dsn_klr650 (respect)

[beau400]

I tell you one thing - I'll never go back to my Kawi dealer! I was always a Honda dual sport man, but liked the awesome size of the KLR fuel tank (I don't like to stop to fill up). In May of this year I was all set to buy a new KLR650, went to my local dealer and was treated like a second class citizen by their sales department. Then, to top it all off, he left me on the sales floor while he said he was going to get some of the bikes "paperwork". After waiting 20 minutes I asked where he was and was told he went out to lunch, wouldn't be back for another 45 minutes. Now you may think that this was some stupid sales jerk that didn't give two sh_ts. So did I until the next day when I came back to talk to the owner about the way I was treated. Sh_t face was the owner - Incredable! As it turned out, I bought a second hand '01 the very next week with less than 400 miles on it and about $1500 less than stock retail. I really hope that all Kawi dealers are not like this, but if the majority are this customer inept, Kawi will only lose more market share and eventually become extinct. Ray Beaudoin Upstate NY '01 KLR 650 '01 Suzuki Savage (Wife's bike) '82 Honda CT 110 (I throw this little baby in the back of my p/u when I trout fish those secluded Adirondack streams and ponds)

----- Original Message ----- From: "Swampy" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 4:55 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Kawasaki warranty, yeah right. > >Kawasaki will bend over backwards to keep you happy, I think thay will do > you right.> > > LOL! > > I find it hard to believe that Kawasaki bends over backwards. The dealers > do, then apply for reimbursement from the Kawi USA. As for my experience, i > bought my A14 at a dealer who didn't give a crap about after-the-sale > service and customer satisfaction, and after a written complaint to > kawasaki, they denied that they have any control over their dealership > network, and a polite thanks, but too bad, letter to me. kawi lost any > future business from me, and I've owned a green bike since I started on my > KV75 back in '77. The manufacturers attitude to customer service has turned > me away from any other Kawasaki purchases, even if I found a competent and > sincere, Kawi dealer. I'll ride my KLR until it dies because I like the > bike, any future purchases will go to benefit a company that cares about > it's customers. > > Kawi and the dealer lost out on another sale when I bought my stepson a > CR250 at a caring dealership and have found how nice it is to be treated > with respect and dignity by a manufacturer. Other manufctureres need to > learn from Honda. Since we bought the CR in March, I've recieved 5 cards or > letters from the dealer thanking me for the sale and hoping that I was > enjoying the product and offering other services at discounts and a free > oil/filter change, I recieved 2 letters from Honda customer service thanking > me for the purchase, and they automatically join you in the Honda Rides Club > of America just for buying a red bike. Kawasaki needs you to cough up > another $35 for their half hearted attempt at a marque organization. > > Gee, and I'm in the market for a street bike too. I was thinking Triumph, > but a service oriented yamaha shop by me just picked up Honda, maybe a > Superhawk is in my future..... > > Gotta tell ya, I've never been a Honda fan, but they have one now.... > > Swampy > Love my A14, but not the dealer or the manufacturer > KTM LC4 (another great dealer w/ manufacturer support) > '01 CR250 (Swampboys, but I'll claim it!) > > > > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >

[Tobin S. Lampson]

Good point Rob. Gentlemen........please consider off list means, for any further progression in the direction this thread is heading. Thank You, Tobin Lampson Lise Moderator Rob wrote:

> Let's keep it respectful. > > FGJ wrote: > > > > With all do respect Bill - please take your bike and stay OUT of Oregon > > and > > > anywhere else that I ride. QUIET bikes save the right to ride and > > obnoxious > > > self centered people ruin it. Yes, having more power for you at the > > expense > > > of pissing off everybody around you is self centered. > > > Scott C. Adams > > > > Scott > > > > The old adage " Loud pipes save lives " has more than a little truth to > > it, I ressurected > > a 78 SR-500 7 or 8 years ago from a boneyard, once I got it running it was > > obvious that > > the stock exhaust / airbox set up was extremely constrictive, and made the > > bike sound like a sewing machine and was very heavy and cumbersome, the > > supertrapp system is a mite louder than I prefer, but the bikes performance > > once re-jetted was dramatically better, the > > bike runs cooler and best of all I see all kinds of subliminal no mind > > drivers look around > > surprized as they're shaken out of thier unconcious reveries when I blip the > > throttle to get > > thier attention, and my bike is downright quiet compared to essentially just > > about every Hardley Ableson. I think any number of drivers are predisposed > > to dislike motorcyclists > > for any number of reasons beyond loud pipes. > > Fred J > > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > Be part of the Adventure! > > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/