Pick up new bike Saturday

[dar]

I still can't believe I bought it.

As always I was only passing the showroom and decided to pop in for a quick look.

It had nothing to do with the Yamaha roadshow parked up out front or the Bike Trader girls hanging around in hotpants

[dar]

Yet another plus point for the day...............

[Gazdaman]

I was gonna stick a "nice bike!" post up. And I was looking at the 7r!

Let us know what you think of the Sp-2, looks lovely.

Gaz

[greenmeanie]

NICE!!! how much that set you back if you dont mind me askin? enjoy it!
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Rh.

[Handsome]

AAAAANNNNNDDDD IIIII'MMMMMM SSSSPPPPEEEENNNNTTTT...
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Previous Bikes...Honda NSR 125 RR...Kawasaki Zephyr 550...Suzuki SV 1000 S...Yamaha FZ8...Current Bike...Suzuki GSX-R 750...

[dar]

Just over 4k for the Sp2.

Not a bad day out all in all

[yzf750r]

Not bad, not bad....

Love the guys face in the last pic to the left. His like 'WTF are you doing?'
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04 zx10r with mods - 187.4bhp at the wheel! :o

[Zen Dog]

[Wave2k]

Ahhhhh you made the right choice in selling that kawasaki heap, very very nice Sp2.
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Ducati 1299 Panigale
2009 Corvette C6 z51
RS125->CBR400->RXS100->GSXR750K2->Ducati749S->CBR600RR5->TL1000R->DRz400->RSVR1000->Honda VTR SP1->CBR400->GSXR1000K6->Honda H100->CBR600RR3->Ducati1299

[dar]

[sagalout]

Lovely looking bike.

Haslam look slike your ventriloquist dummy though lol

[dar]

Can not believe it The bike will not be ready until Tuesday now!!!

How pissed off am I!?

Apparently I was

'meant to phone them with the reg of my trade in before anything went any further!'

If someone had told me to do that don't they think I would have done it!? And why didn't they call me, like they said they would!

Also

'The SP needs to go through the workshop, then be MOT'd but they haven't had anyone in the workshop until today due to other commitments!'

Told me they went on a track day Monday and sent their technicians on a Yamaha training course for three days!!!

So now I have to take my Kawa over to them tomorrow for them to look at! Leave it there (because I cancelled my insurance as from midday) then wait three sunny days until Tuesday (when it's due to rain! ) then it's back to work Wednesday

Bugger bugger bar stewards bar stewards

[deanoet]

doesnt your new insurance cover you from mid-day tomorrow?
Does it allow you to ride other bikes third party?
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CBT Passed 18th July 2007 : Previous Bikes> CG125 : Current Bike> Hornet 600 : PASSED DAS 30th Oct 2007
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[dar]

[Ant]

i can only see your 7r in the pic (same as my old one!) give us a shout when you go for a ride, i'll join you, im only up the road!
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04 ZX10R ~

[deanoet]

[dar]

I took the 7R over this morning for them to look at, after finding out that the battery had gone flat over the past five months without use stuck in the garage!

I walked in the showroom only to find my SP hadn't even turned a wheel from where I left it last Saturday!

They took my bike in the garage and after around thirty mins they came out of the workshop and said there was a couple of things wrong with it:

1. Battery flat (I explained that the bike hadn't been seriously used in five months so with the alarm this should be expected!)

2. Slight grazes to the side fairing decals (which was there when I purchased the bike in January!)

They said the bike was price quoted on the description I gave last week and that these faults would reflect in the price. They mentioned 'misdescribed as great condition by yourself' when what I said was 'good' condition.

This all happened thirty mins before my insurance was due to end (at mid-day!). So the pressure was on

An argument ensued where I stated the fact that they said the SP would be ready today and asked why they hadn't contacted me with a progress report

This is when the main man started to really piss me off

'We did call you and we left a message.' Yeah yesterday after I'd called them first.

'What number did you use'

'Your mobile number!'

'That's funny, I only left you with my home number!!'

'But I was stood behind him when he made the call' 'Now do you want the bike or not, it doesn't bother me. I will be more than happy to give you your money back and roll your bike into the van and take you home if your that worried about your insurance!'

This is when I felt like telling him to stick the SP where the sun don't shine but his wife (or peacekeeper as I like to call her) cut in and calmed me down as he walked away.

'How much is this going to cost then?'

'£130 for the decals and £79 for the battery.'

I thought for a second...................looked at the SP................looked at the 7R....................looked at the SP and thought

'God that Honda looks nice'

and paid the money.

I then thought fook 'em, walked over to the SP and went over the bodywork with a microscope.

'The front fairing has a small crack in it where someone has overtightened the fastener..............I want it repaired! The front has stone chips in both the fairing and mud guard.............I want them touched up!!'

'Ok, we'll get it into the body shop on Tuesday, then get it through the workshop and then get it MOT'd.'

'When can I pick her up?'

'Towards the end of the week, when's best for you?'

'Any night or weekends'

'We'll be in touch!'

Yeah sure!!


Getting wound up just writing about it.

The GF (who followed me over) said tell 'em to stick it there's more than one SP out there! She said that she would have blown a gasket if it had been her and can't believe how calm I was.................................................if she only knew

I really must go and calm down now............................in hind sight it was a conundrum of errors......................just gotta look forward to picking her up next week sometime

[sagalout]

I'd have told them to stick it. Thing is, if anything goes wrong under warranty you just know its going to be a battle to get it sorted.

Then again I know what its like when you've fallen for a bike and you just <little britain voice>'want that one'

[dar]