The long wait

[aff-man]

Well after finally getting my bike looked over and then waiting for honda to get a price list together, then coming to an arragment with mike i had the bad news.

Sure we can get parts ..... bloody EX - JAPAN .

So now i have to wait a further 2 weeks minimum for parts

So i have marked a rough date on the calander and have started counting down the minutes (also getting the shock rebuilt while it has no engine in it / pulled to bits)


Not to take anything away from the mighty cbx400 but it has been an interesting few days in the rain

[Waylander]

So your bike is getting worse while mine is getting better. Hard luck mate. Don't worry though you've got the loaner to get your fix till yours is done.

[crashe]

Hell mate, you are having it bad at the mo getting your bike back on the road.

And at least they haven't lent you another scooter to get to work on.

[Coldkiwi]

you poor sod. I just hope the wait is going to be worth it!

[aff-man]

you poor sod. I just hope the wait is going to be worth it!

Well please let me have a blat on your six hundy i'll be good i promise ( ) ... Please please please please please

[Two Smoker]

Two weeks????? i only have to wait for 10 days AT THE MOST... mmmm i love Suzuki...

[enigma51]

Well please let me have a blat on your six hundy i'll be good i promise ( ) ... Please please please please please

are you sure you are not on drugs

dont worry mate remeber I had a off on the last ride we where together whell im still waiting for to get the bike back

[aff-man]

are you sure you are not on drugs

dont worry mate remeber I had a off on the last ride we where together whell im still waiting for to get the bike back

WHAT!!!! i thought you had said the paint job was finished a couple weeks ago??

[gav]

What parts do you need?

[aff-man]

What parts do you need?

Well they had to rip the engine apart so a whole lot of new gaskets and also a new second gear and some bearings and stuff

[enigma51]

WHAT!!!! i thought you had said the paint job was finished a couple weeks ago??

And then I had a look at it and it got send back and last week I had the guys from colemans look at it and its gone back!

[enigma51]

Ps what happend to your bike?

[aff-man]

Ps what happend to your bike?

It didn't like going into 2nd gear at high revs and when i went on the rally as soon as i starting pushing it a bit it started (all be it finely) spraying oil on my boot / left hand side of the rear tyre...... not fun.



Oh and p.s. i actually ride it quite a bit quicker than the last time you saw me on ot

[Coldkiwi]

dunno mate... your bikes seem to develop mech problems faster than mine so I'm a little nervous you might give the gixxer some bad ideas if I loan it to ya!

[vifferman]

I really love (NOT!!! ) the way that Honda keep very few parts in stock, and it seems to almost always be, "Ah yeah - that'll be 3 weeks, ex-Japan..."

I can understand BWH not keeping everything for every model of bike in stock, but I've had to wait for stuff that you'd think would be really common, like VTR brake caliper seals, and sundry nuts'n'bolts.

I'm travelling by car, yesterday and today, due to waiting on one small $3 part. Luckily (by some amazing fluke!!) it IS in stock at BWH, so when it arrives at AMPS I'll be mobile again.

(I was going to post a thread about this, but it seems anything with a pic in it gets chucked back by the server, so I'll try again later from home....)