Possible damage?

[Big Dog]

Smaller shops get behind really quick because they cannot afford to say no to work. It only takes one 3 hour job to turn into a nightmare.
Bigger shops IME are usually better at meeting time expectations... but at a cost.

First few weeks of summer I expect they are busier than paper hangers and some (or a lot ) of that work will be meeting contractual commitments with bigger customers like farm users getting their business equipment serviced under contract.

It sucks but it happens.

Explain any need for rush and see where that gets you.

Also best you speak to the service manager, not the mech.
IF he is stressed his answers may be less than accurate or helpful, a service manager should be able to give you realistic answers.

[FJRider]

Also best you speak to the service manager, not the mech.
IF he is stressed his answers may be less than accurate or helpful, a service manager should be able to give you realistic answers.

Service managers give company policy time frames. Seldom realistic.

Most Motorcycle workshops run on first in ... first worked on. (Unless YOU are special)

[nzspokes]

They were supposed to have done it this week but when i called today they said they were too busy and might get to it next week. Seeing as it only needs about 3hrs of work they must either be extremely busy or fucking useless,

It may have slipped your attention but this small event coming up in a couple of weeks may have them a bit busy at the moment.

What are they doing that only takes 3 hours?

[Big Dog]

Honda farm vehicles used to get preferential treatment at Honda franchises.

A cocky I used to know reckoned the station was all Honda because if they had to get a major fixed they had right deadlines to get it operational.

Do they not anymore?


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[BlackSheepLogic]

Honda farm vehicles used to get preferential treatment at Honda franchises

With cars in the past my wife has been given preference by the dealers workshop where she purchased the car from.

[mynemesis]

So no one pulled out on him, or threw diesel on the road in front of him or something similarly unavoidable? Just too much speed and not enough skill, on someone elses bike!?


When I was a teen I had an old yamaha RD (was my pride and joy at the time) that I taught a few mates to ride on. One of them had a bad habit of raping the revs deep into redline.....we aint mates no more.

[Big Dog]

So no one pulled out on him, or threw diesel on the road in front of him or something similarly unavoidable? Just too much speed and not enough skill, on someone elses bike!?

Depending on his speed, skill level, mental attitude and alertness he may not have had time to brake.




Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[jasonu]

If he ran out of road it sounds like he has never ridden a bike before or knows how to use the brakes. Why risk lending such a big bike to someone who is an inexperienced rider or only experienced in a very much smaller bike.

I wouldn't lend you my bike because from what you have said on KB you crash a lot.

[G4L4XY]

Thanks, it pisses me right off, was a really nice bike that had never been crashed or dropped before and had just got a new wof this morning and rego

Least you can sell it with a WOF n REG

[5150]

How the hell did the seat get ripped like that?

Probably swallowed it with his rectum when he braked hard for the shrubs