hpi check disaster.

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[quote author=coupcoup link=topic=7009.msg66462#msg66462 date=1364726874]
thanks guys.. some good advice and positive vibes there thanks.  I was seriously pissed off earlier. now i'm only mildly pissed off. :rolleyes 


I might have no choice but to keep it if i can't sell it for close to what i paid.  I've only ridden it round the block (4 miles with some twisties and some straights) a couple of times but it seemed to ride well ( apart from the flattened back tyre affecting the turn in a little (at least i hope it is that)).  The frame is in good nick with no visible dents or marks. there is no play in the bearings anywhere.  I dunno.  maybe i should just get it checked over and keep it. put a few thousand miles on it so i can sell it on with confidence...

Where would i find out what the damage was?

All is not lost.

I have only one bit of advice.....calm down and don't make any rash decisions.


All the facts that you have now is that you were lied too....nothing else. I'm sure you were lied too before, and you got over it?


You have no concrete evidence or professional advice that the bike is dangerous to ride yet....so why throw all your energy into believing that your bike is goosed???


Is it possible....just a little bit possible.... that your bike at the moment has just an equal opportunity that it is repaired to a safe and very ridable standard as if it were not crashed at all???...... and that it could bring great joy to your life???


Actually, is it possible that it might even be better than the pre-crashed state because some of the very old parts could have been replaced with longer lasting newer parts....ever think about that possibility??


At the moment what i'm saying is calm down and don't be obsessing that the glass is more than half empty, because that leads to making just as rash decisions like the one you made first day in buying it. Now is your opportunity to check it out and make an informed and rational decision. It might just work out that the glass is more than half full.
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Wise words indeed packie 8)


I'd have a tendency to act like coupcoup & be totally devastated & it's words like these that make us types put things back into perspective.


It got me thinking about how many ships sail around the coast of britain that have been holed & dented,or fire damaged,sometimes close to sinking yet most are repaired & certified as fit for purpose,many carrying dangerous cargos & lots of crew,they meet the safety criteria therefore no problem.


Most likely coupcoup's bike does too 8)