Buying a private sale bike under Tier 4

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Buying a private sale bike under Tier 4

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Prompted by Weeksy's thread on what you look for in a new bike I had a bit of a browse around and see what caught my eye. Can it be done? Is it justified to travel for a test ride and you don't commit to buy?

I would imagine that the majority of riders that would want to buy this time of year would be commuters/AWB and would be able to give valid reasons for it.
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Bike dealers are closed around here,so I can't see how a test ride or sale could happen at all.
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Skub wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:32 pm Bike dealers are closed around here,so I can't see how a test ride or sale could happen at all.
He said private sale, so i'm thinking he's thinking not of a dealership.
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weeksy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:32 pm
Skub wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:32 pm Bike dealers are closed around here,so I can't see how a test ride or sale could happen at all.
He said private sale, so i'm thinking he's thinking not of a dealership.
Ah. That's different, but perhaps only possible when 'bending' the lockdown rules!
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Skub wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:34 pm
weeksy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:32 pm
Skub wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:32 pm Bike dealers are closed around here,so I can't see how a test ride or sale could happen at all.
He said private sale, so i'm thinking he's thinking not of a dealership.
Ah. That's different, but perhaps only when 'bending the lockdown rules!
They'd have to be VERY bendy in my mind to think it's OK... "Tier4, stay at home"

Unless my bike had broken down and i had no way of getting to work, i'd say it's a No.
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Depends what the deal is. 😉
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A deal good enough to die for?
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cheb wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:50 pm A deal good enough to die for?
Or kill someone else...
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derek badger wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:53 am
cheb wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:50 pm A deal good enough to die for?
Or kill someone else...
Meh, not my problem. :angelic-green:
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