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[Riteris]

I just got my bike back from the shop.

Something looks missing under the seat.

I feel like there is a panel missing.

I looked at an on line parts fiche and could not find it.

So, maybe I am wrong.

Attached are photos of what I have. Would you mind taking off your seat, pulling anything you might might have in that compartment and sending it to me?

(pm me for my email address)

Thanks for the help!

 

[Sierra1]

Yeah, I know I can't see my ABS pump. And, there's a lot of empty screw holes in your picture.

 

[MFP]

I just got my bike back from the shop.

Something looks missing under the seat.

I feel like there is a panel missing.

I looked at an on line parts fiche and could not find it.

So, maybe I am wrong.

Attached are photos of what I have. Would you mind taking off your seat, pulling anything you might might have in that compartment and sending it to me?

(pm me for my email address)

Thanks for the help!View attachment 83763View attachment 83764View attachment 83765

There is a plastic tray on my '13:

 

[MFP]

Part #21 (this is for a '13 S10).
Apparently Gen2s have them as well with the ES version having a slightly different shape.

 

[Boris]

There is a plastic tray on my '13:
View attachment 83767

Yep, my 13 also has this tray. My tyre pump lives there.

 

[RCinNC]

Yeah, the tray is missing.

That must be quite a shop that worked on your bike. You'd think that, by now, the mechanic would have noticed that big piece of molded ABS plastic sitting on his workbench and had at least a passing curiosity about what bike he forget to put it back on. He must still be trying to figure it out, since they haven't called you yet.

 

[Riteris]

This sort of thing further increases my disdain for the quality of motorcycle shops in this area. I know mechanics are overworked. They need to shift gears from motorcycles to watercraft to lawn mowers and rarely see the machines multiple times. Unless they fuck them up.) They are constantly having to learn new and different things rather than honing their skills and becoming more efficient and thereby earning more money. The process does not help even the most competent of mechanics do their job or gain new information.

Extra parts laying around is never a good thing.

But, sorry, I only care about MY motorcycle when I take it to a "motorcycle dealer" repair shop.

And for the record, I dropped the bike off July 6 and picked it up yesterday, August 22. I called them four times in that period looking for updates. I never gave them any grief about how long this repair was taking. (For the record, the mechanic was out for some two weeks with a medical issue. Apparently nobody else dealt with the bike while it was there.)

Do any of you know how difficult it is to mount this tray? (I am unsure if I want them to get involved with the bike again.)

 

[Sierra1]

Yeah, the tray is missing.

That must be quite a shop that worked on your bike. You'd think that, by now, the mechanic would have noticed that big piece of molded ABS plastic sitting on his workbench and had at least a passing curiosity about what bike he forget to put it back on. He must still be trying to figure it out, since they haven't called you yet.

Apathy. They wait for the owner to call. If the owner does not, they'll just chunk it in the trash.

 

[Riteris]

Apathy. They wait for the owner to call. If the owner does not, they'll just chunk it in the trash.

Well, I thought they were in business to make money. One can't make money without taking it in. You can't take in money until the job is finished. (Hopefully to meet the customer's standards at least.)

Maybe I should have been a dick through the process.

 

[StefanOnHisS10]

This sort of thing further increases my disdain for the quality of motorcycle shops in this area. I know mechanics are overworked. They need to shift gears from motorcycles to watercraft to lawn mowers and rarely see the machines multiple times. Unless they fuck them up.) They are constantly having to learn new and different things rather than honing their skills and becoming more efficient and thereby earning more money. The process does not help even the most competent of mechanics do their job or gain new information.

Extra parts laying around is never a good thing.

But, sorry, I only care about MY motorcycle when I take it to a "motorcycle dealer" repair shop.

And for the record, I dropped the bike off July 6 and picked it up yesterday, August 22. I called them four times in that period looking for updates. I never gave them any grief about how long this repair was taking. (For the record, the mechanic was out for some two weeks with a medical issue. Apparently nobody else dealt with the bike while it was there.)

Do any of you know how difficult it is to mount this tray? (I am unsure if I want them to get involved with the bike again.)

I am sorry to hear about your problems with the shop, I’ve had those experiences also in my country. And that is why I never returned and do my own work on the bike. I suggest you do the same. I don’t know if TABASCO is far from you, that would solve your problems with shops.

Good luck

 

[Sierra1]

Well, I thought they were in business to make money. . . . . . . . . Maybe I should have been a dick through the process.

They depend on quantity over quality. They have enough return customers, that they don't have to cater to keep them. DC is a huge city. A dealer in a small town doesn't have the benefit of numbers. My dealer also sells watercraft, and ATV/UTVs. And, yet they will always take time to talk to the customers. I am well aware of how lucky I am. And, if they did happen to change, TABASCO is only an hour north of me.

Don't be a dick, to many of them around already. Could be part of why a lot of dealers suck.

 

[MFP]

Do any of you know how difficult it is to mount this tray? (I am unsure if I want them to get involved with the bike again.)

A simple install, just one bolt/screw.

 

[Riteris]

They depend on quantity over quality. They have enough return customers, that they don't have to cater to keep them. DC is a huge city. A dealer in a small town doesn't have the benefit of numbers. My dealer also sells watercraft, and ATV/UTVs. And, yet they will always take time to talk to the customers. I am well aware of how lucky I am. And, if they did happen to change, TABASCO is only an hour north of me.

Don't be a dick, to many of them around already. Could be part of why a lot of dealers suck.

Actually, the shop in question is not even near DC. I went to a shop that I could take public transport home from dropping off the bike and to return to pick up the bike. Amtrak was a big help.

I gave up on the Yamaha dealers local to DC.

 

[Don in Lodi]

Too many shops look at motorcycles as toys, a hobby that doesn't require a quick turn around. Two months for a switch? Sure, it's just a toy.

 

[Mak10]

I took my bike in, to have the brake switch recall done in March. While I was there, I had thm look at my faulty tour/sport switch.

I am still waiting.

 

[Checkswrecks]

Riteris -
I'm an hour north of you and curious which shop you went to, if you don't mind sharing.
As MFP mentioned, putting the tray in is easy peasy.

 

[Riteris]

Riteris -
I'm an hour north of you and curious which shop you went to, if you don't mind sharing.
As MFP mentioned, putting the tray in is easy peasy.

The bike that forgot to re-install the tray is Honda House in Richmond. (They are also a Yamaha dealer.)

I went there because Coleman's Power Sports in Falls Church is a mess.

I am still looking for a decent dealer to go to. One that, ideally I could take public transportation home from. Oh yeah, they have to do decent work as well.

 

[Cycledude]

Looks like the mechanic made a simple mistake, take the bike back and point out the mistake and I’m sure they will be happy to fix it for you but don’t wait to long to let them know about it or the parts might disappear.

 

[Riteris]

The service manager mailed the part back and I installed it.

 

[Sierra1]

The service manager mailed the part back and I installed it.