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Have had my cards in case with al foil for past 4 years.....NOT A PROBLEM, yet !!!

have had all my cards without a case and even without alu foil in a normal wallet in normal jeans for all my life ......NOT A PROBLEM,yet!!! lol

Difference being....I KNOW I won't be scammed....You DON"T.

do you want to buy a tinfoil hat ? i have one for sale .......

collection fee in pickup -1000 - OK

new battery -2600 - It should be not more than 2000 thb bit bike battery prices vary brand to brand. There are a lot more expensive batteries on the market,.

replaced coolant -640 - 100 thb max.(coolant might evaporate if bike sits for a time)

cleaned fuel tank -640 - 640 thb for that?? It can be done easily

cleaned injection system - 1000 - Again expensive to ask 1000 thb for this

labour cost - 1000 - Honda Bigwing charges 300 thb for 2 hours work as labor.

so give or take, these repairs must be round 4000 baht and maximum 5000 thb let say.

Youre comparing apples with oranges

its not a thai built honda bike ,its an imported suzuki made in japan for the jap and euro market

that was never sold in thailand , its unlikley they have the service manual

they can go to for advice on a bike they have likley never worked on before

beside that ,anything sold at big wing would still be under warranty so theyre obliged to fix it

il get a breakdown later anyway and post up the invoice details

i am just stating the fact that the big service area with pro staff and dynos and all that equipment some trained in Japan charges 300 thb for 2 hours of work and your small shop is charging three times more.

fair enough ,im not here to argue

i just wanted to know if the rates were ''normalish " or too high for the work

(its not a small soi shop btw ,if i wrote the name most here would know it )

they specialise in big bikes ,often goldwings and harley davisions and litre bikes from japan although he has some ducattis at the moment too

Today I went to order new handle grip, the stock ones are really bad, and some LED light.

Still have to found some levers which look better and maybe nice mirrors.

I also get a quote to cover the bike in Black and Carbon... could be nice!!

Here is pic of the bikes....

how much was the led lights if you can remember ?

happens a lot more than you might think ,many people who never been on 2 wheels before think its perfectly fine to rent a 125 cc scooter and explore thailand

with no riding exerience at all

the shops are just as bad for renting it to them .....but i suppose they make more profit from the bikes that come back crashed than the ones that come back same as they

went out ........TIT

Have had my cards in case with al foil for past 4 years.....NOT A PROBLEM, yet !!!

have had all my cards without a case and even without alu foil in a normal wallet in normal jeans for all my life ......NOT A PROBLEM,yet!!! lol

Many scammers have electron scaners to copy your credit card # without even

taking them out of your wallet, however they must be in very close proximity

to you for a few minutes....could be one of these scame

even if its in your pocket ? im interested in this if it is actually going on lol

sounds pretty hi tech but if there was such technology wouldnt everyone

be a victim ?

sit in any crowded public place you could scam everyones card if this were possible ??sm Yes

Yes this happens to hundreds of people each day. Keep your credit cards in a

plastic holder wrapped in aluminum foil, or buy small metal credit card holders

designed for this purpose.

why not just carry a lead safe strapped to your back and keep your cards in there for safety ?

collection fee in pickup -1000 - OK

new battery -2600 - It should be not more than 2000 thb bit bike battery prices vary brand to brand. There are a lot more expensive batteries on the market,.

replaced coolant -640 - 100 thb max.(coolant might evaporate if bike sits for a time)

cleaned fuel tank -640 - 640 thb for that?? It can be done easily

cleaned injection system - 1000 - Again expensive to ask 1000 thb for this

labour cost - 1000 - Honda Bigwing charges 300 thb for 2 hours work as labor.

so give or take, these repairs must be round 4000 baht and maximum 5000 thb let say.

Youre comparing apples with oranges

its not a thai built honda bike ,its an imported suzuki made in japan for the jap and euro market

that was never sold in thailand , its unlikley they have the service manual

they can go to for advice on a bike they have likley never worked on before

beside that ,anything sold at big wing would still be under warranty so theyre obliged to fix it

il get a breakdown later anyway and post up the invoice details

The only drugs that you would make a profit on are prescription only in the West

Try telling the fbi or dea or interpol that its '' legal in Thailand " which it isn't by the way

Any pharmacy selling controlled meds is paying the police for that privilege so you will be chewed up and spat out by the legal system

A few guys are doing 20 years in USA since the crackdown in 1995

One of them has died in prison I believe

Many scammers have electron scaners to copy your credit card # without even

taking them out of your wallet, however they must be in very close proximity

to you for a few minutes....could be one of these scame

even if its in your pocket ? im interested in this if it is actually going on lol

sounds pretty hi tech but if there was such technology wouldnt everyone

be a victim ?

sit in any crowded public place you could scam everyones card if this were possible ??

If you mean something like this (below) try a Harley DAVIDSON accessory shop.

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An original harley windscreen in thailand might cost more than the fino itself .......

only a chinese copy would make sense for a fino .....

