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[black fingernail]

Do you know what the problem was ?

[Presto]

Brand new bike fails.
Back to the dealer at once.

Only snag is that nowadays that may add exponentially to your problems!!!!

[Wheaters]

Unfortunately, many younger and recently qualified “mechanics” would be better known as “fitters”.

One of my sons is a qualified mechanical engineer and works for a company making highly specialised parts for many of the mainstream Formula 1 teams but when he has a problem with one of his cars (or his bathroom needs a total rebuild) he comes to ask me if I can solve it and I often end up doing the job.

[Trev]

A friend took delivery of a brand new efi last month and that stopped a couple of times on him in the first few miles before refusing to start at all. Dealer came and picked it up and diagnosed it as electrical fault and replaced a part (not sure what) and it's been fine since. Brand new bikes do fail sometimes.

[PeteF]

Unfortunately, many younger and recently qualified “mechanics” would be better known as “fitters”.

I bit of an insult to fitters.
Originally a fitter was one who fitted parts (back before standardisation) The ability to scrape in a bearing surface until it "fitted" correctly was a skill indeed and beyond the abilities of a mere "mechanic"
The new breed only seem to be able to do what their computers tell them.

[Daiwiskers]

I think technician is the word people are looking for
"computer says no"

Bring back the grease monkey mechanic

Dai