Boyle Kawasaki - Wellington

[sugilite]

Ahhh, remember the days when bike shops used to carry a good range of spares? I do, but those days are all but gone. Even the most basic part always seems to need to be ordered from Japan.

I recently-ish picked up a bike that had been sitting round a while. It had a DID 530 chain that needed a rivet link. When I went to order one through my local shop, the wholesale supplier told them "That is a old chain series of chain, we don't do links for those anymore, it is probably stuffed anyway, just tell him to get a new chain". The chain was not stuffed at all, in fact it was in as new condition. I did not want to lash out a few hundy on a new chain, but luckily for me, someone said to ring Boyle Kawasaki in Wellington, mentioning they had an impressive range of spares behind the counter. I duly called them, and John Boyle answered the phone. I told him what I needed, he put down the phone and about 30 seconds later informed me he had several. Not only that, he sent it right away and I got it the next day.:wings:

Boyle Kawasaki, a small shop from the outside, with a tardis like inside full of over the counter spares!!! Legend guys. Seriously, give them a go, you may well just get a pleasant surprise like I did!

Thank You Boyle Kawasaki, good to see those old values still exist in this day and age!

[Str8 Jacket]

Yep, Boyles have gone out of their way to help me in the past and charged me a pittance for doing so. Good buggars, especially when it comes to the "older" bikes!

[MSTRS]

I would have expected that with a 532, but 530? Must be thousands of bikes out there running them.

[sugilite]

I would have expected that with a 532, but 530? Must be thousands of bikes out there running them.
They still do 530's, just newer models. The links do not fit, the pins are a bees disck bigger.
And yeah str8, they did not charge much for the link either. Good bugga's indeed!

[Crasherfromwayback]

They still do 530's, just newer models. The links do not fit, the pins are a bees disck bigger.
And yeah str8, they did not charge much for the link either. Good bugga's indeed!

John and Mark are both GC's and really know their stuff. They were fun to work for.

[BuzzardNZ]

A few weeks ago I was hit by a car that was leaving a petrol station. I saw it coming and grabbed a handful of throttle but the car hit me. I managed to stay upright and the only thing damaged was a pretty decent sized dent in one of the exhaust pipes. Bastard who hit me didn't stop :mad:

I took it to Boyles and they said they'd be able to sort it.

A day later I got the call to say it was ready, went in and was gob smacked at the amazing work they'd done. When I say it looks as good as new, it actually does.

Great work Boyle Kawasaki and a big thank you for the quality work you guys do and at a very good price :)

[HenryDorsetCase]

Have they got a GPz550 unitrak in there for sale? Just asking.

[Murray]

Ahhh, remember the days when bike shops used to carry a good range of spares? I do, but those days are all but gone. Even the most basic part always seems to need to be ordered from Japan.

I recently-ish picked up a bike that had been sitting round a while. It had a DID 530 chain that needed a rivet link. When I went to order one through my local shop, the wholesale supplier told them "That is a old chain series of chain, we don't do links for those anymore, it is probably stuffed anyway, just tell him to get a new chain". The chain was not stuffed at all, in fact it was in as new condition. I did not want to lash out a few hundy on a new chain, but luckily for me, someone said to ring Boyle Kawasaki in Wellington, mentioning they had an impressive range of spares behind the counter. I duly called them, and John Boyle answered the phone. I told him what I needed, he put down the phone and about 30 seconds later informed me he had several. Not only that, he sent it right away and I got it the next day.:wings:

Boyle Kawasaki, a small shop from the outside, with a tardis like inside full of over the counter spares!!! Legend guys. Seriously, give them a go, you may well just get a pleasant surprise like I did!

Thank You Boyle Kawasaki, good to see those old values still exist in this day and age!
Whose your local shop? Sounds like they are not to helpful. Should not have been a problem?

[sugilite]

Whose your local shop? Sounds like they are not to helpful. Should not have been a problem?

The wholesaler had stopped supplying them, so it was not a bike shop issue as such.

A few weeks ago I rang Boyles about a 1989 ZXR750H1 mirror, did they have one in stock? Yes they did, and oem at a great price to boot.
Try ringing around other shops asking for a oem mirror for a bike that old to see if they have them in stock. Good luck.

Boyle Bro's Motorcycle are simply amazing!

