Problems with bike after work & mot done :(

GothicGhost · 13 Aug 2014 at 21:11

Hi all.

I had a mot done last week and also the fork seals done at the same time.

Today I checked the bike over just to give a clean up and the left fork seal leaking.
But the worst thing the bike has this bad knocking when you push down on the handle bars.

It looks like the front disks are moving but I was told by my friend that they should not of had to do anything to the disks in order to do the fork seals?

I am sure the knocking would be an mot fail so if it was there before ( it was not) then they would have charged me to get that fixed like they did with a broken light switch.

They are coming to pick the bike up tomorrow but I got a bad feeling they have broken something and will try wiggle out of fixing it

GothicGhost · 13 Aug 2014 at 21:34

When I push down it happens.

On the disk brakes this is the part that's moving and I don't know if it's normal.

My m8 said that having low oil in the forks can also make the same effect so could be that maybe ?

GothicGhost · 13 Aug 2014 at 23:00

The shop taking the bike tomorrow and fixing the problems without me paying any extra they said.

If they try it on I will stand my ground as I know it was fine other then the seals before it went to the shop

I will update when they sorted it I hope lol

GothicGhost · 13 Aug 2014 at 23:17

My friend gave it a quick test ride just up the road make sure anything was ok before selling the bike and that's when we found the problems.

GothicGhost · 15 Aug 2014 at 01:24

I think the knocking when brakes on or off.

When the driver from the shop picked up the bike today he said that when they did the fork seals they forgot to mention to me that it seem like someone damaged the forks before and that is why the seal could leak again.

Funny they tell me this today and not when the seals was done and it passed MOT.
I got a feeling I am done over

GothicGhost · 15 Aug 2014 at 16:00

Yeah I will next time I only got stuck with because they are close and I needed the bike transported for me.

Will never use them again even if it means paying more to go else where.

The bike coming back today with a new seal and the knocking noise I was told is my free floating brakes so that is good.

Got a guy looking at the bike tomorrow I just want to gone now so I can do my full test and get on my XJ 600

And to top it off my gun boot going on my xj was held back by customs for days for no reason UPS told me

Only when I called them UPS released it for me.