Something no right here?

[SS HSV]

Currently looking for a new bike and like this a lot

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/204386.htm

but something don't smell quite right. I emailed the link to my mate and he reckons its a show bike from the US



I flagged a car to PH yesterday using the Report Post button and I think this is equally as dodgy. My mate thinks its a £10k bike and at £2.5k its waaay too cheap.

What do you lot think?

[Steve_T]

It's got an extended swing arm, so it's most likely a picture of a drag bike. Your mate is right, there's usually a lot of £££s invested in such a thing, so suspect a scam. In terms of price, Hayabusa engines for kit cars can go for £2.5-3k, so you won't see many complete bikes at that price level and they'll be a lot less presentable than that!

Steve.

Edited by Steve_T on Wednesday 18th July 11:17

[SS HSV]

Cheers Steve, I've just flagged it to admin. Thats the second dodgy advert in two days. Shame cos that's a bit of me

[AndyMX5]

Maybe it's cheap because they've painted it to look like the best make of bike ever... but everyone can see it's still a Fugly busa.

[SS HSV]

Ah yes, Krapasaki

[anonymous-user]

That picture was taken in the U.S... why? It's not raining it can't be here!

Concrete drive too, very common in the U.S.. us brits prefer pikey tarmac

Edited by JS99 on Wednesday 18th July 11:37

[veetwin]

0040, is that a Romanian dialling code???

Surely not if the bike is in London?

[Busamav]

AndyMX5 said:

Maybe it's cheap because they've painted it to look like the best make of bike ever... but everyone can see it's still a Fugly busa.

regardless of how people think it looks , it does what it says on the tin .
No pretend roadster there

[SS HSV]

Right I have two emails back from two different addresses:

juan_ramon_lopez said:

the bike is located now in the London.Please send to me your full address and i come you of the bike.I wait your reply.REGARDS!!!

and here's the one I reported yesterday..

billy01bordon said:

i buying this bike of the USA is me dream,but i need money because me wife is very sick and i don't have much money for she.The bike is located in the London.The bike is registered in UK.I wait your reply.Regards billy!!!

in relation to this bike also in the classifieds which is up at £1500



They both look way too cheap. I havent heard anything back from PH since I logged suspicious activity, but both of these bikes are US based, and both have yahoo email addy's and both replys were sent to me within 4 minutes of each other for two different sellers and two different bikes

MOD/TED Somethings going down

[Garlick]

All sorted chaps. Annoying little scammers.

Thanks for letting us know

G

[SS HSV]

Thanks Garlic, I was about to buy both of 'em