My RS250 blowed up!

**chubby** · 14th May 2008, 14:02

Good on you.... I trust the bike will be repaired toot suit, if it hasn't been already, and you'll be up and riding it soon enough.

I hope you can now ride the bike and you will get enjoyment from that. It takes the shine off when it doesn't go smooth and i feel for you on that.

**CookMySock** · 14th May 2008, 15:11

good shit bro. The dealer wont "try" anything now, and if he does, tell us all about it wont ya

Google will index him fully, so lotsa names etc and google will lap it up - good boy google !!

DB

**KiwiRat** · 14th May 2008, 15:14

Originally Posted by chubby

Good on you.... I trust the bike will be repaired toot suit, if it hasn't been already, and you'll be up and riding it soon enough.

I hope you can now ride the bike and you will get enjoyment from that. It takes the shine off when it doesn't go smooth and i feel for you on that.

Uh, I think Dave will be getting another bike.

Great result by the way. I'm saving a copy of your decision as a "How to" guide should something like this ever happen.

**Dave-** · 14th May 2008, 16:59

yeah i got a full refund of the purchase price including transport, insurance and report costs oh and the $25 worth of fuel i put in it.

im thinking honda for my next bike.

**Forest** · 14th May 2008, 17:04

Glad to hear you got it sorted.

I found the court commentary very interesting.

I was fascinated to read that you're supposed to replace the pistons and rings every 12,000km on an RS250. I never knew that.

**Boob Johnson** · 14th May 2008, 17:14

Great result Dave

Can you remind us all the name of the dealer to avoid like the bubonic plague?

**Dave-** · 14th May 2008, 17:46

Originally Posted by Boob Johnson

Great result Dave

Can you remind us all the name of the dealer to avoid like the bubonic plague?

cheers to you as well boob, nah I'm in 2 minds, in one way it'd be libel or slander but the other it'd be like warning someone about a wire rope tied across the road (if the crank had seized/wheel locked while i was over taking)

**Boob Johnson** · 14th May 2008, 18:00

Originally Posted by Dave-

cheers to you as well boob, nah I'm in 2 minds, in one way it'd be libel or slander but the other it'd be like warning someone about a wire rope tied across the road (if the crank had seized/wheel locked while i was over taking)

Trevor can come after me for saying his Te Awamutu based motorcycle business is less than desirable to deal with, nothing wrong with saying that, especially when it's true. Jesus man, BOTH of the RS250's he sold at that time were fucked. That clown needs the learn

BTW: Slander = spoken word & Libel = written word

**nonferrous** · 14th May 2008, 18:30

Originally Posted by Dave-

yeah i got a full refund of the purchase price including transport, insurance and report costs oh and the $25 worth of fuel i put in it.

im thinking honda for my next bike.

excellent result Dave - sounds like your Dad deserves some congrats too

**Dave-** · 14th May 2008, 23:27

Originally Posted by Boob Johnson

Trevor can come after me for saying his Te Awamutu based motorcycle business is less than desirable to deal with, nothing wrong with saying that, especially when it's true. Jesus man, BOTH of the RS250's he sold at that time were fucked. That clown needs the learn

BTW: Slander = spoken word & Libel = written word

something like that^

yeah i mean if i said to the dudes at the wednesday night workshop rawr rawr etc then it'd be slander.

Originally Posted by nonferrous

excellent result Dave - sounds like your Dad deserves some congrats too

yeah my dad was awesome, he didn't fully approve of me getting the rs250 and still doesn't 100% approve of me motorcycling but he's always supported me and couldn't have done it without him....and he got me into the koru club which was a life saver....I hate waiting in airports...especially chch and hamilton...