What's the longest you've waited for a mechanic?
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After I finished rebuilding my CZ175 back in the summer it started to develop intermittent running problems. Neither two other two stroke owners or myself could work out why. Ended up sending it off to a Bulgarian Mechanic friend of a friend who used to own such bikes when he was younger and knows all about them.
Turns out the barrel had been badly rebored prior to me purchasing it and the dynamo brush holder had fractured. Whilst I could fix said things I couldn't diagnose them and wanted to be out on my other bikes in the summer. It's now been there since 2nd August. I would have taken it elsewhere but there are f
k all people locally who want to work on old two strokes.
Funnily enough, when I was 17 and my RS125 needed a new top end the same situation happened. 2 or 3 months with no movement (he had the parts there in stock) and only got around to it after we kept turning up for an update. I can't remember the price but it was a few hours of labour in total.
It's been almost 15 years since I've had any major work done by a mechanic (aforementioned RS125). Anyone else had stuff take much longer than this? Don't know if I'm being unreasonable or if he's taking the piss..... I'm in that annoying situation where I have to let him get on with it but I need to vent!
Turns out the barrel had been badly rebored prior to me purchasing it and the dynamo brush holder had fractured. Whilst I could fix said things I couldn't diagnose them and wanted to be out on my other bikes in the summer. It's now been there since 2nd August. I would have taken it elsewhere but there are f
k all people locally who want to work on old two strokes. Funnily enough, when I was 17 and my RS125 needed a new top end the same situation happened. 2 or 3 months with no movement (he had the parts there in stock) and only got around to it after we kept turning up for an update. I can't remember the price but it was a few hours of labour in total.
It's been almost 15 years since I've had any major work done by a mechanic (aforementioned RS125). Anyone else had stuff take much longer than this? Don't know if I'm being unreasonable or if he's taking the piss..... I'm in that annoying situation where I have to let him get on with it but I need to vent!
My Dad waited years for a car mechanic
He had an Alfa Montreal and it needed a specialist - he had it for three years !
When he'd eventually fixed it Dad decided to play him at his own game and didn't pick it up
Eventually the mechanic tried to sell it, the buyer called my Dad and he sold it for a profit never having driven the car (as he bought it with the fault)
He had an Alfa Montreal and it needed a specialist - he had it for three years !
When he'd eventually fixed it Dad decided to play him at his own game and didn't pick it up
Eventually the mechanic tried to sell it, the buyer called my Dad and he sold it for a profit never having driven the car (as he bought it with the fault)
Not bikes but cars.
My local greasy floor bloke that I have used for 35 years has two levels of service; work vehicles he will have done within 24 hours, private vehicles it takes as long as it takes.
He's a lovely bloke, 100% reliable and a proper motor engineer instead of just a fitter but if your job isn't a priority he does it in half-hour stages in between the important stuff.
Longest he had one of my cars was six months because it needed some welding and he knew that once he started it would be stuck on the ramp until he finished and he wouldn't get other jobs done.
My local greasy floor bloke that I have used for 35 years has two levels of service; work vehicles he will have done within 24 hours, private vehicles it takes as long as it takes.
He's a lovely bloke, 100% reliable and a proper motor engineer instead of just a fitter but if your job isn't a priority he does it in half-hour stages in between the important stuff.
Longest he had one of my cars was six months because it needed some welding and he knew that once he started it would be stuck on the ramp until he finished and he wouldn't get other jobs done.
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