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You mean paying for their premises, their staff, etc ?Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 4:52 pm
They charge 70 - 90 per hour. The mechanic gets 20 of that. The garage is raping you for the rest.
That's not my problem. If you go to a fancy showroom, you pay a lot more than a smaller garage. Your choice.
That's why mobile mechanics used to be cheaper still, but you cant say a main dealers is a rip off as such. Bigger places with bigger workshops and more staff means more overheads. When I worked at a (car) dealership, you were also expected to carry £xxxxx in parts stock and merch etc. Also worth noting that on modern vehicles the dealer plugs in the OBD port and there can be software updates to come through. You wont get that at Bobs Bikes under the arches!Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:20 pmThat's not my problem. If you go to a fancy showroom, you pay a lot more than a smaller garage. Your choice.
Or buy new bikes as all the dealers have closed down because no one uses them. Or have new technology developed as there's no manufacturers left either, etc etc.Taipan wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:29 pmThat's why mobile mechanics used to be cheaper still, but you cant say a main dealers is a rip off as such. Bigger places with bigger workshops and more staff means more overheads. When I worked at a (car) dealership, you were also expected to carry £xxxxx in parts stock and merch etc. Also worth noting that on modern vehicles the dealer plugs in the OBD port and there can be software updates to come through. You wont get that at Bobs Bikes under the arches!
If the dealers didn't charge so much, they'd survive. They don't need a 5* showroom.weeksy wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:34 pmOr buy new bikes as all the dealers have closed down because no one uses them. Or have new technology developed as there's no manufacturers left either, etc etc.Taipan wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:29 pmThat's why mobile mechanics used to be cheaper still, but you cant say a main dealers is a rip off as such. Bigger places with bigger workshops and more staff means more overheads. When I worked at a (car) dealership, you were also expected to carry £xxxxx in parts stock and merch etc. Also worth noting that on modern vehicles the dealer plugs in the OBD port and there can be software updates to come through. You wont get that at Bobs Bikes under the arches!Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:20 pm
That's not my problem. If you go to a fancy showroom, you pay a lot more than a smaller garage. Your choice.
Well we're clearly not going to agree, so left move on..Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:35 pmIf the dealers didn't charge so much, they'd survive. They don't need a 5* showroom.weeksy wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:34 pmOr buy new bikes as all the dealers have closed down because no one uses them. Or have new technology developed as there's no manufacturers left either, etc etc.Taipan wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:29 pm
That's why mobile mechanics used to be cheaper still, but you cant say a main dealers is a rip off as such. Bigger places with bigger workshops and more staff means more overheads. When I worked at a (car) dealership, you were also expected to carry £xxxxx in parts stock and merch etc. Also worth noting that on modern vehicles the dealer plugs in the OBD port and there can be software updates to come through. You wont get that at Bobs Bikes under the arches!
The badger was right then.Dodgy knees wrote: Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:09 pm Put the best part of 200 miles on it today. Dry in the sun but where the sun don't shine, care required. Got home and pillion seat and jacket once again covered in shit. That's with the box on.
There's a gap between seat and rack/box and spray is coming through. Got to think of something to block this up, maybe a piece of plastic/perspex to fill gap cabled tied to rack. Not great for a new bike.
I have had a few bikes with tidys on and never had it as bad as this. Problem being the short arse end of these bikes, along with yamaha official tail tidy. Cracking bike though.
Any ideas appreciated.
Fit the standard back end on again?Dodgy knees wrote: Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:09 pm Put the best part of 200 miles on it today. Dry in the sun but where the sun don't shine, care required. Got home and pillion seat and jacket once again covered in shit. That's with the box on.
There's a gap between seat and rack/box and spray is coming through. Got to think of something to block this up, maybe a piece of plastic/perspex to fill gap cabled tied to rack. Not great for a new bike.
I have had a few bikes with tidys on and never had it as bad as this. Problem being the short arse end of these bikes, along with yamaha official tail tidy. Cracking bike though.
Any ideas appreciated.
Was that the rear light? Was that sorted?tricol wrote: Wed Nov 17, 2021 3:11 pm Yea, can't complain too much other than a stinking dealer experience with a warranty issue.
