A rant on accident repairs.

**White trash** · 7th February 2006, 13:41

What every good bike shop should do. They took my concerns seriously, enquired as to how they could rectify the problem, even offered to replace the pannel which wont be nessesary as it's only a decal to be removed. Even after four months they're keen to sort the issues out and thanked me for bringing the issues to their attention.

I just reckon everybody should have a bloody good going over their bike when it's had big work done by a bike shop as mchanics are only human and unfortunately shit does get missed.

Anyways, this is still the dealer I'll be using, due to their responsble attitude to problem solving.

**sAsLEX** · 7th February 2006, 13:50

Originally Posted by White trash

They took my concerns seriously, enquired as to how they could rectify the problem

due to their responsble attitude to problem solving.

Everyone makes mistakes, its how you react to them that defines you.

**White trash** · 7th February 2006, 13:57

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Everyone makes mistakes, its how you react to them that defines you.

Yes and no. I aggree with Vtwin raver in a way, the most responsible person to work on your bike is you as you're less likely to be distracted and probably put more care into it. I think everybody should personally check to the best of their abilities, the work that's been carried out on their bike.

I was complacent and didn't check Riff raffs over as I should have.

Unless I misunderstood your post and you were talking of how the bike shop handled the issue, then I couldn't aggree more or have hoped for a better solution.

**sAsLEX** · 7th February 2006, 14:00

Originally Posted by White trash

Unless I misunderstood your post and you were talking of how the bike shop handled the issue, then I couldn't aggree more or have hoped for a better solution.

yeah was aiming at the bike store in that they recognised their mistake, and from your accounts, rectified the problem.

Edit: Should one really be expecting to check over the bike after having it returned from the store, not a dig at RR, but if you weren't there to check it over for her would she be able to do it herself? I know there are many on here that ride bikes, but aint the best mechanics ?aff-man?

**froggyfrenchman** · 7th February 2006, 14:01

Bike shops can be pretty slack, forgetting to tighten bolts is quite common, ie in finger tight then off to smoko, forget to tighten after smoko. The worst ive had was a rear tire put on backwards and hhaving no axel nut and very loose chain when they told me it was ready!

**Marmoot** · 7th February 2006, 14:11

Service quality has fallen a bit lately.

My favourite bikeshop has its service quality fallen off so much due to so many mechanic changes that if they cock up one more time I'm gonna name them here.

**White trash** · 7th February 2006, 14:12

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Edit: Should one really be expecting to check over the bike after having it returned from the store, not a dig at RR, but if you weren't there to check it over for her would she be able to do it herself? I know there are many on here that ride bikes, but aint the best mechanics ?aff-man?

Well that's something that's actually worried me for a while now. Not RR as she's more than competent to a degree of spanner weilding. Todays motorcycle owners are getting more and more like modern car owners. DOn't touch it between services. Partly to do with the way motorcycle technology has evloved and made backyard tuning and serviceing obsolete.

As a result, most owners of modern machines don't even have a well equiped toolbox. Myself included untill Christmas, thanks love.

Christ, I know people who take their bike to the shop to have the chain adjusted!

**Marmoot** · 7th February 2006, 14:15

Originally Posted by White trash

Christ, I know people who take their bike to the shop to have the chain adjusted!

That's because I don't have the right-sized spanner.........

**enigma51** · 7th February 2006, 14:17

Originally Posted by White trash

Christ, I know people who take their bike to the shop to have the chain adjusted!

hmmmmm I have done that once

**aff-man** · 7th February 2006, 14:18

hahahaha from the photo's it looks like you got 2 different front indicators as well ... but that's probably just trick photography to throw us off hahahaha

**sAsLEX** · 7th February 2006, 14:19

Originally Posted by White trash

like modern car owners.

Christ, I know people who take their bike to the shop to have the chain adjusted!

At least they adjust it, some dont relise bikes need regular Maintenance and you see the chain nearly rubbing the asphalt.

**Motig** · 7th February 2006, 14:22

But if you cant rely on your local to get it right

I mean you take your bike in to get fixed, pay your money (or insurance does) get your bike back supposedly all fixed and it kills you.

You shouldn't have to check it out again yourself. I reckon the shop owner would need to be told to hopefully make sure it doesn't happen again to someone whose not so lucky . As said before theres a lot of mechanical illiterates out there.

**White trash** · 7th February 2006, 14:22

Originally Posted by aff-man

hahahaha from the photo's it looks like you got 2 different front indicators as well ... but that's probably just trick photography to throw us off hahahaha

You're sharp. That's actually my fuck up as I never got 'round to replacing the left side Gixxer one when the shop replaced the R/H unit with an SV unit.

Did you notice the matching brake callipers?