Apart from taking the piss on a customers bike, as others have mentioned, a major issue here is the very high speed recorded. 133.8mph is prison speed. What if this was captured and recorded? The police could turn up on the doorstep, arrest the owner, take them to the police station, charge them with that speed and the next thing they are in court having to defend themselves. Bikers have got prison sentences for lower speeds. I would get a print out of the speed recorded, date, time, location, work out where I was at the time and date, get witnesses to be able to prove that and then get some legal advice. This is pretty serious. Sadly I know about speeding, being arrested and attending court.
Actually, what dealer is this? I'll give them the fualtistrada and make sure it goes wrong at my command or drop something slippery on their test route. Then I can get myself an XR or KTM GT :wink:
Hi Horico, I can see that you live in Cranfield. That is not too far from where I live. As I have my 1098 booked in for the belts changing I am very interested in where your bike was serviced as there is a good chance it could be the same place. If possible, could you let me know, or at least give a clue in a private message to me. Any info will be kept secret. Thanks very much. SFH.
Back in the 80's.... My mate took his brand new Kawasaki GPz Turbo in for its first service. He got a call the next day from the dealer saying that he couldn't have his bike back because the young apprentice had taken it out for a road test and unfortunately written it off and sadly, killed himself in the process. Sad but true.
The A41 is a pretty quiet and rapid road for the mechanic to test ride it and they know the location of the two speed cameras well. Go and have a chat with them, let them know you are a little bit upset that they abused your trust and tell them what you expect in return (an apology or a monetary discount on the next scheduled service). Then you can let it go or take it to JHP if you are not satisfied with their response. How confident are you that the speed recorded by the tracker is accurate, once my GPS showed my KTM 990 achieved a max speed of 240mph during a ride to Brighton, if your tracker works by GPS I guess its subject to the same errors. Someones livelihood could be in jeopardy, so you should be certain that the data is correct.
Wow! I can't believe how casual some people's opinions are on this. What they've done is act illegally to the extent of a prison sentence level offence using a bike that doesn't belong to them on a public road. Regardless of whether the bikes up to it, riding it like that amongst other innocent road users and pedestrians shows total lack of respect or regard for others. Luckily it all arrived back in one piece but it could have been a very different story. If that was my bike I'd be round that dealers making heads roll. At the end of the day it's my bike and only I have the right to ride it like that not some grease monkey who's quite happy to get his thrills on other peoples pride and joy whilst putting others at risk.
Yep, I was trying to say the same things, just did a crap job of it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Think it depends how emotionally invested you are in the bike. If it was my GSXR it wouldn't bother me much, my 999 i'd get a print out and have a chat with the manager. My 996 i'd go bonkers. On a side note, if these readouts are accurate enough to prosecute, imagine if Mr Plod ever got access to the database.........
It's not about being emotionally attached, it's about someone blatantly using your hard earned possession irresponsibly with a lack of respect for the owner, the law and others on the road.
You could also ask for some contribution to your tyres. Probably caned £50's worth doing burnouts out back of the workshop whilst you were inside paying. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
i wonder if they let a potential customer test ride it? As I have a problem with OCD I wouldn't even let my mates ride my bike let alone somebody riding without my permission. It'd be like someone shagging your Mrs without you knowing.
Some way to casual posts on here, yes the 1199 will piss 130 mph, it's how its achieved that's the factor on a cold engine bouncing off the rev limiter ????cant imagine many on here nailing there bikes from cold fuck me there are enough threads on here about the right and wrong way to warm up bikes and the best way to run them in, if the mechanic is irresponsible enough to risk his livelihood I don't think your bikes wellbeing is his top priority.
If they are "testing" at 133.8mph, what else are they doing? Wheelies? Stoppies? The wear and tear aspect of whatever it is they are doing - who pays to put that right? Who gets paid to put that right?
I think you must be an old wife There is no record of any driver being convicted based upon data from a Sat Nav or 3rd party GPS device. Film evidence for dangerous driving yes, but Satellite GPS is not a process capable of calibration as unbroken transmission cannot be guarenteed
agree exactly. It's not worth getting hung up on, and what would you expect to get out of it The dealer isn't going to give you anything, as in the eyes of a judge, that's admitting they've broken the law to the extent that one of their employees could land a stay at her majesties pleasure. I'd rather a dealer test my bike at speed and pick up a fault, that me find it at the same speed
Remember also, that your bike can reach that speed pretty easily, so a quick squirt of the throttle onto a dual carriageway will see that sort of number easily without any real effort
It's an abuse of trust in my opinion. I had a similar situation with one of Evos when it was in a main Mitsubishi dealer. One of my mates saw it being ragged around by a apprentice type lad. I believe they sacked him as he wasn't there when I went back for my next Evo done and I sat and waited this time.