So what battery was used ?

sorry ,yesterday i didnt have the keys to take off the seat to check ,i was passing the shop on my other bike so called in to check the damage and it was roughly just shy of 7k

il update the thread with battery model later when i can establish the facts in case it helps someone in future with similar issues

(btw i dont expect to get the ebay/internet price for a battery ,even if they used a low grade generic one ,i was just using that as my research guideline and i think the old coolant would have been fine since its a pretty new bike but if theyve changed it its too late to change it back )

thanks for all the input guys .........

sit around drinking beer listening to 80's love songs + phil colllins .............

Why guess what battery was used. have a look at it and tell us the brand before slagging them off saying they ripped you.

i didnt say they ripped me off and even if they did its an issue il take up with the shop owner anyway and how he deals with it

will determine whether i bring any more bikes there to fix or advise friends to do same etc

slagging him or his business off on the internet like a little bitch is not my style, i like the guy/shop and weve done business many times before

over the years

(If you care to read back i have purposely not mentioned the name of his shop so this is merely asking for other peoples opinions

about the repairs cost to get a rough idea of the repair costs)-but thank you for your help anyway

Go at Songran time , all tollways are FREE and open

cool ,didnt know that !

A bike battery for your Bandit could easily be 2600 baht in Thailand depended on the manufacturer- you can't compare a 1200cc Bandit to a Honda Click (and you bought it from a shop, not eBay- the price back home and the price in LOS won't be the same- note, though, that a Yuasa battery for my bike would be over 2700 baht- $85- in the US). If your bike sat for a year with gasohol without being started, the fuel system would need to be cleaned and flushed. Who knows about the coolant, but, again, if your bike fits for an extended period, changing the fluids is a good idea.

You got a big bike worked on- that's going to be pricey compared to your corner scooter shop- if you found the work acceptable, I wouldn't fight about it too much- you might save 500 baht, but then you might also have to take your business elsewhere next time.

I think your price is OK.

Im guessing they used the cheapest battery they could get their hands on but anyone running a business would do the same unless specifically instructed to use a certain type of battery .........

a generic battery for a Ninja 650cc costs 1400 from kawasaki so i could replace their battery with one of those but it may not be enough to consistantly start a bike with an engine twice as big ??

for everyone who says scooter batteries are only 400thb ,i know that

but this bike is just over 10 x times bigger than a 125cc scooter so its to be expected the battery will cost more ....

Battery for My Monster 795 was 3600 baht Ducati 3rd road wanted 6800 Baht. Same model and brand.

Whilst your bill adds up, they have done a fair amount of work.

i get what your saying ,but have they really done all that work or likely just padded the bill ?

I have to agree that I have not seen really good value at duty free, but I do not think comparing Thai whiskey in BKK is a good comparison. A comparison of an imported product may be a better representation.

Agreed, but even there King Power fails. Most duty free shops the world over are rip-offs.

except maybe ireland ,where the duty on alcohol and cigarettes is ridiculously high ..........

but probably as many smoke as before ..........they just buy illegally imported ones from russia ,poland or ukraine

from local 'gangsters"

the government has slipped up and created a huge incentive to smuggle tobacco /cigaretes for organised criminal gangs

i went in today and the bill seemed too high to me so i decided not to pay until i can negeotiate with the owner but today is holiday

so hes off

i didnt pay anything yet and let them keep the bike until after i can deal with the main man because the mechanics cannot change invoice etc

also i agree with above poster ,it needed new coolant as well,why ??thats got nothing to do with starting the beast up

also the battery seems v expensive ,possibly the injection system was blocked with but that that shouldnt cost 7k to sort ........

the problem with getting a price in advance was nobody didnt know what the issue was so they cant give me a quote by phone until check the bike and the bandit 1250 is a very heavy bike so we needed their truck and ramp to get it there ..........

il have a chat tomoroww and see what can be done when the boss is in and update the thread ........

thanks for everyone who answered .

just go outside and pick a new woman .......youll be up to your nuts in guts within the hour

and that will keep you distracted

when she gets boring ......rinse and repeat ........

Are you kidding? what the hell have to do with Azerbaijan???

read the whole thread including the TITLE before posting comments that make you appear to be some kind of inbred .........

king power is duty free in name alone

everything costs as much or more as regular stores

how could they sell without paying tax duties anyway in the middle of bkk ? would all the other big stores not complain ?

ive been in it once about 10 years ago and never agaain

my bike wouldnt start after being left alone in a garage for a year ,so i called a famous nearby garage

and the came ,took it and fixed it (its a bandit 1255cc)

the invoice says

;

collection fee in pickup -1000

new battery -2600

replaced coolant -640

cleaned fuel tank -640

cleaned injection system - 1000

labour cost - 1000

bill total ; 6,880 thb

is this price ok ? ( also should the battery be 2600thb ,ive seen them on ebay for 50usd ? )

As bad as it is here ,home maybe worse for many ...........