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Posted: 00:20 - 14 Apr 2018 Post subject: Buyer Beware. |
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So, I purchased my ER6F a little while ago from Millenium Motorcycles. It's had two services up till now and everything appeared fine with the bike until fairly recently.
About a month ago the headlight fuse blew, I replaced it and never really thought much of it. Then a few weeks later it blew again. I did think it was a bit strange at the time but thought it was possibly a bad fuse .
Got a couple more which blew immediately, so with it being under warranty I booked it back in to millenium (their incorrect spelling, not mine btw) as I suspected it was either a loose wire or possibly a rectifier issue.
Anyway, I waited around whill the mechanic checked it over and when I saw him wheeling my bike back out I walked over to chat with him and see what the problem had been.
His first words to me were "have you had any work done on the bike?" With a rather concerned look on his face. Told him no work has been carried out as such, just two services and a new brake pedal.
He still had his concerned face on when he asked where I'd bought the bike from. From here I said and showed him my log book.
He then looked even more unhappy and explained to me that the wiring loom was not in the correct position and had been chaffing on the underside of the petrol tank and he could see marks on it where it had been arcing. He was obviously not a happy bunny that this had not been picked up on in the pre-delivery inspection checks.
Fair play to the mechanic for being straight up and from his demeanour, I think someone's in for a right bollocking.
Just thought I'd share the tale incase anyone's planning to buy a bike from them in future. ____________________ There ain't no devil, there's just god when he's drunk.
2012: R125 killed by white van. 2016 R125 killed by 30,000 miles of redline. Current: 2016 Kawasaki ER6f.
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Posted: 00:28 - 14 Apr 2018 Post subject: |
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Do they have a lot of things like this reported then?
Are you being told that you will have to pay to have it rectified? ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Posted: 00:34 - 14 Apr 2018 Post subject: |
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I rather suspect that no one will get bollocked at the dealer, as on a PDI, ime, you don't remove parts from the newly delivered bike to inspect things like the loom. Sounds like a factory problem to me. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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But how would they have known the loom was in the wrong place? Did either of the services require removal of the fuel tank? I think I would be right in saying that the fuel tank would not be one of the parts that would need fitting on removal from the delivery crate in which the bike would have been imported. I doubt checking the loom or its routing would be on the PDI checklist. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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A first service isn't much more than kick the tyres (figuratively speaking). Can't think why the fuel tank would be removed on a second service either, but I suppose it's possible. But it isn't the kind of thing that would be picked up on a PDI for the reason I've given. assuming everything functioned correctly. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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MCN wrote: | Is the air fliter changed at the second service?
You can see from the invoice. |
Hmm, "Air cleaner element - clean" is every 7,500 miles.
If Dave (must be new here) had bothered telling us newness, mileage, or what servicing had (ostensibly) been done, we'd know.
MCN wrote: | And to get to stuff under the tank on the erf6 is a fuckin dreadful job anyway. |
Which is why you'd pay a "professional" to do it right. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Damn, Kawasaki done spazzed it? Sad times, sad times. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Rogerborg wrote: | Damn, Kawasaki done spazzed it? Sad times, sad times. |
Shit happens. As long as it isn't a frequent occurrence. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 14 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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