Quote from: mustardbufc on 10 April 2015, 12:59:02 pm

It was a bank transfer from one personal account to another, no credit card or paypal involved. Payment to the bank had a marker saying what it was for.
Money was available and has been transferred to another account. So all looks ok on that front.

Well from what you've said there, I don't think there is anything to worry about but you are right to be cautious, better to be save than sorry.
If the guy has paid upfront in the manner he has, I would be more than happy to go with the deal and as he was good with his word, yoy should be well pleased and return the favour to him by making sure all the relevant paperwork is done and dusted for him. But as I say in my work everyday...."do a C.M.A. exercise everytime"
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Now have the courier details and tracking/order numbers and they all check out. They're a dedicated bike courier.

Dvla said to post him the filled in V5, but send a covering letter to them.

All seems ok. Thanks very much for all the replies.

Thanks for that sinto, varied responses on those,  but general concensus seems to be send it off to dvla unsigned by newnowner.
Rang the bank last night. Money definitely there, available and irretrievable by sender. We'll transfer it today though anyway.
Main problem with van hire I've found, especially if you need an early start,  is you have to hire it for a whole weekend, not just a day.

Chaz, what did you do with the part of the V5 the new owner gets and other paperwork?
Did you do as Sinto suggests?

Hi people, I'm looking for some help/advice.

My son has his bike advertised on ebay, as a classified ad, and someone did a deal over the phone and arranged to buy it without seeing it. Not something I would do, but we've sold his last 2 bikes this way.

The fella was going to transfer a £200 deposit into my son's bank account and then pay cash on collection. Whole price not far off £3k.

My son spoke to him again to arrange the details and he said he was going to transfer the full amount and pick the bike up on Saturday.
He has since spoken to/texted my son and said it was going to cost too much to hire a van for the weekend so was going to arrange for a courier to collect it (he lives 250 miles away).

My son has checked his account and the full amount has been transferred. Obviously we are going to check with the bank that the funds are there and available and not able to be recalled by the buyer. In fact we'll even get the money out of that account into another before Saturday and won't let the bike go until funds are available.

Does this sound ok to people?? I've never done a deal this way before.

Thanks,
Shaun

I never read anything properly!
Yeah, that looks right, and I don't think there were any more silvers at that model year from what I could find.
I'll check my can when I get home.

Bigbluebear,

Hopefully a picture of mine is attached, which I think is silver tech. I had some paint made up in a rattle can at a local suppliers to spray the grab rails. The metallic flakes are maybe a bit more coarse than original, it's not really noticeable on the grab handles, but you would notice it if you were touching up. I can try and get the info from the can later if you like?

As stated on the can on Noggy's pic, it needs to be silicate free (silicates can damage water pumps or seals I think I've read before??) and also say suitable for aluminium engines.
Do premixed bike specific coolants have more anti corrosives in them and better cooling properties?
Does mixing non premixed with tap water increase chance of limescale build up?

I think vera is grounded at the moment with engine trouble. Hope they can get it fixed. It's a fantastic sight and sound when both lancs are in the air.  I live not far from where the BOB memorial flight is based and you never tire of seeing or hearing them

What ride height difference would 135mm dog bones give me over standard?

Do you mean the decal that is about 250mm long? Large 'Fazer' lettering with '100 exup' underneath in small lettering?
I got mine just over a year ago from CMC in Nottingham, cost abou £30 I think. I was also told these were never laquered over from new.

You're welcome! Good luck with it

and the disabled driver waiting for you to vacate the space is now causing more of an obstruction than the one you were trying not to cause!!

I don't know if it's applicable on the Fazer, but I recently fitted one of these to my son's drz400 and the fitting guide recommended that the engine was set to TDC before removing the old tensioner, otherwise when the chain becomes slack there is a chance that it could jump a tooth on the sprockets.