07-09-2023, 05:10 AM
(07-08-2023, 01:36 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote:(07-08-2023, 08:44 AM)Nachodaddy_imp Wrote: Tomcat, awhile back I ordered a new front tire for my BMW R1150RT and, when I called the only BMW dealer around me, they told me they don't "work" on anything older than ten years. After some haggling, he agreed to mount the tire if I brought in the wheel. I called a couple more places and found the same problem. So I took off the wheel (easy job on that bike) and went to another place which said to bring it in, no problem. Just something to check before you start.
Of all the absurd things I've heard over a lifetime of listening to absurd things ...
How does this sit with with you, Nachodaddy, as a man who has lovingly maintained a Model T Ford?
Of all the absurd things I've heard over a lifetime of listening to absurd things ...
How does this sit with with you, Nachodaddy, as a man who has lovingly maintained a Model T Ford? Cormanus, I do understand their position. The owner simply wants a new tire installed on his bike and doesn't understand that the wheel bearings are badly worn, or the brakes are bad, or the shocks are leaking, for instance, and he is faced with a much more expensive repair than he is prepared for. People who are naive about machinery, may let a motorcycle sit for years and then be incensed that a repairman insists on fixing something that he knows will cause the rider more expense, or worse, serious trouble or injury if it isn't addressed. Unfortunately, it doesn't take many customers like that to convince a shop to limit the age of the bike they will work on. It doesn't help that there are shops that will try to sell you everything from a new headlight to a complete over-haul if they can get by with it and lots of riders who want to get another fifty miles out of that worn chain or sprocket.