[pritch]

A few weeks ago I was hit by a car that was leaving a petrol station. I saw it coming and grabbed a handful of throttle but the car hit me. I managed to stay upright and the only thing damaged was a pretty decent sized dent in one of the exhaust pipes. Bastard who hit me didn't stop :mad:

I took it to Boyles and they said they'd be able to sort it.

A day later I got the call to say it was ready, went in and was gob smacked at the amazing work they'd done. When I say it looks as good as new, it actually does.

Great work Boyle Kawasaki and a big thank you for the quality work you guys do and at a very good price :)

Didja say hello to Pete if he's still working there. He's missed hereabout.

[BuzzardNZ]

Didja say hello to Pete if he's still working there. He's missed hereabout.

I did actually. He'd just returned to work after 3 weeks off for back surgery. He was the same old Pete minus the limp. He's a top bloke and agree he's missed on KB.

[caseye]

I did actually. He'd just returned to work after 3 weeks off for back surgery. He was the same old Pete minus the limp. He's a top bloke and agree he's missed on KB.

Ol Crasher always get dropped in on when I go to Welly and Boyles have assisted my nephew with bike bits for the la:drool:st coupla years, since I introduced him to Pete.
But!@#$ Don't drink the coffee???

[gsxr]

Have they got a GPz550 unitrak in there for sale? Just asking.
I bought one off them many many years ago. It was Marks personal bike with a factory 1/4 race cam.
It was a light rocketship .

[rastuscat]

Have they got a GPz550 unitrak in there for sale? Just asking.

I had one of those. 1981 model. Still wish I had it, though by todays standards it rode poorly.

[FJRider]

A few weeks ago I was hit by a car that was leaving a petrol station. I saw it coming and grabbed a handful of throttle but the car hit me. I managed to stay upright and the only thing damaged was a pretty decent sized dent in one of the exhaust pipes. Bastard who hit me didn't stop :mad:



Did you check if the Petrol station forecourt cameras got the license plate ???

[eldog]

Did you check if the Petrol station forecourt cameras got the license plate ???

You would be surprised how often camera recordings are 'lost

I know through several experiences

[FJRider]

You would be surprised how often camera recordings are 'lost

I know through several experiences

Been there ... done that ... :blank:

It never hurts to ask though. Somebody in a hurry to leave a gas station ... often has a not so good reason to do so. And the forecourt attendant may have good reason to remember them.

[pritch]

Poppy day a coupla years ago I was selling poppies at a local gas station. A guy parked his van in front of the door and went inside to buy something. When he came back he couldn't find his keys. He looked everywhere, even took his boots off to check they hadn't fallen in there. The boss wanted to check my cash bucket since he had made a donation. We broke the seal under a camera - no keys.

Next time i was buying gas I asked if they had figured out what happened. After I'd left they had checked the cameras, a random guy walking past had just reached in through the open window, grabbed the keys, and kept walking.

Didn't help much, nobody knew who he was.

[jellywrestler]

Next time i was buying gas I asked if they had figured out what happened. After I'd left they had checked the cameras, a random guy walking past had just reached in through the open window, grabbed the keys, and kept walking.

Didn't help much, nobody knew who he was.
random theives often have identifyable clothing. most criminals lack the ability to think things through.

[FJRider]

random theives often have identifyable clothing. most criminals lack the ability to think things through.

True ... I'd be getting a copy of the photo ... and flooding facebook with it. Then watch the comments. See who name gets tagged.

Offer a cash reward for a name/address.

Gets people talking ... :devil2:

[pritch]

True ... I'd be getting a copy of the photo ... and flooding facebook with it. Then watch the comments. See who name gets tagged.

Offer a cash reward for a name/address.

Gets people talking ... :devil2:

Yeah that's good. The guy who owned the van didn't particularly look like someone who would be able to put up a reward. I'm not so sure the thief was criminally motivated so much as he was just an oportunistic arsehole. His motivation was likely just to fuck up somebody else's day.

Occasionally we get somebody like that on KB. Thankfully not too many.

[FJRider]

Yeah that's good. The guy who owned the van didn't particularly look like someone who would be able to put up a reward. I'm not so sure the thief was criminally motivated so much as he was just an oportunistic arsehole. His motivation was likely just to fuck up somebody else's day.

Just the mention of free cash gets some people talking. And then you mention Police want to chat with them too ... then they go away.


Occasionally we get somebody like that on KB. Thankfully not too many.

Well ... some with a very high opinion of their own opinion.