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Argos selling motorbikes

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3300147.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3300178.htm

Not really a motorcycle fan but are these any good? Looks like they forgot to let us know that they're excluded from the money back guarantee.

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  • The first one seems awfully dear for a 50cc seeing as you can get a similar one from a reputable dealer for about £800 with warranty. Thanks for the links though!
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  • zenseeker
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    Their scooters, not motorbikes, and they are rather over priced.
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  • Pound
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    The first one seems awfully dear for a 50cc seeing as you can get a similar one from a reputable dealer for about £800 with warranty. Thanks for the links though!

    It seems like Argos are trying to get into a new market each time they bring a new catalogue out. I think last year they were selling some kind of flat packed houses!

    What will they think of next?
  • hoo
    hoo Posts: 150 Forumite
    Stay well away from these. They are a batch of chinese scooters from the same range as Jinlan, chunlan etc they are really hard to get serviced and parts are hard to come by as not many mechanics will touch them.
    I had one about 4 years ago and never again the breaks locked and it reared up- I ended up with a broken wrist. Stick with the mainstream brands like Honda, suzuki you can pick a nearly new one for much less than the dodgy new one's!
  • lrr_2
    lrr_2 Posts: 945 Forumite
    wouldnt touch them!
  • SailorSam
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    Pound wrote: »
    It seems like Argos are trying to get into a new market each time they bring a new catalogue out. I think last year they were selling some kind of flat packed houses!

    What will they think of next?

    That looks better than building an extention if you needed a granny flat.
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  • emweaver
    emweaver Posts: 8,419 Forumite
    theyve been selling these for years! the scooters that is
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  • Pound
    Pound Posts: 2,784 Forumite
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    No, the two items in the OP are new lines.
  • Yep, I wouldn't touch one of these cheapo Chinese models. If you want a Scooter, I'd go for something like a Gilera Runner. I had one a few years back and it was great. :)
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