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~Bluelabel~
The Shades, Ongar,
United Kingdom
Posts: 35,087
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
12 Jul 2008 17:41 |
North City Triumph.....
Pricey but thorough, had my TBS in with them for a pair of tyres fitted and a front brake overhaul... The tyres were supplied by myself (BT020's) and my front brakes were feeling very "notchy"
result one fixed bike they found a couple of issues which they alerted me to (missing spoke on the front wheel and chain too tight (remedied & lubed at tyre change) and the wrong sized tube in the rear tyre.....(fitted by the selling dealer)
They were happy to allow me to deliver the bike on wed and pick it up today as my shifts were changed at short notice....
Very accommodating & enthusiastic chaps
Overall, other than the usual shriek of alarm as the cost was read out, very pleased, the TBS is booked back in with them to have the spoke replaced and the alarm decommissioned in August
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Blizzard
Coventry,
United Kingdom
Posts: 24,528
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (04->)
12 Jul 2008 20:52 |
now it's finally fixed you can get out and get some pics taken of it
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~Bluelabel~
The Shades, Ongar,
United Kingdom
Posts: 35,087
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
13 Jul 2008 16:43 |
Will do me best....!
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~Bluelabel~
The Shades, Ongar,
United Kingdom
Posts: 35,087
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
13 Jul 2008 17:40 |
Breakdown of the bill FYI
Labour = 3 hours @ £51 per hour=£153
fluids = dot4 @£2.37
straight valve tube @ £7.95
seal kit, x2 piston caliper (£21.87 each)= £43.74
vat £36.24
Total= £243.30
This included two tyres supplied by myself, fitted by NCT
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~Bluelabel~
The Shades, Ongar,
United Kingdom
Posts: 35,087
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
12 Aug 2008 05:46 |
Update.....
had 2 spokes put on my front wheel and alarm removed.....
£245 FFS.... wheel out and sent to Hagons, 2 spokes and 12 disc fixing bolts.....
plus l 2 hrs labour & vat.... they might be nice folks down there but they ain't cheap....!
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Charley Boorman's Chunky Sibling
Wiltshire,
United Kingdom
Posts: 28,529
Premier Member
Speed Triple (95-96)
12 Aug 2008 14:18 |
[edited]:
You've got an alarm on your front wheel? 
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~Bluelabel~
The Shades, Ongar,
United Kingdom
Posts: 35,087
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
12 Aug 2008 17:14 |
yup..... I'm rich as creosote (not)
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Clack
Chavhunt,
United Kingdom
Posts: 234
Speed Triple 955i (02-04)
18 Aug 2008 18:14 |
what do you expect. Really its a saab dealership so the mechanics are used to working on cars where its mandatory to take four times as long as it could do to complete a job.
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~Bluelabel~
The Shades, Ongar,
United Kingdom
Posts: 35,087
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
18 Aug 2008 20:15 |
TBH I'd rather use NCT than Ongar any day..... Ongar don't inspire me with confidence..... the ride out there is a nice fast blat tho'....
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Aveleydave
Twiglet Zone,
United Kingdom
Posts: 1,886
Premier Member
Sprint RS (02-05)
19 Aug 2008 16:01 |
[edited]:
Clack, They use car fitters in the bike garage? Thanks for the update mate I'll think twice about using them again. This forum helps people make a decisions about important issues like this.
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Bob Southgate
London,
United Kingdom
Posts: 677
Sprint ST (02-04)
19 Aug 2008 17:03 |
Last time I was there the mechanics had plenty of bike experience and were certainly not car fitters. The bike side of things is run as a seperate entity from the Saab dealership.
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~Bluelabel~
The Shades, Ongar,
United Kingdom
Posts: 35,087
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
19 Aug 2008 17:27 |
Dave they do not use the car fitters in the bike shop.... twas a wind up
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Aveleydave
Twiglet Zone,
United Kingdom
Posts: 1,886
Premier Member
Sprint RS (02-05)
19 Aug 2008 18:06 |
BL, yeah I know mate, so was my reply.
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 §peêd†riÞ
Surrey/Hants border,
United Kingdom
Posts: 41,606
Premier Member
Speed Triple 955i (02-04)
19 Aug 2008 18:24 |
Dave - its his age - and early shifts ...... be gentle
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~Bluelabel~
The Shades, Ongar,
United Kingdom
Posts: 35,087
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
19 Aug 2008 19:28 |
Nights...... even worse....! 
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Aveleydave
Twiglet Zone,
United Kingdom
Posts: 1,886
Premier Member
Sprint RS (02-05)
20 Aug 2008 19:46 |
You ain't the only one BL, lots of us do it to keep the wolf from the door.
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