The going rate??

[brianemone]

I took my bike to the shop to get it all tuned up etc, and i was quite surprised at the hourly rate (even though i shouldnt have been)

Anyone have any recommendations of good shops for maintanence and repair work in the waikato?? (hamilton/huntly)

[justsomeguy]

What was the rate?

In gridlock-land it can vary for $60+ to $75+ per hour labour alone.

[Motu]

Iranian and Pakistani mechanics seem to have the cheapest rates,see if you can find some who will work on your bike.

[Quasievil]

Ask Shaun Harris for a price, known as Shaun on KB he works on my bike and is great!! will probably pick it up and drop off as well to

[Jantar]

As a rule of thumb the charge out rate should be 3 times the mechanics hourly pay.

If you are looking for a cheap charge out rate, just consider the quality of the mechanic if he is prepared to work for 1/3 of what you want to pay.

[Ixion]

The labourer is worthy of his hire. Under $50/hr, you'll be ripped off somehow to make up the difference between chargeout and what is needed for financial viability (In Auckland - prolly bit less elsewhere). Over $100/hr, ought to be some sort of specialist.

Too dear? Do it yourself.

I actually costed out oil change and minor maintainance on the cars - cheaper to get it done than do it m'self. Even without factoring in anything for cost of my time. The professionals get oil and parts so much cheaper, and do it so much more quickly. Bikes is a bit different, car lubes is almost an assembly line operation at the specialist places. Just wait until someone's running a special deal. and ignore them when they tell you all the other stuff you need to have done (at full price).

Mrs Ixion had the local Midas do an oil change on her Sunny. She was happy with the price ($35 I think). Until they told her about the $500 it was going to cost her for a new clutch. I re-adjusted the clutch cable. Sorted. Funny that, didn't slip before. Or after.

[brianemone]

Ask Shaun Harris for a price, known as Shaun on KB he works on my bike and is great!! will probably pick it up and drop off as well to


cool, cheers for that.

the hourly rate was 56, i was expecting about 30$ but i havent had any mechanical work done on a bike for about 8 years

["D" FZ1]

A new shop is due to open in Morrinsville on 1st of May. The owner has over 20 yrs experience and is a top motorcycle mechanic. His hourly rate i believe is only going to be $45.00 including GST. His name is Nick and you can reach him on 021 545996.

[Lias]

I need to find somewhere cheaper than Road & Sport, cos they charge like a wounded bull.

That being said they mostly do a good job (only gripe ever had one gripe about their service),and I've brought 2 bikes off them and had 2 others serviced there.

I'm just hoping there's somewhere that offers good service and a better price out there :-)

[Qkkid]

shes not cheap to service bikes

[Smorg]

I charge $250 for the hour, $230 for half

[kickingzebra]

:nya: Offer sexual favours in return for discount...LOL
Its normally a slightly overworked (old) lady doing the paperwork, so you might be lucky... If it's a guy, give it a go anyway... then subcontract a 10 dollar tinny hooker to do the job:doobey: , might save yourself a hundy:innocent:

[XTC]

cool, cheers for that.

the hourly rate was 56, i was expecting about 30$

Just curious.. what is your hourly rate??

[Motu]

I'd do the job for $25 per hour including GST! Tune ups are a 12 hr job...

[XTC]

I'd do the job for $25 per hour including GST! Tune ups are a 12 hr job...

Motu is the only guy I know who can charge out 48hours for an 8hr day! :woohoo:

[jimbo600]

Dunno about mooloo land but here in Welly I go to Wellington Motorcycles. Now the hourly charge is not cheap but they do a great job in less time so. They also bust their arse to get my bike in on short notice bless em. End of the day I trust them which is a rare thing these days.

[Velox]

Dunno about mooloo land but here in Welly I go to Wellington Motorcycles. Now the hourly charge is not cheap but they do a great job in less time so. They also bust their arse to get my bike in on short notice bless em. End of the day I trust them which is a rare thing these days.
Ah, except for the day they charged me just over TWO HOURS to fit a new chain and sprockets on the Jade!!! Never forgotten that one.

