Does your dealer do this? - Page 2

GI_JO_NATHAN · 02-18-2013, 10:00 AM

Oh Damn..

Wraith Rider · 02-19-2013, 06:00 AM

Oil change at every service (every ~7500 miles) for my bike so of course there has to be a test ride and a good test ride should include a full throttle acceleration up to top speed. For that the engine should be warmed up what means 10 miles is more or less the minimum to go.

Of course with an oil change only that's not necessary.

randyo · 02-19-2013, 10:24 AM

normally, the mechanic that services my bike does a test ride, he's even used to the darkside rear tire

in the winter, they don't always do a test ride, but they let me know if they didin't

Mr. B · 02-20-2013, 07:44 AM

Once when i picked up my bike I asked the dealer if they test rode it after the work was done. They looked at me like it was a stupid question and assured me they did.

When I rode away on the bike it was OBVIOUS right away that the brakes weren't working properly. More than once I wish the dealer had test-ridden the bike before telling me is was ready.

So...I would love to have them take an extended test ride after service work, even an oil change.

390beretta · 02-20-2013, 02:21 PM

I use Motoghost in Phoenix, (exclusive BMW mechanical shop) They won't touch a bike without test riding. There are only four guys, the owner, Omar who is a highly qualified beemer mechanic, Dan and Scott, ditto and Matt, the "parts guy" also extremely knowledgeable. I trust them all to ride/work on my bike. The rides they take are usually only a few miles. If I didn't trust them completely, I might have an issue.

tedder · 02-20-2013, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 390beretta

I use Motoghost in Phoenix, (exclusive BMW mechanical shop) They won't touch a bike without test riding. There are only four guys, the owner, Omar who is a highly qualified beemer mechanic

atomicalex · 02-21-2013, 04:05 AM

I dragged my F into the BMW shop here in Germany with a problem around 80kph. I was actually pretty happy to see 46kms on it, because to get up to a decent speed, they had to go that far to get out of the 50kph zone.

fallingoff · 02-21-2013, 04:15 AM

years ago after a major accident

car took me out

major work

rode the bike

2mins down the rode took off from a set of lights

tank hit me in the face

70s bevel duc about 78

wish they had ridden it

new front end binding

cheers

buls4evr · 02-21-2013, 07:32 AM

Never trust a shop that doesn't test ride your bike, new or fixed. It is incredible how screwed up some of these bike are right out of the crate when new. Mis-adjusted controls, loose fasteners, no oil or coolant in them, totally screwed up suspension settings. As for a repaired bike many watercooled bikes are not up to operating temp until around 5 miles of riding. What did it hurt to have the tech ride it 10 miles? Excessive tire wear?

LuciferMutt · 02-21-2013, 11:23 AM

A test ride sounds great, but 10 miles sounds excessive for just an oil change. A circle around the block and wring out just the first two gears is more than enough time to show any problems that would result from a botched oil change...hell you will usually know as soon as you fire the engine.

Toolpen · 02-21-2013, 02:30 PM

Had a guy bring a Royal Star by my shop after having the rear tire changed at another shop and was complaining that the rear brake was dragging. Sure enough, someone put a spacing washer on the wrong side of the caliper bracket. Did they do a test ride? This problem should have been found when rolling the bike across the shop floor. I once did a complete engine, chassis and brake teardown on a BMW for an aftermarket company and put 100 miles on the bike before it was shipped back east. I test ride everything, though usually not that far.

randyo · 02-21-2013, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuciferMutt

A test ride sounds great, but 10 miles sounds excessive for just an oil change. A circle around the block and

could be that its a 10 mile loop 'around the block

imho, anything less is insufficient, ya haven't even got the bike fully warmed up, water may be up to temp in 10 miles, but oil isn't

8dust · 02-21-2013, 06:36 PM

As a helicopter mechanic, I go for the test ride whether I want to or not. Pilots are quite insistent that we do.

gwedo · 02-21-2013, 06:47 PM

mine did but only because he likes my bike

Conedodger · 02-21-2013, 07:30 PM

My bike is test ridden after every service. Usually on the way to work the next day!

28 years of motorcycle ownership. Never had a bike in a shop other than my own.

02-19-2013, 06:00 AM	#17
Wraith Rider Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2012 Location: Germany Oddometer: 249	Oil change at every service (every ~7500 miles) for my bike so of course there has to be a test ride and a good test ride should include a full throttle acceleration up to top speed. For that the engine should be warmed up what means 10 miles is more or less the minimum to go. Of course with an oil change only that's not necessary. __________________ Into the dark side of our nature to look we all need. The energy, the passion there is. Afraid of that people are. Pieces of us it holds busy denying we are.

