OzVMX Forum
Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: Iain Cameron on November 05, 2012, 06:32:12 pm
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At the moment the company will remain nameless until I have vented my spleen at them ." SIR is the frame ok you only have a photo of the right side on your web site "
owner "Yes mate its just been painted a grey no damage" . (http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m612/Iain_Cameron/Wynyard-20121105-00133.jpg)(http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m612/Iain_Cameron/Wynyard-20121105-00139.jpg)(http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m612/Iain_Cameron/Wynyard-20121105-00137.jpg)
Iain .
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http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=25698.0
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Yep I can see why you might be upset.
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why protect them iain r they going to give u a refund :'( keep us informed got a wheel like that recently from the same state and was only pictured on one side like yours i wonder why ::)
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Upset ...would be an under statement in my books. :o
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Name & shame, I gather it was an import?
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I will be asking for a refund . I wont say their name untill I have spoken to them but If I get no joy from them they will wish they had never heard of me , I will post up their name on all the vintage mx sites I can find . also I will send a hard copy to all the VMX clubs in Aust telling them to not use these people . The vintage motor cycle community is not large in Aust and this company advertises its self as Vintage . Iain
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Yes it was an import but the company imported it for them selfs , I bought it as a wreck once it was already at the Gold Coast . Iain
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If they don't come to the party dump it on them.
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Yes it was an import but the company imported it for them selfs , I bought it as a wreck once it was already at the Gold Coast . Iain
Iain i know you want to give the company a chance to put things right but i think by naming the state and now the district you are doing any other vintage outfits in that area an injustice .
You probably either need to Name the outfit or alter your post to remove the location .
If i had a vintage Buisness in that area and was not the one that had done wrong by you i would be pissed that others may speculate that it could be my buisness;
There cant be many vintage importers in that area so its a bit rough on the innocent ones .
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Sorry didn't think of any others in the area . Vintage xtreme motorcycles .http://vintagextrememotorcycles.com.au/make/yamaha-motorcycles
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I know how much you were wanting a DT2MX so you must be fuming Iain. The frame damage can be fixed but that's not the point, You were decieved and that's just not acceptable in our small community. It'll be interesting to see where this goes.
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Hey Iain,
If you don't have any luck with the dealer I would be happy to repair that for you for the cost of freight,
Pete.
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Hopefully they do the right thing by you Iain, i have a mate here who has a DT2 MX (incomplete ) that i think he wants to move on .
Looking at their website they are not cheap and to decieve you like that sucks, as Mark says its a small community ;)
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Im with you Bill the price on his bikes is over the top. I know he is "running a business" people will say but they are top dollar prices!
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Commercial suicide,especially in this climate.These guys have been getting around to the club days,this year trying to get some business.
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funny the still have the bike for sale on the web site ? even if its been sold and transported to another island already.
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Hi mate, I just opened the link to the motorcycle wrecker and the first bike they have on the web page is the one they sold you. I can see why you are pissed. Looks good from the photo they supply.
What about we all email them and tell them we won't use them in the future. Might help Iain get his money back!
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Very simply take the matter to the Motor Traders Association. I have used these guys before and found them fair.
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Ok update , talked to a staff member this morning he was the guy I spoke to when I bought the bike . He said he checked the left side of the bike and didn't see any damage the foot peg was up at an angle that was all . (?) I have been offered a mx360 frame told him they are not the same or even close , then offered some parts . I told him I most probably have more Yamaha parts than they do . The next offer was they have a guy that can fix the frame if I send it up to them I asked if they where paying freight , no was the answer . (approx $590 from Gold Coast to Tassie so add another $1180 in frieght ) The owner of the company is in China for the next 2 weeks Im looking forward to hearing what he is going to offer . Pete that is a very generous offer , but still looking at at least $500 from Tassie up to Syd and return If its the only way Ill talk to you later , thank you again for your offer . Iain
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As Slakewell said, if he's a licensed used dealer you should go to them.
If not, I don't know, spread the dirty word.
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still looking at at least $500 from Tassie up to Syd and return
Sorry Iain, I didn't realise you were all the way down there. I'm pretty sure though that we could get the forum network involved and get it up to me and back to you for minimal cost.
Pete.
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Pete . just got a contact from a member heading from Tassie to Tamworth next week . your in Syd arn't you ?
Iain
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Pete's in Wollongong Iain.
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Ill see if Dirtrumpy could drop the frame at Nifty's . Campbelltown to the Gong should be the easy part . Thanks for the info Mark .
Iain
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Iain, let me know when the frame is ready to come back as I have to do a quick trip from Ballarat sooner or later to pick up a bike I have at my Son's place in Hobart. I would have room to bring your frame over on the boat if you can get it somewhere near Ballarat or Melbourne.
Stan.
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Stan thanks , Syd to Melb should not be any problem . Iain
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I think sometimes when you’re buying and selling it’s easy to overlook things, but that’s just downright rude.
Looks a lot like it was dropped into a dumpster at some stage in its life.
