Mt Eden Motorcycles - Not going there again

[Robert Taylor]

what ever costs less than $35 at cycletreads. eaaassssy

Yeah you can get cheap and nasty car oil from Supercheap as well. Your comparison doesnt stack up.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I find it of even more interest that so many in the industry blame the customers for problems within the industry

Who from the industry is doing that here regarding this sort of stuff?

[kwaka_crasher]

I find it interesting how so many who slag the industry etc etc on forums are not totally transparent who they are. If you are going to ''name and shame'' a dealer so blatantly then say exactly who you are and where you are from.

I'm genuinely interested as to why you would think that neccessary.

Like another post said the customer should have first gone to the manager of the said shop and asked him to clarify or put it right. Prior to pulling the pin on a KB hand grenade. I wonder how many on this forum who have engaged in this feeding frenzy would survive intense scrutiny of their own workplace performance????

This isn't intense scrutiny. It's an obvious swindle. Why haven't Mt Eden MC come in to clear up the lies? I'm sure someone would have alerted them to this. Could it be indefensible?

I would suggest that for any professional that it takes anywhere near 1½ hours to change a bike's oil, they should find a new profession.

[Headbanger]

I find it interesting how so many who slag the industry etc etc on forums are not totally transparent who they are. If you are going to ''name and shame'' a dealer so blatantly then say exactly who you are and where you are from.

Like another post said the customer should have first gone to the manager of the said shop and asked him to clarify or put it right. Prior to pulling the pin on a KB hand grenade. I wonder how many on this forum who have engaged in this feeding frenzy would survive intense scrutiny of their own workplace performance????

Bloody customer, How dare they not like what they got, Stomp them, STOMP THEM.

Next you will be wanting everyone to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

meanwhile, Back in the real world...........(Being the world not controlled by Robert Taylor, where people can pass on their experiences without being vilified by the industry, you know, vested interest and all that)

[Headbanger]

Who from the industry is doing that here regarding this sort of stuff?

Not about to name people, Its pretty obvious, Look in any thread where international purchases are mentioned.

Oh, and in this very thread.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Not about to name people, Its pretty obvious, Look in any thread where international purchases are mentioned.

Oh, and in this very thread.

That's not SO many people. It's normally one or two...and not all are from the industry

[Headbanger]

That's not SO many people. It's normally one or two...and not all are from the industry

Indeed, "So many" is perhaps a poor choice of words, But quite possibly an effective choice of words. Exaggeration works wonders when making a point.

I'll revise it to "A few"

[Slyer]

Well, personally I use diesel oil in bikes (four strokes, obviously), so it is the same price by definition.

Quiet Mr Dry Clutch

[Ixion]

No, I use it in wet clutch bikes also. Diesel oils do not contain the additives that cause bike clutches to slip.

[Ixion]

I would suggest that for any professional that it takes anywhere near 1½ hours to change a bike's oil, they should find a new profession.

I know of quite a number of car shops that have a flat rate charge for 'oil change and service'. Same $$ no matter what car. They go a bit over on some, amke it up on others.

There are also quite a few bikes that I would want more than an hour and a half to do an oil change. Some require fairing removal, some even require the headers to be removed. I also suspect that the 'oil change' is 'oil change and service' , which covers a few other (admittedly minor) points. Go over on some, recover on others.

[Swoop]

Look in any thread where international purchases are mentioned.

Does this mean that we are going to "take this thread international"???








Yup. Still funny after all this time.

[avgas]

No, I use it in wet clutch bikes also. Diesel oils do not contain the additives that cause bike clutches to slip.

+1 I find it the perfect thing to do a flush with. The detergents clean the clutch plates for you before you put something better in.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Motorcycle oil is generally more expensive than car oil - for some reason,.

Here's three: usually a motorbike has the crank, gearbox and clutch in the same oil, so it picks up a lot more crap than a car does.
motorbikes stress their oil more because typically they have a higher rev limit, higher horsepowers per litre, and less oil volume to absorb those loads
there are a lot less motorbikes around, so they produce less by volume so less economies of scale.

I would have thought a 1.5 hour labour charge would have been an incentive to learn how to do it yourself!!! turns out it doesnt even have an oil filter!

[HenryDorsetCase]

+1 I find it the perfect thing to do a flush with. The detergents clean the clutch plates for you before you put something better in.

seriously? or are you taking the piss?

[avgas]

Re: Target

I know of someone who was 'swindelled' by the so called 'Target watchdog' - was complete BS, and the added subtititles that were nothing about what he actually said (was my flatmate). It was the "under-age game sales" episode.
Notice I was not the only who found target was bullshit
http://www.grownups.co.nz/discuss/show/id/861

As for mechanics sniffing panties.....if they are hidden on your motorbike you have bigger issues to deal with then being ripped of by a mechanic.