Today, I asked if Mr V could help me check out the bike Mr W saw on Saturday. The reason was Mr V saw the last 3 bikes and I was hoping after his assessment on this bike, he would also come to the same conclusion as I did. I thought this bike was as good as bike 3.
We met up at Picture me Rolling and made our down to Albion Street. The seller provided us with keys and left the bike with us to cast our eyes over and to discuss what we thought. Mr V basically came to the same conclusion as Mr W. On the same day, Mr W also told me to re check some rusting on the fork just in case but the pitting was cosmetic only and would not impact the bike mechanically. Mr V also took it for a test ride and said everything appeared fine.
The seller also provided us with service history which was very thorough and a good sign the bike had been looked after. The seller also appeared to be a genuine honest seller, a rare commodity now a days. He told us how much he bought it for, how much he had it listed for and why he had dropped the price. He also told us he was looking to sell this to buy a street triple and honestly, I quite like the way he conducted his business.
At the end of the session, Mr V advised that for whatever price I negotiate this bike at, I need consider that I will need to fork out extra dollars for new tyres and front brake pad.
We then made out back to Flinders Street and reconvene with the people at Picture me Rolling. We chatted and met a few new people... had a look at some of other people's bikes and it turned out to be a fabulous night.
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