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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:15 am It's Bradford, probably 30ish miles from home... but I work 9-5 week days innit.
That's your Saturday morning sorted then...
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Taipan wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:01 am
KungFooBob wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:15 am It's Bradford, probably 30ish miles from home... but I work 9-5 week days innit.
That's your Saturday morning sorted then...
Saturday morning in Bradistan ? No way :lol:
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Yorick wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:28 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:01 am
KungFooBob wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:15 am It's Bradford, probably 30ish miles from home... but I work 9-5 week days innit.
That's your Saturday morning sorted then...
Saturday morning in Bradistan ? No way :lol:
He could get an Empire State Burger from Jungle Grill and sort his GSXR out. Win Win! :D



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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:00 am I've decided there's no point calling them today. Even if it's ready I can't collect before the weekend.
If it's not ready you can't collect it at all... at least this way you can start finding it's replacement.
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Taipan wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:41 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:28 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:01 am

That's your Saturday morning sorted then...
Saturday morning in Bradistan ? No way :lol:
He could get an Empire State Burger from Jungle Grill and sort his GSXR out. Win Win! :D



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weeksy wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:54 pm at least this way you can start finding it's replacement.
A lady I know listed a 690 on Friendface lastnight :)
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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 1:20 pm
weeksy wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:54 pm at least this way you can start finding it's replacement.
A lady I know listed a 690 on Friendface lastnight :)
But that's a girl's bike, you want a real man's bike, like an FZR400RR
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It sounds to me like they have a queue of punters on their case about stuff and whoever causes the most fuss gets sorted first. You may have come across as a nice guy (easy touch) so it's the crying baby gets the tit.

Whichever way around it is,it's a pretty poor show from any angle.
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TBH just sounds like normal service for webuyanybike and any number of subsidiaries they use to sell them, I’m amazed you’ve waited so long and not pulled out 👍
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It's being put back together today/tomorrow, if there's time it'll get MOT'ed and be ready for Sunday... but more likely early next week... says the workshop manager who I spoke to directly instead of the sales monkey.

It's had all new caliper and clutch seals along with all the rubber parts in the fuel system changed... good job it's not watercooled.

I bet the fuckers forget to put new tyres on it.
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course it is ;)
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They were selling a bike without a current MOT?
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weeksy wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:50 pmcourse it is ;)
I know, I know.

I was 100% adamant I was going to ring and tell them I wanted my deposit back, but I just rolled over :(

I'd found a ZRX1100 I wanted to go look at, so at least it's saved me from Kawasaki ownership.
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Yorick wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:52 pm They were selling a bike without a current MOT?
They MOT them when they sell them, its normal practise.

I suspect this bike has been in a collection and unused for at least five years, why would it have a current MOT?
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:53 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:52 pm They were selling a bike without a current MOT?
They MOT them when they sell them, its normal practise.

I suspect this bike has been in a collection and unused for at least five years, why would it have a current MOT?
So the buyer can take it away without any surprise delays.
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Should've gone and looked at the ZRX, that pink Slingshot will still be in the workshop this time next week
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...the ZRX had faux carbon hydro-dipped wheels.
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 3:52 pm ...the ZRX had faux carbon hydro-dipped wheels.
Nice, very Bellwood
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 3:55 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 3:52 pm ...the ZRX had faux carbon hydro-dipped wheels.
Nice, very Bellwood
Very.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133789074751

More fake carbon than you can shake a stick at.
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Holy crap
Stay away from that
WTF is the private plate about, it's only of value if your name is Henry Fuckwit Dole
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