Was I Ripped Off

[Fat Bert]

try reading the other posts where I said I got the full refund and the bike was collected so all is sorted as it can be

So if it's all sorted then and cash refunded, why not "tell all" to save others on this forum possibly falling foul of the same rogue person/bike?

Thats what happened with Kylie

Time to name and shame?

 

[mickeystitch]

So if it's all sorted then and cash refunded, why not "tell all" to save others on this forum possibly falling foul of the same rogue person/bike?

Thats what happened with Kylie

Time to name and shame?

+1

name and shame :dunno:

 

[martin]

try reading the other posts where I said I got the full refund and the bike was collected so all is sorted as it can be

Sorry, only trying to offer an opinion from someone who works in the trade.

So now you have made all this fuss on here. Do you have the bollox to name and shame??? I suspect not.

Attention seeking???? I suspect you arebl4hbl4h

 

[Paddysteel7]

So if it's all sorted then and cash refunded, why not "tell all" to save others on this forum possibly falling foul of the same rogue person/bike?

Thats what happened with Kylie

Time to name and shame?

Who is Kylie and what happened

 

[martin]

Who is Kylie and what happened

Do a search on here. Plenty to be said.

Now back to you. Are you going to name and shame????

 

[Paddysteel7]

Do a search on here. Plenty to be said.

Now back to you. Are you going to name and shame????

I did but got loads on kylie minogue so if you could be a bit more speciffic.
What part of the trade do you work in.

Also my situation is more tricky as this was a friend who did this to me and they are still a friend

 

[martin]

I did but got loads on kylie minogue so if you could be a bit more speciffic.
What part of the trade do you work in.

Also my situation is more tricky as this was a friend who did this to me and they are still a friend

Still a friend!!!! After he took 2000 beer tokens from you. Are you completely twated????

I cant be bothered any more.

Still a friend. FFS:bang::bang:

 

[Fat Bert]

Who is Kylie and what happened

Kylie was a Blackbird bought by a bloke Mike W who turned up for the Shrops Welsh Rideout a few years back

It was Mike's first ride out with what was then called the Midlands Massif and so we all poked around Mike's new bike

Seemed odd - some things just didn't look/feel right

Over the weekend, it kept breaking down and climaxed [cue Lumpy's wank sense of humour again - yes pun intended] -when the electrics went all Pete Tong and Mike has to return home compliments of the AA

Anyway long story short - we all advised via this forum that Mikle should investigate the bikes history a bit deeper

Turns out it was a ringer - sold by a dealer - naughty naughty

Once Mike got his money refunded, he went on to name and shame the rogue dealer - some bike showroom out in Peterborough - name [genuinely] escapes me - but the dealers card was well and truly marked and everyone on this forum made sure folks knew the truth and avoided like the plague

Understand that the specific dealer no longer trades - draw your own conclusions

Unfortunately Mike W is no longer with us - he was killed in a bike accident only last year

Co-incidentally, we also had another [alledgedly] rogue dealer in here who was in the paint spraying business - he did work for several guys - some good quality - the majority very poor [saw examples with my own eyes] - the warning flag was [again, clearly hoisted

So given the fuss that's been made of what is obviously a rogue bike from a rogue dealer, I think it's only right and proper within this forum community to "look after your mates"

Name and Shame

This forum that survived well beyond most hobby-related forums - part of it's success is the expertise and experience shared by like-minded people - member tend to trust other members opinions on here - you asked a question - you got lots of help and advice - time to repay

Name and Shame

 

[Fat Bert]

Still a friend!!!! After he took 2000 beer tokens from you. Are you completely twated????

Lets get this right eh?

A friend who works in the bike trade?

A friend who takes ?2000 from you for a bike known to be a ringer?

A friend who sells you a bike that is clearly unsafe and not fit for purpose?

A friend that could have killed you ?

FFS You need to take a good hard look at your friends, mate

Unless there is another angle to this story?