[Ixion]

I'd do the job for $25 per hour including GST! Tune ups are a 12 hr job...

For two mechanics. Each. Plus materials. Used to be good money in tuneups. Fit a lighter accelerator spring. Clean the plugs, Five quid , thanks.

[kickingzebra]

For two mechanics. Each. Plus materials. Used to be good money in tuneups. Fit a lighter accelerator spring. Clean the plugs, Five quid , thanks.
My boss is always giving me tuneups. Sometimes even tries for a rebore, but I don't get 5 quid every time, or a lighter accelerator spring! What am I doing wrong?

[brianemone]

Just curious.. what is your hourly rate??

allot less than than 30

[Ixion]

My boss is always giving me tuneups. Sometimes even tries for a rebore, but I don't get 5 quid every time, or a lighter accelerator spring! What am I doing wrong?

We don't care to hear about the obscene and perverse practices you and your boss get up to!. I just hope she's a female boss. You don't work for Helen Clark by any chance?

[kickingzebra]

Indirectly...

[Ixion]

Indirectly? You meanthere's someone else in the middle. It goes from bad to worse!.

[kickingzebra]

Indirectly? You meanthere's someone else in the middle. It goes from bad to worse!.
Well, for a female to do any reaming of any sort requires some sort of intermediary tool, does it not?

[CLEAN CUT]

Ask Shaun Harris for a price, known as Shaun on KB he works on my bike and is great!! will probably pick it up and drop off as well to
Yea but hes not a mekanic, just a has been racer who was lucky to have clever people workin for im. Thinks he knows it all. Had a gawk at his racebikes at Ruapuna, ruff as guts. Cos he's got the gift of the gab he sucks people in. Ask him where he trained and how many people he's told to f..k off last few months and how many races his poor riders won?

[kickingzebra]

Yea but hes not a mekanic, just a has been racer who was lucky to have clever people workin for im. Thinks he knows it all. Had a gawk at his racebikes at Ruapuna, ruff as guts. Cos he's got the gift of the gab he sucks people in. Ask him where he trained and how many people he's told to f..k off last few months and how many races his poor riders won?

I sense a little hostility... You didn't perchance want to race for his team, but got shown the door?
In the case of developing riders, it isn't always about winning, is it? I would imagine it to be about learning sound raceing skills, so that when comes a time one can be truly competitive, then winning becomes a possibility.

One can hardly race without learning a lot about the meCHanics involved.

I guarantee you that the man to originally design and implement the petrol engine had not completed a mechanics apprenticeship either.

Niether did Burt Munroe for example...

[Pussy]

Yea but hes not a mekanic, just a has been racer who was lucky to have clever people workin for im. Thinks he knows it all. Had a gawk at his racebikes at Ruapuna, ruff as guts. Cos he's got the gift of the gab he sucks people in. Ask him where he trained and how many people he's told to f..k off last few months and how many races his poor riders won?
Couldn't have said it better. He has sucked in heaps of people on this site. He can find sympathy after "shit" and "suicide" in the dictionary

[CLEAN CUT]

I sense a little hostility... You didn't perchance want to race for his team, but got shown the door?
In the case of developing riders, it isn't always about winning, is it? I would imagine it to be about learning sound raceing skills, so that when comes a time one can be truly competitive, then winning becomes a possibility.

One can hardly race without learning a lot about the meCHanics involved.

I guarantee you that the man to originally design and implement the petrol engine had not completed a mechanics apprenticeship either.

Niether did Burt Munroe for example...

Yep, easy to see you are in bed with the devil. Others have found out about his dark side, to their cost. Dont say you havent bin warned.

[kickingzebra]

Yep, easy to see you are in bed with the devil. Others have found out about his dark side, to their cost. Dont say you havent bin warned.


