yea actually my 3rd bike
1.) 2006 Katana 600
2.) 2008 CBR 600RR (Stolen)
3.) 2011 CBR 600RR (Not Stolen YET!)
and in my 2 years of riding I have about 9,000 miles so far.
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yea actually my 3rd bike
1.) 2006 Katana 600
2.) 2008 CBR 600RR (Stolen)
3.) 2011 CBR 600RR (Not Stolen YET!)
and in my 2 years of riding I have about 9,000 miles so far.
Get that thing seccurred. I've heard a number of stories of theft after dealer servicing....Quote:
Originally Posted by jcrawford
It is locked with the largest lock i could find it cost $130 at Cycles and seems to be a chain (or braided wire) wrapped with metal plating wrapped with plastic/rubberized material.
http://lockitt.com/onguardlocks/ongu...ed.htm#5024_25
that link also shows you the mark-up that Cycles128 has on them, I almost shit myself just now :(
It would be hard to get this lock off without making any noise.
Also for the 2011 I have a few theft solutions in place already.
What do you mean? As if the dealer may have something to do with the thefts?Quote:
Originally Posted by nt650hawk
Edit: there was useful information in this post, but I removed it to maintain confidentiality.
$130 for a chain?
you could've saved some cash and just got a Big Black Guy Named Ben
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6JJybtqNk8
not necessarily the dealer itself however being a tech i know we get all of a customers info on the repair order for your bike
ebooz and Danz,
thanks for the information.
About the chain see my link in the post and comment about how much markup there was :(
You sure thats the same one?Quote:
Originally Posted by jcrawford
If it is you got :owned:
But seriously though, I guess they can do that for the impulse buy when the customer has no idea what the going rate is for the product.
you still might want to consider a big black guy named ben
Yeah, I do all my own stuff but if I didn't I would def prefer someone take my bike for a ride to check it if I paid them to work on it. About 2 months ago a buddy of mine's good friend had a shop do some work on his bike.... they didn't test ride it (or apparently even look at it) because if they had they would have seen that when they put the rear wheel back on the pad ended up on the wrong side of the rotor.... so it was pad,pad,rotor,piston..... they had pushed the pistons down to give room to put it back together so it fit and spun, but when the guy went to brake it immediately twisted the piss out of the rear rotor, locked up and tossed him real nice.... lots of road-rash, totaled bike and scars later.... yeah, go 15 miles on my bike for all I care. Just don't mess it up haha.
yep that's the exact one and i was :owned:
I guess I will know better next time but it was buy a lock or leave the new one unsecured. I opted for the security and filling their wallet :)
Exactly....live and learn.Quote:
Originally Posted by jcrawford
my local dealer has a test ride loop that's just under 6 miles, it could be shorter, but the 6 mile loop is safer and all right turns
Scroll down to bottom of page, there is one with MSRP of $129.95 they are selling for $99. So you gave up $30, big deal, you got hosed worse on 600 mile service that consists of changing the oil and beating on your bike for 8.5 miles.Quote:
Originally Posted by jcrawford
:spit:Quote:
Originally Posted by snwbrdr435
I had a good friend back in the day buy a brand new TLR from them. Went to get the 600 mile svc done. They called him later in the day and said the tech totaled his bike on the test drive. Granted, shit happens but still sucked. He had just thrown on some cf yosh cans.
Hopefully the dealer had to replace the bike.Quote:
Originally Posted by #1 masshole
I forget what exactly happened afterwards but I know he wasn't happy with the outcome. They definitely did not replace the bike though.
that the common internet non wisdomQuote:
Originally Posted by jcrawford
600 mile service is a comprehensive inspection. usually uncommon problems, defects etc will rear their fugly face within the 1st 600 miles, 1st service requires competence to recognize irregular wear patterns before they become a problem
1st service by a competent mechanic takes 1-1½ hours if everything is done correctly, and most of the time it seems like a waste cause there are no problems
but I know theres a ton of peeps here that can do it in 10 minutes without making a mistake :outtie:
I have come across this set up several times. Usually, it is done by the owner, or by "a friend", and usually (but not always) on dirt bikes. Every time I have seen it, I am amazed that the rider is usually completely oblivious to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by yesterdayze
Remember "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and the Ferrari?
KawiSmurf does..
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Originally Posted by KawiSmurf
I bought my second bike from manchester,nh on a Wednesday...Friday they were doing my 600 mile. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by jcrawford
nice, i've had my kids all summer so my only riding time is from Lynn to Waltham and back once a day to go to work :(Quote:
Originally Posted by WordTooYoMamma
I will be riding tonight thru thursday night though, might try to make bike night tonight if I can find someone from the area here to ride with. I have no GPS and do not know the way.