Ride DMC - Dartford

[A993LAD]

Does anybody know anything about this used bike dealership in Dartford?...........

http://www.ridedmc.co.uk/

They've got a bike at a good price which I quite like the look of but I usually buy my bikes privately rather than from a dealer so just wondered if anyone could vouch for them as being good to deal with?

Edited by A993LAD on Wednesday 20th January 18:17

[trickywoo]

They are local ish dealer for me never bought from them but seem to be good on pricing and bikes don't hang around long leading me to think they are probably as good as they look.

There is another dealer near me who seem happy to have bikes £500+ over priced and hang onto them for months if not years without shifting them.

[Andy XRV]

I called passed there a couple of years ago to look at a bike but was put off by the state of the place and the number of repairs that were going on. They were called something else then though so it might have changed hands or something like that. Although there are some great mechanics that operate out of messy sheds sometimes theres just a bad feeling about a place.

But they could be just turning loads of bikes over a really good prices

[3DP]

I don't know about pricing - they had a low mileage 2014 Speed Triple in there which caught my eye when I was buying mine recently. Was more expensive than Triumph dealers. Kind of passed over it then, but the bikes I looked through on their site were nicely photographed and look nicely prepped.

Ultimately, if they have the bike you want at the price you are happy to pay, it's HPI clear, rides ok and is in good condition, then why not?

[CAPP0]

I enquired about a bike some months ago, which turned out not to be what I was looking for, but they were very polite and helpful. They still have the bike listed for sale though!

[sc0tt]

3DP said:

Ultimately, if they have the bike you want at the price you are happy to pay, it's HPI clear, rides ok and is in good condition, then why not?

Stop being logical Pete!

[Sea Demon]

I've bought a couple of bikes from Matt at Ride DMC, not always the cheapest bikes but always really well prepped and good examples, wouldnt hesitate in buying from there again.

They moved into the place that they are in now a few years ago which I think was then owned by a different company - they were located next to a stables near Swanley when I bought my 1st bike from them back in 2006.

Edited by Sea Demon on Thursday 21st January 13:15

[Charlie55]

Wouldn't bother with Ride DMC what so ever.
Seen a Harley Davidson Sportster they where selling so I called them.
Was told alls well with the bike and in mint condition....mileage was around 4k.
So I payed and had the bike delivered...
BAD MOVE... On arrival it wouldn't start and was basically told abruptly by the delivery guy to contact Matt who sold me the bike.
On speaking to Matt about the non starter he told me to buy a battery and he'll reimburse me the cost...I've just payed £7500 ffs.
After calming down I then decided to have a good look at the bike.. No way had it done 4000miles... I've been riding for 30 years and know what a 4000 miles bike looks like.
So through the power of the Internet I found the 2 previous owners who both stated the bike had done alot more...the first owner put over 5000miles on it and the second owner put even more on it.
Obviously I went into panic stations and really felt like taking myself and my 3 brothers down to the unit for some payback and to stick the bike up Matts arse.
But NO...I had to make sure I got my money back with no issues so I made an excuse about an illness and the DVLA had revoked my licence because of it....Matt agreed to buy back the bike at a lower cost of £250 less than I payed....only had the bike for 5days.
I'm not sure if ride dmc knew about the clocking issue but both owners swore they had not clocked it.
The reviews on there site must be his mates etc for I couldn't leave a review about my experience with them.
Stay away and shop somewhere else is my advice....

[Jazoli]

I don't know why you made such a fuss, distance selling regs mean you could have sent the bike back for a full refund without having to resort to a cock and bull story.

[R500K]

Jazoli said:

I don't know why you made such a fuss, distance selling regs mean you could have sent the bike back for a full refund without having to resort to a cock and bull story.

Distance selling regulations stopped being applicable in June 14

[WaferThinHam]

R500K said:

Jazoli said:

I don't know why you made such a fuss, distance selling regs mean you could have sent the bike back for a full refund without having to resort to a cock and bull story.

Distance selling regulations stopped being applicable in June 14

Ok, Consumer Contracts Regulations.

[Atlas 12v]

As a counter to the above, I've had a few bits of service work done with them and they've always been fine to deal with.

Prices are half sensibly and always took the time to make sure the bike left them as it should.

No complaints...