WORST bike shops

**SPman** · 20th July 2004, 18:20

Originally Posted by Jim2

'kin Oath!

Plus mine negotiates much better than I do. I see shiney thing, I buy shiney thing. Wife see shiney thing, she hit me upside head and while I'm still dazed she get 15-20% off shiney thing.

Oh too true! I'm still amazed how ruthless and cheeky my esteemed partner can be buying stuff. Thats why salesmen don't talk to the women.....they know they'll get rolled!

**dangerous** · 20th July 2004, 19:36

Originally Posted by merv

MadDuck have you referred your problem to Suzuki NZ as well given it was a new bike and they should have concern for you?

Hey good idea, as just recently I relised that the Honda dealer that I brought my bike from hadent passed on my warentee on to Blue Wing Honda (BWH) and only thanks to the Honda riders club did I find this out (cos I was ment to get free membership and had heard nothing as they get ther info from BWH)
Well BWH contacted me and wanted to know all the details eg: shop sales guy etc, so I'm guessing that someone got a kick in the ass.
So Madduck FWIW send Suzuki NZ a email (get it from ther web site)

Madduck: hows about forgeting about the current shop you deal with and moving on to another Suzuki dealer for your next service and get them to sort any prob's you have I'm sure that Suzuki NZ will help out with reimbursment *(sp) for the extra work (if needed) once they know of you situation :spudwave:

**maybe** · 20th July 2004, 23:17

- Without reading every page I dont know if this has already been said but at the end of the day it dont matter where you go you can get shit service but some places offer great service - it's what we do about the it that matters! I have no prob's asking a person what they believe is good customer service and when they give you that odd look and slight grin you know dam well you now have them by the balls BUT hey Im also very good and making sure I acknowledge great service too

TSS - Alicetown, Lower Hutt - Stu & his team know their stuff.

As for PTMC - really suggest that the service yr wife got was odd, and think that she shld contact Phil and ask him to recify as Im sure he will.

**loosebruce** · 21st July 2004, 00:32

1. Motomart. Out on its own the worst. If the retail staff haven't got a mate to yack to or a mag to read, they wander out the back. I'm tempted to wheel a Duc out the door and see if that gets anybody's attention. Crap location too. An unfriendly experience in all ways.

Right on, couldn't agree more. I brought my first bike from Motomart back before they got the ducati dealership, i got a ZXR250 from them, not only did it get a dogdy WOF (as in the rear disc was thinner than my fingernail) it ran like a sack, the thing wouldn't get past 110, oh sorry 130 on a downhill woohoo, took it back and a certain hillbilly mechanic who worked there at the time took it for a ride, brought it back and said it was a ROCKET and didn't know what i was talking about. When asked about the disc they said it was fine blah blah blah and generally didn want to know. Turned out the main jet inone of the carbs had fallen out and the amount of carp in the carb was a joke. You'd think once they got the ducati deal and the store got upgraded so would've the service, but no.
Anyhow i got my own back in a small way, when the ZXR's gearbox shat itself no small thanks to WT for the rollin burnout he was performing at the time, thanks bro. But managed to swap them the bike and some pizza (worked at a pizza shop) for a new HJC AC-10, score! the bike was worthless really.
Since then apart from buying my first TLS from a shop in masterton coz they were the only one's game enough to sell a 1000cc to me on my restricted, i have always gone to Welly M/Cycles, i get the best service and deals fromn them, even since moving to Akld i still go there for anything, they have no problem couiring parts upto me, and not to mention when my current TLS dropped a valve they orgainsed it to be picked up and taken back down there to be fixed as i havn't had many dealings with any shops up here in Aucks, i don't think there are too many shops out there that would go to such lengths......

**MadDuck** · 21st July 2004, 21:35

Originally Posted by dangerous

Madduck: hows about forgeting about the current shop you deal with and moving on to another Suzuki dealer for your next service and get them to sort any prob's you have I'm sure that Suzuki NZ will help out with reimbursment *(sp) for the extra work (if needed) once they know of you situation :spudwave:

Yeah thanks Dangerous. That didnt work. Suzuki NZ werent interested in the least and told me to go back to the dealer. Blast might have to start my own thread. The MD saga and the SV

**Antallica** · 21st July 2004, 21:42

Right that's it.... let's gather the troops and lynch those bastards..... grab yer exhausts dudes.

:raghead:

**FROSTY:Me** · 21st July 2004, 21:52

Originally Posted by Jim2

'kin Oath!

Plus mine negotiates much better than I do. I see shiney thing, I buy shiney thing. Wife see shiney thing, she hit me upside head and while I'm still dazed she get 15-20% off shiney thing.

remind me not to try selling you a sinney thing dude

**MadDuck** · 21st July 2004, 22:13

hahahaha...ummm If I can manage to wing a day off work maybe a KB lunch gathering is called for. I will bring picnic lunch ..damn I think I know how to fry a chicken (cos aint that wot girls do

) and you can watch the fireworks. Meeting would be ex cycle treads place. All proceeds to a good charity.

**FROSTY:Me** · 23rd July 2004, 16:20

Guys n gals this probably isn't the final chapter in the madduck/ SV650 saga but I thought I'd just inject my opinion here.
I was the one who rode the bike because of the "funny" handling.
I've spoken to two other bike shops about this bike and I now believe that what was done by Holshots was done in good faith.
The mistake they made and yes it was a BIG mistake was not informing the customer -(in language she could understand) exactly what effect the changes they made to her bike would make to its handling and how it would or could feel in corners and under brakes.
For the record drilling the rear shock where they did it although sounding bad-(and in my mental image downright dangerous) is actually safe and done quite commonly. other suzuki models have holes predrilled in the shock.
They I believe lost themselves revenue by not offering first to supply the alternative seat and the suzuki lowering kit -but its only a money issue -their loss.
They made a big communication error that may have resulted in someone getting hurt. Thank gosh nooone did

**MadDuck** · 24th July 2004, 22:15

OK so I cut short track day to pop in to HS to have a chat with them about the bike. Suzuki NZ had contacted them about my "inquiry" and I received a phone call last week to come bring the bike in.

I have to say I was impressed by the change in attitude and their willingness to look at and set the bike up the way I want it. Now some of you scoffers of HS may be thinking - yeah its only because you contacted Suzuki NZ BUT I have to admit that I was partly (umm largely) to blame for not having the knowledge to ask the right questions. Sometimes us gals are our own worst enemies for we walk in blind as I did. I am know a heck of a lot more and am up to play with the bike and the mods that were done. I think here endeth the saga - or was that one big lesson?

But I am hoping it kept you guys entertained for a while

**dangerous** · 24th July 2004, 22:54

Hey.... good too see now go and enjoy that there nice bike and I dont believe that you were 'largely' to blame girl or no girl any shop should explain what they have done to a bike/car to the owner.

**Stevo** · 25th July 2004, 19:39

I have dealt Honda Country in Ashburton for 5 or so years now and having recently moved to Blenheim still get stuff through them. They LOVE Honda's!!! Got a couple of nice RC45s in there too! Don't carry large large stocks of stuff but a ring a day ahead and they can prob have it in there. SOOO ..........................It's in Ashvegas. Godd excuse to hop on the bike and go for a ride

Bit of a bugger if ya need work done by them tho cos is a long walk back to Chch

Don't have a problem with the dealers in Blenheim yet. Just kinda loyal to the guys down there who have looked after my servicing of my farm bikes for years ( I do oil changes etc) but my oldest Honda ATV has done 6500hrs now!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Never touched the motor.

**yankwi** · 7th January 2005, 11:02

Originally Posted by Motu

So that was you! - I was in that day I think getting tyres fitted to my rims,ended up taking about 3 hours for them to do it because they were stuffing around with a bike that fell off the ramp!

OMG....... USED to work at a shop here in H-town myself....
SHOCKING.. 2 say ta lest..
When shop standards fall so will its rep, tizz why i moved on & now lookin 4 work.
NOPE not once with me, and is why I WELCOMED ta owners in for a lQQk netime.

**Firefight** · 7th January 2005, 11:05

Originally Posted by yankwi

OMG....... USED to work at a shop here in H-town myself....
SHOCKING.. 2 say ta lest..
When shop standards fall so will its rep, tizz why i moved on & now lookin 4 work.
NOPE not once with me, and is why I WELCOMED ta owners in for a lQQk netime.

Is that the mad Yank who used to work at Bikes and Bits in Hammyhole ?

F/F

**750Y** · 7th January 2005, 11:08

Originally Posted by yankwi

OMG....... USED to work at a shop here in H-town myself....
SHOCKING.. 2 say ta lest..
When shop standards fall so will its rep, tizz why i moved on & now lookin 4 work.
NOPE not once with me, and is why I WELCOMED ta owners in for a lQQk netime.

trashy may be after someone down welly way