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BR1 IS IN TROUBLE
- Thread starter Mr. White
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Oh, I understand...see my reasons above...I don't want a new kit on a 12 year old scoot....matching paint, possible mounting problems, etc and I like two trikes...a backup if you will. New Wing and a new kit would be my route when I get rid of BR1. If and when I get BR1 back, I will ride him until the next breakdown, fix it under my extended warranty and then sell it. This is my plan.
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Camdenlake
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Its a shame but that sounds like a good plan. I was almost there recently aswell. But luckly not much down time. I am still waiting to see how it goes and decide then. I will probably get another spyder. Strange i know but nothing like it. Fingers crossed BR1 runs like a top for many miles and this becomes a distant memory err... nightmare...
Name is George...not Job ?
For all you've been through you have to change your name to Job.....you are the poster child for patience. Service like this is ridiculous .Buy the bike and they have it ready in a heartbeat but then sometimes nothing happens later.It's apparent that there are more good spyders than bad ones and in the majority of cases repairs don't take that long but one bad apple draws more flies .Appears your dealer is doing his job but BRP isn't doing theirs. I've been waiting on a new radio for three weeks ....backorder ??? C'mon BRP , a company this big shouldn't have backorders unless they order one at a time as customers order them.I'm sure there are a lot of readers on here that have been swayed from buying a spyder because of what they've read here. A couple hundred dollar part being delayed causing a loss of several spyder purchases. And it ain't just BRP brand either .
For all you've been through you have to change your name to Job.....you are the poster child for patience. Service like this is ridiculous .Buy the bike and they have it ready in a heartbeat but then sometimes nothing happens later.It's apparent that there are more good spyders than bad ones and in the majority of cases repairs don't take that long but one bad apple draws more flies .Appears your dealer is doing his job but BRP isn't doing theirs. I've been waiting on a new radio for three weeks ....backorder ??? C'mon BRP , a company this big shouldn't have backorders unless they order one at a time as customers order them.I'm sure there are a lot of readers on here that have been swayed from buying a spyder because of what they've read here. A couple hundred dollar part being delayed causing a loss of several spyder purchases. And it ain't just BRP brand either .
Yes, I am patient...nothing I can really do except rant on this site....and I am.... I really do enjoy BR1, it is a fun machine...I am going to give it another try and see how it goes. My fear is being stuck in no where west Texas with no cell service or help....no fun at my age...or anyone's for that matter.
You read the Gold Wing sites and very little downtime is reported and there are ten times or more GW on the road than Spyders. Hey, I understand things breaking, but six weeks to get a major part from a company the size of Bombardier (BRP)? I wonder if their custom air craft are on the ground for months....hmmmmm
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You read the Gold Wing sites and very little downtime is reported and there are ten times or more GW on the road than Spyders. Hey, I understand things breaking, but six weeks to get a major part from a company the size of Bombardier (BRP)? I wonder if their custom air craft are on the ground for months....hmmmmm
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Jeriatric
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Not liking something
You paid the price of admission and for that reason if nothing else you have a right to tell it like it is. Beats the h... out of playing both ends against the middle in my book. I'm glad you're willing to stand on principal and RESPECT you for it.
You paid the price of admission and for that reason if nothing else you have a right to tell it like it is. Beats the h... out of playing both ends against the middle in my book. I'm glad you're willing to stand on principal and RESPECT you for it.
Illinois Boy
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Just to set the facts straight... The Bombardier company that makes jets, trains, and etc is NOT the same as BRP.
It is a common mistake for people to think BRP and the aerospace firm of Bombardier to be one in the same. They are not as of 2003.
BRP was a spin-off from the much larger aerospace company back in 2003; thus it has nothing to do with the parent company any longer. The name Bombardier is the only thing that is similar -- otherwise they are entirely separate companies.
So... whether Bombardier leaves its jets sitting on the tarmac or not has nothing to do with what BRP does or does not do.
Info below about BRP downloaded from Wikipedia...
In 2003, Bombardier Inc. sold its Recreational Products Division to a group of investors: Bain Capital (50%), Bombardier Family (35%) and Caisse de Dépôt & Placements du Québec (15%).
