Bad Impression - Christchurch First European Motorcycles

[mossy1200]

The problem with booking in a test ride is the day of your ride could be wet. If I was a dealer I would not allow test rides on wet days.

The point is it shows your keen on the bike. Normally that will encourage them to allow you to ride it straight away or if they need do some prep prior in the next hour. If I left mine off charge for 5-7 days chance of starting is 50%. Some bikes may sit longer.

MV is a terrible bike. Far better off scared away and buying a gsxr anyway.

[sidecar bob]

Ages ago I took my RSVR into Bayride for new tyres. They gave me a brand new 1098 to go home on without me even asking. That's how to sell bikes.

[Oakie]

You read my post reply wrong as I was responding to the guy who said the best shops are the no pressure to buy ones and from your reply we both agree Avon City are one such shop.

Nah, I understood what you were saying. I was agreeing with you (clumsily).

[mossy1200]

I think the Honda idea of a travelling roadshow is an excellent idea .

Mardi Gras ?

[HenryDorsetCase]

The owners of said shop are two of the nicest people I have had the chance to share a drink with.
Ever thought of chatting to them, instead of having a wee cry here.

The suggestion of pre arranging a ride is a good one.
Lets the shop check the bike over, and generally it removes any last second headaches like a flat battery.

An F3 isn't a run of the mill Honda.
I would be very tentative letting myself ride it, let alone some "walk in".

Glenn and Phil have sold the business. Chap called Andy now owns it. Good guy too.

I have neve had an issue with any of them. I am an old middle ages suit wearer who is vey poor at present. HTH :-)

[Oakie]

. I am an old middle ages suit wearer who is vey poor at present. HTH :-)

Wow. You've been around since the middle ages?! Kudos to you good sir!

[98tls]

What the fuck does a bike salesman do when hes not selling bikes in this case seems not much,no excuse for the bike to be covered in dust from sitting so long let alone having a flat batteryAs for booking in for a test ride fuck me do they want to sell the fucking thing or not?Spent years selling cars and a few less selling bikes and they would be long days if you just sat there waiting for someone to walk in ie the bike should have been pristine...going would have been a definite bonusThat aside if i was the op i would have told the salesman to fuck off and get the owner when he started his bullshit,if he was the owner i would have asked if he was actually serious about selling the thing or just wasting my time.

[mossy1200]

...going would have been a definite bonus

They look a bit funny with the back seat off on charge. Saying that putting them on overnight on Wednesday and for the weekend wouldn't be hard.
I was implying booking in as a polite way of stating your interested in the bike enough to come back if its not possible to ride it at the time.

[98tls]

They look a bit funny with the back seat off on charge. Saying that putting them on overnight on Wednesday and for the weekend wouldn't be hard.
I was implying booking in as a polite way of stating your interested in the bike enough to come back if its not possible to ride it at the time.

Yep for sure mate,as the op explained it the salesman was precious from the get go possibly been burnt before ive no idea but being a cunt on first contact with a customer will put many off.In my years selling cars ive forgotten how many expensive cars i sold to people that didnt look like they had any more than the loose change in there pocket...you just never know.IDs easy to verify etc etc so if a bloke has a licence etc etc and walks into a motorcycle shop wanting to buy a motorcycle let him ride the bloody thing,i certainly wouldnt buy one without doing so if it was big coin.

[mossy1200]

I certainly wouldnt buy one without doing so if it was big coin.

I had to buy my F4 without trial. No demo in NZ and only 3 in the country this year for sale that I know of.
They were very well priced though.

[98tls]

The owners of said shop are two of the nicest people I have had the chance to share a drink with.
Ever thought of chatting to them, instead of having a wee cry here.

The suggestion of pre arranging a ride is a good one.
Lets the shop check the bike over, and generally it removes any last second headaches like a flat battery.

An F3 isn't a run of the mill Honda.
I would be very tentative letting myself ride it, let alone some "walk in".

They well may be but what exactly do you suggest he chats to them about? he goes into a motorcycle shop with the intention of buying a motorcycle gets some precious wank from a salesman or owner and no ride.An F3s a motorcycle,this particular one was residing in a shop that sells motorcycles unless it was merely an expensive decoration if the guy checks out they should be doing anything in there power to insist he rides the bloody thing which in turn may result in the selling of itHe gets what he wants they make some coin and the world keeps spinning,not xactly rocket science eh.The fact that the things worth some big coin should only heighten there desire to sell it i would have thought,things may have changed since i was in the game and possibly selling bikes isnt the thing to do in bike shops these days.

[98tls]

I had to buy my F4 without trial. No demo in NZ and only 3 in the country this year for sale that I know of.
They were very well priced though.

Fair call m each to there own just not something i would have done,in this case there was a bike for the guy to ride it didnt happen so he didnt buy it,funny way to run a business....you make no money having stock sitting about covered in crap with a flat battery,actually you make no money having stock sitting there period.

[AllanB]

Did you arrive on your bike? Did you have your own gear?

[mossy1200]

Fair call m each to there own just not something i would have done,in this case there was a bike for the guy to ride it didnt happen so he didnt buy it,funny way to run a business....you make no money having stock sitting about covered in crap with a flat battery,actually you make no money having stock sitting there period.

Agree but we get half the information unless both sides have their say.
Bike might have wanted a clean up and attention prior to test rides.
OP might have mentioned a budget lower than cost of a new F3.
To me having a F3 budget you would expect OP to have purchased a new GSXR750 not 4 year old one.
Its easy to say something a seasoned salesman will pick up on that spells not genuine buyer.

Im not saying this is what happened but with one side of a story its possible.

[98tls]

Agree but we get half the information unless both sides have their say.
Bike might have wanted a clean up and attention prior to test rides.
OP might have mentioned a budget lower than cost of a new F3.
To me having a F3 budget you would expect OP to have purchased a new GSXR750 not 4 year old one.
Its easy to say something a seasoned salesman will pick up on that spells not genuine buyer.

Im not saying this is what happened but with one side of a story its possible.

True enough,guess we will never know.I do know though that if every time i spoke to potential buyers of demo Toyotas i said "you can only drive the thing if your going to return give me a deposit/looking for kicks" then many of those potential buyers would have told me to fuck off or something to that effect.