You couldn't make this up !!!

D3V!L

Sorry about the click bait title but you literally couldn't make this up !! One of my wifes bikes, a tiddly little Honda Grom, was dropped in for a service this morning and had just had two new tires from another place near by.

She gets a call from the shop saying the bike has a puncture, they're not fixing it and they wont assist her either moving it. She's going to go and plug the tire in their car park and get this, they'll pump it up if they have time !!! :mad:

What the holy f*ck happened to bikers looking out for one another these days !! I thought this shop was one of the good ones too.

GBX

D3V!L wrote: »

Sorry about the click bait title but you literally couldn't make this up !! One of my wifes bikes, a tiddly little Honda Grom, was dropped in for a service this morning and had just had two new tires from another place near by.

She gets a call from the shop saying the bike has a puncture, they're not fixing it and they wont assist her either moving it. She's going to go and plug the tire in their car park and get this, they'll pump it up if they have time !!! :mad:

What the holy f*ck happened to bikers looking out for one another these days !! I thought this shop was one of the good ones too.

That's terrible carry on!

arybvtcw0eolkf

Who are we dealing with (or not dealing with again) here?.

aido43

Name and shame

punisher5112

Some won't plug and as its a bike I actually think that is a good thing.

D3V!L

Sylvia Uninterested Mincemeat wrote: »

Who are we dealing with (or not dealing with again) here?.

A well known seller of the aforementioned motorbicycle within Ballymount

D3V!L

punisher5112 wrote: »

Some won't plug and as its a bike I actually think that is a good thing.

The plug it to get it down the road to cotters.

cantdecide

punisher5112 wrote: »

Some won't plug and as its a bike I actually think that is a good thing.

There's more than one way to plug a tyre. One way is an externally applied plug that will get you home and the other way is a permanent repair effected from the inside. I'd have no problem with a properly repaired puncture.

punisher5112

cantdecide wrote: »

There's more than one way to plug a tyre. One way is an externally applied plug that will get you home and the other way is a permanent repair effected from the inside. I'd have no problem with a properly repaired puncture.

I agree but some would motor on with just a crappy plug.

arybvtcw0eolkf

I've been plugging tires for years, I'm fooked if I'll pay something like €25 for shop to do it.

Feck that, plug and go.

D3V!L

Sylvia Uninterested Mincemeat wrote: »

I've been plugging tires for years, I'm fooked if I'll pay something like €25 for shop to do it.

Feck that, plug and go.

Exactly , my missus is quite good at it and we've done it to a couple of machines over the years. It's great for getting yourself out of a fix.

Max Headroom

punisher5112 wrote: »

I agree but some would motor on with just a crappy plug.

While others will get a new tyre fitted.....i call these people "new bikers"....:rolleyes:

punisher5112

Max Headroom wrote: »

While others will get a new tyre fitted.....i call these people "new bikers"....:rolleyes:

Hold on a second...

Not all punctures are repairable and as its a bike I take tyres very seriously always did.

If its a safe and repaired properly then I've no issues.

But I would guess some places are covering themselves or just looking for one to buy new it all depends.

Think of it this way...
You get a puncture its plugged but the plug fails and you crash and die in the crash then the road and bike are examined and its found it was a plug in a tyre that failed was an issue then the person or garage that carried out said repair are found to be contributing to the accident...

It can happen.

Cienciano

Ah, come on, what do you expect from there! I'd be more surprised if I got a good service! Having said that, I do like the shop inside for gear.

D3V!L

Just to clarify lads and ladies, this is M50 Honda I'm talking about.

They should stick to selling f*cking lawnmowers :mad:

Max Headroom

D3V!L wrote: »

Just to clarify lads and ladies, this is M50 Honda I'm talking about.

They should stick to selling f*cking sh1t cars :mad:

Fixed that there for ya.......ur welcome....:)

D3V!L

Some gentlemen in that place :rolleyes:

D3V!L

Oh this get better.....

After my missus plugged her own tyre outside in their car park. One of the mechanics brings the bike off for a test drive to make sure the service is done properly. This is on the bike that they told her they wouldn't plug the tyre on because its illegal and they can't do that.

JimmyMcGill

D3V!L wrote: »

Oh this get better.....

After my missus plugged her own tyre outside in their car park. One of the mechanics brings the bike off for a test drive to make sure the service is done properly. This is on the bike that they told her they wouldn't plug the tyre on because its illegal and they can't do that.

Their ass is covered. Take satisfaction from the fact the mechanic trusted her enough to do it properly and took it for a test drive.

BillyBobBS

Once had 6 plugs in a rear tyre when i worked as courier with no issues then again if i was riding a Zx10 around a track i might be worried with one.

Max Headroom

BillyBobBS wrote: »

Once had 6 plugs in a rear tyre when i worked as courier with no issues then again if i was riding a Zx10 around a track i might be worried with one.

