4gasem
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This is a thread of all your bad experiences you've had with Vmax parts vendors. Post them up. This thread is ONLY meant to let people know what they can expect when dealing with a person.
Here's my story...
Why not to give U.F.O. any of your money...
I was asked to write this story by other moderators here and so here goes...
As many of you know I have been dealing with U.F.O. since the end of December '06. This all came to an end last week when I talked to Jon and voiced my dislike of the way I have been helped.
I bought 1600 dollars worth of stuff from Jon. These items include a fork brace, Max Daddy rear wheel, and a set of Avon radial tires.
I was told upon ordering these that it would be about 3 weeks. I received no phone calls or emails that would make me believe other. After 4 weeks I called and left him a voicemail. (He doesn't answer the phone) He returned my call and apoligized that it was delayed and that he was going to get it out A.S.A.P. The term ASAP means something different to him then it does to me...:bang head: After 2 months of waiting I recieved all the parts in good nick and installed them straight away. The fork brace is brilliant looking and fits great. The rear wheel looks B-E-A-utiful and mounts up relatively easily. So after getting the bike put completly back together I take it for a ride... It works great, except I notice that everytime I go for the rear brake I have to pump it twice. I think it's because I didn't get all the air out of the new line so I bleed it again to no avale!
So I go out for a ride and my brother is following me on his bike and notices the wheel is wobbling... Ahhh... It all makes sense now...
So I call Jon and of course leave him a message... He calls me back and we discuss it. He asks me to check for run-out which I do and it comes out nearly 100 thousandths out... So I call him and leave a message again and he calls me back later. I tell him that I will be heading to Thunder and need the wheel back by the 14th. of June. He tells me that that shouldn't be a problem and that I should send it back. I remove the wheel and box it up and send it back (at my expense). He gets it checks it out and see's it's out of tru. He then sends it to Texas (where they make it for him) and they check it out and verify it is out too. All the while my time is ticking down... After at least two weeks they have a new wheel made and send it back to him and he powdercoats it and pinstripes it and then clear coats it and inserts all the bearings. By this time the 14th (the day I wanted it) has come and gone and I have heard nothing from him... He ships it out on the 15th and I am leaving town in the 20th. He emails me to tell me it shipped out on the 15th with which I took an exception to as it was supposed to be here on the 14th. In this email he told me that he no longer can get the 5.5" wheel and only can get it in 6.25x17... Great! Now I have no choice as he made it for me... He tells me the 180 tire will mount right up on it. So I get the wheel on the 18th and take time off to get it mounted and work out any bugs I may have... Little did I know...:bang head: So the wheel is mounted and fits in the stock swingarm but being that he took the tire off the old wheel and creased the bead when doing so, I can't get the tires bead to seat on the oversized wheel... There is a 5/16" gap that I just can't get rid of. I tried everything to get it to work.
So I call him on the 19th to complain and leave a message of course...:bang head:
He calls me back and I start to tell him what happened and he proceeded to tell me it wasn't his fault the wheel was bent and that any other vendor would have told me to go pack sand... I told him I didn't give two schitts who's fault it was but was damn sure it wasn't mine. I told him that something needed to be done to resolve this issue and he told me that he had already lost 375 bucks on the deal and he was done... He then said "you have good day sir" and hung up...:surprise:
Trust me folks... I was VERY patient with him. He's like Jekyll and Hyde! He's your best friend when everything goes smoothly but God forbid things go bad... He switches like a light!
I have since gone to Thunder with my SV and enjoyed it. Not as much as I would have with the Vmax but still did.
I will now be selling an absolutely gorgeous 6.25x17" black wheel on ebay and have already emailed Bill at Wild Brothers and they emailed me back some 12 hours later and told me they were on the road racing and then taking a few days of vacation but would be back on Monday. I will be buying both a front and rear rims from them... Oh and they have them in stock!
Edit: This was the best thing to ever happen to me. I got a superior set of Forged Aluminum wheels from Carrozzeria that are a third the weight and twice as pimp. The bike is now more than I could have hoped. Thanks Jon Cornel for screwing me over so badly!
