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Cycles & More: The Update

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Picked my bike up today. The turn signals still do not work, but that is mainly because I chose to take my bike home rather than be at their mercy for another month.

In case you came in after the previous Cycles & More post, here’s the final Mastercard ad:

Rear tire and tube replacement: $322.26

Full service tune up: $210.45

Replace mounting hardware for rear passenger footpeg (supplied by owner): $75.60

Replace and install chrome trim cap over left rear shock mount: $22.45

Unmitigated redass and aggravation from two months of waiting for my bike: N/C

Telling the dealership owner why me, Rookie Partner and Dino Medic will all be buying our next bikes and jet skis from his competitor: Priceless.

Well, it wasn’t quite priceless.

Priceless would have been seeing him fawn at my feet to make it right, and then bursting into flames from the sheer heat of my anger and burning into a greasy puddle right there on his showroom floor.

But as I left, I suggested that perhaps he should Google the name of his business and see what pops up.

He may yet spontaneously combust.

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Posted by on June 9, 2009 • Filed under: Uncategorized
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  • Anonymous

    Sweet revenge.Bless you, AD…DD

  • Anonymous

    Sweet revenge.

    Bless you, AD…

    DD

  • Harriet

    #3 result when I just checked. Impressive. I think I could almost buy a decent used bike for what you laid out for this "repair". Crazy…

  • Harriet

    #3 result when I just checked. Impressive. I think I could almost buy a decent used bike for what you laid out for this "repair". Crazy…

  • swampthingFIN

    Google cycles & more, there's an upwards pointing arrow next to the search result. If pressed by many people, #3 –> #1.Word verification: ressesse ?

  • swampthingFIN

    Google cycles & more, there's an upwards pointing arrow next to the search result. If pressed by many people, #3 –> #1.

    Word verification: ressesse ?

  • reflectoscope

    I read somewhere that a happy customer will tell three people, and an unhappy customer, twenty. I guess its their tough luck you've got probably a lot more than 20 regular readers!Jim

  • reflectoscope

    I read somewhere that a happy customer will tell three people, and an unhappy customer, twenty. I guess its their tough luck you've got probably a lot more than 20 regular readers!

    Jim

  • Ross

    Geez, AD… I hope you at least got kissed after the screwing you got.word verification: pachea. Guess they got you in the pachea, right?

  • Ross

    Geez, AD… I hope you at least got kissed after the screwing you got.

    word verification: pachea. Guess they got you in the pachea, right?

  • Michael Morse

    I brought my first bike, (Honda, CB900 Custom) to a place like this for repairs. They held it hostage for seven weeks, mid-summer mind you, then hit me with a thousand dollar bill. The "complaint department" nearly blew a gasket laughing when I complained. Tax man got them. They're out of business, the owner hopefully doing time.Priceless!

  • Michael Morse

    I brought my first bike, (Honda, CB900 Custom) to a place like this for repairs. They held it hostage for seven weeks, mid-summer mind you, then hit me with a thousand dollar bill. The "complaint department" nearly blew a gasket laughing when I complained.

    Tax man got them. They're out of business, the owner hopefully doing time.

    Priceless!

  • Zdogk9

    Shoulda paid a bit more and got the reach around package too.

  • Zdogk9

    Shoulda paid a bit more and got the reach around package too.

  • landlockedtxn

    good job, AD…take it to the better business bureau as well

  • landlockedtxn

    good job, AD…

    take it to the better business bureau as well

  • Library-Gryffon

    Good God, I can have Sears replace all 4 tires on my Mirage for less than that one tire, and that's without the employee discount. I think even the tire places out in town, with better grade tires (the car has 170K on it, so I'm not buying 60K tires) wouldn't cost any more.Now I'll go google them and try to raise your rant's result #!

  • Library-Gryffon

    Good God, I can have Sears replace all 4 tires on my Mirage for less than that one tire, and that's without the employee discount. I think even the tire places out in town, with better grade tires (the car has 170K on it, so I'm not buying 60K tires) wouldn't cost any more.
    Now I'll go google them and try to raise your rant's result #!

  • Lee

    Sorry you got screwed by your dealer. It is fitting that their names comes up as mud in Google, and I hope they DIAF. I wish more dealers would give a damn about their customers, but sadly they are few and far between.

