Who's in the wrong

[stu9]

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[Jam-R1]

[A100man]

Awkward..

- how much time did you spend?
- is he a good friend?

at first sight it sounds like he's being a twat but we haven't heard his side. I'd be inclined to put them back and leave him to cool off.
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[stinkwheel]

All depends on perspective.

From his point of view he had three bike he was wanting rid of, you said you'd have them, came over and fucked about with them, partially dismantled one of them then decided against it, leaving ne of them in bits.

So now he has two bikes and one partially dismantled bike to get rid of. I can see how that would be annoying.

Complete bikes sell better because at least you know everything is there. Bikes which are sat in bits with the owner saying it's all there and can be easily put back together ring alarm bells because if it was easily put back together, why hasn't it been?

You effectively turned a complete non-runner into a basket case.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Ste]

So you took things apart and now don't want to put them back together?

When you started taking it apart, did you have any intention of putting it back together or was the plan to always just leave the bike in bits?

[stinkwheel]

I know a guy who does shit like that all the time. Buys stuff as a project, takes it apart, then loses interest and leaves it lying.

He's successfully turned tens of thousands of pounds of classic cars into scrap metal that way because he reckons that if it cost him £2k as a rolling project, it should be worth the same as a heap of bits someone has to put into buckets and work out where they go. He then takes the hump when someone offers him £500 for it and just leaves it to rot.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Rob Fzs]

At least when Mike Brewer devalues your stuff, he just kicks tyres

rather than creating more work and putting off potential buyers
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'00 Aprilia RS50 > '92 Honda CG > '99 Yamaha Fazer > '91 Yamaha RXS > '79 Suzuki X5 > 01' Honda Cg > 07' Honda Cg > 82' Kawasaki Z200 > suzuki gsxr 400 gk73a > honda vfr 400 NC30> Yamaha RD350 YPVS F2 > Kawasaki ZZR 600 D1 > Yamaha TZR 250 2MA >Suzuki TL1000R > Yamaha TDR250 > Honda 929 blade > Suzuki SV1000 > Honda H100
Mod 2 Passed 09/06/2011

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[stu9]

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[stu9]

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[stu9]

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[Robby]

Just put the plastics back on. You made a mess, clean it up.

[stu9]

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[Nobby the Bastard]

[stu9]

Fk you ya mouthy prick

[Nobby the Bastard]

[stu9]

GFY

[Easy-X]

No good deed goes unpunished

TBH if they weren't running and you thought you could get some or all of them running the last thing you want to do is see if you can get them going on the guy's drive so to speak. Better to drag them away and pay the "non-runners" price I'd have thought or is that a bit mercenary of me?

When did you work out you didn't have the space for them? Before you got there or half way through working on them?!
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Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Nobby the Bastard]

I declare a flounce!
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[stinkwheel]

It still sounds like a highly advanced case of tyre-kicking.

I will admit to having done a "If I can get it running well enough to ride away, I'll buy it." deal with someone before. Mainly because I was a) Skint and b) Had no way of moving it without riding it away.

Thing is, when I got it running, I bought it and rode it away. If I hadn't got it running, I would have left it as I found it.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Nobby the Bastard]

Now, if I could get you riled that would be worth my time, but a tiddler like that? Waste of bait.
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[stu9]

I'll see what happens

[Nobby the Bastard]