chrisk
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Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels
- Thread starter Alzero
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Have you seen Tina Areana singing Sorrento Moon?
Absolutely agree.
Total mercenary activity.
Many times verging on criminal activity in my opinion.
Don't forget the Sellers Fee also. Generally 10%
So
Seller looses 10% of the hammer
Buyer pays 15% on top of the Hammer
All plus VAT.
Auction house clears 25%
You as seller and buyer take the risk respectively as long as the top line description is legally stated.
The rest is for you as buyer to decide and check.
No warranty, no nothing, and you pay extra if you don't take it away on the day! (which is quite hard to do with an expensive item that needs funds to clear etc)
SkinnyPinny
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- Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
It can work for people who don’t want the hassle or have the time for advertising and having people turn up to view/tyre kickers etc, increasing number of deceased estates and the like, it can cost a huge amount to put on these auctions.
Check out these ‘we buy any whatever’ company’s, what they end up offering can be quite different to the starting figure.
as we all know, any purchase of used cars/bikes is buyer beware anyway, no warranty on private sales.
Ya pays yer money
Check out these ‘we buy any whatever’ company’s, what they end up offering can be quite different to the starting figure.
as we all know, any purchase of used cars/bikes is buyer beware anyway, no warranty on private sales.
Ya pays yer money
Dellortoman
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- Tasmania, Australia
BMW has gone a bit mad. This is their Vision K18 concept bike. Interesting but not particularly useful. Where do you put luggage? The usual spot for panniers is occupied by a big fat arse end.
It would probably look better without the oddball bodywork.
Nice exhaust note.
It would probably look better without the oddball bodywork.
Nice exhaust note.
Alzero
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- DaNang Vietnam
While I may like or dislike any single concept bike, I absolutely love that they are still being built!
Exmoor beast
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- Minehead,Somerset, ENGLAND OF COURSE
At least it’s not electric.
Given that there is a big market for bikes for people to ride for no other reason than cruising and posing and they will never go anywhere of any distance I don't think the luggage carrying capacity is an issue.
As the fella says, great opportunity for the design shop to have some fun.
Dellortoman
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- Tasmania, Australia
Rear mudguard is non-existent. You wouldn't want to ride it in a wet road or you'd end up with a muddy streak up your back.
Yeah, the industry needs to whet our appetites... ie, show us what we desperately need (not)!
piet
Saw a video years back of David Beckham and mates touring the Amazon on cafe-racer bikes; his was a Bonnie with no front mudguard. Funny enough, it rains in rainforests with dirt roads. No front guard was not a good thing. Great, they did it, but.
Ernesto
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Steve G.
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A cautionary tale that happened June 11/26.
I was travelling westbound on our Hwy 1 in my truck, through rural Langley township,, when I observed a fully loaded Yamaha Super Tenere change lanes in front of me. No worries, I backed off to give him room. This long section is going thru a massive expansion over 7 yrs, has been a giant mess traffic wise. Slower and variable speed congestion.
Which is what happened in this case, slowing down from 85km to 35km,,,. This fellow, it was discovered is a world traveller, leaving Argentina in October, and his goal was Alaska and the Arctic Ocean. Well, his lofty dream ride may have ended 5 minutes into Canada, as he rear ended a Toyota Rav 4 that slowed with the rest of the traffic, including me, as I witness brake lights 1/8 mile ahead. He didn’t.
The pictures show the results. I was there over an hour as all the emergency personnel showed up including police. There seemed to be some kind of issue with his very minimal insurance package. I left before I could get the full story of whether he’s continuing.
I was travelling westbound on our Hwy 1 in my truck, through rural Langley township,, when I observed a fully loaded Yamaha Super Tenere change lanes in front of me. No worries, I backed off to give him room. This long section is going thru a massive expansion over 7 yrs, has been a giant mess traffic wise. Slower and variable speed congestion.
Which is what happened in this case, slowing down from 85km to 35km,,,. This fellow, it was discovered is a world traveller, leaving Argentina in October, and his goal was Alaska and the Arctic Ocean. Well, his lofty dream ride may have ended 5 minutes into Canada, as he rear ended a Toyota Rav 4 that slowed with the rest of the traffic, including me, as I witness brake lights 1/8 mile ahead. He didn’t.
The pictures show the results. I was there over an hour as all the emergency personnel showed up including police. There seemed to be some kind of issue with his very minimal insurance package. I left before I could get the full story of whether he’s continuing.
Ernesto
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Yes, my friend mounted it very early after the purchase and it was sold like that.
Btw many of us use the CB blinkers on our Laverdas. We call em shot glass blinkers.
Jo
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- Cologne, NRW Germany
piranha-bro2
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Poor mongrel - might have done too many km that day - tired, inattentive? Highway of Heroes or Highway of Horrors? Is that the rider walking around? Hopefully no injuries and he can sort the bike and continue.