That's the bit I don't get. You very rarely get "pro's" in dealer shops. Those places are all about making money and sod the bike. Well that's my experience anyway.

Surely you could get your bike over to Woking for the next service. I don't bang on about Kev for nothing. He is the best. I'll bet my bike on it!!!

They've just called me back (doubt I would have heard from them untill five to closing if I hadn't called) it is fixed... apparently... and it was NOT the flashy aftermarket bright bulb I put in there (a day of suprises... not!). Like I told 'em when I dropped it off, it was a broken wire (they also found some corroded wiring which they have replaced) at the front.

They tell me that they're far too busy to drop my bike in central London and pick up their 125 and the prospect of having to ride that heap back to West London is leaving me in a state of deep depression. I don't know what club footed mongoloid has been riding that thing but I'm having to change gears with the heal of my foot. The rev's keep disappearing... normally while I have a taxi in a hurry right behind me and to be quite frank I find riding with my knees in front of my line of sight quite off putting!

I need a cup of tea! :crybaby:

I think a trip to your mate Kev may well be on the cards in 6000 miles.

You won't regret it, for sure.

Well I've got the XT back and all in working condition (lights and all!) after a somewhat harrowing rush hour ride across London on the scoot they'd lent me... I was nearly in tears by the time I got there so you can imagine my dismay when they tried to charge me for the work!!! The work, I might add, that should have been done on the Saturday what with a whole 12000 mile service going on and all that!!!!

My view was that �288 was quite enough to cover everything they'd done (I have an itemised list should anyone be interested) and if more labour was required, as they suggested, then I would suggest that they start working quicker. I also pointed out that wires on a 1 year old bike should not be considered a wear part and I would suspect in fact, that it is covered under the warrenty!

They're speaking to Yamaha and trying to put it through as warrenty work. They did add that although it took them two and a half hours they were only charging me for one hour because of the c0ck-up on Saturday... I thinks not, the cheeky bar stewards!!!!

Bike dealers are just full of it.

When I took my XTX to Infinity Motorcycles for it's 1st service they told me that they allocate 3 hours for the job. It was completed in 1.5 hours. I also noticed that the ticks on the check sheet didn't resemble the work that had been done. Plus, I had cleaned my bike the night before and they left oil running down the frame and loads of oil prints all over the bike.

They just showed me their true colours and I will never darken their door again. What a bunch of cowboys. :rant2: