Praise for Holeshot Motorcycles

**jrandom** · 24th December 2007, 11:18

I've been been most improvident, putting 1200km on Betty over the weekend after picking her up without really considering the consequences thereof.

Realising, rather belatedly, that continuing to thrash her around the North Island for another couple of thousand kilometres over the next week without performing the scheduled 1000km service might not be a good idea, and also realising that I'm a complete numpty with a spanner, I made a few desperate phone calls this morning.

After a few minutes of rising panic, I got around to calling Holeshot, and guess what?

They immediately agreed to take Betty in and service her, on Christmas Eve, at zero notice. I suspect that the workshop guys are going to go home later today as a result.

I dropped her off an hour ago, and they cheerfully chucked me the keys to the Mighty GS500 Loaner to continue on my merry way and complete my day's business, too.

I am most impressed.

For what it's worth, Holeshot will be getting all my parts (first order: one front brake lever

) and servicing business for Betty from now on.

**Edbear** · 24th December 2007, 12:09

Good to hear positive experiences!

**fireball** · 24th December 2007, 12:11

did you bin you noob?! break lever?

yeah rob is one great guy..... i wont take little rawberry anywhere else

hope you get the sexy betty back soon....

**vifferman** · 24th December 2007, 12:14

You didn't ever do any Holeshot-derived test rides, didja?
They're a great dealer, and I wish I'd bought my last bike from them (I nearly bought a VFR from them, after test-riding several bikes, but the vifferbabe vetoed the purchase).

**jrandom** · 24th December 2007, 12:22

Originally Posted by fireball

did you bin you noob?! break lever?

yeah rob is one great guy..... i wont take little rawberry anywhere else

hope you get the sexy betty back soon....

See my "picking Betty up from Huntly" thread. Took her to Cape Reinga and back on the weekend, all good, up on the centerstand in the driveway to lube the chain last night, stood alongside and popped her off the stand, she fell away on the other side. D'oh.

Lesson learned about straddling big-arse bikes before taking them off centerstands!

Holeshot said they'd have her ready at 3pm. My throttle hand is itching to tear up some tarmac tonight with 1400 cubic centimetres of torque on the way to the forests of azure.

SEXYTIME!

**Colapop** · 24th December 2007, 14:41

Noooo!!! Not dropping the Fat Bandit!! You are a bad bad man...

**Mikkel** · 24th December 2007, 14:46

You lucky bastard! I damn well hope you appreciate that you have your bike over Christmas! :ranting:

I for one am just sitting at home looking out at the blue skies and thinking FFS!

**Maha** · 24th December 2007, 14:50

Shopped there three times now and will do so again when the time comes spend spend spend...Four star rating, would get five but no coffee...

**James Deuce** · 24th December 2007, 15:00

There's something not right about this thread, almost as if someone was praising a bike shop.

I wonder if I stepped into a parallel universe when I left the toilet cubicle earlier?

**jrandom** · 24th December 2007, 15:25

Betty has been retrieved from Holeshot. They were complimentary of my "pour on five gallons of goo then flick it with a rag" chain lubing technique; apparently the chain's stretched less than GSX1400 chains usually do in the first 1,000km.

Swung straight by Motomail thereafter and picked up my Christmas present from Stickchick (a pair of Motoline throwover panniers).

Just stuffing the bags with some... stuff, and then I'm hitting the highway for a week of two-wheeled goodness.

**janno** · 24th December 2007, 15:30

Awww, aint that the true spirit of Christmas - cue the schmaltzy american movie music. You could make a fillum about such sickening good will and service. This terrible habit afflicting our miserable nation must cease and desist forthwith!!

**Deviant Esq** · 24th December 2007, 16:06

Good show, Holeshot. Good to hear

Mr jrandom, already laying down your shiny new lady? You were lucky it was only the brake lever. Err... it was only the brake lever that got damaged, right?

I'm sorry, my confidence in your ability to... err... care for that lovely machine is just shot to pieces. I feel terrible having to do this, you know, but you'd better pass me the keys, there's a good fella...

**discotex** · 24th December 2007, 17:28

Originally Posted by Jim2

There's something not right about this thread, almost as if someone was praising a bike shop.

I wonder if I stepped into a parallel universe when I left the toilet cubicle earlier?

You're in the antiverse.

I found every shop I dealt with when shopping for my bike great. Might have been something to do with being a cash buyer... Maybe the ever increasing number of bikers out there means they're realising good service brings in $$.

The boys next door sorted my 1000km service out on Friday while I had breakfast and nosied around Cycletreads. Very happy to have that out of the way before xmas.

**vifferman** · 24th December 2007, 17:34

OK - while we're in the AntiverseZone - I'd like to put in a plug for Motomail. I visted there twice (two (2) times) recently, and the service was exemplary.

And entertaining!
And helpful!
Thanks for my new jacket!
WOOHOO and all that!