This guy sounds like a dealer I know very well from the Taranaki area, he uses very simillar wording and logic.

I hope it is not him, I used to like him

Apparently there isn't much love lost...
I was considering argueing with you on a sound and reasonable basis, are you up for it?
To start with, you cite several character deficiencies with the man, let me see,

1) He is a has been
2) He is not a mekanic
3) He was lucky to have clever people working for him
4) His race bikes are as rough as guts
5) He has the gift of the gab
6) He tells people to f**k off
7) His riders don't win races
8) He has no formal training.

Traditional format for argument is point, rebuttal, point, but i'm sure you know that, BTW, you are already down on the rebuttal.

For the record, I have talked to Shaun for a grand total of 15 minutes, if that, and I have met a great variety of smooth operators (with the bad connotation) At face value, Shaun hasn't appeared to be any of these to me, hence it seems fair to ask for substantiation to your claims.

1) He is a has been
Irrelevant, and unable to be substantiated.

2) He is not a mekanic
Niether am I, but I have still had engines in parts, and then back together in working order, so your point is?

3) He was lucky to have clever people working for him
If we could all have clever people working for us, we would not only be lucky, we would be extremely successful. I want to be successful, so having good people working for me, by luck or other means is a must, and a good thing, whichever way you put it.

4) His race bikes are as rough as guts
OK, but most racebikes go down at times, and then if you want to continue racing, you need to fix them using whatever means neccesary. I have a bike in my garage that is rough as too. If he was selling them as brand new bikes, or selling them as the ultimate shiny race experience, then I can see problems, but, on the track, his riders, where is the problem? That could be an indicator of his work on peoples machines, but that seems unlikely, as a builder, often my own work is rougher than what I would accept on other peoples jobs. If it is for yourself, then functionality is perhaps more important.

5) He has the gift of the gab
A highly desirable traight in some peoples books. It is amoral by itself.

6) He tells people to f**k off
Must contrast greatly with point 5... Has anyone on this site never once told someone to piss off, or remove themselves from ones presence by other verbal means? Maybe not the nicest thing to say, but hardly damning in todays society.

7) His riders don't win races.
That is between him and them, but mainly themselves. racing is an individual sport, so if they aren't winning, maybe they need to re think their career paths, or continue practising until greatness finds them.

8) He has no formal training.
Niether do I, and I intend on staying that way. I'll be in good company. Legend has it that out of the ten richest men on the planet right now, only one of them has a degree (and he is lucky enough to have the privelidge of working for Bill Gates, you know, the guy whos stock portfolio trades more than New Zealands annual GDP every day.)

Personally, if I wanted to work in McDonalds, I would go straight there, rather than waste time spending 30 or 40 grand to get a degree, so I can work there or somewhere similiar, where a huge percentile of post graduate degree students end up, or in jobs completely unrelated to their field of study.

University is a proving ground. You get to prove you can drink, and still wake up early enough to attend lectures. You get to prove you can regurgitate other peoples thoughts. You also get to prove that you can be a unique individual in society, just like everyone else.

What are we all waiting for.

My synapses is you are hoping the negative vibe in your posts will do all the work for you. Even the most low level trash magazine reporter knows a story works better with a little fact.

I am not caught in his web of deceit, but you haven't exactly entwined me in yours either. Try harder.

[Pussy]

Apparently there isn't much love lost...
I was considering argueing with you on a sound and reasonable basis, are you up for it?
To start with, you cite several character deficiencies with the man, let me see,

1) He is a has been
2) He is not a mekanic
3) He was lucky to have clever people working for him
4) His race bikes are as rough as guts
5) He has the gift of the gab
6) He tells people to f**k off
7) His riders don't win races
8) He has no formal training.

Traditional format for argument is point, rebuttal, point, but i'm sure you know that, BTW, you are already down on the rebuttal.

