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My Brute Force 750   (WON'T START AGAIN) 

Man I don't want to go  back to Fun Bike Center again.......     I went down to Barneys again last week and pleaded with the manager.. He don't want to work on my bike....  I don't blame him, I wouldn't want to get in the middle of it either. He did tell me that Mike Sapp and the whole crew had been replaced in the Service Dept. at Fun Bike Center (Lakeland, FL). Maybe some new faces, with new attitudes is a good thing. I stopped by Fun Bike Center last week on Tuesday, Sept 2, 2008. I talked to a new service advisor, Leah Cantrell (pretty nice and cute) that always helps, also talked to Dave (General Manager) and Amari (Service Manager). I told them all about the bike and that I would like to bring it back and start over fresh. (No attitudes and No anger) I told Amari and Dave I would like to take all the plastics off before I brought it in. I just had it painted $1,600.00 I didn't want to take a chance on them scratching it. I would like to be the first to do that.... you know it will happen!!!!    Before I took it down to Fun Bike Center I checked the plugs (installed new ones), and cleaned the fuel system (tank, jets, float bowls, made sure choke wasn't stuck) While I had the carbs off, I looked down the intake while turning the engine over. Guess what?  while the intake valve was open the piston was on the way up and instead of sucking the fuel into the cumbustion chamber it is blowing it out......   Do you think that the noise that Mike Sapp, Dave , and Myself was hearing was a bad Clutch???    I dropped the bike off on Wednesday Sept 3, 2008. I talked to Dave(general manager) and Leah Cantrell (service advisor) I told her that I know that I didn't set and appointment. If she could put it in line and let me know when they could look at it.  Leah said that she would let me know. I called on Friday to see if she knew when they would look at the bike, she said that she would call me on Saturday and let me know.... (NO CALL ON SATURDAY) People if you are in the service business of any kind and you tell someone that you will call them (F ing  Call them) all you have to do is tell them the truth. hey we didn't get to it yet. Is that so hard??  I called on Tuesday Sept 9th and Amari (service manager) answered and said that a Tech was looking at it. I called today Sept. 10th, Leah said that she was waiting to hear from Kawasaki to authorize tear down time....  (The bike has NO Compression) 

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I took my 750 brute force back again, 2 times and talked to Mike Sapp and Dave(general manager)... I told them both something didn't sound right in the engine. It sounded like Upper valve train rattle. Mike said that it did sound like the valve train and he would have it checked out. He did call me and let me know that they adjusted the valves and I could pick up the bike. (Still no exhaust clamp) Dean in parts said he was trying to locate one.....Yeah Right!!!!!!!
The Brute Force was still making a noise and Mike said that it was clutch rattle. Ok I guess some of it could be... Maybe time for a clutch kit..

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There was no suprise when I didn't here from (NO) Fun Bike Center on Wednesday March 5th 2008. I called on Thursday and talked to Mike Sapp, Service Manager. He asked me when I needed the ATV back. I about flipped!!!!!!!!!! I told him I needed it last week. His answer was I will get someone right on it.

After hanging up, I thought about my harsh answer and called him back, and told him I didn't really need it until Friday...     I called on Friday to see what time I could pick it up, and was told that they were still having problems with it not running right. Maybe I could pick it up on Saturday.

I went to pick it up on Saturday March 8th. After loading  it on the trailer, I really looked it over. I found that the Muffler clamp still wasn't replaced, and the carb float bowl vent lines where not installed. It sure would have made it better if Mike would have just told me about this at the time of delivery.  So I walked back to the service dept. and spoke to Mike again. He said they were still trying to find the exhaust clamp, and I didn't really need the float bowl vent lines. If he knew all of this, why wouldn't He just tell me at time of delivery.   My next question was, are you sure I don't need these vent line? The vent lines are there too allow fuel to drain out of the float bowl when the ATV is off camber. This keeps the engine from flooding out at crazy angles. Such as one tire down in a rut, leaning hard to one side. I don't know about you, but gas running out of the carbs directly onto a hot motor in the middle of a forest sounds pretty dangerous. I don't want to burn down anything, including me or my two young boys. What do you know, after that, Mike went in the back and walked out with the vent line in tacked with the check valve still in the end. How do you maintain yourself at that point, I had to go before I ended up at the Polk County Gray Bar Hotel..... How are these people still in business??? I can't just be me.....

Update:  I took my Brute force back to fun bike center  (because Kawasaki said they would not pay another dealer to fix problems from lakelands repairs)
I dropped my ATV off Wednesday, Feb. 20th, 2008. I stopped by on Thursday Feb. 28th. They said still waiting for parts. I called today March 4th 2008. They said I might hear from them tomorrow!!!!!!!!     I would be willing to bet, my phone don't ring because of them tomorrow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

they don't have trails just a big mud hole and a really deep water hole. Bring your strap I might need you to pull me out.   I'll be the one in the middle swimming and waving my hand..........

I have a key anytime you want to ride call me

I was there and had a blast just before I sank my bike in the water canal........   I pulled the sled 197 feet with my 2007 brute force 750

on Sept. 23, 2007 I took my 2007 Kawasaki BruteForce 750 to Fun Bike Center, Lakeland, Florida. My complaint was a metal to metal sound in the engine. I picked the bike up on Oct. 5, 2007. The service adviser told me "your so called engine noise is a bad belt" I had also complained about it leaking oil on my garage floor and the replaced the seal at the rear output shaft. I took the bike to my camp at River Ranch. Saturday I got up and pulled the belt housing off to find the belt had signs of wear on the sides but not even a fray. I put it back together, and checked the oil, to find that after replacing the seal they didn't put any oil back in it. I put 1 1/2 quarts of oil to fill it up. (only holds 2.3 quarts) I started it up and was ridding it. I noticed the 4wd light was on, but only the back tires were spinning. They had disconnected the front drive shaft. I assume looking for the oil leak at the output shaft. They never reconnected it. I rode the bike for 10 minutes "BANG" major engine failure. I dropped the bike off that sunday and didn't get it back till the 2nd week of December, 2007. (Broken Crank, 1 Rod, 1 Piston, and bent the other Rod) Man that was some Bad Belt........I picked the bike up from service and for sure no one there had the balls to even talk to me.... I took the bike to Lakeland Motorsports Park. After only 15 minutes it was spraying hot coolant on my left foot. I took it back again. (Very Upset) I am sure you can guess how that went.......  I picked it again a week later. I then took it home and put it on my bike lift, and checked it over before ridding it. What I found was crazy!!!!!! 2 bolts missing from the belt housing, HMF muffler clamp missing, Carb bowl drain tubes missing, All airbox vent tubes, drain tubes missing, and Oil Leak all over my garage floor   I have ridden for several miles and have put 3 quarts of oil in.........FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS  GO TO    ( FUN BIKE CENTER ) LAKELAND, FLORIDA

You can ride at Lakeland Motorsports Park in Lakeland every Saturday 5:00 to Midnight  $10.00   They just started letting atv in there it has been just for mud trucks. they moved that to Fridays and now ATV on Saturdays.    Lakeland, Florida   863-984-1145

New place to ride ATV's   Lakeland Motorsports Park     8100 SR 33 North - Lakeland, Florida 33809   (863-984-1145)

Now allowing ATV's every Saturday    5:00 p.m. to Midnight   
Open mud hole,,,,,,   with obstacle course,,,,,,,,,,,   and water hole      take your snorkel you might need it

They are also having an ATV Jamboree once a month with ATV Sled Pull,,,,, Tug a War,,,,,,,  Mud Drags,,,,,,,
March 16, 2008 / April 06, 2008 / June 08, 2008