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Paff
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Hi all,
Just a quick update to my Bird purchase. Jaws came down to Ling's in Ipswich this Friday afternoon to look at two Birds that they had there, one Red and one Blue. The blue one had been brought down from the Lowestoft branch via van and WITHOUT the fookin' keys :bang:
So Jaws spent some time looking at both and told me that the Red one had shagged front springs as well as all the other faults... cracked fairing between N/S mirror and screen, damaged N/S engine casing, scuffs to the fairing and front mudguard as well as a shagged rear rubber, etc
The blue one even with 6k more that the red which had done 12k, was in better condition and better looked after. Hardly a mark on it, also it had extras... hugger (worn through in the normal places), front mudgaurd extender, great 020's front & rear, Meta remote alarm/immob, Datatagged, but the chain & sprockets were shagged and the sub frame mod needed to be done :} - see Jaws.
Even so that was the Jaws 'best buy'.
I returned Saturday, the key had been posted but the battery was flat ... we will jump it! No we won't the battery's shagged, we will change it 4 the red birds... juiced up we were off.....
Had a good long run and it was much better than the red, so it was not me not being used to the steering, as the red un's springs were shot, thank God!
Anyway, got back well pleased and ready 4 a good haggle... the final deal was....
16k service (as although it's done 18k the 16k service was not)
New chain & sprockets
New battery
3mth warranty - I did push for 12
Fresh MOT
And an extra ?100 on my RF9 trade-in
Soooooooo, I've gone and done it, come the 22nd March I will be a Bird owner.
Jaws says Blues ones are faster :}
Please break me in gently!
Time for a beer or five.
Cheers,
Paff
Just a quick update to my Bird purchase. Jaws came down to Ling's in Ipswich this Friday afternoon to look at two Birds that they had there, one Red and one Blue. The blue one had been brought down from the Lowestoft branch via van and WITHOUT the fookin' keys :bang:
So Jaws spent some time looking at both and told me that the Red one had shagged front springs as well as all the other faults... cracked fairing between N/S mirror and screen, damaged N/S engine casing, scuffs to the fairing and front mudguard as well as a shagged rear rubber, etc
The blue one even with 6k more that the red which had done 12k, was in better condition and better looked after. Hardly a mark on it, also it had extras... hugger (worn through in the normal places), front mudgaurd extender, great 020's front & rear, Meta remote alarm/immob, Datatagged, but the chain & sprockets were shagged and the sub frame mod needed to be done :} - see Jaws.
Even so that was the Jaws 'best buy'.
I returned Saturday, the key had been posted but the battery was flat ... we will jump it! No we won't the battery's shagged, we will change it 4 the red birds... juiced up we were off.....
Had a good long run and it was much better than the red, so it was not me not being used to the steering, as the red un's springs were shot, thank God!
Anyway, got back well pleased and ready 4 a good haggle... the final deal was....
16k service (as although it's done 18k the 16k service was not)
New chain & sprockets
New battery
3mth warranty - I did push for 12
Fresh MOT
And an extra ?100 on my RF9 trade-in
Soooooooo, I've gone and done it, come the 22nd March I will be a Bird owner.
Jaws says Blues ones are faster :}
Please break me in gently!
Time for a beer or five.
Cheers,
Paff
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