A tip on second hand sales

[jimmycool]

The guarantee on a bike does not as far as I am aware have any conditions such as service intervals etc.

The way it should be is that said manufacture warrants said device to be free of any defects for a set period. Surely the person who owns/ uses said device has no impact on its manufacturing quality.

[Cheabb78]

Is there any way the 2nd owner could get the manufacturer / agent to inspect the bike, and if ok, continue the warranty? If not, I agree with the "they only want you to buy new" comment.

[Eldron]

The mild concussion that I have is probably to blame. Got sideswiped last night by a vehicle that didn't have working taillights, nor indicators.

 

So when one of our esteemed posters above started whining I went on a panado binge and wrote my original post while under the influence of caffeinated drugs. And guess how much frikken damage I have to my bakkie becasue of an flipping crapfly

 

See now that is a better reason to go off on a tangent than it being a Friday!

 

Sorry to hear about the troubles man. Not cool.

[Ryanpmb]

Pity - the original one was far more entertaining and confusing

The new one is not a bad follow up though...

[Eldron]

The new one is not a bad follow up though...

 

Agreed. I think the poor guy is being guided by his meds

[Ryanpmb]

If the warranty could be handed over to a second owner, how many would agree to service books and regular intervals for their steeds? Bikes and cars are different. Warranties on cars are normally mileage- and time-defined, no? How would you control this for a bike?

The guarantee on a bike does not as far as I am aware have any conditions such as service intervals etc.

The way it should be is that said manufacture warrants said device to be free of any defects for a set period. Surely the person who owns/ uses said device has no impact on its manufacturing quality.

@ jimmycool - I presume you're referring to Tumbleweed's post... I think what he's referring to is that people are comparing vehicle and bike warranties etc but forgetting that for a car to carry over this warranty there is a requirement on the owner (previous and/ or current) to stick to the stipulated service intervals and maintenance requirements. If the bike manufacturers were to consider rolling the warranty from one owner to the next, would owners be prepared to maintain them in a similar manner to the motor vehicles that pass these warranties on?...

[Ryanpmb]

Agreed. I think the poor guy is being guided by his meds

Seems so.

[Hairy]

Servicing your shocks, hubs, etc on a strict maintenance plan or not doing so would have no bearing on how a frame fares with respect to the product being designed or manufactured poorly.

 

Frame manufacturers warranty frames over a certain period of time assuming a first owner would reasonably use that frame during this warranty period.

 

Now parts such as suspension, when wanting to carry over warranty or when (even a first owner) a claim is made could be called to produce a service history. Then again how can they prove just how many hours riding one had done between service intervals.