DirtRoadmx47
Posts: 53
Joined: 6/18/2012
Location: Campbell Hall, NY USA
My son's friend went to NYC to sell his 2009 Suzuki rm250f. Kid said his fathers coming with the $ could he start it up and let him check it out. Done deal
F-ing perps!!!! Probably see it on you tube soon in a thug wheelie video. Dont ever trust anyone!!! bike should have stayed in the truck till you see the cash. look up the NYpost video of guy laying on the sidewalk handcuffed and dead after a run in with cops riding a dirtbike on the streets.
fader418
Posts: 2695
Joined: 9/14/2009
Location: Lake Forest, CA USA
Why would you go anywhere to sell a bike? They come to you!
pacetruckdrvr
Posts: 522
Joined: 4/1/2008
Location: Peterborough, On, CAN
Shit like this makes me sick, I have no use for theves.
MXerDW
Posts: 2236
Joined: 8/2/2006
Location: San Diego, CA USA
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Rule #1 - NEVER let someone take the bike you are selling for a test ride without having the transaction done.
If the buyer wants to hear it and see it go down the street you take it and show him it shifts and runs OK.
newmann
Posts: 10722
Joined: 4/1/2008
Location: USA
That's how it works. You deliver the bike to the thief. Lucky he didn't get shot in the process. Gotta love Craigslist. I had a customer of mine who went to look at a vehicle someone was supposedly selling. He took a gun along with his wad of cash. Got to the meeting place and didn't see the car but did notice a few people checking him out. Said it just didn't feel skippy so he bugged out.
Crisp BRAAAP!
Posts: 525
Joined: 1/9/2010
Location: Clifton, NJ USA
Also, don't go to NYC to sell your dirt bike. There isn't a thriving moto community in the city but there is plenty of theft.
Crisp BRAAAP!
Posts: 525
Joined: 1/9/2010
Location: Clifton, NJ USA
BTW, sorry: that really sucks.
gsxrcr28
Posts: 4173
Joined: 3/5/2009
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL USA
MXerDW wrote: Rule #1 - NEVER let someone take the bike you are selling for a test ride without having the transaction done.
If the buyer wants to hear it and see it go down the street you take it and show him it shifts and runs OK.
Yep!
I learned that when I was 18. I let this dude test ride my RD 400, he got about 3 blocks away and looped it trying to wheelie. Luckily he had the cash with him and did buy it.
Bummer about your sons friend getting ripped off OP. Thieves are scum.
Hando
Posts: 1545
Joined: 11/13/2011
Location: USA
sorry bout your sons friend but he deserved it. doing this kind of shit is just askin' for it.
KEEP WORKING, MILLIONS ON WELFARE DEPEND ON YOU!
TX24
Posts: 1724
Joined: 5/7/2010
Location: San Antonio, TX USA
fader418 wrote: Why would you go anywhere to sell a bike? They come to you!
The old scam used to be they would come check it out at your house, then come back a couple days later and steal it.
Brad460
Posts: 406
Joined: 5/15/2012
Location: WI, USA
Sucks man!!
Was at a wedding a couple weeks ago and someone stole all the cards out of the gift box..f-ing thieves...glad I didn't throw cash in our card..
TeamGreen
Posts: 9459
Joined: 11/25/2008
Location: Redding, CA USA
Glock makes a WONDERFUL Motorcycle Security System in both Metric and "Mericun".
Matthes. He's SO Hot this year. Matthes.
MX45
Posts: 673
Joined: 11/14/2008
Location: Phoenix, AZ USA
Too bad that'll get you thrown in jail in NYC, TeamGreen.
TeamGreen
Posts: 9459
Joined: 11/25/2008
Location: Redding, CA USA
MX45 wrote: Too bad that'll get you thrown in jail in NYC, TeamGreen.
Not if a Federal Law gets passed recognizing my C-n-C from California "across state-lines"?
Check today's news...
Matthes. He's SO Hot this year. Matthes.
JW381
Posts: 4118
Joined: 7/21/2009
Location: Eugene, OR USA
Don't be so quick to blame the guy. I know how it is, you want to do your part to sell your bike, and you put a little good faith in someone. This guy just got ripped in the process. Sorry to hear man...
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TDeath21
Posts: 2477
Joined: 2/22/2011
Location: MO, USA
Man that sucks. I hate thieves. After hearing this, I'll never let anyone test ride it without the cash in my hand.
project racer
Posts: 2666
Joined: 8/26/2006
Location: Tampa, FL USA
Anymore, I just take my bikes to the dealer and pay 10% for a consignment sale. No waiting on some Joe to show up for a possible theft of the bike or other property,and the dealer does all the work.
More than worth it, as the exposure a bike gets at the shop is many times greater than Creepslist.
mxer192
Posts: 17
Joined: 9/5/2012
Location: Campbell Hall, NY USA
yea my friend and i messed up. we should have gotten something from the guy but we had faith that he was honest and a good person. u just cant trust anyone bc now my friend is out 3500$. all we did was turn our backs to get parts out of my truck and the scumbag was ripping up the hill. just like that in a blink of an eye.
FIREfish148
Posts: 3368
Joined: 1/20/2009
Location: Redmond, WA USA
This is when its good to know buddies that will just buy your shit straight across. Sometimes you have to cut em a deal though when you know how bad you beat on it.
Jams
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thehuck.0
Posts: 655
Joined: 8/21/2012
Location: Mountain Home, AR USA
More of this needs to happen to those thugs in Baltimore.
thehuck.0
Posts: 655
Joined: 8/21/2012
Location: Mountain Home, AR USA
mxer192 wrote: yea my friend and i messed up. we should have gotten something from the guy but we had faith that he was honest and a good person. u just cant trust anyone bc now my friend is out 3500$. all we did was turn our backs to get parts out of my truck and the scumbag was ripping up the hill. just like that in a blink of an eye.
How'd the guy get there? Did he even have a car??? A fool and their money are soon parted.
breakingbumps
Posts: 69
Joined: 6/17/2012
Location: Syracuse, NY USA
Is the guy in that video dead?
