So pissed off!

**TLDV8** · 14th February 2009, 16:17

Originally Posted by dipshit

How about when i had to take my bike in for its compulsory services and the useless mechanics at a certified dealer workshop couldn't even change the oil properly... overfilling it to the point where you had to lean the bike waaaaa over before you even saw the top of the oil line...???

You do not mention if it was checked as per the manual,if the bike had sat for as little as 15 minutes the site glass would be full but correct when checked properly. (Engine started,run for the set time,shut down and left for again the set time then the level checked vertical.)
That applies for most Suzuki's if the SV is what you mean..

The DR is no different.

Cold or sitting for more than 15 minutes.

After being run for a few minutes.

After waiting as per the manual,yet some people set the level cold which is actually on or below the low level.

Pretty sad i ended up taking pics to show how the level is checked,says quite a bit about the modern age

Of course disregard if it was checked properly.

**dipshit** · 14th February 2009, 17:19

Originally Posted by TLDV8

You do not mention if it was checked as per the manual,if the bike had sat for as little as 15 minutes the site glass would be full but correct when checked properly.

It was checked almost straight after being shut off so it should have shown even lower... but it was just solid oil in the site glass. I took a look when i picking it up from the workshop and noticed it was high. So i road around the block and checked again at the side of the road. Still high. So i road it back into the workshop so i could check again on proper level ground. The foreman came over and i explained i thought it was high and we both had a look together. The foreman proceeded to lean the bike way over off the balance point until we could finally see the top of the oil.

He told me i just need to hold the bike level to check properly.! In other words he didn't want to know or do anything about it.

I road home and checked the oil again a few times as the manual says by running it and then shutting off and waiting a couple of minutes to take the reading while holding the bike level. Still completely overfilled.

Ended up draining out about 1/2 a litre until it was right.

So not only did they overfill it - they also didn't want to acknowledge or fix their mistake either.

There is no way in hell i would trust the same workshop to service my forks.

**Owl** · 14th February 2009, 19:12

That's alright Dipshit. My workmate recently traded his dirtbike for a later model that had a fresh engine rebuild. Got it home and found it had no oil in it! Not too impressed I can tell you!

**dipshit** · 14th February 2009, 19:24

Originally Posted by Owl

That's alright Dipshit. My workmate recently traded his dirtbike for a later model that had a fresh engine rebuild. Got it home and found it had no oil in it! Not too impressed I can tell you!

Nothing would surprise me! That's why i even bothered to check the site glass when picking it up.

**Blackshear** · 21st June 2009, 12:57

Originally Posted by Owl

That's alright Dipshit. My workmate recently traded his dirtbike for a later model that had a fresh engine rebuild. Got it home and found it had no oil in it! Not too impressed I can tell you!

What would the shop have said to his 'Picked up bike, raced and it blew up after 1 lap, because you didn't put oil in it' story?

**Pete.Viking** · 21st June 2009, 15:42

Originally Posted by Katman

I also believe that the majority of mechanical repair businesses have a substandard approach to the way they deal with customers and those same customers problems.

This isn't specific just to mechanical repair businesses, but alot of businesses. Who else has turned up with a purchase in mind to a shop maybe ten minutes before closing and get told by staff they're closed? Sure its somewhat annoying from the salesmans viewpoint but thats a sale you just lost. Proper service is paying attention to the little details like that and its what makes a reputation for any business.

I'm interested to know which Honda dealership you went to Smokeu. A friend of mine, frustrated that after trying all he could think of still hadn't figured out how to get his two-smoker going, decided to cough up and take it to a mechanic. He suspected that it was a problem with the carb and said so when he dropped off the bike. He ended up taking it off their hands about 3weeks later to stop the ~$150 bill getting any bigger when all they had to say was 'I think theres a problem with the carb'.

**circuitR** · 30th June 2009, 18:00

Good to see my video being put to good use, should have done my hair though.

**crazyhorse** · 30th June 2009, 18:03

Its better to be pissed off - than pissed on

**MDR2** · 30th June 2009, 20:14

Originally Posted by circuitR

Good to see my video being put to good use, should have done my hair though.

No amount if combing could make that face worth looking at :P

**dipshit** · 1st July 2009, 11:37

Originally Posted by circuitR

Good to see my video being put to good use, should have done my hair though.

Hey, good job!

**one fast tl1ooo** · 1st July 2009, 11:44

Originally Posted by dipshit

If he already had it off and he thought this was clogged up... then he should have cleaned it out before putting it back on. It would have been far easier for him to clean it than you.

Something like this would be all it would take...

that is dam cool, i just use to cane my 2 smoke