CBR1kRR 08 CRASHED

[MentalFacility]

As some may know, about 2 weeks ago I got a new bike from Botany Honda after my old CBR was proven to burn oil (Piston rings were the issue).

Anyway, this morning I brought her in for the first service, and around 11am I got a call. At first I thought they are to tell me that the bike is ready for pick up :done:, but instead Danny told me that she got herself in to a crashed.((( :gob:

While John (their senior mechanic) took her out for a test ride, to check if the service was done properly :scooter:, some truck driver reversed in the bike. Luckily John managed to jump of the bike just in time, so he didn't get hurt.

This afternoon I came by to look at the damage. The front fairings and one of the mirrors have to be replaced, the exhoust cover is scratched, my Vertex right foot rest is scratched and the frame slider is a bit damaged. :bye:

Luckily they got all parts in place for the refitting from the bike that suffered oil issues. Truck driver took responsibility for the accident so now its all insurance games, I actually don’t have to do a thing, Botany Honda is sorting it all out.

It almost seems that that bloody bike is cursed. First oil, now this.... Anyway, everything should be alright... Shit happens, I actually feel sorry for Botany Honda stuff on this one, it was not their fault at all, but now they got to waste their time and energy to sort it all out.

Meanwhile I've been given a new CBR600RR to ride around. :baby:

[vifferman]

That's a bit crap!


It almost seems that that bloody bike is cursed.
Yeah, you get that sometimes, huh? I had a VFR750 like that once. It'd been crashed before I bought it, and it had another four crashes in my 'care'. No other bike before or since has been so naughty. I couldn't work out if it waqs cursed, or just lazy (liked lying down in the middle of the road...)
Anyway, best wishes - I hope it gets sorted to your satisfaction.

[Ixion]

Do not speak lightly or profanely of such things. We have had one cursed bike on these forums, and that is quite enough.

[cs363]

Bugger!
At least everyone is playing the game, which makes a nice change - hope you get it sorted and back quick and fingers crossed the curse has been banished :)

[discotex]

FFS man gotta hope this is the end of your troubles!

What are you thoughts on the 600 vs the blade? Excluding the power difference obviously.

Was eyeing up the demo blade at Cyclespot this afternoon :soon:

[madbikeboy]

Sorry to hear about your dramas. There are cursed bikes. Seriously.

[CookMySock]

Bike shops must be horribly embarrassed to mark a customers bike, whether its their fault or not. :whistle:

Steve

[naphazoline]

aww...shit man.that's what i call BAD luck :(
hope it all works out for ya.

i'd be interested to know if the new blade suffers any oil issues,or if that was a one off.
they seem to be the pick of the litre sports bikes for 2008 in every review i seen to date.
might be a good upgrade for me in a year or two :)

[davebullet]

Good on Botany for at least giving you a decent bike in the meantime. Perform an exorcism on the bike when you get it back. Plenty of Mothers or Meguiars on the paint so the evil spirits slide right off if they pass your way on the road

[arj127]

I don't see why any bike shop should need to "testride" a motorcycle after an oil change!!!
I take note of the mileage on my bike when i drop it in for a service, they can do the work and stay the hell off it.

[discotex]

I expect a test ride as part of the scheduled services. I'm paying them to notice any funny shit going on before I do and/or make sure they haven't fucked anything up.

If that means they take it for a burn up the motorway and back that's fine by me. If it's 20km that's another story.

[Speedracer]

I don't see why any bike shop should need to "testride" a motorcycle after an oil change!!!
I take note of the mileage on my bike when i drop it in for a service, they can do the work and stay the hell off it.

Fair enough. Just let them know that.
IMHO test drives tell you a lot that you can't tell by looking at a bike.
Also if you can't trust them to drive it can you trust them to poke under the hood?

[roadracingoldfart]

I don't see why any bike shop should need to "testride" a motorcycle after an oil change!!!
I take note of the mileage on my bike when i drop it in for a service, they can do the work and stay the hell off it.

If a workshop is part of a group like MTA then there is an obligation to test a vehicle sometimes prior to but normally after work has been carried out. Our test route is just over 3.5 kms long.
The reason is to find faults. A vehicle in for a general sceduled service can sometimes be hiding a fault that only a trained tech can find or detect.
If a vehicle goes out of the workshop without an obvious fault being found because it was not tested , then if that fault causes an accident or mechanical malfunction the workshop is held responsible by the authorities.
If you do not want your vehicle test riden / driven then you must state that when you drop it off and you may be asked to sign a waiver to cover the workshop from liability if a problem occurs later.
I see more damage issues caused by customers taking a loan vehicle for a day than i do with techs damaging customers vehicles. Some techs may just want to thrash the latest and fastest i know , but its rare as the practice is not favoured by savvy managment and a thrasher cant help but brag about a good hoon so is soon caught out.

Paul.

[MentalFacility]

FFS man gotta hope this is the end of your troubles!

What are you thoughts on the 600 vs the blade? Excluding the power difference obviously.

Was eyeing up the demo blade at Cyclespot this afternoon :soon:

600 is cool and all, but blade is just head and sholders better in terms of overall experience.

