Thu, 01 Oct 1998 21:39:18 +0200
- Message No. 4154
From: Tony Boucquillon
Subject: Africa Twin survey
The Belgian motor magazine "Motoren & Toerisme" organises each month a
servuy amongst drivers of different types of motorcycles.
This month, it is the turn of the @!!
Because I am afraid we don't have a lot of @ drivers in Belgium, and the
results might not be very reprsentative, I was wondering weather the
ATIC members could also give their opinion ?
If you are interested, I have translated the questions sheet below.
Don't kill me if you find the questions stupid, I'm just the one who
translated them. Please fill it in and return it to me. When I have them
all I will post them to the motor magazine. And no, I don't work for the
magazine !!
When the results are published, I will forward then to the mailling
list. Might be interesting to see what these are !!
Take into account that you must have done at least 20.000 km with the @
! Scores are from 0 to 10 , where 0 is very bad, 5 for average and 10
for excellent.
Please , leave those things empty that do not apply to you.
>Furthermore, you cann add any additional comments at the end of the
questionnaire.
All questionaires must be in before the 15th of October.
1.Name: ..................................................
Age:..............................
Adres :
.......................................................................................
Postal code :
...............................................City........................
Tel :.....................................................
Profession :
................................................Male/Female
:............
2 Construciton year motorcycle
:..................................New/second hand
km at purchase : ..................................km
total...................................
Is this your first bike from this brand ? Yes/no
3 : I bought this bike
because.................................................................
............................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................
4. Accessories ? 1
...............................................................................
2
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3
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4
...............................................................................
5
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6
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5. I drive ........... km a year
I have ............... years of driving experience
My driving style is : 1. Calm 2. Touristic 3. Touristic/Sportive 4.
Sportive
Usualy , my contant speed is .......... km/h on normal roads
........... km/h in the
cities
........... km/h on the
freeway
6. Most of the kilometers I drive (select those that are valid )
1. Solo 4. On holiday
2. Duo 5. To go to work
3. Mixed (solo-duo ) 6. During 1 or 2 day trips
7. My trips are usualy short/long
Long for me is .............. km
Short for me is...............km
8. How do you rate :
The seating comfort (saddle ) ..../10
The seating comfort of the duo ..../10
The protection against wind ....../10
The protection against rain and dirth from the street ....../10
The possibilities for luggage : ......./10
The possiblitiy for long distance trips : ........./10
The controls ........./10
The mirrors : .........../10
9 How do you rate :
The Engine : ........../10
Driving/Starting with a cold engine : ......../10
Flexibility/range of the engine : ....../10
Power of the negine : ......../10
Range of the bike (ie km without taking fuel ) : ....../10
Gear box : ........../10
Clutch : ........./10
10 How do you rate :
Functioning of the front break : ........./10
Functioning of the rear break : ......../10
Behaviour in turns ;.........../10
Stearing : ............/10
Stability on a straight : ...../10
Handling : .........../10
Turn radius : ........./10
Front suspension : ......../10
Rear suspension : ......./10
11. Fuel consumption is on average : ..........l/100 km
Oil consumption : ...l/1000 km
Life span of front break pads : .......km
Life span of rear break pads: ........ km
Life span front tyre : ....... km
Life span rear tyre : ...........km
Life span chain : ...........km
Which type of tyre (brand + type ) will you never use again ?
..................
Why ?
..................................
Which tyre would you recommend (brand + type ) ?
..............................
Reason : life span/price/driving qualities/grip
other reasons : ...................................
Remarks with other tyre types (brand + type )
12. The maintenance of the engine (selct only what is correct )
A. I do myself
B. The major part I do myself
C . Is done by a friend or acquitance
D. Is done by a dealer
A small maintenance at the dealer costs on average : ..........
A large maintenance at the dealer costs on average :...........
13. I clean the bike (paint and metal parts ) ......... times a month.
14. Have you had to call upon the warranty ?
If so, for what
?.........................................................
Have other repairs been done beside normal maintance ?
If so, which ones ?
15 How do you rate :
Quality of the paint :............/10
Qualitiy of the chrome (??? ): ......../10
Sensibility for break-downs : ......../10
Quality of finish :................/10
16. Hoiw do you rate :
Dealer service : ........./10
Price of the maintenance : ...../10
Price of parts :.........../10
Service of the importer........../10
Availability of parts :......../10
17. If you had to decide, what would you change to the bike ?
......................................................................................
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18. If you have to give a global score, what would it be ? ....../20
19. Are you buying the same brand for your next bike ? yes/no/no opinion
20. The bike you dream if is : (brand + type
)......................................
but yo uhaven't bought it because
:....................................................
Additional comments :
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