02-19-2013, 10:24 AM	#18
randyo Studly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Northern NewEngland Oddometer: 810	normally, the mechanic that services my bike does a test ride, he's even used to the darkside rear tire in the winter, they don't always do a test ride, but they let me know if they didin't __________________ RandyO IBA # 9560 07 VeeStrom 99 SV650 82 XV920R A man with a gun is a citizen A man without a gun is a subject

02-20-2013, 07:44 AM	#19
Mr. B Contrarian Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Minneapolis Oddometer: 1,601	Once when i picked up my bike I asked the dealer if they test rode it after the work was done. They looked at me like it was a stupid question and assured me they did. When I rode away on the bike it was OBVIOUS right away that the brakes weren't working properly. More than once I wish the dealer had test-ridden the bike before telling me is was ready. So...I would love to have them take an extended test ride after service work, even an oil change. __________________ '07 DR650, '12 Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX

02-21-2013, 04:05 AM	#22
atomicalex silly aluminum boxes Joined: May 2012 Location: Detroit & Düsseldorf Oddometer: 635	I dragged my F into the BMW shop here in Germany with a problem around 80kph. I was actually pretty happy to see 46kms on it, because to get up to a decent speed, they had to go that far to get out of the 50kph zone. __________________ Katherine - F650GSa

02-21-2013, 11:23 AM	#25
LuciferMutt Rides slow bike slow Joined: Aug 2008 Location: New(er) Mexico Oddometer: 9,784	A test ride sounds great, but 10 miles sounds excessive for just an oil change. A circle around the block and wring out just the first two gears is more than enough time to show any problems that would result from a botched oil change...hell you will usually know as soon as you fire the engine. __________________ You couldn't hear a dump truck driving through a nitro glycerin plant! Badasses might screw with another badass. Nobody screws with a nut job. -- Plaka

02-20-2013, 02:21 PM	#20
390beretta Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Oddometer: 607	I use Motoghost in Phoenix, (exclusive BMW mechanical shop) They won't touch a bike without test riding. There are only four guys, the owner, Omar who is a highly qualified beemer mechanic, Dan and Scott, ditto and Matt, the "parts guy" also extremely knowledgeable. I trust them all to ride/work on my bike. The rides they take are usually only a few miles. If I didn't trust them completely, I might have an issue.

02-21-2013, 04:15 AM	#23
fallingoff Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Location: syd oz Oddometer: 1,115	years ago after a major accident car took me out major work rode the bike 2mins down the rode took off from a set of lights tank hit me in the face 70s bevel duc about 78 wish they had ridden it new front end binding cheers

02-21-2013, 07:32 AM	#24
buls4evr No Marks.... Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Michissippi & Nuevo Mexico Oddometer: 1,651	Never trust a shop that doesn't test ride your bike, new or fixed. It is incredible how screwed up some of these bike are right out of the crate when new. Mis-adjusted controls, loose fasteners, no oil or coolant in them, totally screwed up suspension settings. As for a repaired bike many watercooled bikes are not up to operating temp until around 5 miles of riding. What did it hurt to have the tech ride it 10 miles? Excessive tire wear?

02-21-2013, 02:30 PM	#26
Toolpen Adventurer Joined: Apr 2010 Oddometer: 85	Had a guy bring a Royal Star by my shop after having the rear tire changed at another shop and was complaining that the rear brake was dragging. Sure enough, someone put a spacing washer on the wrong side of the caliper bracket. Did they do a test ride? This problem should have been found when rolling the bike across the shop floor. I once did a complete engine, chassis and brake teardown on a BMW for an aftermarket company and put 100 miles on the bike before it was shipped back east. I test ride everything, though usually not that far.

02-21-2013, 06:36 PM	#28
8dust why not? Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Far NorCal Oddometer: 27	As a helicopter mechanic, I go for the test ride whether I want to or not. Pilots are quite insistent that we do.

02-21-2013, 06:47 PM	#29
gwedo Adventurer Joined: Sep 2010 Location: brandon manitoba canada Oddometer: 47	mine did but only because he likes my bike __________________

02-21-2013, 07:30 PM	#30
Conedodger Wanna Ride Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Upstate, NY Oddometer: 125	My bike is test ridden after every service. Usually on the way to work the next day! 28 years of motorcycle ownership. Never had a bike in a shop other than my own.

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