mrwhite Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Having recently won a bike on a popular auction site i wish to offer a word of warning, Having not used this before i wish i had been warned myself described as "Bike is in excellent condition. Has had a full service and is ready to ride." on the phone the young gent said it was a "minter" i am new to online auctions and thankfully opted to pay cash when collecting then drove from north of dundee to north yorkshire This is to the best of my opinion and am sure other faults exist. wheel bearings front and back, swinging arm bearings and linkage collapsed - pads rear on metal damaged disc, front contaminated by leaking piston - serious oil leak from under engine - sump guard split and badly rock damaged - front brake needing bled - throttle cable outer broken cable sticking - 6 various bolts missing the worst was gear lever "it came off in my hand", most others changed for black allen bolts - silencer patched with car body filler and sprayed, end plug missing - fork leg badly pitted with sharp edges - vent pipe missing from fuel cap - plastics painted badly white - stickers wrecked - overspray all over rear of bike - chain adjusted beyond cam reach - chain tensioner block damaged, arm bent, spring stretched and mount worn - non trials bars fitted - possible rear shock issue. then i started it.......... needless to say i came home with an empty van Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty_jon Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) Id never bid on, or buy a bike without looking first, cant see why people do this? 80% of all the bikes described as "mint / excellent / hardly used" I’ve seen are ready for the knackers yard! It took me 4 months to find a good bike Edited April 16, 2011 by Monty_Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mrwhite Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) i agree was a huge mistake on my part, have put my head on the block as warning to others Edited April 16, 2011 by Mrwhite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty_jon Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) i agree was a huge mistake on my part, have put my head on the block as warning to others Its very annoying when they do lie about the description, and a total waste of fuel & time! Good luck finding one Edited April 16, 2011 by Monty_Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwhite Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Its very annoying when they do lie about the description, and a total waste of fuel & time! Good luck finding one thanks for the encouragement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee harris Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 it wasnt a 4rt 2005 that sold for 1750 was it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Have a look on club web sites, usually have a for sale section. As said above, look before you bid. Were there no pictures? Also report them if description was so inaccurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwhite Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 it wasnt a 4rt 2005 that sold for 1750 was it??? Aye the scarborough one in the photos it did not look too bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 dont be shy name and shame, a mate went to have a look at a "mint" beta in silsden, one of the hemingways,he came back with an empty van and fuel tank, you dont need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Well I shall counter what has been said about online auctions. From the Dundee area, I have travelled to Crawley, 20 miles North of Brighton, round trip of approx 1200 miles to buy an Aprilia Factory @ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee harris Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Aye the scarborough one in the photos it did not look too bad I wanted to bid on that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 I too went to see an absolutely immaculate ( his words not mine ) 2010 250 beta, well if that was immaculate it must have been judged by stevie wonder . I have got a 2001 sherco that is in better nick !! and i am not exagerating. I wouldn't mind but the guy wanted top dollar as well . The next one I saw , was owned by an engineer that didn't know what grease is or how to use it . It looked nice but all the suspension bearings were bone dry and the swing arm bearings were knackered and have been replaced. I will get it to the standard that I want eventually , hopefully !! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalshell Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 i've bought upwards of a couple of dozen bikes off ebay all unseen and have never been disappointed, i 've only ever had to do real work on one to get it ready for work and as i only paid 230 for it yet had it through the test for 60 quid i didnt think that was too bad.. be realistic your not going to buy a minter 4rt for 1700 quid.. you ALWAYS get what you pay for.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) I've had some good and bad via Ebay I bought the good and passed on the bad My first 2 - 4RT's were brilliant ebay buys, exactly as described I bought my Repsol 4RT from a mate in the next town, as i knew its provenance I've sold trials bikes via ebay too and the first to see bought all of them - no disappointed buyers either Edited April 16, 2011 by Johnnyboxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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