  • Lee

    Sorry you got screwed by your dealer. It is fitting that their names comes up as mud in Google, and I hope they DIAF. I wish more dealers would give a damn about their customers, but sadly they are few and far between.

  • Library-Gryffon

    I just went to google and clicked the arrow by your post. I also hit the "X" beside each of the other two, which are their own sites. You get a really cool explosion cloud. Very emotionally satisfying. 8)

  • Library-Gryffon

    I just went to google and clicked the arrow by your post. I also hit the "X" beside each of the other two, which are their own sites. You get a really cool explosion cloud. Very emotionally satisfying. 8)

  • workinwifdakids

    Are you saying "Cycles and More" is terrible? Goodness, if only "Cycles & More" knew that."Cycles & More""Cycles and More"hmmmm…

  • workinwifdakids

    Are you saying "Cycles and More" is terrible? Goodness, if only "Cycles & More" knew that.

    "Cycles & More"
    "Cycles and More"

    hmmmm…

  • Carteach0

    Thanks for the update, and I've noted it in post form.Some… many… businesses have not twigged to how modern communications can effect their customer service, or vice versa. It's like the old word of mouth concept, only everyone who wants to now owns their own newspaper to spread the good word.Some small businesses, especially family owned places that have been there for generations… may have a hard time dealing with this concept. They get complacent, and it hurts them.

  • Carteach0

    Thanks for the update, and I've noted it in post form.

    Some… many… businesses have not twigged to how modern communications can effect their customer service, or vice versa. It's like the old word of mouth concept, only everyone who wants to now owns their own newspaper to spread the good word.

    Some small businesses, especially family owned places that have been there for generations… may have a hard time dealing with this concept. They get complacent, and it hurts them.

  • Ride Fast

    $630.76? Woot, you got her back for less than a grand!

  • Ride Fast

    $630.76? Woot, you got her back for less than a grand!

  • mack505

    Yep, #3 when I tried it. I'd never noticed the exploding X thing before, but I made sure to click on your post to raise the page rank. I can think of a few businesses over the years that deserved this treatment, but I never had the resources or the audience. Go get 'em, AD.

  • mack505

    Yep, #3 when I tried it. I'd never noticed the exploding X thing before, but I made sure to click on your post to raise the page rank.

    I can think of a few businesses over the years that deserved this treatment, but I never had the resources or the audience. Go get 'em, AD.

  • IceFire

    Just wanted to let you know I did my part…googled it, then hit your post about 10 times. Then I hit the up arrow by your post, and the X by both of THEIR listings, and got that cute little explosion cloud. Hope it helps

  • IceFire

    Just wanted to let you know I did my part…googled it, then hit your post about 10 times. Then I hit the up arrow by your post, and the X by both of THEIR listings, and got that cute little explosion cloud. Hope it helps

  • Rogue Medic

    Just doing my little bit to promote Mr. Schumpeter's recipe for economic progress. Creative destruction. :-) Don't forget to scroll down a little farther to promote the earlier post by AD. Otherwise it just lacks a part of the proper stomping. They deserve the full treatment.reflectoscope,I read somewhere that a happy customer will tell three people, and an unhappy customer, twenty. I guess its their tough luck you've got probably a lot more than 20 regular readers! According to the Sitemeter, AD has an average of 1,250 visitors per day. If they tell two friends, and they tell two friends, and so on, and so on, . . . . To kind of quote that old commercial.

  • Rogue Medic

    Just doing my little bit to promote Mr. Schumpeter's recipe for economic progress. Creative destruction. :-)

    Don't forget to scroll down a little farther to promote the earlier post by AD. Otherwise it just lacks a part of the proper stomping. They deserve the full treatment.

    reflectoscope,

    I read somewhere that a happy customer will tell three people, and an unhappy customer, twenty. I guess its their tough luck you've got probably a lot more than 20 regular readers!

    According to the Sitemeter, AD has an average of 1,250 visitors per day. If they tell two friends, and they tell two friends, and so on, and so on, . . . . To kind of quote that old commercial.

  • mack505

    Hey AD,I just Googled Cycles & More again, and your posts are the #1 & #2 results. Heh.

  • mack505

    Hey AD,

    I just Googled Cycles & More again, and your posts are the #1 & #2 results. Heh.

  • gjerry3

    i think the reason u got charged so much is for being a fat flaming douche bag If u have nothing better to do then sit around and talk shit about companys because the didnt kiss your big ass .Then u need to buy a dog. U didnt even buy your bike from them but u failed to mention that. I have a business and customers get charged by attitude. People like u think u should go to the front of the line cause u have a attitude and people should lesson to what u have to say. I hope they put a get a lawyer to read your blog we'll see who has the last laugh. I bet u want put on here how much u had to pay because of slander. NOW TAKING ALL A CUSTOMER OWNS BECUASE OF A STUPID BLOG TO LOOK SPECAIL THATS PRICELESS

  • gjerry3

    i think the reason u got charged so much is for being a fat flaming douche bag If u have nothing better to do then sit around and talk shit about companys because the didnt kiss your big ass .Then u need to buy a dog. U didnt even buy your bike from them but u failed to mention that. I have a business and customers get charged by attitude. People like u think u should go to the front of the line cause u have a attitude and people should lesson to what u have to say. I hope they put a get a lawyer to read your blog we'll see who has the last laugh. I bet u want put on here how much u had to pay because of slander. NOW TAKING ALL A CUSTOMER OWNS BECUASE OF A STUPID BLOG TO LOOK SPECAIL THATS PRICELESS

  • Rogue Medic

    Golly gjerry3,Maybe you should try that again, after you learn to finger paint. You do not appear to be someone anyone should trust to repair their motorcycle. Do you use big picture books to figure out which parts are which?That reading stuff sure must give you a hard time.

  • Rogue Medic

    Golly gjerry3,

    Maybe you should try that again, after you learn to finger paint.

    You do not appear to be someone anyone should trust to repair their motorcycle.

    Do you use big picture books to figure out which parts are which?

    That reading stuff sure must give you a hard time.

  • Ambulance Driver

    How cute, a troll that owns a cycle shop.

  • Ambulance Driver

    How cute, a troll that owns a cycle shop.

  • Divemedic

    gjerry-You are an idiot. 1 Slander is spoken. Libel is written.2 An absolute defense to either is that the libelous statement is true.

  • Divemedic

    gjerry-
    You are an idiot.
    1 Slander is spoken. Libel is written.
    2 An absolute defense to either is that the libelous statement is true.

  • Ross

    Good grief, what an idiot. You're whining because he brought you a bike for service that he didn't buy there??? You moron, do you think that getting treated that way will make him want to buy his NEXT bike there???Let me tell you about Concord Subaru – we started bringing my wife's Subaru there because we didn't like the service at the dealership we bought it from. They treated us so well – in other words, they treated us like we bought it from them – that not only did we keep servicing that car there for the next 6 years, I bought MY NEXT CAR from them. THAT'S what customer service is about. Their sales dept didn't make the sale, their SERVICE department did.A lesson YOU apparently never learned, but should.Along with taking third grade over again, that is… You apparently weren't paying attention to the teacher when she was teaching you spelling and grammar.

  • Ross

    Good grief, what an idiot. You're whining because he brought you a bike for service that he didn't buy there??? You moron, do you think that getting treated that way will make him want to buy his NEXT bike there???

    Let me tell you about Concord Subaru – we started bringing my wife's Subaru there because we didn't like the service at the dealership we bought it from. They treated us so well – in other words, they treated us like we bought it from them – that not only did we keep servicing that car there for the next 6 years, I bought MY NEXT CAR from them. THAT'S what customer service is about. Their sales dept didn't make the sale, their SERVICE department did.

    A lesson YOU apparently never learned, but should.

    Along with taking third grade over again, that is… You apparently weren't paying attention to the teacher when she was teaching you spelling and grammar.

  • Aunt Murry

    gjerry3,If you own a business and charge people different prices because of their attitudes, I believe you are in violation of the law. Of course it would have to be proven…but wait, you just admitted it, in writing, on a public forum. HmmmmYou sir are the douche bag. You need to learn how to spell, proper English, with punctuation, and then maybe just may be someone might take you seriously. Naw.

  • Aunt Murry

    gjerry3,

    If you own a business and charge people different prices because of their attitudes, I believe you are in violation of the law. Of course it would have to be proven…but wait, you just admitted it, in writing, on a public forum. Hmmmm

    You sir are the douche bag. You need to learn how to spell, proper English, with punctuation, and then maybe just may be someone might take you seriously.

    Naw.

  • Loth

    Clickety-clicking over here just for balance!

  • Loth

    Clickety-clicking over here just for balance!

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