OK some of you may recall the entertainment my first bike gave me or at least me griping about it. Anyway after the last time it came back and screwed me around I decided I'd had enough and was going to ring the shop and demand something be done. So I rang and got a salesman, said who it was and why. The boss came on the phone and said "Is that thing still screwing you around ? Why don't we arrange to swap it for something that suits you". After I picked myself up off the floor 'coz I was expecting to have to fight about it, we discussed a couple of options, one being a '93 Virago which I'd had for a week and quite liked but was 500 less than I paid for my 2-wheeled garage filler. Since it needed a new battery, and the seat had a rip I suggested fix them and call it even. "No mate can't do that, I'd be ripping you off." WTF !? Then me not having to worry about stamp duty. I did pinch myself. Suffice to say by this time I was quite pleased - don't get me wrong as I've said if the bike's been bad, the shop's been twice as good - so anyway since it was raining (read : pissing down) we decided to talk when it cleared a little. Told a mate at work about my luck and he grinned and said a mate of his had traded a Hyosung 250GT in on Friday (on an F800 or something :) ). So anyway it's 500 more than I paid for the other bike. I have it for 2 weeks to see if I still like it. I've had it 2 days and I certainly can't see that changing. Anyway thinking about it, the traily's just a greater temptation to hurt myself, and I've quite enjoyed the hooning on the road enough, so I've decided a roadie's the way to go at the moment. My main dilemma is She Who Must Be Obeyed says I have 500 extra. That doesn't cover stamp duty though, just the bike. Should I try and scam whatever the stamp duty will be off the price ? I know it was mentioned with the boss but honestly I feel kinda bad about asking .. but given the choice between a 93 and an 05 bike it's got to be a no-brainer. Should I put a general 'lemon' warning about the old bike with a description of it (but not the rego#) ? I don't want anyone else to get stuck with the same bollix I had to put up with.