[naphazoline]

....IMHO test drives........Also if you can't trust them to drive it can you trust them to poke under the hood?

that thar is down right cage talk :Pokey:
no bike mechanic is gonna DRIVE my bike:lol:

but seriously,i'd sooner they found something wrong while test riding out on the road then me.if they don't test it out,you would need a lot of faith in your mechanic:eek5:

[arj127]

If a workshop is part of a group like MTA then there is an obligation to test a vehicle sometimes prior to but normally after work has been carried out. Our test route is just over 3.5 kms long.
The reason is to find faults. A vehicle in for a general sceduled service can sometimes be hiding a fault that only a trained tech can find or detect.
If a vehicle goes out of the workshop without an obvious fault being found because it was not tested , then if that fault causes an accident or mechanical malfunction the workshop is held responsible by the authorities.
If you do not want your vehicle test riden / driven then you must state that when you drop it off and you may be asked to sign a waiver to cover the workshop from liability if a problem occurs later.
I see more damage issues caused by customers taking a loan vehicle for a day than i do with techs damaging customers vehicles. Some techs may just want to thrash the latest and fastest i know , but its rare as the practice is not favoured by savvy managment and a thrasher cant help but brag about a good hoon so is soon caught out.

Paul.

And you could end up like Mental Facility with a damaged brand new bike that you dont really want anymore.

[roadracingoldfart]

And you could end up like Mental Facility with a damaged brand new bike that you dont really want anymore.

And you could just carry on being the negative mistrusting fool you are ....:bash:

[SixPackBack]

Havin' some bad luck with the Honda's huh mentalfacility...........not test the bike after a service tho'.......corse' they have to test it, that's why you send it to a trained professional, anything less would be almost criminally irresponsible and frankly a bit of a rip off.
Find it hard to believe anyone would believe a test ride is unnecessary.

[Elysium]

Machine Spirit

A Machine Spirit is a spirit believed by the Adeptus Mechanicus (and, from that source, by most other humans from the Imperium of Man) to inhabit and control a piece of machinery.

The functioning, or lack thereof, of any machine is believed to be the result of its spirit's disposition. To keep their machine spirits happy and cooperative, operators therefore make numerous ritualized advances to their machinery. These depend on the machine, but in most cases include various maintenance rituals and prayers of function and occasionally also an offering or libation. This is increased if the machine is large and/or important.

Machine spirits are believed to be bestowed by the Machine God and subservient to him. They are in every vital weapon used by those who following the Emperor. From bolters to power armor, the blessing of the Machine God allows for the Emperor's enemies to be defeated.

Might this help?

[gav]

How much damage has been done to the bike? Isnt it normally a matter if a two week old bike was damaged your insurance company would replace it? With replacement fairings, exhaust etc as mentioned think I'd be asking for a brand new one. Anyone else?

[Elysium]

How much damage has been done to the bike? Isnt it normally a matter if a two week old bike was damaged your insurance company would replace it? With replacement fairings, exhaust etc as mentioned think I'd be asking for a brand new one. Anyone else?
As in a new bike? I doubt that. When my GSX250 go fairing damage after being tip over by some kids I understood from the bike shop that insurance companies will only fix or replace damaged parts unless the bike is a write-off.

[gav]

I know some insurance companies will replace a brand new bike with another brand spanker inside first year of ownership. Its why sometimes you see near new bikes written off. Its not just the cost of the repair, the policy is too replace the bike.

[Brett]

As some may know, about 2 weeks ago I got a new bike from Botany Honda after my old CBR was proven to burn oil (Piston rings were the issue).

Anyway, this morning I brought her in for the first service, and around 11am I got a call. At first I thought they are to tell me that the bike is ready for pick up :done:, but instead Danny told me that she got herself in to a crashed.((( :gob:

While John (their senior mechanic) took her out for a test ride, to check if the service was done properly :scooter:, some truck driver reversed in the bike. Luckily John managed to jump of the bike just in time, so he didn't get hurt.

This afternoon I came by to look at the damage. The front fairings and one of the mirrors have to be replaced, the exhoust cover is scratched, my Vertex right foot rest is scratched and the frame slider is a bit damaged. :bye:

Luckily they got all parts in place for the refitting from the bike that suffered oil issues. Truck driver took responsibility for the accident so now its all insurance games, I actually don’t have to do a thing, Botany Honda is sorting it all out.

It almost seems that that bloody bike is cursed. First oil, now this.... Anyway, everything should be alright... Shit happens, I actually feel sorry for Botany Honda stuff on this one, it was not their fault at all, but now they got to waste their time and energy to sort it all out.

Meanwhile I've been given a new CBR600RR to ride around. :baby:


Botany Honda will sort it out man, those guys are tops. They ACTUALLY give a shit, unlike many other bike shops. Colemans ahve always been good to me too.

[Choco]

Thats sucks, but at least everyone is playing the game right and fixing it for you :niceone:

[dipshit]

God is trying to tell you to buy a Suzuki.

[Elysium]

God is trying to tell you to buy a Suzuki.
They make plenty of replacement parts.

[MentalFacility]

From what i saw the bike is generally fine, its just the front thats messed up.
Im not sure if they gonna give me a new bike.

[roadracingoldfart]

From what i saw the bike is generally fine, its just the front thats messed up.
Im not sure if they gonna give me a new bike.

Even if its a repaired bike , you do have the rite to inspect at handover time to see if the bike is to your satisfaction. Most policies have a clause saying something like " replacement condition "which means if its not as good a condition as the original was prior to the accident then you can demand it be made so.

Good luck with the bike and it sounds like the shop has got on top of it for you anyway. Good on them.

Paul.

[Coyote]

Do not speak lightly or profanely of such things. We have had one cursed bike on these forums, and that is quite enough.
Was Ramius' GSX before or after you arrived to KB?

My bike is a nightmare, but not cursed itself. I've worked out I'm cursed and can only have a good girl or a good bike in my life. Now the girl is gone, the VFR should be sweet.