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06-03-19, 08:42 AM

Good advice chaps,
I have a feeling the bike just needs a good service as that may not have been done for some time, but ShadowCaptain may have bought it as cheap transport to work and may not want to lay out the £500 it might need to get it into good order.
A 20 year old bike will not be a very good solution to cheap commuting - it would be better for ShadowCaptain to change it for a much newer moped or scooter if that is all he is using it for. In the meantime he needs to get his bike fixed (even if only to sell it) and it sounds like he does not have the ability to do so himself, a main dealer will be needlessly expensive so does anyone know a reliable and cheap motorcycle mechanic in N Yorks?

06-03-19, 08:42 AM	#6
Othen Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Electric/Mechanical gremlins? Good advice chaps, I have a feeling the bike just needs a good service as that may not have been done for some time, but ShadowCaptain may have bought it as cheap transport to work and may not want to lay out the £500 it might need to get it into good order. A 20 year old bike will not be a very good solution to cheap commuting - it would be better for ShadowCaptain to change it for a much newer moped or scooter if that is all he is using it for. In the meantime he needs to get his bike fixed (even if only to sell it) and it sounds like he does not have the ability to do so himself, a main dealer will be needlessly expensive so does anyone know a reliable and cheap motorcycle mechanic in N Yorks?