i bought a dodgy bike

just found out the guy who sold me my bike knew all about its problems....... is there any thing i can do about this??

was it a dealer or private sale?

If dealer, you would be covered by Sale of Goods Act and fit for purpose. If a private sale youre on dodgier ground as its pretty much a case of caveat emptor [buyer beware]. You DO have some grounds ie if they have categorically stated its something its not or said its in good condition or not, has just passed mot but hasnt as an example, but it will be very hard to prove.

What did he put on the receipt? If hes written the receipt as sold as seen you will probably be stuck for recourse.

Tbh you probably need to pm Ed as hes the legal mind on the forum. HTH

[fizzwheel]

I'm sorry but I have to ask, just what exactly is wrong with it ?

I've seen your post about the battery going flat, and your other post about the indicators.

What else ?

nowt, its just don 2 batterys & 2 regs 1n 2 weeks i cant aford that every week

So go back to the doofus who put the reg on and tell him he didnt fix it and ask him to try harder or put one on that wasnt just lying about. That could be it. Oh and then theres the question, if so, of your dead battery because he sold you a duff reg...
Thats the first step, surely?

You need to be investigating the cause of the prob mate rather than just replacing the damaged parts for them to go once more. Once you bottom the cause you will probably never look back.

Much as I am sure your p+ssed at he situ, be sure of your facts before accusing the seller.

Originally Posted by Dr Rich

So go back to the doofus who put the reg on and tell him he didnt fix it and ask him to try harder or put one on that wasnt just lying about. That could be it. Oh and then theres the question, if so, of your dead battery because he sold you a duff reg...
Thats the first step, surely?

^^^^^^^^^^^
done it

[fizzwheel]

I would wager that your regulator / rectifier is the problem here not the battery. When you say two batteries. I take it that you replaced the first one that was on the bike with a 2nd battery which has now gone flat ???

If so if you are lucky you dont need another battery, what you need to do is to get the charging circuit fixed. I.e buy a new regulator rectifier. Cost is about £90 like I said in the other post.

I wouldnt bother with lowers etc etc that you are trying to buy off PatrickUK, get your priorities right and get the bike running properly first, the bling bits can come later on. Theres always stuff for sale on here on ebay...

If you've got money to spend on micro indicators etc then you've got money to spend getting your bike sorted out IMHO.

Anyway thats a small bill. I took my bike in because it was knocking from the front end, I picked it up two weeks later from the dealer £600 lighter.. now thats a big bill... you just need to get some perspective on your problem.

i know, you are right, but i bought all the stuff after the 1st reg & thought she was sorted, going to get shop to replace the reg he found on the flour for a shinny new one charge the battery and see if she lasts more than a week

ps i got a MP or MF make battery which he said is ****

[fizzwheel]

If I was you, thats what I would do, get a new reg / rec from them and then I would imagine that you'll be all sorted.

Don't listen to him, he obviously has no clue what he's talking about. No garage / mechanic would have replaced the reg / rec and not checked it was charging properly. If he cant do a job like that properly, I wouldnt trust his opinion on batteries...

Just get this problem sorted and go and find somebody else to look after your bike for you.