For the record, I have talked to Shaun for a grand total of 15 minutes, if that, and I have met a great variety of smooth operators (with the bad connotation) At face value, Shaun hasn't appeared to be any of these to me, hence it seems fair to ask for substantiation to your claims.

1) He is a has been
Irrelevant, and unable to be substantiated.

2) He is not a mekanic
Niether am I, but I have still had engines in parts, and then back together in working order, so your point is?

3) He was lucky to have clever people working for him
If we could all have clever people working for us, we would not only be lucky, we would be extremely successful. I want to be successful, so having good people working for me, by luck or other means is a must, and a good thing, whichever way you put it.

4) His race bikes are as rough as guts
OK, but most racebikes go down at times, and then if you want to continue racing, you need to fix them using whatever means neccesary. I have a bike in my garage that is rough as too. If he was selling them as brand new bikes, or selling them as the ultimate shiny race experience, then I can see problems, but, on the track, his riders, where is the problem? That could be an indicator of his work on peoples machines, but that seems unlikely, as a builder, often my own work is rougher than what I would accept on other peoples jobs. If it is for yourself, then functionality is perhaps more important.

5) He has the gift of the gab
A highly desirable traight in some peoples books. It is amoral by itself.

6) He tells people to f**k off
Must contrast greatly with point 5... Has anyone on this site never once told someone to piss off, or remove themselves from ones presence by other verbal means? Maybe not the nicest thing to say, but hardly damning in todays society.

7) His riders don't win races.
That is between him and them, but mainly themselves. racing is an individual sport, so if they aren't winning, maybe they need to re think their career paths, or continue practising until greatness finds them.

8) He has no formal training.
Niether do I, and I intend on staying that way. I'll be in good company. Legend has it that out of the ten richest men on the planet right now, only one of them has a degree (and he is lucky enough to have the privelidge of working for Bill Gates, you know, the guy whos stock portfolio trades more than New Zealands annual GDP every day.)

Personally, if I wanted to work in McDonalds, I would go straight there, rather than waste time spending 30 or 40 grand to get a degree, so I can work there or somewhere similiar, where a huge percentile of post graduate degree students end up, or in jobs completely unrelated to their field of study.

University is a proving ground. You get to prove you can drink, and still wake up early enough to attend lectures. You get to prove you can regurgitate other peoples thoughts. You also get to prove that you can be a unique individual in society, just like everyone else.

What are we all waiting for.

My synapses is you are hoping the negative vibe in your posts will do all the work for you. Even the most low level trash magazine reporter knows a story works better with a little fact.

I am not caught in his web of deceit, but you haven't exactly entwined me in yours either. Try harder.
You'll find out the hard way. Anything Shaun Harris does is ultimately only for Shaun Harris's benefit

[kickingzebra]

You'll find out the hard way. Anything Shaun Harris does is ultimately only for Shaun Harris's benefit
Again, If you gentlemen would only care to quote some damning evidence. Doesn't the accused have the right to know what he is accused of?

Why do people refuse to answer fair questions? Credibility is guaged and awarded based on the sensibility of your reply. Shaun does at least talk, and have a face, and contact details, and is practicaly impossible to miss.
You guys bagging him are ghosts in the machine, with no ascertainable substance.
Put up or shut up is the premise!

[Stevo]

Jesus you pig islanders whinge and moan and bitch at each other a lot! Why don't ya talk about something like How great South Island beer is! Least everyone can admit it is superior to North Island beer.:drinkup: :drinkup: :drinkup: :drinkup:

[kickingzebra]

Thats why we leave you to drinking it, and thinking oil skins are kewl.
Y'know those speights actors are north islanders and never farmed a day in their lives aye?
Guiness comes from another island again you see...

[Stevo]

Thats why we leave you to drinking it, and thinking oil skins are kewl.
Y'know those speights actors are north islanders and never farmed a day in their lives aye?
Guiness comes from another island again you see...
Must admit I hate beer! But I like the whisky that comes from that Guinness island you speak of:doobey: :drinkup: :drinkup: