So after 1 1/2 months the bike is STILL in the shop awaiting parts which are backordered from Japan. They are waiting 2 more weeks (estimated) for 3rd and 4th gear to arrive so they can begin re-assembly.
This thing better run PERFECT when they're done with it. The mechanic told me they had to totally disassemble just about everything on the bike and it's taking up two work areas...kinda like it just exploded into thousands of parts everywhere.
I'm just hoping they can get ALL those parts back where they go.
So after 1 1/2 months the bike is STILL in the shop awaiting parts which are backordered from Japan.
This thing better run PERFECT when they're done with it.
The mechanic told me they had to totally disassemble just about everything on the bike and it's taking up two work areas...kinda like it just exploded into thousands of parts everywhere.
I'm just hoping they can get ALL those parts back where they go.
What do you think those odds are? Most shops can screw up a simple tire change, much less a complete motor left apart for weeks in a busy shop. Sorry for the pessimism but I have been there - done that !!I've been there too with my other connie for a simple insurance claim which ended up lasting 2 months and me having to put all the parts back on myself.
Years ago, I was a field tech for compusa. If you bought an extended warranty with onsite service, i'd be the guy to come out and fix your computer. I dealt with desktops, servers and their mac equivalents. The last day on the job, I get stuck with replacing a motherboard on a toshiba laptop. Now mind you, i've never worked on a laptop before, had no service manual, and a day prior had a b!tch session with the dept manager (reason for my leaving). So I get the machine torn apart. Close to 3 dozen screws of various colors and sizes. Apparently toshiba used a layered approach. There was a very specific order in which the parts came off, and had to go back in.
Needless to say, I had a few extra screws left over and several other pieces. To make matters worse, the system still didn't post (turn on). Assuming the replacement part toshiba sent out was good, the only other conclusion is possible failed cpu. Or perhaps it was misdiagnosed. Anyways, I put all the extra parts into a baggy and left a note for the regular laptop guy, "needs further attention".
Lets hope the guy working on OP's bike isn't in similar shoes as I was
Let's hope that he doesn't need a really large baggie.Lol they better not!
About time! Yes check it out real good. Hope everythings better than new!It better be for the length they've had it for! I'll have to start a new thread about the exstasy of getting to ride it again after two months away.
UPDATE....
I'm told that I should be able to pick up my sweet Connie this weekend!
We'll see if they put it together right afterwards. I'm not leaving that parking lot until I check everything out and ensure it's done right.
How you gonna do that? You got an x-ray machine or something? All you can do is see if they put all the bolts back. They could have over or under-torqued things, improperly shimmed the output section, so on, so forth ad nauseam. I just hope if they did "roach" it, that it doesn't lock up and hurt you.
I know this all sounds very cynical, but there are just too many ways it could go bad -- hope for the best, plan for the worst.