09-06-2016, 03:50 PM
(08-25-2016, 07:41 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Slightly off topic, it seems to me that people who own particular motorcycles often like to bash up owners of other brands. We see here, with a certain regularity, swipes at people who own Harley Davidsons and now we've had a swipe at Ducati owners. Why, I wonder? Is it a secret jealousy that manifests through criticism and mockery, or is something else going on?
If we have a forum member trained in psychiatry or psychology, I'd be interested in your thoughts.
Back on topic, I've a friend who has a Ducati Monster which he rides lots and loves. It's a sweet motorcycle.
I heard the other day that my mate has replaced the Monster with a CB500X. I emailed him to ask why and, edited slightly, this is what he had to say:
Quote:My bike tech "Red" reckons that Italian bikes are like Italian women -- beautiful when they are young. Perhaps he was a little jaundiced when my machine refused to talk to his $8K worth of bike interrogating computer stuff to relinquish the secret of its intermittent fault which would see 1 pot drop out totally. He was unable to fix it so it had to go the the dealer at my cost. They did not admit it but I reckon the bike wouldn't talk to their computers either. The bike's ECU would normally advise what/where the fault was. As it turned out they eventually got it right by one intervention after another - guided trial and error—finally informing me that it wasn't covered by warranty (of which there were 2 weeks left) as it was caused by "dirty" fuel. Of course, they were all very friendly—'we're all good guys'—while they laid on the bovine faecal matter with a trowel.
I took it round to the Honda dealer and traded it on a demo CB500X, a delightful bike which (fingers crossed) is still going.
Turns out I was wrong: he wasn't at all happy with it.