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British (BSA, Greeves, Triumph etc) / Re: Cheney Triumph 1970
« on: July 04, 2016, 08:13:00 am »
That bike is begging to be saved. Even got Cheney forks..... Would be stunning rebuilt.....
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Further to my ongoing dispute with ebay over them refunding a buyers money & telling him to keep my item (value AU $665), ebay today sent me an invoice for the said amount & advised they would direct debit my linked account in the next few days. This is after countless "discussions" via email & telephone with them stating that I am not reimbursing them until my item is returned to me & in my possession as in effect ebay had now purchased my item & disposed of it how they saw fit. So I call the bank to cancel the automatic direct debit with ebay, only to be told by the girl on the end of the phone that I couldn't do that without authorisation from ebay, what the? I then explained that I was their customer, not ebay & that my request should be completed, she still said it couldn't be done. I then said, ok so I won't leave enough funds in the account & that she should ensure I don't get a dishonour fee when the direct debit is rejected. She said they couldn't guarantee that even though I was advising them of the situation in advance. So I reply, well if that's how it is, I'll see you in 10 minutes to close the account. She asked me to hold for a moment while she discussed it with her supervisor, only to return with, we'll be only too happy to cancel the direct debit with ebay, consider it done & it will take effect in the next day! Fu$k me, why did I have to go through all that BS in the first place? Why is nothing easy?
All that aside, no doubt my shit fight with ebay will continue..........
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Hi Marc, the poms have been buying these for their bikes and have found the welding to be at least as good as the original, but some of the tanks have been assymetrical so the top yoke hits the front of the tank on one side on full lock. Also the fuel fillers sometimes need adjustment with a file to make the cap fit, the tank badge holes can be out of (horizontal) line or too far apart, and the small threaded holes for the badges need tapping out as they are full of paint. Nevertheless they are well priced, well painted, and quickly delivered, and any complaints have been dealt with efficiently, sometimes resulting in a partial refund. Probably worth a go, especially on a pommy bike where anything you buy is just a starting point towards making it fit.
I think Alex wasmore after professional advice , Nathan . Your method would suit more a shonky wheeler dealer .My point was that some wear does not automatically mean that it has to go in the bin.
A shop like Teknik won't want to risk their reputation by doing a less than perfect job. I was pointing out that Teknik's idea of "knackered" may be overkill for his needs.
I used to know a bloke who rebuilt Mazda rotary engines for about a third of the cost of most other shops. His engines were just as reliable, and made just as much power.
The difference is that he understood what was a good used part and what was junk, whereas most other shops lacked that understanding and they would simply replace everything to cover their own arses... Didn't give the customer a better outcome, it just cost more.