CBR1kRR 08 CRASHED

[MentalFacility]

As some may know, about 2 weeks ago I got a new bike from Botany Honda after my old CBR was proven to burn oil (Piston rings were the issue).

Anyway, this morning I brought her in for the first service, and around 11am I got a call. At first I thought they are to tell me that the bike is ready for pick up , but instead Danny told me that she got herself in to a crashed.(((

While John (their senior mechanic) took her out for a test ride, to check if the service was done properly , some truck driver reversed in the bike. Luckily John managed to jump of the bike just in time, so he didn't get hurt.

This afternoon I came by to look at the damage. The front fairings and one of the mirrors have to be replaced, the exhoust cover is scratched, my Vertex right foot rest is scratched and the frame slider is a bit damaged.

Luckily they got all parts in place for the refitting from the bike that suffered oil issues. Truck driver took responsibility for the accident so now its all insurance games, I actually don’t have to do a thing, Botany Honda is sorting it all out.

It almost seems that that bloody bike is cursed. First oil, now this.... Anyway, everything should be alright... Shit happens, I actually feel sorry for Botany Honda stuff on this one, it was not their fault at all, but now they got to waste their time and energy to sort it all out.

Meanwhile I've been given a new CBR600RR to ride around.

[vifferman]

That's a bit crap!

It almost seems that that bloody bike is cursed.

Yeah, you get that sometimes, huh? I had a VFR750 like that once. It'd been crashed before I bought it, and it had another four crashes in my 'care'. No other bike before or since has been so naughty. I couldn't work out if it waqs cursed, or just lazy (liked lying down in the middle of the road...)
Anyway, best wishes - I hope it gets sorted to your satisfaction.

[Ixion]

Do not speak lightly or profanely of such things. We have had one cursed bike on these forums, and that is quite enough.

[cs363]

Bugger!
At least everyone is playing the game, which makes a nice change - hope you get it sorted and back quick and fingers crossed the curse has been banished

[discotex]

FFS man gotta hope this is the end of your troubles!

What are you thoughts on the 600 vs the blade? Excluding the power difference obviously.

Was eyeing up the demo blade at Cyclespot this afternoon

[madbikeboy]

Sorry to hear about your dramas. There are cursed bikes. Seriously.

[CookMySock]

Bike shops must be horribly embarrassed to mark a customers bike, whether its their fault or not.

Steve

[naphazoline]

aww...shit man.that's what i call BAD luck
hope it all works out for ya.

i'd be interested to know if the new blade suffers any oil issues,or if that was a one off.
they seem to be the pick of the litre sports bikes for 2008 in every review i seen to date.
might be a good upgrade for me in a year or two

[davebullet]

Good on Botany for at least giving you a decent bike in the meantime. Perform an exorcism on the bike when you get it back. Plenty of Mothers or Meguiars on the paint so the evil spirits slide right off if they pass your way on the road

[arj127]

I don't see why any bike shop should need to "testride" a motorcycle after an oil change!!!
I take note of the mileage on my bike when i drop it in for a service, they can do the work and stay the hell off it.

[discotex]

I expect a test ride as part of the scheduled services. I'm paying them to notice any funny shit going on before I do and/or make sure they haven't fucked anything up.

If that means they take it for a burn up the motorway and back that's fine by me. If it's 20km that's another story.

[Speedracer]

I don't see why any bike shop should need to "testride" a motorcycle after an oil change!!!
I take note of the mileage on my bike when i drop it in for a service, they can do the work and stay the hell off it.

Fair enough. Just let them know that.
IMHO test drives tell you a lot that you can't tell by looking at a bike.
Also if you can't trust them to drive it can you trust them to poke under the hood?

[roadracingoldfart]

I don't see why any bike shop should need to "testride" a motorcycle after an oil change!!!
I take note of the mileage on my bike when i drop it in for a service, they can do the work and stay the hell off it.

If a workshop is part of a group like MTA then there is an obligation to test a vehicle sometimes prior to but normally after work has been carried out. Our test route is just over 3.5 kms long.
The reason is to find faults. A vehicle in for a general sceduled service can sometimes be hiding a fault that only a trained tech can find or detect.
If a vehicle goes out of the workshop without an obvious fault being found because it was not tested , then if that fault causes an accident or mechanical malfunction the workshop is held responsible by the authorities.
If you do not want your vehicle test riden / driven then you must state that when you drop it off and you may be asked to sign a waiver to cover the workshop from liability if a problem occurs later.
I see more damage issues caused by customers taking a loan vehicle for a day than i do with techs damaging customers vehicles. Some techs may just want to thrash the latest and fastest i know , but its rare as the practice is not favoured by savvy managment and a thrasher cant help but brag about a good hoon so is soon caught out.

Paul.

[MentalFacility]

FFS man gotta hope this is the end of your troubles!

What are you thoughts on the 600 vs the blade? Excluding the power difference obviously.

Was eyeing up the demo blade at Cyclespot this afternoon

600 is cool and all, but blade is just head and sholders better in terms of overall experience.

[naphazoline]

....IMHO test drives........Also if you can't trust them to drive it can you trust them to poke under the hood?

that thar is down right cage talk
no bike mechanic is gonna DRIVE my bike

but seriously,i'd sooner they found something wrong while test riding out on the road then me.if they don't test it out,you would need a lot of faith in your mechanic