My 2000 Honda Hornet 600 - an update

Hi,

Thanks to everyone who responded before. I ummed and ahhed about taking the
bike back to the dealer and finally did it this morning (it wasn't revving
passed about 7000 and I thought it may be limited).

After changing the plugs, cleaning carbs etc (and basically giving the bike
a thoroughly good service) they discovered a fault with the immobiliser
starving the engine of juice.

One quick fix later and the bike is now awesome! I can't believe I wasn't
sure if anything was wrong before.

So thanks to Thunderroad in Bridgend - I'd recommend their after sales.

Tim

 

Is it the same people in pre-sales as in after-sales? Just wondering...

Soy.

 

But presumably not their before sales!

 

The sales fella was okay. In fairness, unless he had ridden the bike
personally he wouldn't have known anything was wrong.

Tim

 

Yes, but _somebody_ in the dealers should have done a pre-sale
inspection/service, shouldn't they? I bet the service book was stamped
up-to=date, wasn't it?

 

Very unusual, that. First time I've ever heard of it. How can an
immobiliser starve the engine of juice? I mean, either it works or it
doesn't.

The needle of my bullshit detector is twitching.

 

The only fault with those, is having one fitted in the first place.

<snip>

Woohoo.. nice one, enjoy!

 

Could be BS - don't care really as long it's sorted.

Tim

 

Can you get insurance on your Bandit easily without one?

I certainly can't on the GSX-R.

"No Alarm, no cover".

They make, I think, F. all difference, but they are insisted upon.

 

Maybe you should move to a civilised part of the country.

"No alarm? That'll add £50[1] to your GSXR1000 premium".




[1] No Datatag added £500 quid though, make of that what you will.

 

Yep, for £130 and an extra £30 for the other two bikes I had cover for,
all without alarms.

Not me. There again, it's only a B6/CG125/FZR250RR-exup 3LN

Alarms and such make your battery flat, immobilisers do just that at odd
times.

 

In fairness this may not be all ins co's - but certainly Equity Red Star
wouldn't consider me changing bike without whichever new bike it was having
an alarm.

Now I have received the letter from the third party admitting liability (and
I KNOW the solicitor sent the same letter to Equity Red Star) I am timing
them to see how soon they write to me indicating the claim has been closed.

Either way, they aren't getting any more of my business.