40 Things To Do In A Motorcycle Shop

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 12:48pm
Go have some fun with these...

http://jaredbolton.com/2011/10/13/40-things-to-do-in-a-motorcycle-shop/
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Since I had a shop years ago, I have to say the first 10-15 I have read so far, sound like actual experiences in a bike shop.
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Shoulda put "walking around the store with a helmet on" and added "making loud dirtbike noises"... i am guilty of this at chaparral Laughing
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ML512 10/14/2011 1:25pm
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Or walk in and ask "hey i wanna ride the same bike stewart is riding this next year"... ahahahah
bradmx421 10/14/2011 1:28pm
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..sounds like a way to look like a total tool bag. and believe it or not #23 almost happens daily..... or they say a small one instead of color

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ML512 10/14/2011 1:31pm
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bradmx421 wrote:
..sounds like a way to look like a total tool bag. and believe it or not #23 almost happens daily..... or they say a small one...
..sounds like a way to look like a total tool bag. and believe it or not #23 almost happens daily..... or they say a small one instead of color
Cheer up brad or ill come do a few of these on my way to work today to u Tongue
stupidnslow 10/14/2011 1:35pm
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Highsider wrote:
Since I had a shop years ago, I have to say the first 10-15 I have read so far, sound like actual experiences in a bike...
Since I had a shop years ago, I have to say the first 10-15 I have read so far, sound like actual experiences in a bike shop.
Yes, several of those were things I actually experienced during my days working in a dealer.

I probably wouldn't actually do any of these to tell the truth but I do get a kick out of occasionally testing sales guys to see who actually rides and who was just took the job because it seemed fun (seems to be a problem in some places)

On #23, I used to get a lot of "It's a Honda" or something. Or better yet, they don't even know what it is and you spend a solid 5-10 minutes just trying to figure out what it is.
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durring my little time at a cycle shop, the absolute worst was when someone would need a part, they would know the make of the machine and after asking where they bought it, it'd be a chinese thing from pep boys. annoying!
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HA. I worked at a Harley-Davidson/Suzuki shop through highschool and I can say Ive seen half of those done by either my friends or random bikers. 23,25,26,27,28,38,39,40 happened almost daily.
Moto East Mag 10/14/2011 2:21pm
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I sold bikes for years, I could add a few:
1. Bring your little kid in and watch with a smile as he climbs aboard the most expensive sportbike in the showroom and starts jumping up and down on it.
2. Say you are looking for your first bike and you want the fastest one in the showroom.
3. Say you aren't buying right now but you want the absolute, lowest, rock bottom price.
4. Ask for a trade value on your 1982 CB750 that "will start up with a little work"- sight unseen.
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lucero10x 10/14/2011 4:04pm
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15. For every streetbike you see, ask if it is a Harley. Continue to ask for every bike.

17. Put your own stickers on bikes. Then say you’re trying to make it look siiiicckkk.

15 is effing hilarious.
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Moto East Mag wrote:
I sold bikes for years, I could add a few: 1. Bring your little kid in and watch with a smile as he climbs aboard the...
I sold bikes for years, I could add a few:
1. Bring your little kid in and watch with a smile as he climbs aboard the most expensive sportbike in the showroom and starts jumping up and down on it.
2. Say you are looking for your first bike and you want the fastest one in the showroom.
3. Say you aren't buying right now but you want the absolute, lowest, rock bottom price.
4. Ask for a trade value on your 1982 CB750 that "will start up with a little work"- sight unseen.
Make sure said kid has cowboy boots on.
Steven_Perry 10/14/2011 4:15pm
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Guilty for many of those!
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rmgsxr 10/14/2011 4:18pm
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I didn't think any of them were funny.
Steven_Perry 10/14/2011 4:21pm
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Sad thing in my area there are only a few small dealers left,bigger ones GONE
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Racerx930 10/14/2011 4:24pm
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I spent years laughing at these customers but apparently the joke was on me. Here's a classic that's not on there! When they make an offer, you accept, then they go "OK I'm going to think about it".
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Racerx930 10/14/2011 4:25pm
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How about when the dealer tells you the price you say "no no, I'm talking CASH MONEY".
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davis224 10/14/2011 4:33pm
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Racerx930 wrote:
How about when the dealer tells you the price you say "no no, I'm talking CASH MONEY".
Beat me to it
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pitbike502 10/14/2011 5:26pm
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stupidnslow wrote:
Yes, several of those were things I actually experienced during my days working in a dealer. I probably wouldn't actually do any of these to tell...
Yes, several of those were things I actually experienced during my days working in a dealer.

