Sigh.. I'm about to give up on my hopes of riding...

vengeful · July 10, 2006, 10:55:40 AM

Have any friends in the legal business? A phone call from an attorney (or at least someone who sounds like an attorney and has a good knowledge of the law

) has usually cleared up just about every little 'hiccup' I've ever had when dealing with private party sales like this.

Altephor · July 10, 2006, 10:59:48 AM

Well I'm hoping to deal with this without bringing legal action near it. IF the loan is paid, and the lienholder can release it, there's no problem I can get the release straight from them, hopefully.

If it's NOT paid, then we're going to have a big problem.

Altephor · July 10, 2006, 11:15:34 AM

He just e-mailed me again saying he'd send me what I need. We'll see if it happens this time

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vengeful · July 10, 2006, 11:34:40 AM

Here's hoping for a peaceful resolution...

Altephor · July 10, 2006, 11:38:04 AM

Same here. Riding the bike around the parking lot in full gear probably looks rediculous.

pandy · July 10, 2006, 11:42:36 AM

Better than not riding it at all!

My good wishes for a good resolution, too. Hopefully it'll all be cleared up in short order, and you can get down to the business of riding!

3imo · July 10, 2006, 11:44:49 AM

Quote from: vengeful on July 10, 2006, 11:34:40 AM
Here's hoping for a peaceful resolution...

+1 crossing my fingers for ya buddy

Onlypastrana199 · July 10, 2006, 11:49:50 AM

Don't let it turn you off from riding though. I bought my gs last May. It had less than 1000 miles on it and its a 93. The poor lil bike just needed a new head, got on the board and had it fixed up in less than two weeks. When did I get to ride my gs on the road legally ? January. It sucked. My bike had passed through so many hands while it was broken that the NY DMV wasn't sure who even owned it at this point. The last time it had been registered was when it was taken from the dealer in Ohio. I put nearly 100 miles on it just up and down my driveway. That first trip out was sooo sweet. I spent the time getting to know my bike and bonding

It was worth the wait..i got impatient along the way and wanted to say screw it but now i wouldn't get rid of it now no matter what.

Altephor · July 10, 2006, 12:30:22 PM

Well basically if this isn't resolved by the end of august I won't be able to ride until May. Which is a fairly rediculous amount of wait time. Not to mention, if he IS trying to screw me over, I have to go through legal shaZam! and pay attorney fees..

3imo · July 10, 2006, 12:35:11 PM

not for nothing, but how about trying to contact the lein holder and asking them what to do?

Altephor · July 10, 2006, 01:00:12 PM

I am faxing the lienholder today (might be done already my dad is faxing it from his office). The holder is Household Retail Services, which I have not read flattering things about. Hopefully I am faxing it to the right place, I went through about 3 automated customer service, and 2 people.. finally was told that the titles office doesn't have a phone number, and that I had to fax everything to them and they would get back to me. So.. hopefully they do that, and hopefully they can send me a letter of release.

I figured it'd be smarter to ask the lienholder as well as go after the seller so hopefully one side will at least work out.

vengeful · July 10, 2006, 01:51:55 PM

Well...if he really is trying to jerk you around, and you do take legal action, and you win, you can force him to pay your legal fees by rolling that into your lawsuit - because, well, if he had just kept up his part of the contract, you wouldn't have had to hire a lawyer and take his lazy, selfish ass to court

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Altephor · July 10, 2006, 04:24:53 PM

That is true but I still would like to avoid legal actions because they take so much time. I have to go back to school in a month and a half. Time that should be filled with riding.

moon_raker · July 10, 2006, 05:17:14 PM

Wait a sec, if I remember, you do have this bike no? If you do, just make it a track bike....?

Thats is, if you cant do ANYTHING with it....you could always do that right?

Altephor · July 10, 2006, 06:52:13 PM

Don't have the money, know how, a nearby track, or a way to transport the bike there. It's not a viable option.

duyster · July 11, 2006, 04:32:06 AM

hope u get it resolved soon man. my co-worker sold me the bike more than a month ago lost the title so we gotto apply to get a dup so i can register it n get the plate sticker. for now i only ride it around the block at night

another 4 weeks *sigh

Altephor · July 11, 2006, 06:44:32 AM

He e-mailed me again today saying that the bank was going to send him another copy of the lien release (he couldn't find the one he had) and that he would snail mail it to me.

pandy · July 11, 2006, 06:57:43 AM

Isn't it possible for the lienholder to fax him a copy that he can then fax to you? You'd still want the originals, but at least you'd have some comfort that you WOULD get the items (and that they actually exist)?

Altephor · July 11, 2006, 07:05:22 AM

Apparantly you have to have the original or a notorized copy in order to get the lien removed. But I'll try for the faxed copy, at least.

pandy · July 11, 2006, 07:10:08 AM

The faxed copy is just to give YOU peace of mind while everything's in the mail. Otherwise, you're waiting for at least a week or so, still not knowing whether something will show up in your mailbox.

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Sigh.. I'm about to give up on my hopes of riding...