I'm annoyed...

[mstriumph]

just heard from the garage re the progress on my bent bike

"coupla weeks for the Painter" says he

"how come PAINTER says i ......"

"tank" says he

"but there were only a coupla teensy weensy marks on the tank" says i
" i told you, don't bother about that, they'll POLISH out ......"

"the Assessor says go ahead and repaint it" says he .......

two MORE weeks without my bike for something that REALLY didn't need doing at a cost that could easily have been avoided ----

it's madness, i tell you - MADNESS!!! - no WONDER insurance is so expensive!!

ok - i'm over it

as you were

[EnzoYug]

The shop hasn't even STARTED repairs on my bike. Worse yet - I think it's been sitting out in their yard, rain and shine... grrr!

Oh well, that's the industry for you. Hey - how about we start our own workshop, give prompt - well priced and friendly service and go above and beyond for our customers?

We'll go out of business in a month but it'll be fun.

Hope it stays sunny for a bit yet... (you might be able to just 'sign off' for the bike and they'll give it back straight away. you get bike, they get paid I presume...)

[mstriumph]

and wat's this bizzo about 'welding' the bikini fairing back together?

i thought the fairing was plastic
- it's well bent/torn ---- i thought they'd just rip it off and fit a replacement?

or am i just waaaaaay out of touch?

[007XX]

and wat's this bizzo about 'welding' the bikini fairing back together?

i thought the fairing was plastic
- it's well bent/torn ---- i thought they'd just rip it off and fit a replacement?

or am i just waaaaaay out of touch?

I can tell someone needs a great big ....C'mere, I don't bite...promise!

seriously though, I can only sympathise with you. There are times when I wonder to myself if I wouldn't be better off havign savings accounts for the "what ifs", instead of going through the insurance bullcrap.

[madbikeboy]

I can tell someone needs a great big ....C'mere, I don't bite...promise!

seriously though, I can only sympathise with you. There are times when I wonder to myself if I wouldn't be better off havign savings accounts for the "what ifs", instead of going through the insurance bullcrap.

Hey 007XX,

I often wonder that too. I have a mate who owns about 5 cars and he has a BMW R1200 thingee and a Buell. He dropped the BMW, cost him about $4000 to repair it - but if you consider that he's ridden without incident for 20 years...

But, I recall a schoolgirl who rear ended a new Testarossa in Newmarket in 1990 - she's still paying the Ferrari off at $10 per week. In that case, $500 for insurance isn't so bad...

[madbikeboy]

Yep that's the bit right there that keeps me insured.
2x minor bins last year with a repair bill that would've set me back about $18000 if I wasn't insured

Full set of fairings for the gixer - moonbeans... And Classic Cover have been good to deal with - $580 per year. I've had a few bikes insured with them, and they've been very patient with my paying bills late a couple of times (contractor, so sometimes it's a long time between submitting an invoice, and in some cases, you never get paid)...

Plus, knowing my luck I'll scratch a bentley or a maybach or sumtin...

[Scorpygirl]

Breathe, breathe.......ahhhhhhhh!!! Two weeks....bugger!!!! Do you think the biker gods are angry with you at the mo!!!

[Renegade]

just hope it comes back with a correct colour match, im still dark about mine, its more mustard than mango!!!!

[crazefox]

just hope it comes back with a correct colour match, im still dark about mine, its more mustard than mango!!!!

Who painted it mate.Should of come to crazefox

[mstriumph]

The Assessor has just phoned me direct

it doesn't seem as though the garage passed my remarks about the tank on to him

Breathe, breathe.......ahhhhhhhh!!!

s'funny - that's wat SPman keeps saying every time the repairs subject comes up and i start grinding my teeth and looking around for breakables

and Renegade, perLEASE don't give me anything else to worry about


*wanders off, chewing nails .......... and spitting tacks *

[Livvy]

Ughhh, I know how you feel... My bike's in the shop too and just waiting around... It's not fair.

What colour is your bike? Well, is it custom painted or not?

[007XX]

Hey 007XX,

I often wonder that too. I have a mate who owns about 5 cars and he has a BMW R1200 thingee and a Buell. He dropped the BMW, cost him about $4000 to repair it - but if you consider that he's ridden without incident for 20 years...

But, I recall a schoolgirl who rear ended a new Testarossa in Newmarket in 1990 - she's still paying the Ferrari off at $10 per week. In that case, $500 for insurance isn't so bad...

Yes, well that is a very good point...what pisses me off though, is how heavily insurances play on that.

I guess it's a matter of whether you're a gambling person or not!

[Ocean1]

Yes, well that is a very good point...what pisses me off though, is how heavily insurances play on that.

Standard conversation I have with my insurers. "Why yes, I am worried about third party liabilities, thank you for reminding me, show me your third party, F & T policy." The conversation invariably goes downhill thereafter.

[deanohit]

and wat's this bizzo about 'welding' the bikini fairing back together?

i thought the fairing was plastic
- it's well bent/torn ---- i thought they'd just rip it off and fit a replacement?

or am i just waaaaaay out of touch?

It's being plastic welded. A heat gun and plastic rods are used for it.
They would have been better to chuck a new fairing on and leave the tank if you were happy with it.

[007XX]

Standard conversation I have with my insurers. "Why yes, I am worried about third party liabilities, thank you for reminding me, show me your third party, F & T policy." The conversation invariably goes downhill thereafter.

Gee...fancy that!