PROJECT CX: A Bumpy Road to Recovery
/Well, since the CX was knocked over 2 months ago, it's been a hell of a trip trying to get things back in order. The main issue being the shop I went through, Chewie's Motorbikes Chicago, to get a repair quote. The quote itself took 2 weeks to get. Since then, I had purchased a new tank from this shop and had them take care of the paint work, via their bodyshop, Duran's Autobody.
Well, it's been a VERY pain staking 2 months trying to get the bike back from paint, but I have word (not that their word means a damn thing to me anymore) that the bike will be returned to me this evening.
Below is a screen shot of my Yelp review of the whole experience.
My box of repair and replacement parts that have been waiting to go on the bike is overflowing at this point and has been sitting on my desk at work for months now. The summer's burning away, I just want my bike back already.
I never like other people working on my vehicles, and this is case in point.
Trust no one. Do it yourself if you want it done right, because no one care's about your bike like you do.
UPDATE: Well, they pushed it back an extra day, and when I went to pick it up, there was no gas in it. My full tank miraculously disappeared. BUT, the paint looks great, and the bike is finally back in my possession. It felt great just to ride it back, the 0.4 miles, to work. Now I sit at my desk and anxiously await blasting around the city post 6pm.
I still need to finish up the new muffler, re-wrap the exhaust, replace the dented headlight and levers, and replace some odds and ends - then she should be done for a while. And more importantly, ready for a full photoshoot.
UPDATE: Well, they pushed it back an extra day, and when I went to pick it up, there was no gas in it. My full tank miraculously disappeared. BUT, the paint looks great, and the bike is finally back in my possession. It felt great just to ride it back, the 0.4 miles, to work. Now I sit at my desk and anxiously await blasting around the city post 6pm.
I still need to finish up the new muffler, re-wrap the exhaust, replace the dented headlight and levers, and replace some odds and ends - then she should be done for a while. And more importantly, ready for a full photoshoot.