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Restoration of Sandcast Frame 5369/ Engine E5479
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: Jamesh_sussex on September 27, 2014, 11:30:11 AM ---Thanks Ash appreciate it.
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No Prob.. here is his amusing email to me :-[
Dear honda_four_rider,
Thank you Ashley
I will fix it now
I have a personal question I want to ask you, I hope you not offense it
are you a man or woman? because I see Ashley name.
I hope you not get mad at me. when I ask this silly question.
Thank you, and we appreciate for your business
Eric
Voice Mail: 949-544-1128 USA
www.hondaclassic31.com
UK Pete:
Ash i bought one of his double cut front guards it came to me rusty on the underside
and major blemishes in the chrome,also it was obviously badly hand made and not even straight, i complained to him he promised me a replacement , this went on for a long time till it was too late to complain, he just played me for a mug,with no intention of sending another, i put this down to a bad experience, i suppose i could get it chromed again i managed to straighten it out myself
pete
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: UK Pete on September 27, 2014, 07:44:13 PM ---Ash i bought one of his double cut front guards it came to me rusty on the underside
and major blemishes in the chrome,also it was obviously badly hand made and not even straight, i complained to him he promised me a replacement , this went on for a long time till it was too late to complain, he just played me for a mug,with no intention of sending another, i put this down to a bad experience, i suppose i could get it chromed again i managed to straighten it out myself
pete
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Hmm yes that's why I asked him to sell me it unchromed and he then started offering them to everyone unchromed. Must admit it was a bit rusty underneath but then again it was 'raw' metal as he calls it but spot on on the top and polished like chrome! Problem is Yamiya's repro's are unreasonably expensive and the ones on eBay are usually in the US and mega expensive too plus the usual 80 quid to get it here, what with the customs/shipping etc., plus at least 100 to get rechromed. ChrisR send one to the chromers that was original and good and the chromers polished the cut edges so much it was as thin as a razor blade and was scrap!
One idea I had before 'Eric' offered them and I even started doing it, was to chop two cut sections from a standard guard and tig weld it under the mudguard stays onto another cut down one, then dress up/fill etc with metal and have chromed. That double-cut guard looks so cool to me. I know it's a ridiculous obsession with me (unhealthy one at that) but a K0 just looks wrong without it. :(
I could ask Dave Silver if he can consider making them. He can only at worst say no. Also I will re-contact Eric and ask what his current production is like and take up your case with him. I will also email Kerry (KP) to see if he has had any joy as I know he buys them from him. He also makes HM300 NoNo pipes and I have photographs of them and Kerry's appraisal of them but again that was in 2011.
Cheers ... Ash
UK Pete:
Thats interesting that kerry approves , they are usually so particular on sooc,
Eric has changed his ebay handle since i bought from him, it was a few years ago now, i will have to get it out the loft then i can photo it and show you
pete
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: UK Pete on September 27, 2014, 09:42:22 PM ---Thats interesting that kerry approves , they are usually so particular on sooc,
Eric has changed his ebay handle since i bought from him, it was a few years ago now, i will have to get it out the loft then i can photo it and show you
pete
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Pete .. not sure if KP actually approved it but he was asking Eric to select him a good one as I remember, so interesting to see how he got on too.
Cheers ... Ash
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