Good/Bad experiences with AMPS

[myvice]

Great bunch of people, wonderful, saint like even...
And I'm not just saying this caus I'm a greasy crawler and my Mother-in-law works there!

Na, never had a problem with any of them, I've had a few with other bike shops but that would be MY problem and no one elses!

[The_Dover]

lou is amps, and it ain't a bad view at all.

i think she is .hitting on you bro!!

[pritch]

I have had very limited experience with AMPS, two visits to Auckland for Dyno runs. The Service Manager was helpful as was Lou. Nice coffee and TV but I waited at Experience BMW simply 'cause I know people there.

Yeah both AMPS and Experience BMW will even tolerate a Honda rider...

[Devil]

The only person who didnt ignore me at AMPS (on multiple visits) was a lady in parts/accesories.
Not even a blink from the bike sales guys. Needless to say, I didn't buy my Triumph there. It won't make the list for the next bike either. Wouldn't rule out buying parts/accesories from there though.

[What?]

Shafts on the other hand ... ...They had a gormless apprentice who walked around all day with his mouth open....ended up quite a good rider..

Yeah, didn't he just!
I've yet to spend a dollar (though I have spent a penny) at AMPS; last time I was there I was well treated, the time before a little, but not totally, ignored. It was obviously not a good moment, but I am sure they would have paid more attention to me if I was looking like a customer rather than a window-shopper. Like One Armed Bandit says, they all have their moments.

[marty]

Is that bum fun with a banana?

or anal that's gone baaaadddd

[cowpoos]

To the red repper... you know who you are.

Since you'd rather sling shit in PMs and bad rep than post what your problem is, I'll start the thread. Its put up or shut up time.

I haven't had any experience about AMPS, but have heard good things from a number of people on this site about them.

What do the other KBers think of AMPS?

who was this coward...post there name for crying out loud...everyone on this site are getting sick off the pussy's that are wankers behind PM's and red rep....comon homo who are you

[Pixie]

No,Ray is the Pratt,Universal Motorcycles was his Company and they combined with Shafts...a funny marriage.I think Ray would be held in higher esteme by his longtime customers than the owners of every other motorcycle business in the country combined.I've been dealing with him since he first started in the basement in Stoddard rd,and he was on the scene long before that,he's done the hard yards and stuck to looking after his customer base.

Shafts on the other hand was started by a couple of car sharks and they were never to be trusted,many a shady deal done in the early days....I know.They had a gormless apprentice who walked around all day with his mouth open....ended up quite a good rider.

Auckland Motorcycles ended up in the hands of John and Caroline Gurney,and John had to finaly fold it in the late 80s.

Does Ray go back that far?
I remember getting a chain link for my RD350 back in the late 70's
He was the only one open on a saturday, before weekend trading.

[riffer]

Cowpoos - it's not hard to work out.

Who's had a chip on their shoulder about AMPS in the last few weeks...

[scumdog]

Is that bum fun with a banana?

Or is it two bananas at once??

[cowpoos]

that would be Bi-nanas wouldn't it?

[Finn]

i only dealt with steve elgar who might be one of the most honest straight up guys in the industry , good rider too , and mark w who honoured a huge warranty for me , this was a long time ago , im happy to go back , we may all have different experiences with bike shops but i put a lot of weight on how they handle things when it all goes wrong and theyd get an a+

Small world. I lived around the corner from Steve when I was a little shit. Went to Primary and Intermediate with him. His father was tragically killed on a bike. I think he's now in the SI somewhere.