Can anyone tell me what it is that the service department does? Because I don't think that it's actually service.
August 7th: Had my Triumph Speed Triple towed there because some turd tried to steal it and they cut the ignition wires. When I brought my bike in, I supplied them with a brand new, sealed OEM ignition switch, so what was needed was to swap the ignition switch and to re-program the ECU to the new key.
August 15th: Received a repair estimate (from my insurance agent - that distinction is important). Cycle City would need to order the shear bolts to mount the new ignition switch. Not surprising, they've never had any parts actually in stock whenever I've gone there. Brake pads, Nope. Air Filter, nope.
September 4th(4 weeks since I brought my bike there, nearly three weeks since repair estimate was completed): Called Cycle City for an update. Was told that they are still waiting on parts. I was unable to be provided a date as to when the parts were actually ordered or when they would arrive.
September 6th: Received an email from my insurance agent stating that the parts had arrived and that my bike would be put in the queue. Great! Shouldn't be long now, right? Right?
September 12th: Called Cycle City for an update and was told "Yeah, we're having some trouble programming the key but we are going to call Triumph tomorrow morning to resolve the issue. We will call you back tomorrow."
September 13th: Did not receive a call back.
September 14th: Called Cycle City multiple times. Every time, went straight to voicemail. Left one message wanting to have a status update.
September 15th: Called again and actually spoke to a person! Was told "Yeah, we're having some trouble programming the key. The guy who works on the Triumphs (apparently there's only one) does not work on weekends (this was a Saturday). I am writing a note for myself and I PROMISE I will call you back on Monday with an update."
September 17th: Did not receive a call back.
September 18th: Called multiple times (straight to voicemail) and left a message. Received a call from my insurance agent at 4:00 PM and was told that Cycle City is having trouble programming the key and that they're probably going to take the bike apart again. I was also told that Cycle City would be calling me soon with an update. It is now 7:00 PM and I'm fairly certain they won't be calling today.
It has now been 42 days since I brought my bike there, 5 weeks since the repair estimate was completed, and nearly 2 weeks since parts were received. I haven't heard from them, of course, but I assume that Cycle City will now want to try a different ignition switch. It sure would have been great to have had that checked during the month that the bike was just sitting there waiting to be fixed. I cant imagine that they actually have another switch in stock, so I'm probably looking at around 3 more weeks until I have my only transportation back again (I love buying bus passes! Thanks guys!) This would put the total repair time somewhere over 60 days, assuming there's no other issues. For an ignition switch. Amazing.
For those of you who had good experiences with the Cycle City service department, I would love to know your secret. Was I supposed to slip them an extra $100 when I brought my bike in? Maybe put that on the website. read more