dont sell him the bike because shure as eggs his old man will be down on you like a ton of bricks when he kills himself on it
Forum whore
dont sell him the bike because shure as eggs his old man will be down on you like a ton of bricks when he kills himself on it
gee wizzz
No sorry mate I will NOT sell him the bike.Originally Posted by ManDownUnder
If he goes somewhere else I can't stop him but Im not selling him a big bike.
To see a life newly created.To watch it grow and prosper. Isn't that the greatest gift a human being can be given?
The pied piper
Explain that he is not lawfully alowed to ride the bigger bike and then take his cash when he persists and wont listen to you. When he suits up to ride it away call the fuzz to ticket him. haha.
Rolling Italian Orchestra
God I hate it when women are right, now that a rational, logic thought process. arrrrrrrrrr
Frosty I guess in the end, your the one facing the customer and only you would be able to make a call on him and the purchase.
Respect if ya don't sell it to him though.
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Homo Sapiens Vulgaris
Hardly the best approach to intentionally mislead people in order to keep them safe...
+1Moral dilemma, for sure. Nothing illegal there, tho.
Tell him straight up what the risks and costsare, and if he's still adamant...either sell him the bike, or refuse to.
Direct him to these hallowed halls and we'll tell him not to be a cock...
Sux to be you in this sort of situation
It's his life, just make sure he's making a (semi-)informed decision before he puts his life and mobility on the line.
It is preferential to refrain from the utilisation of grandiose verbiage in the circumstance that your intellectualisation can be expressed using comparatively simplistic lexicological entities. (...such as the word fuck.)
Remember your humanity, and forget the rest. - Joseph Rotblat
Oggi Tester
Thanks, I guess my work here is done *tips hat and swaggers away*God I hate it when women are right, now that a rational, logic thought process. arrrrrrrrrr
"I's no' a bobike (motorbike) - i's a scooter!" - MsKABC's son, aged 2 years.
Oggi Tester
Maybe so, but it allows Frosty to save face without looking like the bad guy.
"I's no' a bobike (motorbike) - i's a scooter!" - MsKABC's son, aged 2 years.
Bitch from Hell
Legally you can sell him anything he wants. It is really not your role to do anything else - that is up to the police. You seem to have informed him and that is where your role stops.
Are you asking for advice to sell it and therefore you can justify by saying but they said thats ok ... or for others to say not sell it and then you can say .. I didn't make the sale on advice of others.
Its called using your own balls and business sense - not getting others to justify your own decisions - as that is a short way to run a business into the ground - and yes I know its been a year but most small businesses live to a total of two - five.
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Hardcore Biker
Explain that you can't do it according to your concience and experience. Tell him what happens to those who fool with more horses than they're able (YouTube will be helpful) and that you'd love to sell him the bike in 6 months when he can prove he's up to it.
Tell him where to get the right gear so that he can get it now, not need more kit when he gets the next bike, and tell him to get some training.
Or take off a plug lead or 2...
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Respect!
I have spoken with a car dealer who says that ALL dealers have to stand firm on decisions like this.
Plenty of Chinese kids arrive with boxes of cash and no licence. The dealer will not sell but knows that the kid will just go down the road until he finds someone who will sell to him.
This puts even more danger on the roads, for the purchaser and also for the rest of the population.
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Hmm.
Sell him the bike, his problem.
But only after strongly advising him of the risk and highly recommending a 250 to learn on.
mad thou rider
Tough situation, but heres the reality, as a shop owner, thats lost income. So why dont you have the best of all worlds. Tell him youll ONLY sell it to him if he brings you a receipt for a riding course, that way youll know he has a willingness to learn and be safe. You are screwed if you do and screwed if you dont. You would feel guilty if he gets messed up on a bike you sell him, sure, but wont you feel just as guilty if you find out he messed himself up on a bike that someone who didnt care sold him a powerful bike? Im just saying youre in a position to positively influence him
Homo Sapiens Vulgaris
So you suggest that not looking like the bad guy is actually better than being the bad guy (i.e. not upfront and honest)?
Clearly stating that he won't sell the bike to a learner due to his conscience is taking a stand and being honest about it. Fabricating some semi-plausible - but factually incorrect - excuse is a piss-weak way to go (and stupid too, since a 2 minute phonecall would be enough to uncover the truth - so much for returning customer and reputation).
It is preferential to refrain from the utilisation of grandiose verbiage in the circumstance that your intellectualisation can be expressed using comparatively simplistic lexicological entities. (...such as the word fuck.)
Remember your humanity, and forget the rest. - Joseph Rotblat
The pied piper
That is exactly what was going through my mind when I read the first post.
Oggi Tester
Well don't hold back, tell us what you really think!
"I's no' a bobike (motorbike) - i's a scooter!" - MsKABC's son, aged 2 years.
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