Wanted... C Spanner

[Blakamin]

anyone know where i can buy an adjustable C-spanner??? how much are they?

want to adjust sus-pension...and steering head tightening

Cheers

[riffer]

anyone know where i can buy an adjustable C-spanner??? how much are they?

want to adjust sus-pension...and steering head tightening

Cheers

Mine's a Yamaha one, not adjustable, but you're welcome to try it out...

[White trash]

Fucken big screwdriver and a hammer springs to mind.

My answer for everything, eh Celtic'

[riffer]

Fucken big screwdriver and a hammer springs to mind.

My answer for everything, eh Celtic'

Indeed matey.

And I'm pleased to say, when my fizzer flew sideways at 80km/hr through three lanes of rush hour traffic and ended up bouncing off a boat trailer (after thankfully spitting me off to the side), that the fork seals you fixed with the fucken big screwdriver and hammer remained untouched even though the entire front end of my bike was completely munted.

[Blakamin]

Fucken big screwdriver and a hammer springs to mind.

My answer for everything, eh Celtic'

Got all that.... even a "fuckin big steel rod and a hammer" but i dont slike smashing alloy wiv them..... dont wanna mess up them pretty bits... after all, its not a yamaha, mine HAS pretty bits
cant be bothered lookin for my pointy stick. I think I left it in the bosses eye (hopefully embedded in his brain)

[Paul in NZ]

Got all that.... even a "fuckin big steel rod and a hammer" but i dont slike smashing alloy wiv them..... dont wanna mess up them pretty bits... after all, its not a yamaha, mine HAS pretty bits
cant be bothered lookin for my pointy stick. I think I left it in the bosses eye (hopefully embedded in his brain)

Then buy a nice shiney spanner... I'll bet Ducati could sell you a limited edition one too..... For a price of course....

[Blakamin]

Then buy a nice shiney spanner... I'll bet Ducati could sell you a limited edition one too..... For a price of course....

Buying a Ducati one would be madness!!! seen what they charge for sunnies???


actually, a brand new Ducati speedo cable was only $34... wonder how much one would be for a GSXR or R1????

I just want an adjustable one or the 2 in different sizes i need for my rear shock and my steering head... sick of giving 1 local bike shop bourbon.
and the other local bike shop can get fucked.... (when I had the Yammy i went there to diagnose a fault.. was the battery.. said ok... heres my eftpos card... "sorry, not working, you can walk to the bank"... "how about you put my battery in my bike and I ride"..."Nope, we'll do that while you are gone"... was fine for the c*nt on the BMW, grumble grumble, I walk to the bank.... get back... battery not in yet...."havent got a new one...we'll order it but you have to pay in full now.. well put in a S/H one and ring you on monday"... i goes in next thursday... "oh yeah... your battery is here... cant put it in now coz we is busy".... F*CK YOU.. NOW!!!!)
wont go back there ever... considering they are a dealer for the bike i was riding, i was supremely pissed off...
ps... another guy, while i was there, was asking about his dirt bike but they wanted cash up front ($500) before they would order parts and then refused to let him in the workshop to see his bike!

[Motu]

I can see where they are coming from - I'm sick of sending parts back for credit when a customer doesn't return to have the work done,I get to pay the freight both ways.I'm sick of doing a job that I was ok'd to do,then have the customer say ''oh,I haven't got that much,I'll pay $100 now pay the rest next week....or when you can catch me'' I feel like asking for cash up front before I even touch their car.The Diamante in here now goes out with a fucked trans,the cheapest pads I can find without machined rotors - and he pays half today....the rest when he remembers.And I bet he tells everyone about the crappy work I do.GRRRRRR....rant over.

[Blakamin]

I can see where they are coming from - I'm sick of sending parts back for credit when a customer doesn't return to have the work done,I get to pay the freight both ways.I'm sick of doing a job that I was ok'd to do,then have the customer say ''oh,I haven't got that much,I'll pay $100 now pay the rest next week....or when you can catch me'' I feel like asking for cash up front before I even touch their car.The Diamante in here now goes out with a fucked trans,the cheapest pads I can find without machined rotors - and he pays half today....the rest when he remembers.And I bet he tells everyone about the crappy work I do.GRRRRRR....rant over.

I can see your point too but its not the best way to go about business in a town of 20,000 people, and sweet FA bikers, when wellywood is 48kms away...
I thought it was great when I found some people on the coast that werent mainly a harley shop... shoulda guessed when the mechanic asked if the zeal was 600 or a 400
at least the other bike shop are pretty cool... if ya like bourbons with the boys on a friday

[White trash]

actually, a brand new Ducati speedo cable was only $34... wonder how much one would be for a GSXR or R1????

Ummmmm....didn't speedo cables go out with the Ark?

[Blakamin]

Ummmmm....didn't speedo cables go out with the Ark?

whatever... i'm sure some machine that doesnt need lektrickery PC bizzo to run would have one....

would hate to see what it would cost if one of them fandangled speedos shat itself

[White trash]

considering they are a dealer for the bike i was riding, i was supremely pissed off...
ps... another guy, while i was there, was asking about his dirt bike but they wanted cash up front ($500) before they would order parts and then refused to let him in the workshop to see his bike!

I this day and age it is common practice to ask for payment before ordering any goods. Too many people will not come back.

I OWN a fork tube for a, get this, RG150. Ordered it for a "mate", no deposit. Haven't seen or heard from him since. Because I ordered it, I own it. A fucking $400 fork tube for a FUCKING RG150. What the hell am I gonna do with that?

However, if you have the bike in the workshop and stilll want parts paid for before ordering, that's just the sign of a business about to fold.

Motu The only solution is to addopt the ol' "No cash, no car" philosiphy.

[Hitcher]

I can see where they are coming from - I'm sick of sending parts back for credit when a customer doesn't return to have the work done,I get to pay the freight both ways.I'm sick of doing a job that I was ok'd to do,then have the customer say ''oh,I haven't got that much,I'll pay $100 now pay the rest next week....or when you can catch me'' I feel like asking for cash up front before I even touch their car.The Diamante in here now goes out with a fucked trans,the cheapest pads I can find without machined rotors - and he pays half today....the rest when he remembers.And I bet he tells everyone about the crappy work I do.GRRRRRR....rant over.

No cash, no car? People don't treat their dentists or the TAB like this, so their mechanics shouldn't stand for it either...

[Blakamin]

However, if you have the bike in the workshop and stilll want parts paid for before ordering, that's just the sign of a business about to fold.

Thing was, they hadnt started on it and they hadnt rung him to tell him... he rocked up with "wheres my bike, you've had it a month"
they'll fold and they havent even been open that long! (dealers for about 4 months)

[erik]

You could always just make one, you just need a vice, a hacksaw, a file, and a piece of suitable steel. It's what I did...
I made two, but I only really needed one, but I guess they'd be the wrong size for a Ducatti.