The newly formed company was named Bombardier Recreational Products and included all the activities started 60 years earlier by its founder. As of October 6, 2009 it had about 5,500 employees working;[SUP][1][/SUP] its revenues in 2007 are above US$2.5 billion. BRP has manufacturing facilities in five countries, Canada, the United States (Wisconsin, Illinois, North Carolina), Mexico, Finland and Austria. The company’s products are sold in more than 80 countries, 18 of which have their own direct sales network.[SUP][2][/SUP]
BRP has a long legacy of innovation and holds the brands: Ski-Doo, Can-Am (ATV & Spyder Roadster), Sea-Doo (PWC and SportBoats),Lynx, Evinrude Outboard Motors, Johnson Outboards and Rotax. The Ski-Doo personal snowmobile brand in particular is so iconic, especially in Canada, that it was listed in 17th place on the CBC's The Greatest Canadian Invention list in 2007.
Jeriatric
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I'm non partisan - that said, i thought we were not supposed to get political here?
opcorn:I would think that if you didn't have Punkin to ride, You would not be so Patient.
Illinois Boy
New member
Fairly shallow, and completely misinformed... Mitt left Bain by then.
Bob, you are correct. Punkin' acts up sometimes and I have to hit him with a stick to make him shut down for the day. He is also wearing me out buying rear tires...I only got 32,000 on my last set and have 20K on these and they show little wear. I can change my oil and filter in my barn in fifteen minutes....I buy the Honda filters for $70 a case of ten and share them with my Wing buddies. I am using Amsoil and change every 10, 000 miles and am told I can go to 15K without a problem. I sometimes go to a friend (CSC trike kit installer) and he changes my oil and filter and checks everything for $12 and his wife gives me two pieces of cake and two cups of great coffee while I watch her husband do his thing.
I am glad to know BRP is a seperate company. I realize calling and fussing with a clerk is a waste of time so I let my dealer do his thing and she says they are calling weekly to BRP as they have many Spyders awaiting parts, not just BR1.
The last two times I did call and ask for Carlo, I was told he was "on vacation" and they did not know when he would be back. The second call was "I am not sure where he is". Hmmm, where is Carlo?
The throttle body that was to be "shipped overnight" Tuesday had not arrived as of yesterday. Tuesday will be six weeks downtime.
Oh, yes, I was told I would be contacted by BRP two weeks ago....guess what.....DUH
One second, Bob, someone is calling me....it's Punkin' reminding me of our breakfast ride in the morning.
CyncySpyder
Teddys favorite human
George, Teddy & I are SO SORRY your having to go thru this. It just aint right!
As for Carlos, he is on an Extended Leave due to 'Personal Reasons' & I didn't question further why, I just know that BRP has lost a Great Asset for all of us as long as he is out
pps:nojoke I truly hope something happens for you soon, buddy:cheers::bowdown:ray:
As for Carlos, he is on an Extended Leave due to 'Personal Reasons' & I didn't question further why, I just know that BRP has lost a Great Asset for all of us as long as he is out
pps:nojoke I truly hope something happens for you soon, buddy:cheers::bowdown:ray::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:Great post George, :firstplace:
AbNormy
Active member
We rode our RT to BMWRA in Co then came back to Austin and then to Sedalia for the BMWMOA thinking it might be our last beemer rally. So far have only had limp modes 3 or 4 times. Hope BRP comes back from vacation soon. If mine left me more than a day they'd either be lending me a bike or paying for a rental as written traded in our dodge pickup on this.
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Jeriatric
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Bob Denman
New member
Crystal LeChance (SP) was filling his space at BRP... I talked to her once and she seems like somebody that you'd want on your side. :thumbup:
Jeriatric
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One of the first BRP employee names I heard here was Carlo. Time and time again his fairness, timeliness, and real interest in someones problem was said to be above and beyond.
Now this. No contact...weeks of waiting....bad press for BRP.....ON AND ON.....
Goes to show how important one person can be in the grand scheme of things.
Can't help but wonder if he was paid enough.
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