Failed Sticker in MA

[ANMFZ6R]

Failed Sticker in MA--Stay AWAY from Nation Power Motorsports

Ok not my bike tho. My sisters fiancé just bought a bike from NH and he took
it today to get inspected and it failed for the rear tire. Is this like a car
where the dealer should pay for the tire . Aren't they supposed to make sure
it will pass state inspection ? Any info will help Thanx
Oh Picked the bike up yesterday

 

[Andy]

As is.

I would bet somewhere on the sales paper work it says "as is". Suprised new tires werent installed and bumped selling price up.

 

[dart1963]

yeah... depends on states laws... but most, its on you to make sure it passes. why I'd never buy one without a recent inspection.

 

[MiltonDorkenhoff]

Ok not my bike tho. My sisters fiancé just bought a bike from NH and he took
it today to get inspected and it failed for the rear tire. Is this like a car
where the dealer should pay for the tire . Aren't they supposed to make sure
it will pass state inspection ? Any info will help Thanx
Oh Picked the bike up yesterday

Run, don't walk back to wherever you got the bike, MA has a pretty good lemon law:

The Commonwealth's Lemon Aid Law allows you to void or cancel a sale or contract for a used vehicle if:

• The vehicle is inspected within seven calendar days of purchase and fails either the safety or emissions test, or both tests, and
• The cost of repairs are estimated to be more than 10 percent of the purchase price, and
• You physically return the vehicle to the seller within 14 calendar days of the purchase.

Then again, it seems unlikely that you paid more than the cost of a new set of tires for the bike ($350?, installed, maybe $400?)

 

[MichaelInVenice]

Since you bought it in NH, the bike would only have to pass NH's laws and inspections, if they have them.

 

[ANMFZ6R]

Thanx guys I'll look at the lemon law and see. But shouldnt the bike HAVE to pass inspection in the state where he lives? They basically could sell a bike with bald tires and say it would pass here?

 

[leem00]

Since you bought it in NH, the bike would only have to pass NH's laws and inspections, if they have them.

Not entirely true...Mass is a goofey state... I used to live there...why I don't any more!


If the dealer knew they were selling to a Mass resident there is recourse... Likely you had to fill out paper work so that area is covered.

 

[leem00]

Thanx guys I'll look at the lemon law and see. But shouldnt the bike HAVE to pass inspection in the state where he lives? They basically could sell a bike with bald tires and say it would pass here?

Talk to the dealer...they may be willing to help out on it or take care of it... especially if it is a reputable (sp?) dealer

 

[leem00]

yeah... depends on states laws... but most, its on you to make sure it passes. why I'd never buy one without a recent inspection.

Last I knew NH did not have inspections, most of the bike up that way are bought and sold in NH not Massachusetts due to various laws (mainly tax).

I know the two bike I bought when living in Mass were both bought in NH... more dealers better prices.

 

[ANMFZ6R]

Talk to the dealer...they may be willing to help out on it or take care of it... especially if it is a reputable (sp?) dealer

Dealerr told him to pound sand, In a nice way, They are not doing anything, :bsflag:

Just gald I didnt get my bike there, LOL was going to and cahnged my mind at the last second and stayed local.

 

[dart1963]

Dealerr told him to pound sand, In a nice way, They are not doing anything, :bsflag:

Just gald I didnt get my bike there, LOL was going to and cahnged my mind at the last second and stayed local.

call them out... bbb, online reviews... just give them the works of bad reviews for selling vehicles that don't meet minimum safety standards...

and let them know... sometimes a few bad reviews will change their mind.

 

[ANMFZ6R]

call them out... bbb, online reviews... just give them the works of bad reviews for selling vehicles that don't meet minimum safety standards...

and let them know... sometimes a few bad reviews will change their mind.

Thanx for sure will do yelp also.

 

[Pinarello Rider]

call them out... bbb, online reviews... just give them the works of bad reviews for selling vehicles that don't meet minimum safety standards...

and let them know... sometimes a few bad reviews will change their mind.

