Unofficially done with bring the CBR in for service

askmrjesus · 04-19-2012, 10:56 PM

Some fucking bean counter engineer, has already decided how long it should take to fix your bike.

He's not a mechanic. He's never seen your particular bike. He assumes it looks just the picture in the manual.

His estimation of the time involved to do the work, is applied to the software the dealership uses to quote you a price. Oil change on bike A, Model year B, should cost X.

The service manager checks off the little boxes on the screen, prints out the service form, and hands it to the mechanic.

The mechanic looks at the form, and now knows that his end of the "Shop Rate" is X dollars, as long as he can do it in X hours. If it takes him longer than X hours, tough shit. If it takes him less hours, sweet.

This is why your shit comes back all fucked up.

JC

04-19-2012, 10:56 PM	#3
askmrjesus Soul Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Everywhere, all the time. Moto: '0000 Custom Turbo Cross (with jet kit). Posts: 6,481	"Shop rate" Some fucking bean counter engineer, has already decided how long it should take to fix your bike. He's not a mechanic. He's never seen your particular bike. He assumes it looks just the picture in the manual. His estimation of the time involved to do the work, is applied to the software the dealership uses to quote you a price. Oil change on bike A, Model year B, should cost X. The service manager checks off the little boxes on the screen, prints out the service form, and hands it to the mechanic. The mechanic looks at the form, and now knows that his end of the "Shop Rate" is X dollars, as long as he can do it in X hours. If it takes him longer than X hours, tough shit. If it takes him less hours, sweet. This is why your shit comes back all fucked up. JC __________________ The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me.