to replacement and the pads will need doing soon. That is all deducted from the trade offer as it needs to be rectified before resale.

Obviously not necessarily the case in your scenario but a very common issue.

Most people see the point and have no issue, some will label the shop a bunch of robbing cunts and sing it from the rooftops.

[heavyduty]

this bike was rolled onto the show room floor!when i was there,i dont ride shitters!
best 426 ive ever seen, every thing was new in this machine m8,and fruit to boot!

we all gota make a buck in biss,but there games were un called for

funny how they came to the partie on the deal when i was going to wheel my bike back onto my ute,
just a shame my m8 didnt do that a week later i gess lol,

each to there own i gess, every body has good a nd bad,i just rather speck up when i know its wrong

[Gremlin]

I've had bikes offered as trades, described as mint by the owner, then when we get them in the chains and sprockets are 8/10 worn, maybe a tyre is close to replacement and the pads will need doing soon. That is all deducted from the trade offer as it needs to be rectified before resale.

I didn't describe mine as mint, but they did give me a verbal offer of $8k, subject to seeing (totally fine). After viewing they dropped that another $1k... ouch (the first one hurt). So we haggled, struck a deal, and to get the numbers right, the bike rose again in value.

Funnily enough, they do have to turn a profit, and its all part 'n parcel of negotiating. Perhaps I'm too reasonable to be in this thread...