Superbike Factory Customer Recovers Ducati Hours Before Business Collapse

## Customer Recovers Ducati Hours Before Business Collapse A customer of Superbike Factory has shared a remarkable story of how he recovered his Ducati Streetfighter 848 just hours before the business stopped trading. The customer, who wishes to remain anonymous, had sold his bike to We Buy Any Bike, part of the Superbike Factory business, but was still waiting for payment when the company's systems went down. The customer had decided to sell his Ducati after months of changing his mind about whether he really wanted to part with it. He had handed the bike over on July 10, having been reassured that payment would follow within a few working days. However, when the promised payment still hadn't appeared by the end of July 16, the customer decided to take a different approach. He sent notice to We Buy Any Bike stating that he was repudiating the sale and wanted his motorcycle returned. ## The 100-Mile Dash The customer then got in his car and drove roughly 100 miles to Superbike Factory's Castle Donington site, where he spotted his Ducati sitting on the showroom floor ready to find its new owner. He started wheeling it out of the showroom, and after a 45-minute discussion with staff and management, the company eventually handed over the Ducati's keys and documents, allowing him to ride the bike away at around 2.30pm on Friday 17 July. ## The Aftermath However, the customer's problems were not over. He noticed that the V5 had been altered, with his name crossed out, and subsequently discovered that DVLA had already been notified that the motorcycle had moved into trade ownership. He also ran an HPI check on the Ducati, the result of which gave him another shock. The check revealed that stock finance had been placed on the bike by DF Capital. ## Questions About Superbike Factory's Final Days of Trading The customer believes that the chronology of events raises questions about what the company knew in the final days before the collapse and why motorcycles were still being collected from customers. He argues that the collection of his Ducati on 10 July is particularly significant, given that it was only days away from entering the administration process. He points to the fact that an attempt had apparently been made to sell the motorcycle, and that the company must have known they weren't going to be paying for it. The customer is careful to distinguish between what he believes happened and what would ultimately have to be established by an investigation. However, he says the circumstances warrant scrutiny of the company's final days of trading. He is also concerned about the many people in the community group he is part of who have not been as fortunate as him, and who have parted company with their bikes and their money.