What bike?

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

What Potter said is true, old bikes that don't get used regularly can be an utter pain, in some ways you're better off with a high mileage bike that's been ridden, nothing seizes up, and if it does it gets fixed.

[weeksy]

What Potter said is true, old bikes that don't get used regularly can be an utter pain, in some ways you're better off with a high mileage bike that's been ridden, nothing seizes up, and if it does it gets fixed.

Or a nice modern one that just works

[KungFooBob]

Or a nice modern one that just works

Where's the fun in that?

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

What Potter said is true, old bikes that don't get used regularly can be an utter pain, in some ways you're better off with a high mileage bike that's been ridden, nothing seizes up, and if it does it gets fixed.

Or a nice modern one that just works

If someone were to make a new bike I wanted to buy them I'd buy one, but with what's currently available new I feel like I'd be buying a new bike just to say I've got a new bike, though nothing has grabbed me like that since the 1998 R1

[weeksy]

Or a nice modern one that just works

Where's the fun in that?

1. It arrives
2. It goes and stops when you want it to

Where's the fun in getting frustrated because the bike you want isn't here because it's broken before it even arrived

[KungFooBob]

I'm knew it was broken, that doesn't frustrate me. The time it's taken for the parts and the coms from the dealer frustrate me.

Dealers can be frustrating, even on brand new bikes

I almost hope it has some small issues, because I like tinkering in the garage.

[KungFooBob]

I almost hope it has some small issues, because I like tinkering in the garage.

So tell them knock a couple of hundred quid off and you'll take it as-is, now ?

Give them an excuse to sell it as spare and repairs without 3 months warranty?

[Taipan]

The thing is, the bike itself is immaculate. It's probably in better (cosmetic) condition than when it left the factory.

They seem to be going out of their way to find problems with it to fix. Normally a dealer would punt it out and hope for the best that you wouldn't bring it back.

It's nice that they're replacing all the calliper seals, but I've owned loads of old shitter and they've never needed them.

A private one in the same colours has just been listed on Friendface for £2k less, but it's got double the miles and looks well worn (missing decals, etc..).

I'm certainly not going to transfer the funds until I've seen it in the flesh running... without fluids pissing out of it.

I still think you should wait it out. You wanted one of these and this was the best you found. Once you've finally got it home, the wait will soon be a distant memory and you've years ahead with it.

[KungFooBob]

Well the fuckers said on Friday that all the parts were in and it was next on the ramp.

Heard nothing this week so far.

If they've not rung by Friday I'm buying a convertible and a comfort seat for the Enfield.

[weeksy]

Well the fuckers said on Friday that all the parts were in and it was next on the ramp.

Heard nothing this week so far.

If they've not rung by Friday I'm buying a convertible and a comfort seat for the Enfield.

I'm impressed with your levels of patience fella... you're a better man than I

[KungFooBob]

I told them I was pulling out and wanted my desposit back last Friday.

That's when they suddenly discovered the parts hard arrived and it was next on the workshop ramp after a Harley.

[weeksy]

I told them I was pulling out and wanted my desposit back last Friday.

That's when they suddenly discovered the parts hard arrived and it was next on the workshop ramp after a Harley.

They may still be trying to lift the Harley off the ramp

[KungFooBob]

They may still be trying to lift the Harley off the ramp

Probably right.

He suggested that I might look at an alternative bike, I told them I had to wait four weeks before they even looked at the GSXR, he said they'd push a different bike to the front of the queue for me. Bastards, that's probably why I had to wait four weeks to start with, people jumping the queue!

[weeksy]

They may still be trying to lift the Harley off the ramp

Probably right.

He suggested that I might look at an alternative bike, I told them I had to wait four weeks before they even looked at the GSXR, he said they'd push a different bike to the front of the queue for me. Bastards, that's probably why I had to wait four weeks to start with, people jumping the queue!

The more you say, the less inclined i'd be to deal with them in the first place. I am not having a massive amount of confidence in you having a happy life with this even if it comes off mate. Slightly cruel maybe ... but it's not what a new bike should feel like to me.

[KungFooBob]

I know what you're saying.

I think some of it is just comms.

It's not their fault they had difficulty getting Suzuki parts. I'd have gone 3rd party, but they seem to insist on the proper Suzuki bits, fair enough. It's the fact that I have to chase them for the info and then they contradict themselves depending who you talk too that I'm finding frustrating.

I bet if I ring them today they'll tell me it's all done and I'm due to collect it on Thursday.

[weeksy]

I bet if I ring them today they'll tell me it's all done and I'm due to collect it on Thursday.

I'm guessing we'll find out the answer to that in about an hour

[Supermofo]

The issue here and in the cases of matey with the Ducati deposit and the Trumpet warranty job is comms. Seems dealers are shit at talking to people and what's going on.

If the shop called you a couple of times a week saying, really sorry but we are waiting on X or Y but we've not forgotten you etc, you'd probably be completely fine with it. Odd that's it's so hard for them to do.

[weeksy]

The issue here and in the cases of matey with the Ducati deposit and the Trumpet warranty job is comms. Seems dealers are shit at talking to people and what's going on.

by some, you mean MOST... I get they're busy of course, but dealers could do SO much more... it seems most are full of techies/staff/sales people, whereas someone needs to employ a customer relations person, who's only job is not to sell, to buy, to order, to fix, just to speak to customers and make/keep them happy with updates on parts/bikes/kit etc.... Even if the update is "still nothing to see here, waiting for ..... " That's all we as customers want, updates to where we are.

[KungFooBob]

Basically, they're really not arsed about selling it.

Yeah, but he tried everything to stop me pulling out of the sale.

[Taipan]

Are they local? Pop in if they are, and actually see where the bike is. If its still languishing in the corner, untouched, and they can't show you the parts for it, then you have your answer.