Dodgy Scrappage Experience

I had a go on a brand new Thundercat that a mate had just bought in 1997, and I loved it.
Fast forward to 2010, a Yamaha YZF600 was on the cards as a reintroduction to road bikes. The magic was still there, IOM Manx GP, Cadwell track day etc but it was getting tired and I didn't want to invest lots into it.

Great bikes and very underrated.

Selling bikes is getting worse especially through ebay, gumtree, FB etc. It's absolutely full of w4nker5 and chancers.
You were right to hang out for what was already agreed.

 

I remember having a quick lap of IoM with a guy out of the paddock on a gsxr 750.
Coming out of the Creg, stuck right up his chuff, the power disappeared like the engjne had fallen out. The rev counter read 14500 or so and was sat on the rev limiter

 

I had a similar experience, advertised a Ducati 916, guy came to look at it, he arrived on a 125 MZ, he had a really good look at it, says what is the least you will take, same as I told you on the phone says I. Then he said he heeded to ask his girlfriend and mother if it was ok to buy it. I said can you just move outside to the driveway please, then I shut the garage door and told him "it is no longer for sale", have a safe ride back and stick with your MZ. Later that week I nice chap cam eon the train from Scotland, completed all the checks, paid the full asking price and rode it back home. He rang the next week to say he had won a best in show at his local event and was a happy chap.