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Title: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: factorPlayer on June 30, 2009, 03:31:25 PM
'cause it's not  >:(
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock p
Post by: DesmoLu on June 30, 2009, 03:32:50 PM
Quote from: factorPlayer on June 30, 2009, 03:31:25 PM
'cause it's not  >:(

Take monday off, come ride the sisters. with us  :)
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: Statler on June 30, 2009, 03:37:42 PM
au contraire...the stock pipes should come in a box along with the stock pegs, stock tail, stock clutch cover, stock wheels, stock handlebar, stock triples, stock mirrors, stock crankshaft cover.......
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: Popeye the Sailor on June 30, 2009, 03:50:24 PM
Because it beats on that had an exhaust put on but no ECU update so it's been running like shite for 5000 miles?
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: He Man on June 30, 2009, 04:58:43 PM
cause the dude sold the bike to your for 500 less than what he was gonna get with the pipes...but sold the pipes for twice that.

Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: lwszabo on June 30, 2009, 05:00:08 PM
I got pipes on mine...buy it!
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: hbliam on June 30, 2009, 06:39:17 PM
Quote from: He Man on June 30, 2009, 04:58:43 PM
cause the dude sold the bike to your for 500 less than what he was gonna get with the pipes...but sold the pipes for twice that.



cause the dude sold the bike to you for exactly the same price as he would have sold it to you with the pipes ...but sold the pipes and pocketed an extra $1000.
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: Popeye the Sailor on June 30, 2009, 07:04:54 PM
Quote from: hbliam on June 30, 2009, 06:39:17 PM
cause the dude sold the bike to you for exactly the same price as he would have sold it to you with the pipes ...but sold the pipes and pocketed an extra $1000.

Why is that morally unacceptable?
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock p
Post by: Bladecutter on June 30, 2009, 07:44:43 PM
Weird question to ask.
I take it you recently bought a bike that you thought was going to come with aftermarket pipes, but when you picked it up, the stockers were back on? Or are you of the opinion that all bikes should have aftermarket pipes on them?

Some of us live in areas where we have very unhappy people in charge of the local government, and the tell us that we must have pipes on our bikes that have the EPA stamp on them. To do that, we need to have stock pipes.

I'm sorry if you bought a bike and the person swapped the pipes on you.
That sucks.

BC.
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock p
Post by: Randimus Maximus on June 30, 2009, 07:50:25 PM
Quote from: Bladecutter on June 30, 2009, 07:44:43 PM

Some of us live in areas where we have very unhappy people in charge of the local government, and the tell us that we must have pipes on our bikes that have the EPA stamp on them. To do that, we need to have stock pipes.

BC.

You don't believe they actually enforce that here, do you?
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: corndog67 on June 30, 2009, 07:50:35 PM
Buy some pipes.   It's only money.  Lots of it.  
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock p
Post by: somegirl on June 30, 2009, 07:53:54 PM
Quote from: Bladecutter on June 30, 2009, 07:44:43 PMSome of us live in areas where we have very unhappy people in charge of the local government, and the tell us that we must have pipes on our bikes that have the EPA stamp on them. To do that, we need to have stock pipes.

Or if you want to ride at Laguna Seca you need stock pipes.
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: junior varsity on July 01, 2009, 04:05:01 AM
Quote from: Bladecutter on June 30, 2009, 07:44:43 PM
Weird question to ask.
I take it you recently bought a bike that you thought was going to come with aftermarket pipes, but when you picked it up, the stockers were back on? Or are you of the opinion that all bikes should have aftermarket pipes on them?

Some of us live in areas where we have very unhappy people in charge of the local government, and the tell us that we must have pipes on our bikes that have the EPA stamp on them. To do that, we need to have stock pipes.

I'm sorry if you bought a bike and the person swapped the pipes on you.
That sucks.

BC.

Time to make an EPA Stamp!
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: teddy037.2 on July 01, 2009, 08:00:48 AM
yep, I'm confused.
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: factorPlayer on July 01, 2009, 11:18:50 AM
Quote from: Bladecutter on June 30, 2009, 07:44:43 PM
Weird question to ask.
I take it you recently bought a bike that you thought was going to come with aftermarket pipes, but when you picked it up, the stockers were back on? Or are you of the opinion that all bikes should have aftermarket pipes on them?

No I wasn't ripped off or anything.  Pretty much option 2 there.  Next bike i get is going to have the damn pipes I want already on it. 

Quote from: corndog67 on June 30, 2009, 07:50:35 PM
Buy some pipes.   It's only money.  Lots of it.  

That's what I did - twice.  And it was an assload of cash.  Hence my current attitude.  And yes this is just a thinly disguised rant thread that isn't necessarily totally rational. 

Now as I browse used bikes for sale I only consider ones with acceptable pipes already on them.  Sometimes I see what looks like a good deal on a nice bike and as I'm checking it out I see the owner has farkled it up but unfathomably has not touched the stock pipes.   I'm thinking, 'man what the make the beast with two backs is your problem that you can't put decent pipes on your bike?  How do you sleep at night knowing your bike still has the make the beast with two backsing stock pipes on it?'  It's beyond me

Cause when my bikes had stock pipes I DID THE RIGHT, PROPER, AND MANLY COURSE OF ACTION and procured proper aftermarket pipes as soon as humanly possible despite the cost.  I did not shirk this RESPONSIBILITY and try to pass it on to the next owner.  So that's where I'm coming from. 
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: ArguZ on July 01, 2009, 11:52:52 AM
Because you need the stocks for the ride to the inspection...and then its Termi-time again [moto]
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: sbrguy on July 01, 2009, 12:08:14 PM
i have to agree with this to an extent, personally when looking for a bike now i'm looking that the person has teh stocks in a box to give me along with the bike that already has the termi system on the bike so that i don't have to go out and buy it afterwards.
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock p
Post by: swampduc on July 01, 2009, 02:26:36 PM
Perhaps you'd like the seller to halve the price on the bike? Maybe throw in a ride on his girlfriend as well?











j/k  [cheeky]
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock pipes
Post by: NAKID on July 01, 2009, 02:46:04 PM
So what you're saying is you wouldn't put the bike back to stock and sell the aftermarket parts separately, even though you would definitely make more money? Now you're being irrational...
Title: Re: Why do people think it's morally acceptable to sell a used bike with stock p
Post by: ab on July 01, 2009, 04:31:27 PM
I see nothing wrong doing that.

hmmm maybe I should have kept my stock pipes for just such occasion.