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JamesH:

--- Quote from: bobv7 on October 16, 2019, 03:19:46 PM ---Have you ever been driving down a road and it suddenly dawns on you that you must going the wrong way, but if you keep going because it might be the right one just around the corner? Well, that was my brain fade state with these two cheap bits of pressed steel because I was paying at each stage of the process. Still can't believe I got sucked into it, just like a alcoholic or gambler waiting for their next fix for whom I now have the greatest sympathy! :'( At no time did I expect the cost to rise so high and the guy doing the work didn't bring up the probable final cost, but now none of you will be likely to fall into this trap, will you! :o At least the 6 rubbers supporting the underside of the seat only cost me £45.00 from our friends in Holland. Time for my tablets, I think. ::)

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Bob I've got to say this really sickens me - you're clearly an honourable chap, but it really feels like you've been taken advantage of here.

Where are you at with the rest of the project? What parts do you need to finish the build?

James

Green1:
Its amazing how costs can add up I have been on both sides.Not bike related. Paid tons for what I thought was a small job and also charged what looks like tons for a so called small job.
I always give a rough idea when asked to do anything and even then I can be way off and it can be quite embarrassing when totting up the final figure

bobv7:
Hi James

Kind of you to say that; many others will think I'm just a mug!

As a couple of them are in a poor state I had been going to go for a new set of pipes when DS get them back in stock but not sure if I'll bother for now. Fork tubes have been re chromed with new seals and the headlamp/bucket has been replaced, as have the crumbling warning bulbs holders. The side panels have been previously patched up but aren't too bad, but probably could do with being replaced if and when I get around to repainting the tank. I'm in two minds about the tank as it has quite a nice patina that's not unattractive. Hmmmm... The seat base was good so I had it rebuilt and covered, not stock but with a bit more comfort and lower to suit my creaky knees. Now maybe I'll wait until I'm in a better frame of mind before deciding to do any more, and it's not costing me money for the bike to sit in the garage! ::)

Andrew-S:
It's a real shame to read this thread, but the shame is not Bob's - I just think 'specialists' who take advantage of people in this way should be named and shamed.

Moorey:
I think it admirable that you have told the story,  but which restorer was it, so no one else on the forum suffers the same fate.

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