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 Posted: 20:50 - 13 Feb 2007  Post subject: DK Motorcycles and my new GSXR400 |
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Got my GSXR400 now as it came the other day. I know DK have a bad reputation on these forums and some others but they have been really cool and things went well.
On to the bike.... Now, there are/were some problems with it and it wasnt exactly advertised correctly but this was actually a good thing for me. The bike needed a bit of a clean and needs some new spark plugs or just a clean of the old ones. Just waiting to get a spanner that will actually fit  . As for how the bike was advertised on Ebay it said it had done 50k KM or 30k Miles. However, after looking through all the previous MOT/Service and parts bought for the bike it seems a new engine was put in not so long ago meaning the bike has actually only done about 14-15k miles which is ace. There should be lots of life in her yet  . Just need a damn spark plug spanner that fits.
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| Posted: 21:01 - 13 Feb 2007 Post subject: |
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| Shaun wrote: | You know their rep and still got a bike from them, not the most highly of educated people really are you. |
I wasnt aware of their reputation until after I had won the bid on ebay and I posted on here. So looking back if i had known I probably wouldnt have gone through with the bid. Im just saying considering DK's reputation everything went well.
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| Posted: 22:11 - 13 Feb 2007 Post subject: Re: DK Motorcycles and my new GSXR400 |
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| babyyam wrote: | | Matt06 wrote: | Got my GSXR400 now as it came the other day. I know DK have a bad reputation on these forums and some others but they have been really cool and things went well. |
| Matt06 wrote: | On to the bike.... Now, there are/were some problems with it and it wasnt exactly advertised correctly |
Glad you're happy with your new bike and wish you well with it, but still
Out of interest care to elaborate how it differed from the as advertised and what problems it had? |
It wasnt advertised on ebay with the correct mileage because It has had a new engine or it didnt say it had the engine at least. Not sure if you are supposed to change the mileage if the engine has been changed. As for the problems with it, nothing major its just needed new oil/spark plugs and battery.
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| Posted: 22:26 - 13 Feb 2007 Post subject: |
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So its got 30k on the clock
14k on the currant motor
so the old one went at 16k..
enjoy your 2000miles of riding 
Na just joking i'm sure it will be fine. DK do seem to have made a few dodgy deals in the past, but I'm sure everything they sell isn't f*cked, otherwise they'd have been shut down by now......wouldn't they ??
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| Posted: 23:02 - 13 Feb 2007 Post subject: |
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| Al wrote: | So its got 30k on the clock
14k on the currant motor
so the old one went at 16k..
enjoy your 2000miles of riding
Na just joking i'm sure it will be fine. DK do seem to have made a few dodgy deals in the past, but I'm sure everything they sell isn't f*cked, otherwise they'd have been shut down by now......wouldn't they ?? |
Yeah, thats what I thought. If they sell something like 5000 bikes a year then they cant always get it right. However, you could argue that some of their 'dodgy' deals should have never happened anyway, 5000 bikes or 50.
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| Posted: 01:47 - 14 Feb 2007 Post subject: |
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Its got 30k on it total
gets to 28k or so and the motor pops
it was replaced with a16,000 mile old used unit from another bike
Id stake my bike on it thats what happened, especially as the swap happened "not so long ago".
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| Posted: 03:05 - 14 Feb 2007 Post subject: |
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| Phil_G wrote: | or
Its got 30k on it total
gets to 28k or so and the motor pops
it was replaced with a16,000 mile old used unit from another bike
Id stake my bike on it thats what happened, especially as the swap happened "not so long ago". |
According to the documents I have, An engine with 8K km on it was put in when the 1st engine had 35k km on it. Now seening as the clock on the bike reads 50k km I worked that out as about 14-15k Miles on the current engine.
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I've been put off from ever venturing into DK, but what strikes me is that all the bike magazines get their secondhand testers from DK 90% of the time.
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Maybe they are easiest to get bikes off. It's also lots of publicity because they insist on putting massive stickers on their bikes.
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| fuzz wrote: | I've been put off from ever venturing into DK, |
Don't be. If it's not to far from you or on the way to somewhere for you it's a great place to visit. Very few other places where you can browse such a huge variety of bikes, sit on them and test for comfort & feel etc, even ride them if you're willing to hand over a £10.
I can happily spend a couple of hours in there sitting on stuff, getting the sales guys to pull bikes out for me to be able to get to, stroking the shiny ones etc etc etc. We go down maybe 3-4 times a year just to see what they've got in and play on their stock.
Then there's helmets, gloves, jackets and pants to try on, and a quick pop into the offroad bit to see what's in there. Spot of lunch from the burger wagon outside, maybe a cup of tea, very pleasant way to while away a boring Saturday afternoon.
If we find a bike there that we like, we then go home and find one to buy from somewhere else. 
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and my last 3 brand new bikes are from DK who I find miles better than any other dealer in this area. I know of at least 10 other bikers who brought new from DK and are very happy.
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