New CB1000R get tank dented day one.

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Activedirt thanks for your reply in clearing up my query and some very valid points made in this thread.
Not trying to be a " bush lawyer " but a friend of mine who is involved with forensic evidence told me some interesting things that i would otherwise not have picked up, the quality of an inquiry depends solely on the right questions being asked in a neutral non accusing way, in your case;

If there was no mistake made in the securing of the motorcycle then why are there two dents in my fuel tank?

Will there be any more damaged vehicles in the future if the same tie down method is used or is there a more secure way to prevent other customers having identical problems?

We all learn and make mistakes, the cheapest way is to learn from somebody else's mistakes, if your dealer provides a service there is an expectation this service is carried out in a satisfactory way, Honda provides a completely tested motorcycle, all the dealer has to do is remove the delivery crate, connect the already installed battery, mount the mirrors and provide some fuel before pushing it out the door, not a great deal of skill required but some care must be provided to ensure all this work and investment from your side is met with sufficient support from the dealer's side to satisfy all customers independent of the level of skill they may possess, in his case a not yet acquired level of respect for the product.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmR57FQQYpg

And good advice about the tribunal, the dealer may have a shorter learning curve because of it.

[Charlie Bravo_imp]

That's a bummer! Buying/selling tales: I was very interested in an immaculate late-model green Triumph Trophy 1200. I looked at it, took a short test ride, and told the seller I'd buy it. Trying to get myself over to his house proved futile in the next several days. He said No problem, I'll deliver it to your house on a trailer. I said Great. He arrived, towing a trailer with the bike on it. He released all the tie-downs, started the bike, and began to walk it backwards off the trailer. Off the ramp and on the street, he stopped, teetered for a second, then dropped it over sideways. Not much damage, just some scratches on the lower fairing, but the engine had stopped and would not restart. We agreed that he would take the bike home, sort it out, and we would renegotiate the price. Several days later, he called me to say he couldn't get it restarted. We went back and forth, but he wouldn't take the low-ball price I offered. Too bad, I liked that bike, but later bought a BMW R1100RT, which I still have. It and the CB keep each other company in the garage.

[LongRanger_imp]

The guy who bought my Moto Guzzi V7 Cafe Classic arrived with a pickup truck to haul it home. After we completed the deal, settled the money, and signed over the title, he proceeded to roll the bike up a wooden ramp into the back of his truck. Half way up, he couldn’t push it any farther so he started the engine, dropped it into first gear, let out the clutch, and spit the ramp out from underneath the bike. The bike landed on the tailgate, crushing both exhausts before toppling over. It was his bike at that point and I took no responsibility for the damage.

[Gone in 60]

I think we all have a story like that... I bought my first "real" bike, a Shadow, used, far from my house. I took it home in my Harbor Freight 4'x8' trailer. I had strapped down beat-up pit scooters in my work trailers for years, and just threw ratchet strap hooks around the handlebars. I didn't think too much, and did the same with the Shadow, so when I got it home, it had a big gouge in the nice chrome handlebar. I figured I'd live with it, but couldn't, and ordered a new bar the next day.

[Tev62]

Saw the 2022 CB1000R at the UK Motorcycle show yesterday. I will say in the flesh they looked fabulous, really popping, attention to detail was obvious. A bike that should sell in larger numbers than it does. If I were in the market for a modern retro (if that is what it is, I don't know what Neo retro means) it would be high on the list. You could just see the difference in the crowds around the Z900SE compared to the CB1000R though, no comparison, the CB1000R has a tough time in a crowded market.

[peterbaron]

Ask for a short test ride...and then never return it

[GoldOxide_imp]

That is a pretty busy lookin' CB1000R.

I know when I got an insurance quote on an earlier model, ah - I said no thanks. Stuck with the CB1100.