Please dont shout!!!!!!

I hope iv come to the right place for some sound advice.
Bike at local garage {Triumph Trident 900) I want to buy it but the forks
seem a bit pitted, the question is can I repair them in some way or does any
one know of any suppliers of forklegs for the above mentioned bike. Any
adice would be very much appreciated by me Im a bit over my head.

 

If the bikes in a dealer, then why even think of buying it when it
needs work? Also things like pitted fork legs suggest other things
probably been neglected as well, so I would look elswhere, unless the
bike is very cheap and they will sort the forks.

k

 

It *is* the chrome bits that are pitted, presumably? I only ask as you
said elsewhere you know very little about bikes. If it is the chrome,
you might find it's just discolouration from squished bugs. But if they
are pitted enough to be a problem, try
http://www.sprintmanufacturing.co.uk/ & http://www.triumph-ant.co.uk/
for some good used replacements.

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'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250

 

Why on earth buy a bike from a dealer then pay to replace
parts?.................Seems strange that no one seems to have read the
OPs original post!

k

 

Thus spake PAUL MOORE () unto the assembled multitudes:

I had to have new fork seals on my Trident 900 last year for the MOT, and
they pointed out that my fork legs were pitted a bit too, which would
shorten the life of the new seals, and that I should consider renewing
them. Might get around to it one day...better invest in some fork gaiters
when I do ;-)

 

SNIP!

Yeah, but it might be one of those "bargain basement", taken in
part-exchange no warranty type things at a correspondingly low price. All
the more reason to leave it alone if he's inexperienced but it could explain
why the dealer isn't prepared to sort it.

 

If dealer is selling it as a road going bike, with a V5 then he has to
provide a warranty, and make sure its in reasonable order. Personally I
would suggest the OP avoids Hinckly Triumphs like the plague anyway,
unless he wants to spend lots of money on repairs.

k

 

Ken said...

More nonsense. A dealer does not have to offer a warranty by law. The bike will
be subject to the Sale of Goods Act unless the dealer states in the
invoice that the bike is sold as eeen and no warranty is given or
implied. If the bike is sold in this manner then it is not unusual to
find a disclaimer in very bold print on the invoice.Personally I

Oh yeah, like a Meriden triumph is a really good bargain reliable
motorcycle. Don't talk fucking stupid, Hinckley Triumphs are a viable
alternative to a Jap bike of the same age.

 

While I was working on my car (Wolseley 6/99) I nneded a runaround, and
bought an Austin A35 from a local dealer - he was only too pleased to
get shot of it for a tenner, and I jumped at the chance to buy it, even
though one cylinder drank oil, and the door lock had been replaced with
an old Yale mortise lock.

The stares I got unlocking the driver's side door was almost worth the
purchase price in itself.

Now, if I'd asked him to fix the problems...

Personally, I'm prepared to buy a shite old bike, just so long as I can
fix it for less than it would have cost to buy aomething comparable.

But then, I can.

 

Here speaks the voice of someone who has obviously been in the trade
for years (the trade of eggsucking perhaps!).

In reality the only way any dealer can offer a well used and abused
bike for sale without any sort of guarantee, is to sell it as spares,
without a V5, and to make this clear on the sales invoice.

However the ignorance of people like "Lozzo" in not knowing this means
that very often unsuspecting buyers get palmed off with dreadful old
shite, and think they dont have any sort of redress!

k

 

Well mine was a joy, except for the persistent ignition misfire near the
red line. They couldn't seem to fix it so I dumped it. Other than that
it was pretty near to the R1 of the day for on the road performance.

 

If ever proof were needed that Ken is a clueless troll, that post
provided it.

Total cost of repairs to my '96 during the last 8 years - £30 for an
ignition pick-up coil & a few bulbs. The 2000+ members on the Tiger
list have experienced similar trouble-free ownership. But I'm sure
that, as usual, Ken knows best.

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As you didnt reply to my earlier questions regarding what competitive
motorcycle events you take part in, I would imagine you dont compete at
all...................this being the case perhaps you do very few road
miles as well, so have suffered few problems of your 96 Triumph?

k

 

Thus spake Krusty () unto the assembled multitudes:

Indeed. Apart from a sprag-clutch failure on my Trident 900 in 1997, it
has been pretty much faultless ever since and has never let me down. Proof
if proof were needed that our Ken is a know-nothing, bollocks-talking,
trolling little cnut.

I suspect that he just cannot cope with the fact that Hinckley Trumpets are
light-years better than the Meriden bikes ever were.

 

If these bikes are indeed any good, then why on earth are they worth so
little secondhand in comparsion to Jap bikes of same year, similar cc
and model etc?

k

 

Ken said...

Incorrect.

 

No not "incorrect" you eggsucking prick.................the view of a
local main dealer, who has been in the trade 25 years!

k

 

Utter bollocks.

I've never done it with a bike, but I've bought 3 cars recently from
dealers on a 'trade sale - no warranty' basis. Snapped up some bargains
doing it this way, but it's not something I'd recommend anyone do unless
they know the marque in question inside out.

 

They're not.

HTH.

 

Ken said...

You call me a prick? That's fucking rich coming from the most clueless
**** we've had on this newsgroup since its inception.

Your local dealer doesn't have to go to those lengths. I have also been
in the car and bike trade for over 20 years. A simple but plainly
written "Sold as a trade sale with no warranty given or implied" on the
invoice is good enough in a court of law. I know this because I was
taken to court last year and the fact that I put this on the receipt was
enough to absolve me from any responsibility for repairs to the bike I
had sold. I was a private seller, but the judge said the law holds the
same for traders and dealers.

Try again Chrissy-dogger.