The Bike story - revised

Well folks here we are again and in true 'duncan' fashion all has changed since our last entry and the scenario is as such totally changed. The suzuki shown previously has gone as there was no legal paperwork for it and i chose another bike which in my opinion was a better deal for riding not for convenience but an awesome ride indeed. It is a Honda CRF 450 R which is a track bike from honda and is a race ready production 450 cc motorcycle. Being second hand and the price it was i could not expect much and was therefore not too unsettled in the fact that after the first ride i returned it to "Bikes Galore" where i bought it. There is a clutch / gear selection issue as well as a more disturbing engine 'knock' that needs to be addressed. So i dropped it off on friday and we will see what they do during this week coming. 

I will post a picture as it is and will remain an awesome looking bike and as far as power is concerned pretty damn impressive. I did not unfortunately get a chance to push it at all as the engine knock was disturbing and lest i seize or seriously damage the engine i took it easy and as stated returned it to the retailer for repair. 

Monday i will make a call and chat to the folks that side. Holding thumbs that we get something organised as i really like the bike so we may even consider a compromise of sorts and lessen the financial implications for them in order to get what i want. I do however still maintain that the least they could have done was let me know what the issues were with the bike prior to me buying it. I understand that they need to sell bikes in order to make money but this is borderline 'ripping me off' to make that money - so we will see what transpires. 

till later 

M.E.