Rotorua Suzuki "Bike Force"

[tri boy]

Popping a couple of wheelies isn't thrashing it.
Back flipping a IT465in fourth gear, in front of the "new" owner might be. DAMHIK
(ok,ok,it was an AG100, in first gear, behind the workshop)

[Renegade]

took the cage for a wof today, failed on a wheel bearing, was ok 6 months ago and have only done about 6000kms since that last wof.

most guys on this forum will take the best out of a set of tyres in 5000kms let alone if they were already worn to begin with.

just saying.

[bsasuper]

All the items you describe are wearable parts, so have no impact on the shops mechanics ability/reputation.If I wanted to I could trash all the items you quote in less than 500k's.

[GrayWolf]

I appreciate the thread looks a little whiny. That isnt the intention, more a warning. I'm not seeking anything further from Rotorua Suzuki, but just suggesting that others be wary.

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They fitted a new chain, to an old and badly worn rear sprocket. You can argue that both the wheel and steering head bearings somehow only failed after they looked at the bike, but they should have noticed the sprocket.

I'm a big boy, I can pay my own bills, but I didnt choose these guys, and I didnt like them from the outset.
Any mechanic that pushes a bike hard enough to wheelie on a test ride is a cowboy.

Well you said its a cheap chinese chain? 500KM'S? Question I'd be asking is, what is YOUR riding behaviour like? How well do YOU maintain (lube and adjust) your chain.... Are YOU hard on acceleration? pop wheelies? Stoppies? Ride hard round back roads using gears and power a lot? Reason for asking that? Look how easy it is to point a finger without knowing all the facts. The shop will have performed the work they were told to do by the previous owner, He was getting rid of it, he aint gonna pay $400+ for a new sprocket and chain (good quality) is he? AND while on the sprocket subject? if the rear ones knacked, so is that hidden one at the front.. replace the whole package! Ask any mech, a good quality chain will only do 25k approx if not properly looked after,,, maybe the sprocket was worn? I wont argue that but I'll bet you the 'new' chain wasnt rated (tested) for the bikes output. it ill have stretched quickly? probably the sprocket was 'borderline' at the time of fitting and I would reckon they DID advise previous owner... When I go to my local shop for a WOF or service on my bikes.. they always give me a heads up on what is going to be a possible 'issue' next WOF... I think you are conveniently fingering the repair shop rather than the guy you got it from,,,,,

Oh and on the issue of mech's playing on a customers bike? I had one instance at my local where a young 'apprentice'? road tested my FJ after a service... when I went to pick it up, he made the comment 'it goes well doesnt it, I didnt realise they are that fast'..... my reply (roughly) was... Oh, good skills telling a customer you gave their bike a good handful sonny . The service manager was also in earshot, I had seen His reaction too..... pretty sure if it had been 35yrs ago when I was apprenticed as a toolmaker? it would have been recieving a real asskicking!!

[HenryDorsetCase]

most guys on this forum will take the best out of a set of tyres in 5000kms let alone if they were already worn to begin with.

just saying.

Nah mate, most of us are too busy on the interwebs to actually ride a bike.........

[Crasherfromwayback]

when I went to pick it up, he made the comment 'it goes well doesnt it, I didnt realise they are that fast'..... my reply (roughly) was... Oh, good skills telling a customer you gave their bike a good handful sonny . The service manager was also in earshot, I had seen His reaction too...

Give me a break. Maybe he was just dickie licking you and stroking your ego.

[mossy1200]

Give me a break. Maybe he was just dickie licking you and stroking your ego.

A mechanic that hasnt ridden a blade????

Might have been their cleaner that couldnt believe his luck when someone asked him to ride a bike and pocket some cash for doing it.

5thou km on a cheaper chain without being oiled/lubed would destroy a half way worn sprocket also within that time and if it was lubed i woulda thought you would notice it was worn.If it was so worn it would have sharp tips that were bent over.Steering head bearings can be hard to pick up on if the bike had been sitting and grease was dry but rollers/balls wernt worn.They would be worn within 5tho kms.My bikes on tyre set 3 and its only 9tho km old.I dont like paying for them but they do look nice when they are new.

At the end of the day a mechanic will give you his best go at making a forcast of that bikes condition but being human he cant see through objects and cant predict the weather with 100% accuracy.

Its time to set about knocking off some of the work you can do yourself and putting some cash away for the jobs you cant.Lifes all about your ability to solve problems.

[Crasherfromwayback]

A mechanic that hasnt ridden a blade????

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Go back and read what I quoted. Re read it. And read it again. Then get back to me.

[mossy1200]

Go back and read what I quoted. Re read it. And read it again. Then get back to me.

Wasnt aimed at you I pressed reply quote instead of reply thread .Im almost asleep and never noticed I had done it.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Wasnt aimed at you I pressed reply quote instead of reply thread .Im almost asleep and never noticed I had done it.

That's how accidents happen! Send yourself to bed.

[mossy1200]

That's how accidents happen! Send yourself to bed.

haha if we didnt all do and say dumb shitz every so often we would ALL get bored with each other and go to bed.

[Crasherfromwayback]

haha if we didnt all do and say dumb shitz every so often we would ALL get bored with each other and go to bed.

I'm only here as my main reason for going to bed ain't here.

[mossy1200]

I'm only here as my main reason for going to bed ain't here.

Im not in bed yet cause wife finished watching tele 10.30 and 20 minutes isnt long enough for her to achieve getting ready for anything.

[Crasherfromwayback]

20 minutes isnt long enough for her to achieve getting ready for anything.

TMI.




That's what saliva is for anyway.

[GrayWolf]

Give me a break. Maybe he was just dickie licking you and stroking your ego.

not even worth a retort mate... find something sensible to input, ay?

oh and by the way, go read up on the old V max and the FJ for top 3 gears roll on, they were within coeey of each other,,,,, hardly dickie licking!

At everyday speeds, the FJ1200 is simply a phenomenal performer. Let's talk roll-on acceleration from 45 to 70 mph. Pay attention here: With the exception of the 88 V-Max Cycle tested - and only in third gear, mind you - the FJ's roll-on numbers are better than those of any production motorcycle we have ever measured. The V-Max beats the FJ in third gear by two-tenths, but the FJ outmuscles the VMax in fourth and fifth. The FJ is faster in roll-ons than the FZR 1000. Faster than either of the 1100 Suzukis and the ZX-10.

Reprinted/Edited without permission from Cycle Magazine, July 1989.