Holy **** that was fast. Iv found allot of vmax's using searchtempest.com but most arnt custom. takes forever.
Any more?:clapping:
One thing stuck in my mind when talking to Jon. Said max engines get tired over 25K.:confused2:
I took my Vmax to Ehlerding Honda in Ft. Wayne Indiana for new tires a couple years back and the mechanic took my bike for a test ride. I didnt know of it until I checked on it and was told it was out on a test ride. When he returned the bike was going kaching kaching in the rear. He apparently didnt realize my 165 RWHP 1500 was a reverse shift and I didnt know my bike was going on a test ride. Dealer assumed the shaft drive was blown and said I was at fault for not revealing it was a reverse shift. Well, there is a whole lot I didnt tell them about my obviously custom Vmax! I didnt expect a mechanic's joy ride either. So I was expected to pay about $400 for their destruction. I said no way. So they didnt charge me for the tires. Great Deal. I asked to have the bike trailered back to my hotel, no can do. They did provide me a ride to my hotel to get my truck and trailer. Back home I discovered they had destroyed my Lightcon wheel driive hub. It took a month to get one from Germany. Bill Warner, Wildbros was able to get me the part and at his dealer cost. Great Guy. I didnt even buy the wheels from him. I turned in claim to my State Farm agent for vandalism. State Farm paid claim.
Soooo, Great Appreciation to Wildbros and BOOOOO to Ehlerding Honda in Fort Wayne Indiana. rick rash, Illinois
This has been a very enlightening thread to read. I do everything myself that I can, even if it's making parts. Mostly with my Stone Axe and Chisel.
I've dealt with Sean Morley , he's Great. ElectroSport in Irvine, CA was very good too. I'm sure I'll have some bad stories before this VMax journey is over. :bang head:
I just had some graphics work done on my fenders and top cover. They were just finished tonight so I haven't got it back together yet. Hope I'll be more
impressed when I do. The guy busted his butt to do the work. If anybody's to blame it's me for being too anxious. Need more patience.
There is a pretty cool big tire bike that didn't sell on ebay. You can still find it if you do a "Completed items" search. Probably email him and see what he'd take for it. The big tires look cool but aren't terribly functional for riding (and handling).
Sean
I took my Vmax to Ehlerding Honda in Ft. Wayne Indiana for new tires a couple years back and the mechanic took my bike for a test ride. I didnt know of it until I checked on it and was told it was out on a test ride. When he returned the bike was going kaching kaching in the rear. He apparently didnt realize my 165 RWHP 1500 was a reverse shift and I didnt know my bike was going on a test ride. Dealer assumed the shaft drive was blown and said I was at fault for not revealing it was a reverse shift. Well, there is a whole lot I didnt tell them about my obviously custom Vmax! I didnt expect a mechanic's joy ride either. So I was expected to pay about $400 for their destruction. I said no way. So they didnt charge me for the tires. Great Deal. I asked to have the bike trailered back to my hotel, no can do. They did provide me a ride to my hotel to get my truck and trailer. Back home I discovered they had destroyed my Lightcon wheel driive hub. It took a month to get one from Germany. Bill Warner, Wildbros was able to get me the part and at his dealer cost. Great Guy. I didnt even buy the wheels from him. I turned in claim to my State Farm agent for vandalism. State Farm paid claim.
Soooo, Great Appreciation to Wildbros and BOOOOO to Ehlerding Honda in Fort Wayne Indiana. rick rash, Illinois
This has been a very enlightening thread to read. I do everything myself that I can, even if it's making parts. Mostly with my Stone Axe and Chisel.QUOTE]
Hey Dave....that's what I use for precision work!! :rofl_200: A man can do a lot with the stone axe & chisel!! unk:
Negative vendor experience....Xtreme Powersports in Flemington NJ.
I ordered some oem front fork from them thinking it might be convenient because they have a small branch shop about 15 miles from me.
I got totally ripped on shipping costs, $23.20 to ship 4 little fork bushings weighing a few ounces from NJ to NY...about a 3 hour drive. It took 8 days to get to me and came in a box about the size of a shoe box! The parts were dropped in a bag and the bag dropped in the box....no effort to seal the bag or protect the parts in any way!
When I complained they e mailed me a copy of the "Terms & Conditions" which they said I had agreed to.
I informed them that their handling of disgruntled customers is just like their parts preparation for shipping....VERY POOR!
Lousy vendor, best avoided!
Bought my first VMAX about 2 months ago and started searching the internet for mods. Sounded like a seat upgrade was a popular choice. Found RMSportmax and John Furbers web site. The seat looked nice on his site and I wanted one ASAP. So I ordered from his sight and even paid the extra $300 core charge so I didn't have to wait for him to get my seat. After Paypal showed he had my money I waited several days for some type of message about my order. I tried emailing him directly and asked for a projected delivery date. Got no reply. After several more days I called the phone number on his website and got his voice mail, left a message to please call me about a projected delivery date. Got no reply. After 14 days of hearing nothing and him having my money I decided to see if paypal could get in touch with him through their resolution services. With no answer as to why I would not be getting a seat Paypal refunded my entire $600. That really seems like a good way to run a business doesn't it. I then went about carving out the foam and recovering the seat myself. Not bad if I don't say so myself.
I know I will never order anything from RMSportmax or Jon Furber.:bang head:
Bought my first VMAX about 2 months ago and started searching the internet for mods. Sounded like a seat upgrade was a popular choice. Found RMSportmax and John Furbers web site. The seat looked nice on his site and I wanted one ASAP. So I ordered from his sight and even paid the extra $300 core charge so I didn't have to wait for him to get my seat. After Paypal showed he had my money I waited several days for some type of message about my order. I tried emailing him directly and asked for a projected delivery date. Got no reply. After several more days I called the phone number on his website and got his voice mail, left a message to please call me about a projected delivery date. Got no reply. After 14 days of hearing nothing and him having my money I decided to see if paypal could get in touch with him through their resolution services. With no answer as to why I would not be getting a seat Paypal refunded my entire $600. That really seems like a good way to run a business doesn't it. I then went about carving out the foam and recovering the seat myself. Not bad if I don't say so myself.
I know I will never order anything from RMSportmax or Jon Furber.:bang head:
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