Selling a race bike. Opinions?

[Tony.OK]

Ah well have spoken to buyer and its sorted now.......have agreed to wait till we can both be at a track, then it'll be a confirmed sale before any riding will be done.


Thanks all for the good advice etc....muchly appreciated. Hopefully this thread may help someone else thats as naive as moi.

Anyone want a great bike before it dissolves in my shed

[froggyfrenchman]

Hmmm, If test rides are on the cards, then consider me a serious buyer!

[Tony.OK]

Hmmm, If test rides are on the cards, then consider me a serious buyer!

haha, haven't you already got half my bike

[Pussy]

You tell me no I don't excuse health issues.

Nancy is my middle name by the way

I'm starting to think this whole thing is turning into a drama.......maybe if the sun ever shone for long enough I'd have 2nd or 12th thoughts

Thanks for the next signature, Tony!!

[FROSTY:Me]

Tony -I do this for a living -as does/did OAB.
At the moment your customer is just tyre kicking or is using the whole --"Ohh theres another one" as a negotiating tool against you.
I'm not dealing with him so its hard to comment.
Keep your eye on the prize ---that being the sale of your bike.
So what you need from the guy is commitment that he is buying the bike subject to condition X, Y and Z. Otherwise you could jump through a million hoops and still at the end of the day get " Ohh yea I'll think about it "
In your shoes this is how I would be doing things
To start with I'd be wanting a contract that says clearly.
Subject to a satisfactory test ride I will purchase your bike for $XXXX
I understand that if I crash the bike it is an automatic comitment to purchase.
I give you a holding deposit of $3000 as commitment to purchase.
The test ride to be one 20 minute session at a track day.
At the end of that session I will pay the balance owing of $7000 or expect a refund of my deposit in full.
How I would organise it is to take the bike to the track day and set it up. YOU do the first session to show what the bike is capable of.
At this point in time I'd suggest that if someone like Shaun is at the track that the bikes settings be adjusted to the buyers weight.
He then does his one full session.
You then either take the bike away or take the money away.
What will happen is the very moment the guy is forced to actually commit money to buying your bike you will know for certain if he's a tyre kicker or a genuine buyer.
By having posession of the bike YOU have control of matters and again it will eliminate the possibility he's a test pilot.
I think the risk to consumables is one you will have to take but given he's on the bike for only 20 minutes and all that with you watching him the risk is at a minimum.
it seems like a lot of hassle but keep in mind its $10000 we are talking about here. Thats a lotta days work.

As an aside I have NEVER test ridden any race bike before purchase. In actual fact the one on my bench at the moment I paid for in full months before I even saw the bike.

[froggyfrenchman]

haha, haven't you already got half my bike

Er, um, no...
That is a factory speed triple fairing...

[jasonu]

Now he's told me he's wanting to still look at another bike as well, I don't really want to have to pay for a track day, waste my rubber etc if its not sort of definate.

Fuck him. He is a tosser!

[Shaun]

Fuck him. He is a tosser!

Agreed, that bike of TonY;s it is so worth the money he is asking for it, it could be sold in bits and make more for it over a little bit of time

[NinjaNanna]

well I wonder if the bloke is watching this thread? Odds are he probably is.

[gixerracer]

well I wonder if the bloke is watching this thread? Odds are he probably is.

Probably is if he is a tosser as most the motorbike tossers of the world live on this site

[Mental Trousers]

Probably is if he is a tosser as most the motorbike tossers of the world live on this site

Oh hi!!

[CTD]

like said earlier, can this guy even ride??
It could be some dreamer kid on a 250 ?

Tony, I have shown mild interest in your bike in the past and If I were going to buy it I wouldnt require a "test ride",but maybe thats just me.

[cowboyz]

like said earlier, can this guy even ride??
It could be some dreamer kid on a 250 ?

Tony, I have shown mild interest in your bike in the past and If I were going to buy it I wouldnt require a "test ride",but maybe thats just me.

I dont even think that comes into it. The guy might be geniune.. he might be a nice guy. he might be a very experienced rider..

I had been riding 15 years almost everyday and I crashed my own bike that Id done 60,000km on twice in 2 months.


shit happens.. dont give it oppourtunity!

[Blackflagged]

Cash before it leaves your sight and deduct cost of damages/wear if sale doesn't go through. That would stand if it was a mate or a perfect stranger.

Yer, Pays you for it, and test rides. Receipt says subject to 1 test ride. If any problem refund.

[NinjaNanna]

so what was the outcome?