Here's my story...
Why not to give U.F.O. any of your money...
I was asked to write this story by other moderators here and so here goes...
As many of you know I have been dealing with U.F.O. since the end of December '06. This all came to an end last week when I talked to Jon and voiced my dislike of the way I have been helped.
I bought 1600 dollars worth of stuff from Jon. These items include a fork brace, Max Daddy rear wheel, and a set of Avon radial tires.
I was told upon ordering these that it would be about 3 weeks. I received no phone calls or emails that would make me believe other. After 4 weeks I called and left him a voicemail. (He doesn't answer the phone) He returned my call and apoligized that it was delayed and that he was going to get it out A.S.A.P. The term ASAP means something different to him then it does to me...:bang head: After 2 months of waiting I recieved all the parts in good nick and installed them straight away. The fork brace is brilliant looking and fits great. The rear wheel looks B-E-A-utiful and mounts up relatively easily. So after getting the bike put completly back together I take it for a ride... It works great, except I notice that everytime I go for the rear brake I have to pump it twice. I think it's because I didn't get all the air out of the new line so I bleed it again to no avale!
So I go out for a ride and my brother is following me on his bike and notices the wheel is wobbling... Ahhh... It all makes sense now...
So I call Jon and of course leave him a message... He calls me back and we discuss it. He asks me to check for run-out which I do and it comes out nearly 100 thousandths out... So I call him and leave a message again and he calls me back later. I tell him that I will be heading to Thunder and need the wheel back by the 14th. of June. He tells me that that shouldn't be a problem and that I should send it back. I remove the wheel and box it up and send it back (at my expense). He gets it checks it out and see's it's out of tru. He then sends it to Texas (where they make it for him) and they check it out and verify it is out too. All the while my time is ticking down... After at least two weeks they have a new wheel made and send it back to him and he powdercoats it and pinstripes it and then clear coats it and inserts all the bearings. By this time the 14th (the day I wanted it) has come and gone and I have heard nothing from him... He ships it out on the 15th and I am leaving town in the 20th. He emails me to tell me it shipped out on the 15th with which I took an exception to as it was supposed to be here on the 14th. In this email he told me that he no longer can get the 5.5" wheel and only can get it in 6.25x17... Great! Now I have no choice as he made it for me... He tells me the 180 tire will mount right up on it. So I get the wheel on the 18th and take time off to get it mounted and work out any bugs I may have... Little did I know...:bang head: So the wheel is mounted and fits in the stock swingarm but being that he took the tire off the old wheel and creased the bead when doing so, I can't get the tires bead to seat on the oversized wheel... There is a 5/16" gap that I just can't get rid of. I tried everything to get it to work.
So I call him on the 19th to complain and leave a message of course...:bang head:
He calls me back and I start to tell him what happened and he proceeded to tell me it wasn't his fault the wheel was bent and that any other vendor would have told me to go pack sand... I told him I didn't give two schitts who's fault it was but was damn sure it wasn't mine. I told him that something needed to be done to resolve this issue and he told me that he had already lost 375 bucks on the deal and he was done... He then said "you have good day sir" and hung up...:surprise:
Trust me folks... I was VERY patient with him. He's like Jekyll and Hyde! He's your best friend when everything goes smoothly but God forbid things go bad... He switches like a light!
I have since gone to Thunder with my SV and enjoyed it. Not as much as I would have with the Vmax but still did.
I will now be selling an absolutely gorgeous 6.25x17" black wheel on ebay and have already emailed Bill at Wild Brothers and they emailed me back some 12 hours later and told me they were on the road racing and then taking a few days of vacation but would be back on Monday. I will be buying both a front and rear rims from them... Oh and they have them in stock!
The moral of the story is... If you want service before, during and after the sale... DO NOT GO TO U.F.O.
Edit: This was the best thing to ever happen to me. I got a superior set of Forged Aluminum wheels from Carrozzeria that are a third the weight and twice as pimp. The bike is now more than I could have hoped. Thanks Jon Cornel for screwing me over so badly!
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