Whilst on a quick blat up to Scotland on my 18 month old 1200gs I stopped in Selkirk for some scoff. Returned to bike and it was deader than a dead thing 
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Phoned Vines of Guildford to see if I was missing something obvious especially as they had serviced it the week before. They were as helpful as they could possibly be at the end of a phone and it was nice to hear a friendly voice. Decided that the battery had failed but that bump starting was an option. So, after an interesting adventure with a steep carpark and accelerating towards a brick wall on a loaded GS I got it going. So a big thank you to Vines, I have always had top service from them
I then rode to Motorrad Central in Dalkieth, Edinburgh (making sure that I didn't stall). Explained the problem, limited time available, holiday weekend etc, etc
and asked if they could look at it. They were polite, pleasant and professional and crammed my bike into their service schedule. 1 hr 30 mins later I was back on the road. They had such a great "can-do" attitude and I really appreciated it. I owe them a big thank you for getting me going and salvaging my much longed for weekend in Scotland
. (Which was just fantastic by the way).
I'm very happy with Vines and similarly, if I moved to Edinbugh or the Borders, I'm sure that I'd be very happy with Motorrad Central. I have no connection with either other than being a happy customer. Credit given where due!
.Phoned Vines of Guildford to see if I was missing something obvious especially as they had serviced it the week before. They were as helpful as they could possibly be at the end of a phone and it was nice to hear a friendly voice. Decided that the battery had failed but that bump starting was an option. So, after an interesting adventure with a steep carpark and accelerating towards a brick wall on a loaded GS I got it going. So a big thank you to Vines, I have always had top service from them
I then rode to Motorrad Central in Dalkieth, Edinburgh (making sure that I didn't stall). Explained the problem, limited time available, holiday weekend etc, etc
and asked if they could look at it. They were polite, pleasant and professional and crammed my bike into their service schedule. 1 hr 30 mins later I was back on the road. They had such a great "can-do" attitude and I really appreciated it. I owe them a big thank you for getting me going and salvaging my much longed for weekend in Scotland. (Which was just fantastic by the way). I'm very happy with Vines and similarly, if I moved to Edinbugh or the Borders, I'm sure that I'd be very happy with Motorrad Central. I have no connection with either other than being a happy customer. Credit given where due!
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