I would be wary of letting them “fix” it. If they didn’t notice the damage in the first place then I would have to question to what standard they would fix it, especially if you’re paying the freight.
Is that an engine mount right behind the bent section?
The easy fix would be if you can salvage that frame section from another model. DT perhaps?
Your frame is welcome to a stopover here if it needs it on its return journey.
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Hopefully this was an honest mistake as the bike was listed as 'Wrecking'. Which may have given some indication as to there was something majorly wrong with it. But obviously someone has forgotten to cross their 't's and dot there 'i's and unfortunately you have ended up with the result. How they come to the party will reflect what they are about.
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This sort of raises the whole anger of buying bikes off ebay. The tell tale wet look to disguise the condition of the bike. Over the years I have learnt to ask the right questions but you still get surprises when the bike finally arrives, no matter how thourough I am.
I brought a PE400 on ebay a few years ago. I watched the questions from potential biggers and read the description, but nowhere had the seller indicated if the bike ran. After I asked that, the seller indicated there was no piston in the engine.
Another bike I brought last year, a YZ465, looked great from the photos but when I received it, one of the crankcases at the front had been severely damaged and welded back up. The generally condition of the bike was very poor and required a complete rebuild. Chopped out wheel bearings, swingarm bearings you name it. Even the barrel had been damaged badly at some point and rewelded. None of that was disclosed by the seller.
Maybe next time I'll ask a forum member in the area to check a bike out for me. Seems to me we have a big family able to do that.
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The saga so far........Dirttrumpy picked up Iains DT2MX and donor DT1 frames from Iains place in Tassie and dropped them off at Franks Cranks World Headquarters in leafy Blacktown. I picked them up from there and Yamaico Pete picked them up from my place this morning. Once the frame's fixed I'll pick it up at Pete's in Wollongong and bring it back here and wait until the next phase of the movement. Who's taking it on its next part of the journey?
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Doing Brisbane to Melbourne just after Christmas if transporting required
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That would be a great help Rosco thanks I'll wait on the repairs and let you know .
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That would be a great help Rosco thanks I'll wait on the repairs and let you know .
Iain,
don't forget to give me a yell when it's finished and if Rosco brings it down I will try and align it with my trip to Tassie.
Regards Greg.
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Thanks again all . As things progress I'll keep you informed . Iain
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Iain,
don't forget to give me a yell when it's finished and if Rosco brings it down I will try and align it with my trip to Tassie.
How much room do you have for Iain's stuff Stan ::) :D
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How much room do you have for Iain's stuff Stan ::) :D
Should have plenty of room Geoff, do you need something taken over as well?
Stan.
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Doing Brisbane to Melbourne just after Christmas if transporting required
ooh,i gotta bare ossa frame at Toowoomba,got room if the planets align Rosco?,cheers mick
(attention John ;D)
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oh crap sorry Geoff I had forgoten that 125 pile at your place . I'll call you tomorrow . :-[
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Should have room Mick twin cab hilux should be only carrying two cases in the rear seat. If planets align give me a ring on 0417784444. Leaving a couple days after Christmas
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Hey Iain and Mick, heading south soon anything needed to be transported.
Rosco86
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err, as usual i've left organising it a tad late Rosco,pm'd JC,not sure what he's up to,but frames in towoomba!,cheers mate,mick
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Ok bump the company has not answered my emails . So If you are going to deal with this company be bloody carefull Ive found them to be cheats and are dishonest selling product that they knew was faulty then did not have the decency to answer my emails . If you're from this company reading this I hope you realize that we are a small group the VMX community and hopefully the community will avoid you like the plague . Iain Cameron . http://vintagextrememotorcycles.com.au/make/yamaha-motorcycles
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I have just Emailed a link to this thread to the company in question , wonder if they will react now . too late suckers hope your greed now bites you on the arse . Iain Cameron Tassie . ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Excellent update Ian, i had been looking at a bike they are selling, had someone go in and look at it, after reading this they can go f$%K themselves.
You are correct, its a small world and the VMX world is even smaller, i suggest they go back to selling USED CARS as that appears to be their calling.
Kt
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Bump because I feel like stirring the pot .
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Bump because I feel like stirring the pot .
Iain,
Did you get your frame back yet?
Stan
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No Pete's been working so no hurry looks like Im onto a RT2MX now aswell .
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No Pete's been working so no hurry looks like Im onto a RT2MX now aswell .
Frame's nearly finished but unfortunately I'm out of the country at the moment. Will get it completed as soon as I get home and then we'll see how we can get it back to Iain.
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I wasn't giving you the hurry up Pete with what you are doing for me Im just very happy that there is light at the end of the tunnel with that bike . I really thought that with that bike I had done my money . Are you going to HBBB this year Pete ? Iain
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Are you going to HBBB this year Pete ? Iain
I'm not sure if I'll be going or not Iain, depends on work, but I'll have your frame finished well before that if you're thinking that that may be a way to get it to you. I'm pretty sure Firko will be going and it's easy to get it to him.