Buying from Ryszard Chipala

Harry Fox · 22-09-2021 8:36am #1

Any one bought from this guy I’m looking to buy a bike from him

hes looking for a deposit before delivery

GBX · 22-09-2021 8:55am

Any other info? Is it a seller on Dondeal?

Jimmy Bottlehead · 22-09-2021 12:05pm

He has about a million bikes for sale on Facebook, I believe he's always importing bikes from Europe and usually quite a few interesting ones.

D3V!L · 22-09-2021 12:11pm

He may as well be anyone else selling bikes on Facebook. I doubt he's paying tax or providing any sort of warranty on the bikes. Likely coming in on many of the Polish trucks going back and forward.

nigeldaniel · 24-09-2021 6:40pm

Facebook! Got a bike from a similar seller on the FaceBook and never ever again!!!

D3V!L · 28-09-2021 12:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117934577#Comment_117934577

What happened ?

Henry Ford III · 30-09-2021 1:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117923267#Comment_117923267

That's a whole lot of guesswork in fairness.

doctorchopper · 01-11-2021 7:12pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058209895/buying-from-ryszard-chipala

I just bought a bike from him and everything worked out well. I was a but worried at first giving a deposit to someone without seeing the bike or even meeting him, but speaking to him on the phone he sounded like a decent guy so took a chance. It took about 2 weeks for the bike to arrive in Dublin from Germany. He kept me up to date with the shipping progress along with pictures of ferry tickets ect. Bike was as described and have no complaints there. All and all it was a very simple process and would recommend him for sure. Mine was a vintage bike so was always going to need some tidying and tlc, but the price was decent (about 500 cheaper than any of the ones i could find in ireland and thats on a 2500 euro bike). All the paperwork was present as well. PM me if you need any more details

Henry Ford III · 02-11-2021 12:26pm

Does he actually keep any stock in Middleton?

doctorchopper · 02-11-2021 7:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118106231#Comment_118106231

That I don't know for sure but all the pictures look like the bikes are in Poland in the background

serco · 27-04-2022 10:09pm

Not a frequent poster but I read this thread before buying a bike from this guy and decided to share my negative experience. Bike in question was circa 30 years old so needed some tidying, pictures showed the bike accurately etc.

Bike was received late one evening so checked it was running, no damage etc. Seemed fine.

Bike was stored in garage and ridden for the first time 2 weeks later to VRT it. The bike ran like a dog, misfiring, down on power, etc. On the way back the front brakes seized in traffic likely because his mechanic hadn’t bled them properly.

The bike was sold as fully serviced, plugs done, brakes pads, etc with good tyres. On further inspection nothing appeared serviced. Oil was old, plugs old, air filters old etc. Potentially the carbs were stripped and cleaned but the bike was diagnosed as only running on one cylinder recently and the seller confirmed the carbs weren’t balanced after being stripped. Tyres were also 10 and 12 years old but confirmed perfect when I purchased the bike.

I’d question a mechanic who wouldn’t rebalance carbs after a rebuild, it would have been obvious from the rebalance that it was only running on one cylinder. Issue with the brakes could have caused a serious accident also.

Zero effort from the seller to resolve anything here. I gave him an opportunity to make a reasonable contribution to the costs but a waste of time and effort.

Just providing some feedback to people in case they are thinking of using him. Obviously, some feedback in this thread is positive but I wouldn’t go near this guy again and would advise others to steer clear, nothing but problems. Had intended to possibly get another bike off him and made him aware of this but obviously repeat business isn’t important!

GavPJ · 13-05-2022 4:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118986006#Comment_118986006

What did you buy if you don't mind me asking. He has had a couple of bikes I have been tempted to buy.

Henry Ford III · 17-05-2022 10:28am

He has some great bikes for sale

galwaytt · 18-05-2022 10:26am

Someone I know is interested in one of the bikes he has listed, but if these aren't in the country yet - despite the ad saying Midleton - then going on mixed reviews I'd be wary. It's too easy for older bikes in particular to be camera-friendly and in real life have lots of pitting, gummed up carbs etc.

I'm also curious about some of these bikes are in PL anyway: one 'I' am looking at is early 1980s. Back then that was behind the Iron Curtain, so provenance is something I'd be curious about.

It would be easier to buy off a dealer in Germany or NL and ship it in, even if it was a bit dearer.

goblin59 · 18-05-2022 11:38am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119079498#Comment_119079498

I'd be the same. Especially as modern fuel will eat through the rubber in the carbs and petcock if its just sitting up and then rust the tanks as well

Thinkingaboutit · 22-05-2022 1:37am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117923267#Comment_117923267

A Small Claims Court effort isn't too hard, as was the case for me with some dealer who pretended to be a private person. Sales of Goods and Supply of Services Act isn't a warranty but better than nothing. If someone has the volume of a dealer, they're a dealer.

newmember2 · 22-05-2022 2:52am

Anyone a link?

D3V!L · 22-05-2022 9:01am

Is this guy offering warranty?

Buying from Ryszard Chipala

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