Would you trust a dealership?

[McDuck]

Go sell some ice cream.

Lol

[Robert Taylor]

I don't "choose" my customers. I occasionally "choose" what job I am prepared to get involved in.

"Pick the cream off the top"?????? You have no idea.

Go sell some ice cream.

AND good motorcycle mechanics are notoriously underpaid, plus by and large the trade cannot afford to pay them more.

[dipshit]

Its just the opposite. Its because I don't have deep pockets that when I take my bike in for repair I want the best job possible. The top quality job is the cheapest in the long run.

That is so true.

It even pisses me off when a mechanic has done a rushed half ass job when i wouldn't have minded at all paying for a bit more of his time to do the job properly. It is better value for money in the long run.

[Sparky Bills]

AND good motorcycle mechanics are notoriously underpaid, plus by and large the trade cannot afford to pay them more.

Same with Parts people.....

[Robert Taylor]

Same with Parts people.....

Demonsrably good parts people likeyourself yes, those too lazy to get out of their own way no.

[Shaun P]

I am Moto-Dynamix YOu who ever you are, ( Any customer) will never recieve YOUR bike back incomplete or Not 100% finished.

I know what it is like to Die from poor quality workman ship

PS, have any one that has replied to the first post, actually read every one elses posts, or just posted?

What are your actual qualifications with respect to motorcycle mechanics/suspension? if you dont mind me asking..

[Shaun]

What are your actual qualifications with respect to motorcycle mechanics/suspension? if you dont mind me asking..

I am a NO BODY NOTHING who has built his own bikes for over 20 years now, these bikes have WON at the Isle of Man tt and a hell of a lot of NZ champioships

RE Suspension, ASK Robert T from CKT who i am and what I can do there

[Pixie]

I am Moto-Dynamix YOu who ever you are, ( Any customer) will never recieve YOUR bike back incomplete or Not 100% finished.

I know what it is like to Die from poor quality workman ship

My condolences to your next of kin,Shaun.

And commendations for sticking with it in spite of the death thing.

Do you find general decomposition affects your performance at work?

[imdying]

What are your actual qualifications with respect to motorcycle mechanics/suspension? if you dont mind me asking..

The Real World School Of Hard Knocks Shaun Harris, further proof that not everything can be learnt from a book

[Shaun]

Ha BLA D ha to both the above, cheers team

[Pussy]

That is so true.

It even pisses me off when a mechanic has done a rushed half ass job when i wouldn't have minded at all paying for a bit more of his time to do the job properly. It is better value for money in the long run.

It's a WHOLE lot cheaper!

[P38]

Well they're not called Stealerships for nothing.

[gwigs]

I had a customer bring his bike in to sort out a mid range flat spot. When I took it for a ride the first thing I noticed was the front brakes were fucked. I said "Mate, your front brakes are fucked". He said "Yeah, I was playing round with them on the weekend and they've been like that ever since". I said "Well, they'll need to be fixed". He said "Nah, I'm just worried about the flat spot".

I told him to take it away.

Exactly the right thing to do Good on you.

[Robert Taylor]

Well they're not called Stealerships for nothing.

If many of these so called ''stealerships'' actually turned a reasonable rather than a meager profit then Id hate to think what theyd then be labelled. Since time immemorial this same tag has been applied to motorcycle dealers and largely its unjustified. Especially given that those applying the labels most always have no idea of day to day running costs etc.

[Viscount Montgomery]

It's the lousy dishonest scamming that goes on in the workshop part of these 'dealers' that fucks everyone off. Pimply mechanics sitting your bike on a stand and slowly pissing around all day at fucken $65 -$70 an hour is what I'm talking about.

The common theme seems to be "We can't make big profits behind the counter, so we're justified in shitting on any Joe Clueless public who wants mechanical work done". Some of these outfits wouldn't think twice about charging 4 hours for 2 real hours worked...

Ive NO DOUBT that hours charged doing actual constructive work compared to total hours charged is the biggest croc of shit going. Includes lots of panel-beaters, car mechanics, engineers etc etc..

Anyone naive enough to think that there aren't heaps of dodgy arseholes out there blatantly ripping/rogueing you is living in some cozy warm-fuzzy fantasy land. All this whining, violin playing shyte about not making big profits gets no effin sympathy from me