I probably wouldn't actually do any of these to tell the truth but I do get a kick out of occasionally testing sales guys to see who actually rides and who was just took the job because it seemed fun (seems to be a problem in some places)

On #23, I used to get a lot of "It's a Honda" or something. Or better yet, they don't even know what it is and you spend a solid 5-10 minutes just trying to figure out what it is.
do you live in thomasville? I used to work at CV4 a whiiile ago..


yeah, 23 definitely happens a lot.. and 24, 26, 27, 31....

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Steven_Perry 10/14/2011 5:29pm
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Stuck inside these 4 walls.stuck inside forever.....
stupidnslow 10/14/2011 5:45pm
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pitbike502 wrote:
do you live in thomasville? I used to work at CV4 a whiiile ago.. yeah, 23 definitely happens a lot.. and 24, 26, 27, 31....
do you live in thomasville? I used to work at CV4 a whiiile ago..


yeah, 23 definitely happens a lot.. and 24, 26, 27, 31....
Yep, I do. I actually know some of those guys that work at CV. It's funny, most people don't realize exactly how big in the moto industry they are.
stupidnslow 10/14/2011 5:47pm
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Racerx930 wrote:
I spent years laughing at these customers but apparently the joke was on me. Here's a classic that's not on there! When they make an offer...
I spent years laughing at these customers but apparently the joke was on me. Here's a classic that's not on there! When they make an offer, you accept, then they go "OK I'm going to think about it".
Haha I actually used to drop "that's a good down payment" when I would do sales stuff. It caught some off guard.
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TerryK 10/14/2011 5:51pm
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#23 is obviously something that happens every day. I've been there.

One of my favorites (?) is when a woman phones the parts dept. and is trying to order parts with her husband/boyfriend/son in the background giving her instructions rather than just taking his hand out of his pants and getting on the phone himself.
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pitbike502 10/14/2011 6:04pm
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stupidnslow wrote:
Yep, I do. I actually know some of those guys that work at CV. It's funny, most people don't realize exactly how big in the moto...
Yep, I do. I actually know some of those guys that work at CV. It's funny, most people don't realize exactly how big in the moto industry they are.
I miss it there! Haha, I used to live in town, and ride my TTR 50 to the building! The kids at the high school always used to be like, WTF?!
Steven_Perry 10/14/2011 6:07pm
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Mid Cities Honda/Kawasaki.Used to mess with those guys alot!
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pitbike502 10/14/2011 6:07pm
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TerryK wrote:
#23 is obviously something that happens every day. I've been there. One of my favorites (?) is when a woman phones the parts dept. and is...
#23 is obviously something that happens every day. I've been there.

One of my favorites (?) is when a woman phones the parts dept. and is trying to order parts with her husband/boyfriend/son in the background giving her instructions rather than just taking his hand out of his pants and getting on the phone himself.
i freak out about that!! that is so damn irritating!

or the guy that demands his parts be there in 2 days because he has to leave for a trip, we get them there next day, and the parts sit there for 3 weeks...
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#16 Use the work Bro alot.


Done and done!!
stupidnslow 10/14/2011 7:04pm
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pitbike502 wrote:
I miss it there! Haha, I used to live in town, and ride my TTR 50 to the building! The kids at the high school always...
I miss it there! Haha, I used to live in town, and ride my TTR 50 to the building! The kids at the high school always used to be like, WTF?!
Haha that's classic! I actually went to that high school.

Yeah, the wife/girlfriend call in thing is hilarious. Or when the guy sends them into the store with a bad description of what they need. Next thing you know, out comes the cell phone to call up hubby. Hilarious.
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Rizzo 10/14/2011 7:14pm
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I thought a lot of that was funny as hell, especially the Harley stuff. Would make a good "jackass" scene. At the same time, I've had parts guys that were dumber than a box of rocks, worse than the customers.
I needed one or two of the allen bolts that hold on the endcap of a Ti4 PC exhaust for my Kawi. It was the current year of my bike at the time(09), the guys asks me 250F or 450F, I say 250F. He says "we don't have that setup, all the while, I'm starring at a complete (09)450 Ti4 system hanging on the wall. I'm like BRO, see that shit right there above your head, same fukin bolts for the same endcap. Like stupidnslow says, "walked away mad", he still didn't get it. It goes both ways, but that top 40 was funny.

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