Trademe listing to be aware of

[Monkeyboy]

Hello all, if you go to this link

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=102594831

you will see a 2005 GSXR-750 for sale in Christchurch. The seller claims it has had a minor fall and he/she is selling it because they are moving and has no time to ride it.

This bike was owned by a friend of mine who crashed recently. It suffered a large amount of damage and while the new owner has done it up, quite well in fact, I think prosepective buyers should be aware of it's history. No way is it worth the money he is asking.

I have complained to Trademe but to date have had no reply. I personally would be quite brassed off to have paid 12 k for a bike only see find out that it had a major crash. My friend suffered a broken leg and vertebrae and is on the mend.

[N4CR]

dropped can mean alot of things. dropped doing a wheelie etc etc... they don't specifically state while stationary. a crashed bike isn't always dodgy and unrideable. most bikes you see have been 'dropped' at some stage, and trust me you hardly ever know (thanks to reflections and the like..). i've restored a written off 06 zx10 which had alot of broken stuff on it and it was great/fine, just need to replace the parts and check the rest and it's sweet. if i a bike is written off for frame damage it'll come up in a vin check and it will also need frame cert to be re-vinned. to a buyer i'd check it out yourself before buying the bike and get someone who has personally worked on them before. to look at it

[Headbanger]

I'm lovin the look of that bike, if i was in the market I would definitely take the time to look at it, Though its a bit of a leap for anyone to buy a bike unseen.

[Monkeyboy]

N4CR, agree with everything you have said, but I was there when he crashed and the bike hit a bank and bounced off, I have pictures of it I can email to you for your interest, as I say I'd want to know myself.

[Mr. Peanut]

Never assume anything. Buy at your own risk.

It's worth the risk because it means I don't have to crawl through beauocracy every time I want to sell my bike.

[kickingzebra]

Sweet deal. Crash damage means bugger all, it has new radiator by the looks, so better than a 2 year old one.11500 ono means 11000 in my books, so fair enough price!

[cowpoos]

Hello all, if you go to this link

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=102594831

you will see a 2005 GSXR-750 for sale in Christchurch. The seller claims it has had a minor fall and he/she is selling it because they are moving and has no time to ride it.

This bike was owned by a friend of mine who crashed recently. It suffered a large amount of damage and while the new owner has done it up, quite well in fact, I think prosepective buyers should be aware of it's history. No way is it worth the money he is asking.

I have complained to Trademe but to date have had no reply. I personally would be quite brassed off to have paid 12 k for a bike only see find out that it had a major crash. My friend suffered a broken leg and vertebrae and is on the mend.

who gives a flying fuck if its crashed!!! its a fucking bargin!! it looks mint!! it obviously was repaired well...it probally wouldn't have been re rege'd had it not been repair 100%........so what is your problem with it?? it still will be a awesome bike!! handle the same?? or what?? I just think your whinging for the sake of whinging??

[Smokin]

Looks like it was repaired to a high standard but if I was in the market for one I would be most greatfull for the heads up. On ya

[orangeback]

knowing the guy that crashed it (AL) i tock him down to buy it and seeing it after his crash and before, the guy must have spent the money on it as it needed a rear sub, and tail section, muffler, rh side pannel that seames to be painted ,but looks better that i expected , yes he's going to make a few bucks but thats Ecomonics "would do it for nothing" it was a good one it ran the fastet time at flying 1/4 mile b4 xmas in south canterbury , they are good bikes as i had an xk5 750 b4 the ZX10

[kneescraper]

I once got told "never put down someone thats trying to help". I think its great that he has told people this, least he is one of the 2% of the honest kiwis in NZ.

I just think your whinging for the sake of whinging

I bet you would be whinging if you spent your hard earnt cash on a bike, to later find out that it has had a damaged history..that you didnt know about.

Top marks mate, good on you for helping us bikers out....keep the biker circle going.

[Monkeyboy]

who gives a flying fuck if its crashed!!! its a fucking bargin!! it looks mint!! it obviously was repaired well...it probally wouldn't have been re rege'd had it not been repair 100%........so what is your problem with it?? it still will be a awesome bike!! handle the same?? or what?? I just think your whinging for the sake of whinging??

I don't have a problem with it because I'm not going to buy it. If you think it's so great and "it's a fucking bargain" why don't you buy it then?

All I'm doing is giving the fraternity a heads up. I'm not whinging for the sake of whinging either, if it's not a problem why has the seller at Trademe not disclosed it's real history? Minor drop? haven't got time to ride it? what a load of shite!

[kensuem]

I think you did the right thing by warning other bikers,if the bike is so good why did the seller have to lie about the circumstances?

[BigRed2007]

why not say

tell us the real reason how it got dropped?

[Tim 39]

I once looked at a suzuki bandit 250 for a mate and he was going to buy it, but when I rode it, it felt as though it just didnt want to turn at all. I said to him that it had been crashed so he asked them about it...and then the truth came out and they said yes it had been written off and "fixed up" to me it felt like a bent steering head (wrong angle) and it still passed re-vinning ok

[surfchick]

i reckon its a sound original post- i'd like to know if any bike i was considering was busted badly before the repair.. not so much for myself if i was satisfied it rode well-but for the resale

good on you for posting mate - i think the trade me ad's a wee bit lacklustre about the real reason for the restoration and nu stickers a bit fudgy dodgey you might say ...