This is good advice. Maybe even offer to pay for the new tire, at a discount.

Conversation goes something like this.

"I'm pretty upset with how this happened. But can we meet halfway? I pick out the new tire and pay for it, say 25% off retail, you pay the labor to install. That way all of my friends will hear that we were able to work something out. You sold me a bike that couldn't pass inspection, and I'm sure you can appreciate how that would leave a pretty sour taste in my mouth. Other riders in the used bike market would be interested in this type of information."

 

[geekmaster]

I live in Mass. and bought my FZ6R in a private sale in NH. Turned out the seller was on this forum, so there was no problem and the bike was in great condition.

Anyway, though, can you post the name of the dealer here, so others can know to beware of that dealer?

 

[MiltonDorkenhoff]

Maybe this is a stupid question, but this is a tire we're talking about - wasn't it obvious when he bought the bike that it was bad? How is the bike otherwise? Has someone qualified (e.g. a mechanic) inspected it?

 

[ANMFZ6R]

To answer a few questions at once. No about the tire, he's a noob
LOL But it was the first thing my husband said when he saw the bike " your gonna need a tire you know".
An buying in NH he didn't take the bike anywhere just took their word that the bike was I'm good shape. The dealer was National Power Motorsports.

 

[ANMFZ6R]

Ok so now this just keeps getting worse, this place really sux please NO ONE go there . .... So we are all go out riding an for dinner and laser tag(husband in is G37- an my sister on here VStar) out for his Birthday Saturday night. Where are on 128 heading to Dedham and we get off at 1A and stop the traffic light and BOOM his bike breaks down and wil not restart ?? So he pushes it off the road and calls for a tow . He sends a email to them telling them he just broke down and had to have it towed . They get right back to him with a email, stating they are sorry and they do what they can to get him back on the road .

Now to Monday --.. They call him and say they are not towing back to them but to another dealer closer to us for them to look at, which really isn't that bad but here comes the sh*t , So he ( sisters fiancé) says sure that's cool but what about the $140 I pad to tow the bike home?? They reply with " um yea we don't pay for tows" WTF are you kidding me he just bought the bike 7 days ago? They also said " yea we NEVER pay for tows especial for mechanical issues on bikes those things happen all the time, we would only pay of it was something that was our fault , something we missed on our services or check up"FN really ok
Let start with the open RECALL you missed when you serviced the bike before sale . ( probably the reason the bikes won't start) there is an open recall for the generator over charging the battery and shutting everything down and or possibly frying th ECU. Two what good is their " warranty" you know the one month 1000 mile warranty he has or you get when you buy a veihicle?
So he called the BBB in New Hampshire and the Attonery Generals office and filed claims against them . But here he has a 7k bike that's just going to sit in the shed till this is ironed out. What a FN dirty bag of a dealer.

 

[MiltonDorkenhoff]

AMA. Can't say it enough. $50/yr and free towing.

With respect to your sister's fiance's bike, did he get a new tire yet? Did someone qualified inspect it, or did he just ride it as is?

 

[ANMFZ6R]

No he did get a tire and got it inspected . On that following Tuesday.
AMA is that a bike insurance ? Or like AAA

 

[MiltonDorkenhoff]

No he did get a tire and got it inspected . On that following Tuesday.
AMA is that a bike insurance ? Or like AAA

AMA is the American Motorcycle Association (here). In addition to providing roadside assistance, they lobby on behalf of motorcyclists so that we can ride without helmets, ride with offensively loud exhaust, etc.

With respect to the inspection - I didn't mean by the state so that he could get it registered, which is what it sounds like he did. I meant "he bought a bike from a dealer and it came with a crappy tire, so I have to wonder what else might be wrong with the bike, so he should probably take it to someone who knows bikes and could check it out and see what else might be wrong with it."

Which may or may not have caught the charging system problem (from your other thread - handy having two threads on the same topic) before you were left stuck on the side of the road.