Does anyone know where a good place is to get a rwc in melbourne that isn't the strictest place int he world?
Whatever you do DONT take it to Bikes n Bits in Brighton!!!!!!! <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_mad.gif" alt="" title="Mad" /><!-- s -->
Very good advice Cossie. May i also add a few more to the 'Don't Go There' list. - most Peter Stevens workshops - Floyd Parkes Kawasaki Your best off finding a garage that you want to get friendly with and explain the situation. Most RWC testers will assume your not coming back to them from that point on and make all of their potential revenue out of you in one big (and i mean BIG) hit. If you can get friendly with a workshop and intend on taking your bike back to them (and make sure they know your genuine) then they tend to be a little more 'accepting'.
Why do you want to get a 'loose' roadworthy? They are strict for a reason... Further, if a place is found to give dodgy roadworthied they can loose their licensing to perform roadworthies for doing so, so most places tend to be stricter than required. As a result most (like some mentioned above) go beyond roadworthies and want you to fix things that are not related to road worthies before they give it a RWC. With respect to this try out Central motorcycles in Huntingdale (<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.centralmotorcycles.com.au">www.centralmotorcycles.com.au</a><!-- w -->). They are very honest guys, and will not require you to do more than what the roadworthy actually requires. They may recommend more, but certainly won't require it. They can usually do it on the same day you phone them.
Very true Boz, but in the recent case that both Cossie and I were referring to - things that were definitely out of the realm of a roadworthy were brought up with inadequete explanation as to how or specifically why an item was faulty; just that it needed to be replaced and it would cost $xxx! Always better knowing your riding a safe machine... atleast that way you can have confidence in your bike.
No-one wants to ride an unsafe bike, and no-one expects a rwc tester to overlook safety items, but when your bike fails on: a cam chain rattle, a 3" long crack in a perfectly secure fairing and a rear tyre that is actually legal (failed for tread - not condition) not to mention numerous other stupid things, you know you are being shafted!!!!! <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_mad.gif" alt="" title="Mad" /><!-- s -->
fair enough - I thought you were more looking for a place that would approve a non-roadworthy bike, and not a place that will stick to the roadworthy requirements - I mis-interpreted the initial post. My apologies. Regardless - check out central motorcycles. They stick to the book and only recommend other things that fall beyond RWC. And if they fails something they will show you exactly why it was failed (they failed a tire of mine on my fzr - I believed them but they insisted on getting the tread gauge thingy out and showing me). Again on my fzr250 - they initially failed it because it did not have a side-stand cut-out switch, but when they checked they found it was not a requirement on pre (certain date - don't know it myself) complianced bikes, and as a result they let it through without.
Yeah, I'm going to central motorcycles for an RWC, most likely tomorrow. They were really friendly when I needed some advice and parts (which they sadly didn't have - but they gave me Bruces' home number) Glad to know a lot of people out there reccomend it. I also find it easy to get to (living 4 blocks away helps) XD
well from my expiriance the way the mechanics do a RWC depends on where the bike is going to end up... if you are selling the bike to a compleate stranger and you tell the mechanic that.. they will go over it with a fine tooth come and find EVERY thing they can... why?? they DO NOT want the new owner coming back telling them this and this IS NOT RWC why?? coz it is in their best intrest to fixit for FREE b4 you take a complain to Vicroads... If you bought a bike for yourself or you are selling it to your best mate and you tell the mechanic the bike is Ok and your best mate KNOWS it is not 100% they will just check it for safty... the most obviuos things... If you got pulled over for a "default" (NOT a YELLOW CANARY) and you are required to do a RWC than most mechanics will just check the bit that you were puled over for...
I agree with koma on this point. You need to find a mechanic that you can get friendly with. That way he wont rip you off with things that are not part of roadworthy certificate but at the same time he will be looking after your wellbeing when things do look like they may impact on your safety. And for those people in NSW I would suggest Tony Magri Motorcycles in Kingsgrove. He has always looked after me.