I've gone through three tyres on my track bike, all with plugs..tbh the plugs lasted longer than the tyres....:P

Wonda-Boy

Would plug a back tyre all day long, would not plug a front tyre. Deffo get front patched....

arybvtcw0eolkf

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Would plug a back tyre all day long, would not plug a front tyre. Deffo get front patched....

Keep 'em up in the air :P

arybvtcw0eolkf

D3V!L wrote: »

Some gentlemen in that place :rolleyes:

Your missus has a lovely grom :cool: :P

Cienciano

D3V!L wrote: »

Just to clarify lads and ladies, this is M50 Honda I'm talking about.

They should stick to selling f*cking lawnmowers :mad:

Ah right, assumed bikeworld

erica74

D3V!L wrote: »

Just to clarify lads and ladies, this is M50 Honda I'm talking about.

They should stick to selling f*cking lawnmowers :mad:

I have had the unfortunate experience of buying 2 brand new bikes from them (I should have learned my lesson the first time) and each time they have fucked me over with regard to not wanting to make repairs UNDER WARRANTY to the 2 fucking lemons they sold me and one member of staff (who no longer works there) told lie after lie and another member of staff (who is still there) covered for him. I even got the men in suits from the head office involved and they just stopped returning my calls. Shower of arseholes. Wouldn't even buy a fucking lawnmower off them.

Max Headroom

erica74 wrote: »

I have had the unfortunate experience of buying 2 brand new bikes from them (I should have learned my lesson the first time) and each time they have fucked me over with regard to not wanting to make repairs UNDER WARRANTY to the 2 fucking lemons they sold me and one member of staff (who no longer works there) told lie after lie and another member of staff (who is still there) covered for him. I even got the men in suits from the head office involved and they just stopped returning my calls. Shower of arseholes. Wouldn't even buy a fucking lawnmower off them.

Do you kiss your children with that mouth.......:eek:

arybvtcw0eolkf

erica74 wrote: »

I have had the unfortunate experience of buying 2 brand new bikes from them (I should have learned my lesson the first time) and each time they have fucked me over with regard to not wanting to make repairs UNDER WARRANTY to the 2 fucking lemons they sold me and one member of staff (who no longer works there) told lie after lie and another member of staff (who is still there) covered for him. I even got the men in suits from the head office involved and they just stopped returning my calls. Shower of arseholes. Wouldn't even buy a fucking lawnmower off them.

So overall would you recommend them if one was looking to buy a bike, or a lawnmower?..

uck51js9zml2yt

Sylvia Uninterested Mincemeat wrote: »

So overall would you recommend them if one was looking to buy a bike, or a lawnmower?..

Since he refers to showers maybe you could buy one off them

galwaytt

D3V!L wrote: »

Sorry about the click bait title but you literally couldn't make this up !! One of my wifes bikes, a tiddly little Honda Grom, was dropped in for a service this morning and had just had two new tires from another place near by.

She gets a call from the shop saying the bike has a puncture, they're not fixing it and they wont assist her either moving it. She's going to go and plug the tire in their car park and get this, they'll pump it up if they have time !!! :mad:

What the holy f*ck happened to bikers looking out for one another these days !! I thought this shop was one of the good ones too.

Sillyquestion maybe, but if it had new tyres when dropped it in to them, I assume they were ok?

In which case, did it pick up a puncture whilst under their care ??

Max Headroom

No silly..they were pissed about not selling the tyres so it "got" a punture somehow..;)

There's no info here, how did the bike get a punture? I'd it was in their care ten they should be supplying a new tire..

I'd it was brought to them punctured and as a company they do not plug tyres then their reaction is perfectly justified

D3V!L

We actually don't know how it got a puncture and the offending screw was pulled out and disposed off long before my wife went up to see the bike. She was then presented with a flat tyre.

D3V!L

D3V!L wrote: »

We actually don't know how it got a puncture and the offending screw was pulled out and disposed off long before my wife went up to see the bike. She was then presented with a flat tyre.

Then you should have said to them they were to pay for and fit a new tyre, so the tyre did not have a puncture when it went in, they gave it a puncture by removing a screw which they had no business touching

D3V!L

Liam Moldy Puck wrote: »

Then you should have said to them they were to pay for and fit a new tyre, so the tyre did not have a puncture when it went in, they gave it a puncture by removing a screw which they had no business touching

You're dead right, I only found out about the screw being removed this evening and I'm still fuming

galwaytt

Liam Moldy Puck wrote: »

Then you should have said to them they were to pay for and fit a new tyre, so the tyre did not have a puncture when it went in, they gave it a puncture by removing a screw which they had no business touching

...in this day and age, if they put the bike on the bench and saw a screw in it, the camera phone should have come out, pic taken and sent to you and asked 'what to you want to do, choice a/b/c etc People are quicker to post a photo of the sandwich they're eating, so something like this is a no-brainer.

At the same time, insurance being what it is, if they did nothing, and your Mrs went down the road on it and it deflated/she came off, I'm quite sure we'd be reading a different kind of thread, albeit still on the merits of plugs/no plugs, fix/no-fix and why-didn't-you-tell-us etc.

Either way, they did badly here.