what a shit day

Keen · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Karma :

I'm talking about yesterday, which was supposed to be one of the best days ever cos I finally got my bike back.

In case you don't know already its been in a garage for ages waiting for a front brake master cylinder cos they said they couldn't get hold of one. Eventually I had a look myself- spent 20 minutes on the internet and the phone and found one about 15 miles away in the main Cagiva dealer for the North East (they didn't try there????).

I had an exam yesterday afternoon which makes it a shit day straight away, but I had my bike to look forward to after that Very Happy

. I picked it up went for a ride to the petrol station (not the closer one in town the one on the A road Very Happy

) and it cut out about 2 miles from my house. I opened the throttle and it just started spluttering and died meaning the car behind nearly hit me. So I had to push it home- and I should have expected it but it started to rain Crying or Very sad

To make things worse a group of boy racers in a tarted up Nova slowed down and wound down the windows just to laugh at me getting soaked Evil or Very Mad

The garage has had my bike for ages and it doesn't even fucking run. It's got a couple of marks and a very small tear in the seat that wasn't there before as well, but I didn't notice till I got home. They only realised when they put the master cylinder on that the front brake light switch is missing, so I have to make sure I use the back brake when braking to show the light until the one I ordered arrives. Then I realised this morning that they've put the rear brake back together wrong so the pedal catches and the light doesn't go off unless you put your foot under the pedal and pull it back up. It takes the piss- its going back there this afternoon.

AAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Evil or Very Mad

M1ke · Ped Boi Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Karma :

Sorry to hear about your troubles mate Sad

sounds like they dont know what they are doing!

It sounds to me like the spark plug needs replacing? My scooter (maybe a bit different but possibly similar case) was fine until you opened up the throttle fully which was when it started spluttering. Do you have trouble starting the bike? if it will start at all.

Either way the garage sounds crap! isnt there another one near you that you can use in the future? Confused

Keen · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Karma :

there's no garages as close, but don't worry I'm not going back there again.

My Dad said it might be the spark plug but getting at it involves near enough stripping the bike. I'd rather have them do it on principle cos they were paid to service it as well, so they should of checked the spark plug in the first place.

MaRTiN · Nova Slayer Joined: 25 Jun 2002 Karma :

Bad luck mate, a similar thing happened to me on my old NSR, turned out spark plug was gone. But it happened to me on my 17th birthday and it was raining
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MaRTiN · Nova Slayer Joined: 25 Jun 2002 Karma :

Bad luck mate, a similar thing happened to me on my old NSR, turned out spark plug was gone. But it happened to me on my 17th birthday and it was raining
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Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

a couple of things, but first off,
martin - you keep on double posting. are you double clicking on the submit button, because i think this will cause a double post.

secondly, it could be spark plug, it could be carb. on my 50 one day it wouldn't rev above 4000 rpm without cutting out, and then it just wouldn;t start. the carb was blocked with some rust from the fuel tank, so i had it stripped and cleaned and an inline filter fitted for 30 quid, which is reasonable.

as for going back to the garage, at least go back there to get the work they cocked up corrected and maybe some compensation for the ripped seat, they cant charge you to correct ehat they fucked up. if they refuse, tell them you'll write a letter to mcn on RiDE about them. RiDE love to bitch about shit garages.

TJ NSR · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

hope u get it sorted i no uve been waitin for ur bike for time, get it sorted or go to the trading standards and complain about the dealer if ur not happy...

tj

G1_ · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 May 2002 Karma :

sorry about the troubles, y is it when something bad happens it always rains to top it off (must be a brittish thing Laughing

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Doddmaster · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Its

The Curse of the Forum!!! Exclamation

curryhead · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Karma :

id be pissed off at that. i took my bike to dobles in coulsdon and it came out with bent steering. i took it back after i got half a mile down the road. they fixed it then i rode off again and my speedo didnt work
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