Do we reckon this sort of thing happens with bikes too?

Adam_P · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Karma :

Anyone ever had this sort of thing happen to their bike?

Taken from another forum I frequent, poor bloke.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=350358&p=1

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tony532 · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 May 2004 Karma :

most probably.

i have picked my bike up before to find half a tank of petrol missing!.

it wasnt smashed to pieces though.

i have seen mechanics still in their overalls taking ferraris for top speed runs on the a34 bypass in wilmslow before now.

it's the only chance they will probably get of driving one.
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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Not a patch on that but my bike's been offroad for 25 days:

20 waiting for someone to pick it up from my house
5 waiting for someone to replace one of the oil filter cover studs that they have snapped, also they didn't change the oil/touch the sump plug

Pulled by police and told I had no insurance on the courtesy bike (Later proved wrong with producer, lots of fucking about)

A few days later was text by the mechanic saying that his insurance policy had ran out on the loan bike 5 hours AFTER it had expired (It expired at 5pm, I don't think I was riding it after that but if I did and crashed I would have had no insurance).

No apology given, bike now fixed though but having to hang onto the loan bike with no insurance in my back garden until it is picked up.

Andy C · Tree Seeking Missile Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Karma :

shame the video doesnt work. Yea that must happen with bikes aswell.
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0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

After i fitted the turbo engine to my astra estate the insurance wanted an engineers report. So i took it to the local garage to bunge them a few quid and get the mot mechanic to say he'd checked it over and it was all safe and legal.

They said leave it with them and they'll sort it when they get a spare 10 mins which was fair enough. I specifically told them not to drive it as i was still running the engine in. About an hour later someone came in the pub and told me my car had just flew past him (he was doing about 60) tyres smoking and torque steering all over the road. Mad

colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

i like the idea from the thread, of noting mileage before and after leaving a vehicle with mechanics.

in another thread, binge who works at kwik fit road tests a customers subaru

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Hi Dudes,

I'd be livid if I were that man. It was a rare kit car, and the mechanic was blatantly doing a Ferris Bueller.

I'd take them to the cleaners.

As a slight aside, I've noticed there is a bike forum on pistonheads, makes for interesting reading: Stuff like : I'm going to buy an R1 after I pass my DAS, I'm sure I'll be ok riding it because I've got a porsche boxter... Confused

{edit} Luckily its not a '98 R1 Wink

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sickpup · Old Timer Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

Yep it happens, I know I've done it. Even asked the customer first and they always say yes.

Had an 98 R1 in for a weekend to strip and export to Brazil. Got it on a friday and ragged the tits off it till the monday with the owners permission.

People soon complain when their pride and joy fails at a ton plus and also complain when the mechanic test rides their pride and joy, we cant win.

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Ah yes but did she hail mary? Wink

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fast_tzr · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Karma :

Just me thinking people are being a tad harsh here? Yeah I'd be pissed if it was me, and although the bloke was clearly thrashing the fuck out of it, all this "take the garage to the cleaners" and "make the owner of the garage sell his house to cover the expenses if he's not insured" seems a bit extreme. Everybody makes mistakes, I doubt the garage owner knew the mechanic was going to take it out and rag it, ruining his life over it just seems a bit mad.

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chrisw · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Karma :

Most garages are run by immoral morons, this one seems to be no different. They deserve everything they get. Karma

california_rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Karma :

That is pretty absurd. More disturbing, though, would be the random ad's in the middle of people's posts. Very grateful to not have to deal w/ that here. Thumbs Up

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Villers · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Karma :

Tis a bit of an unfortunate event. I can answer his first question 'where has my front wheel gone?' - easy its in the car with the spare!!

The photo for the crash area doesnt really give an idea of how far apart the two marks were, although at 110 Id expect a fair bit of distance with nothing in the way to stop it. I know I covered a fair amount of ground at 60 myself!

Theres a local story round here of a vauxhall dealer that allowed the mechanics to take a customers nearly new vectra to the chip shop and they completely wrapped it up. Fair enough its taking the piss, and I suppose you could say 'accidents do happen' but the first thing you would say to the customer is sorry, we will sort it out you dont have to worry about a thing. Not this lot, they offered to REPAIR IT lol. Errrr how about no fuck off!
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