Trevor

Avoid

When I first enquired about a GSX1400… When I first enquired about a GSX1400 they were selling I was told I'd need to put down a £200 deposit to hold the bike as it was in demand. I explained that my driving licence was being renewed and would take some time as the DVA were busy helping with Covid vaccination booking, but I did have my passport etc. I was assured by Rich that wasn't a problem so I sent numerous copies of documents to lieu of my licence. I had to keep emailing and ringing as I heard nothing from him. A couple of weeks later I got a week old email sent to me from Rich stating that CB needed my licence. I did query about the CB request being a week old. We're busy is the reply I got. Eventually I said 'keep it and told Close Brothers to stick their finance. Bearing in mind the bike was £5,990 and I was paying a £3,500 deposit it seemed odd to me as I've had previous finance with CB. Thankfully I've took delivery of an amazing GSX1400 from another English company. When I looked back on their site and seen the bike I was supposed to be getting from Ritebike dropping by £600 before it disappeared from their website I was happy that I'd missed buying a 'pig in a poke.' My partner was right in saying I've been lucky to have avoided a bad deal. My tip is to zoom in on the pictures. . . You might see things like sprayed rear cogs and bolts to make them look good. Unless you can physically put hands on the bike I'd advice you to go elsewhere.