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There are some coordinators of unusual but necessary tasks, and then there's you Bob.  ::)  ::)  ::)
 
bob said:
Well obviously Pat I wasn't referring to my own comments, I was mainly referring to yours...... :D :D :D
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Bob, Harry Enfield could do a sketch with you as the main character I reckon  :D
 
Well, it is working for me and I am glad we have it here, using the Steve Winterton thread as an example, I wouldnt be going to him blind so to speak, knowing that he can be a "character" and to allways take cake.
 
Grant said:
There are some coordinators of unusual but necessary tasks, and then there's you Bob.  ::)  ::)  ::)
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:D :D :D

Actually I see myself more as a barometer of the opinions of the silent majority, a sort of common sense monitor if you will.... :D :D :D
 
I think we all have a responsibility to get satisfaction for our money . Leaving a situation unresolved is doing neither party any good .We are all big boys and girls and we should recognise the signs .
Years ago I gave my VW Beetle shell to a local coach builder for repairs and respray . His work is fantastic but I later found out he tends to get distracted and jobs can tend to run on and on if you are not there to keep the momentum going .He had it 18 months far longer than I had planned producing a fantastic job but taking far longer than I had expected I did let time pass without contacting him for a progress report and unfortunately I experienced his tendancy to get involved with more immediate work . Nothing mallicious just his way .
So I think I have a responsibility aswell as the person giving the service to be sure I get what is agreed .

Kind Regards
Tetley
   
 
Yes, but if you agree a timescale and then get continually lied to about progress (or lack of) or continually fobbed off with inreasingly ludicrous excuses for work not being done you might start to get a weenie bit pissed off, especially if you are being kept off the road because of someone elses 'eccentricities'.
 
One man's barometer for the silent majority is another man's vocal minority mouthpiece.
 
Well Reggie I have noticed you have attacked Steve Winterton with strong words in the past at any given opportunity you have your way of dealing with situations different to mine .I find it very hard to believe Steve is the kind of bloke that needs to hide behind lies I would say quite the opposite a very straight talking tell it how it is fella .The MSN forum would testify that.
With all respect one mans perception of a situation may not necessarily be anothers .I have found him quite remarkable in his willingness to help anyone on their way and many others share that experience even if it takes him into the hours past midnight .

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Tetley

 
 
Farking Jesus Christ. One mans meat and all that. Turning into hand bags at dawn. Its a good thread that any one with an ounce of common sense can get what he or she wants to get from it. Its not fuckin rocket science.
 
I also said that provided you turned up and stayed with your bike you'd ride away a happy man.

I got emails from people after the MSN thing desperate to know how I got my parts (or most of them at least) back from him as they had tried and failed to do this, and in at least two cases this meant whole bikes.  And you know fine well the saga of the two ILOC committee members who found it took three or four YEARS to get their engines rebuilt, being fed a series of increasingly unbelievable stories about why the work wasn't being done.

I stand by what I've said, get your bike serviced and the carbs tuned (or even the crank rebuilt if you've got all night) and ride away on a sweet running machine, but don't leave your bike there, you may regret it.  And people need to know this.


 
Blimey - this is always an emotive subject but I am solidly with Reggie on this one. Clearly one man's good experience can unfortunately be another's pile of steaming pooh. Mine sadly was the latter.

It is all ancient history now but my short note published back in the day in the club mag La Vera Vista about the warped logic of running supplier adverts by someone who's business practices/customer service - notice I didn't say skills - were known to be at best 'variable', amazingly stung our hero into a reply. Utterly unrepentent, it basically said 'hey, what's your beef, there's plenty of work out there for the likes of me so run along there's a good chap etc'. But what about my totalled pride and joy?? No funds to call upon, parts missing etc so therefore absolutely no remote point in pursuing it further m'lud if you get my drift. After various avoidance tactics that would do credit to News International and patience/good will long gone, worn down by tanker loads of bullshit, I finally went up there, stuck it on a trailor and disappeared to have the machine efficently rebuilt elsewhere.   

So Tetley, yes, we all have a story to tell but it's a little more complicated then just saying 'it's nothing more than that'. Yours is a positive experience - fine but there are compelling reasons why some of us have posted 'negative feedback'. Call them attacks if you like - I'd prefer to call them warnings. And categorically yes, people do need to know this stuff.

CAVEAT EMPTOR!







 
Grant said:
One man's barometer for the silent majority is another man's vocal minority mouthpiece.
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Grant ,
With well over 4000 posts to your credit I would suggest it is you who is becoming the self-styled vocal minority mouthpiece for the forum! :D :D :D

The posts on this thread keep reinforcing my original comment, particularly when the people posting are all sound contributors who invariably post useful stuff . Steve tends to polarise people in a way few others can but I've also seen posts about suppliers on other threads in this forum which I don't think are particularly accurate. I still say a dry list is the way to go and let the debate about whether suppliers are any good or not take place in another section.
 
Bob, I post on many subjects but feel compelled occasionally to prick some over-inflated egos and to stand up for the underdog.

Regarding Mr Winterton, I have been at the receiving end of both good and less good service, but I would not try to stop anyone wanting to use his services. There has been enough written about him (for and against) for new folk to make their own mind up.
Comments about suppliers based on personal experience are hard to criticise, assuming they are accurately written in the first place.

At the end of the day there are probably a dozen or so major dealers/suppliers/service providers for our marque spread far and wide.
Pick your favourite.
But it is the support network that needs some light shed on it I think. Where to trust (locally in whichever region/country) engineering companies, specialist tuners etc.
 
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