550 F2 started!

[Laverdaroo]

No commitment

I have a feeling in me water that the bigger one is for the kickstand and the smaller for the other end of the torque arm but happy to be corrected.
Just boggling me as I hate loose parts floating about. I’ve got everything sorted bar these two bolts and it’s proper ‘twining’  me


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[SPR]

If it is the same as the 500 I suspect the sidestand is on your right - just measured mine and it is 35mm overall

[Laverdaroo]

That’s just it Sy, they’re not the same by all accounts……


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[Bryanj]

The stands are different but the bolts may be the same, check the number in my parts book, if the middle is 323 its the same

[Oddjob]

The side stand one has a 17mm head, the front torque arm bolt has a 14mm head IIRC.

I may ask Max to make me a side stand bolt for mine but slightly different, you may want to hang on and see what it looks like before buying one.

[Bryanj]

Correction the 500 bolt has a 283 middle number making it a 450 part

[Laverdaroo]

Yup!

Im sending them over to Max anyway to measure up so I'll get back exactly what I send, his stuffs ace. I was purely trying to get my listigs right to reduce the ferreting about. I spend more time looking for stuff than doing stuff. The shed's too full!!!

 Its my own fault but the planned extension will solve it. In the meantime.........just trying to be as organised as possible!
I'll get round my pal's in the weekand solve my brain worm and attack of OCD over the weekend

[Laverdaroo]

Evening all,

could anybody confirm the width of the rear mudguard on a 500T? I'll bob it on that page also before anyone mentions it.

You'll remember, I got a near mint rear mudguard  from grovelling around that scrappers in the US...

It appears the rear mudguard I salvaged from said scrappers, that was lost in my bag for 6 weeks, ......which I finally got back from the airport, .......that I  worked on for two days so it fitted the rear subframe and its modifications,......... and then gave to the chromers to re chrome..................has been lost!......But apparently after taking so much care of it, I lost it walking from my car to the chromers front door!!!
The lady states she remembers the conversation we had about it whilst we were looking at it in the reception and mentioning about the freshly filed edges needing a bit more 'oomph' by the polisher, but because nobady wrote it on the paperwoprk as a list item, they've not had it nor never seen it!! If it wasnt written down they havent had it. FACT!

Apparently after driving to drop all the bits off to them, (24miles each way), we had a chat about it and I took it home with me! Not sure why I would do that after waiting to finish fitting it to the frame and cutting it to suit before I took it with the rest of the parts is apparently fiction. So I drove all that way, took everything and although WANTED it chroming, brought it home to take down another day?

This was three days before going back to the states for the 2nd time expecting it all to be done when I came back so I had loads of time to make multiple trips,obviously!
The manager then came on as this lady stated that the reason nobody there had rung me back is because her daughter has just had a very difficult birth and theres been other things on her mind while she was off. OK, so does nobody else work there or just her, it was ten days ago I enquired as to it's whereabouts........she didnt like that so this plillockcalled Nick took the call and moaned about me losing it between my car boot and their front door, I kid you not.........at which point 'the can' was open!

For a start they had to do pieces twice..)which I have since taken elseware to be done properly) when theydid have  a go for the 2nd time, there was no change and more marks. The mudguard on the other hand, they relinqish all responsibility of ever seeing it although it was handled by them in front of me. Beacause its not on the paperwork you see............WTF!!!!!


No apology for bad work, no apology for fleecing me nearly a grand and then get shirty when I take my exhausts back off them as i dont want those ham fisted idiots who work there touching them now Ive seen what they can do.........or cant!
Its my fault for not thinking their work is good and its my fault that I have lost my mudguard in between pont A and poiint B which is nearly, wow, 30 feet!
So in my first rant about the shocking Chroming and polishing I mentioned I wouldnt say the company in question as its bad form. After today, sod that,.................................

 if you ever need anything worked on PLEASE PLEASE DONT take it to DOUG TAYLOR Platers and Metal Finishers, Western Supermare, what a bunch or utter, utter lying ars*holes........I now have to source a new rear mudguard, work on it, have it drilled and fit it to a newly painted frame back from the painters without scratching it.

More cost,more time, more backtracking.
I was going to keep this one but I think It's going to be sold the minute its finished, I've had enough of this bike now, its fought me every step of the way, I'm looking forward to seeing it together with its new paint etc but not as much as I will be see it gone, the love's gone sadly.


Super fed up, and indeed................Hurrumph! :'(

[Sesman]

🤐🌪💥🫣

[Matt_Harrington]

Bloody 'ell Roo - I feel for you. I suggest an evening in the pub!
Matt

[Nurse Julie]

Oh dear Roo, that sort of service is really appalling. Good, reliable customer service is more important these days than ever.

[gary123]

Wow, feel for ya Roo. Puts my shit day under a ducati into perspective.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

What a Bummer Roo I thought that those type of things only happened to me - clearly there are lots of businesses out there who do not care about good customer PR or service.

[philward]

Bludy hell Roo, I'd be tearing my hair out!!!! (if I had any).

[Sesman]

Try tearing their hair out…😀