Roland Rat - I can still smell you lurking!!

 

[Paddysteel7]

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Full refund recieved.

 

[Fat Bert]

Thank you

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[Paddysteel7]

Lets get this right eh?

A friend who works in the bike trade?

A friend who takes ?2000 from you for a bike known to be a ringer?

A friend who sells you a bike that is clearly unsafe and not fit for purpose?

A friend that could have killed you ?

FFS You need to take a good hard look at your friends, mate

Unless there is another angle to this story?

Roland Rat - I can still smell you lurking!!

youd not be surprised at how many people will rip you off given the chance some get bonuses for doing it others get promoted
I am just to trusting
if I did look too closely at all my friends I may not have any.

 

[karlos2000]

youd not be surprised at how many people will rip you off given the chance some get bonuses for doing it others get promoted
I am just to trusting
if I did look too closely at all my friends I may not have any.

I binned one of my friends today for being a Tory, not a Tory in the light sense as in "I voted for them once", but as in they spent last night in a meeting with Eric Pickles and some other wanker.

Friends? I'm down to 3 tops ..... maybe 2, and one of them is the cat, and she doesn't like me that much

:-0)

 

[Wolfie]

the dealer who sold kylie has joined forces with another local dealer and have a new name.

 

[mick the knife]

if I did look too closely at all my friends I may not have any.

We all have to face that choice, I have, and to be honest the people I now call friends I would trust with my life unreputedly, the fuckwits I've left behind have become someone I just used to know

 

[noobie]

Paddy

It's right you named and shamed for no other reason to help others make s better informed decision should they buy from there

That said as stressful as it was you ended up with a positive result.

 

[I Like BlackBirds]

My brother had his Falco serviced at TPG last year and asked for a pair of Roadsmarts to be fitted. When he picked it up it had considerably cheaper Dunlop D207e's. When my brother pointed this out Steve told him they were exactly the same compound as Roadsmarts but developed specifically for V-twins. BS on both counts which my brother called him on, he just shrugged and ordered some Roadsmarts. I thought he was a chancer then, I feckin know it now!

 

[stevie_s]

Rogue or dodgy traders

With the amount of knowledge on this site would it not be prudent to have a section for "Good dealers"? At least being "Forewarned is forearmed" would give people a chance of knowing if one of the upstanding members of this forum had had any problems with a dealer ( and I mean real snags not trivia). Obviously for legal reasons I wouldn't want to start the ball rolling about a dodgy individual working in a Triumph dealership in Leicester (from Mansfield who rides a blade )!!!
Just an idea John.

 

[Cougar377]

We all have to face that choice, I have, and to be honest the people I now call friends I would trust with my life unreputedly, the fuckwits I've left behind have become someone I just used to know

Paddy, If you've got one friend that you can always rely on for help...unconditionally, no matter what and can trust with your life/bike/wife -you're way ahead of the general public.

All this "Oh, I've got dozens and dozens of friends" is total bollocks. See how many are still around when the smelly stuff hits the whirly thing and you need their help at short notice.

Not many. Start counting and I bet you've got more spare fingers than not...

But if the situation's reversed they'll be round to you faster than shit through a goose.

The last time I had more true friends than fingers I was carrying an SLR.
It ain't been the same since....bl4hbl4hbl4hbl4h

Jeez...and I woke up so happy this morning...!:-0)

 

[martin]

With the amount of knowledge on this site would it not be prudent to have a section for "Good dealers"? At least being "Forewarned is forearmed" would give people a chance of knowing if one of the upstanding members of this forum had had any problems with a dealer ( and I mean real snags not trivia). Obviously for legal reasons I wouldn't want to start the ball rolling about a dodgy individual working in a Triumph dealership in Leicester (from Mansfield who rides a blade )!!!
Just an idea John.

Yoooouuu cheeky twat

Wait untill you need summat for your Trumpet.

When you coming down for a brew????