Moto Meccanica British & European Motorcycles

This experience would make Gandi pissed off!
My brother saw an ad for a Ducati 748r for $ 8,000. We bargained it down to $ 7,250. Everything was agreed on the price. My bro asked specifically to the salesmen. was the bike ever been down and if there were any damages. The salesmen replied no and that the bike only had 3,000 miles totally stock. He stated that it had been on the track a couple of times and there were a few rock chips on the bike but that was it.
The salesmen was aware that my brother was coming from Orange County California (500 miles and a 7.5 hour drive away). He even put a deposit down on his credit card to secure the bike and let the salesmen know he was serious about the bike and that he was no flake and he drove up there.
My brother arrived first thing in the morning (he drove a red eye basically since he owns a business and had to get back to OC by 5PM that same day). He saw the bike and the bike’s right hand side had been repainted. It was obviously bad. A mash steering stop on the right indicates the bike has been down hard. My brother didn’t even bother to test drive because he knows a drop bike when he sees one. Who did this salesmen think he was?
The salesmen excuse was «it was a consignment. the owner didn’t say anything.»
COME ON YOU MORON. You work at a Ducati dealer. how the hell can you not tell the bike was down? Do you sell donuts instead of Ducatis for a living? The salesmen was named Mike. All he offered was to call up the seller and ask for a lower price but my brother didn’t drive no 500 freakin’ miles to buy a damaged bike.
It disgusts me that someone would tell a customer that is so willing to purchase something from them and drive 500 miles to not reveal the details of the condition of the bike or to think a customer is so stupid that he can’t tell the bike has been down.
Terrible. Just terrible.

The guys at Moto Meccanica are great. My husband bought a Triumph 675 from the horrible people at Hattar (see my review of them:
). Since it was one of the first 675s produced, there were some issues with the bike that needed to be fixed under warranty. After we no longer trusted Hattar anywhere near our bike, we tried out Moto Meccanica since they are close to where I work. they have been everything you would hope for in a bike bike shop. They were friendly, responsive and worked with Triumph to make sure that our bike was fully fixed. I have been there also to buy gear and they have been friendly and helpful. I will definitely look to them next time I am in the market for a bike.

The staff here are really helpful and have great suggestions. Being female and short, I have had a hell of a time finding a decent riding jacket. This was my 4^th or so stop and Casey worked with me to find a great jacket that finally fricken fits and looks cool. Thanks guys!