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I truly feel ENLIGHTENED..............

And, if it were my 83, I'd put in a new plug. BEFORE i did anything else. $1.50 and go from there.

I like that, thanks................

I just repaired this exact same trouble on my 83. The Flasher and another relay that has something to do with the flashers is located under the left side signal light and vent air tube. The relay was rusty on the inside and after replacing it with another one that i had, All my flashers worked right again. Hope this helps.......

Sounds like fun, keep us up on the project.

I got to agree with George here. Many of our older people are in very good shape and of sound mind. Having said that, and knowing that i only have 42 more years to go to 85, I do think that there should be a system of checks begining maby as early s 70. I say that with some measure of experience. My grand father (96) just stopped driving about 2 years ago. He didn't want to give up his independance, He didn't think he had a problem, Every accident he had was always someone elses fault. And there were several accidents. He does not suffer from Alzimers. his mind is pretty solid. But he can't see well; He thinks he can. My former Fire chief (Over 70) Now suffering from alzimers, had several episodes with getting "lost" or "forgetting" before he was diagnosed. He never had an accident, that i know of; but there were several times in the early stages where we had to go find him after an accident or fire. He was never "lost" as far as we knew; but i think he forgot what he was doing. My teo cents, For all our Safety. Young and Old.

SO, I called again last week, several times. same thing, leave a message and noone returns. The last time i calles i got really PO'ED at the last second and i let them have it in the recording, didn't figger anyone was listning anyway. (think i called them a bunch of SOB's) They called back!! The thing that suppriesed me was this. They called on the line 3 at work,(not the no. i gave them) i never gave them that number; but it is the one i left the message from(caller ID). we got disconnected. (the supprise) they called back on our line 1, i never gave that one to them, haven't used it to call them. we don't have roll over on the phones. We finally got it worked out. They assure me the new helment is on the way, and i have sent them the defective helment and the tires. (Timmothy did get his tires, i checked before sending them back) BTW, Did you know you can drop off FedEx packages at the post office? You can. Maybe i'll get my new helment in a couple of days.......................

They actually called today but they called the house not my cell phone as i had requested. there was no one home to take the call, she left a message with a phone number. Same ph no. i've been calling and i had the same result with one exception. No one would answer. I had an estimated hold time of 6 minutes both times i called, both times i held for 20-30 minutes before being disconnected. the second time i was diconnected, their phone system went down and i couldn't leave a message.................. I guess i'll e-mail again.

Let me relate to the wifes insistance, this story. A few years ago, we worked an accident where a young man swerved to miss another driver. His car hit an old concrete sighn base about 3'x3' amd a couple of foot tall. He did not hit hard but his airbag deployed. He was ok and refused treatment and the Ambulance ride. Later that day, He was in Jackson Ms. (Thank God)with a friend instead of out here in the country. He started having difficulty breathing and his friend rushed him to the hospital. At the hospital they found that he had broken a rib in the accident and it had moved somehow and punctured one of his lungs. It is always best to get checked out!!!

What would my old friend Forrest Gump say in a situation such as this?? Stupid is as stupid does........maybe. Fuel was good, i had already checked that, so i went to jumoing to conclusions. in the past i had accused the CDI box of being the culprit, only to find that it wasnt. what are the chanced i could be wrong again? i asked my self. and beside, it is too much trouble to pull the plugs and check them. I said to myself.......... So i pulled the CDI box. broke it open, found nothing obviously wrong. BTW, it is easier to pull the plugs than the CDI box. On the up side, I'll have the CDI mounted to the breather box from now on. it'l make my next "mistake" easier Conclusion to the whole matter??................three gas fouled spark plugs. I'm feeling mighty smart right now.

I have to go along with what Eck said....................

As my son found out a couple of weeks ago, Yes, Helments work. He found out the hard way, No helment and an estimated 150 stitches in his head. He said he will never be without one again.... Close call, could have been much worse, Gald to hear it wasn't. They say the third day is the worse for soreness.

Good question Squeeze, I'll have to check when i get home. it was late and i was tired last night.

Finally got everything connected to the engine and it started right up. That was testerday. ran fine. Today, it will start but only with full choke and only one cylinder firing. the tach works. the cylinder that runs is the right front. Any ideas???

You might be right. they havent returned contact today.

Nothing today, So i shot off another e-mail. (Your ticket number is: LTK9701477648X) Phyllis I have tried to contact bike bandit several times in the last couple of days to no avail. (Timmothy was able to talk to someone why can't I??) They will not return my calls and yes they (my calls) are starting to get angry. I got an automated reply to a instant message in my e-mail yesterday but no contact today? I havent heard back from you either in response to my previous e-mail explaning my trouble. ?? I have left my Phone number and my e-mail addy. I have the shipping lables but nowhere to drop the package and i don't have a fedex account and i'm not setting one up. (fedex was your idea, not mine) you can set up the pick up; but coordinte it with me, they will be at a different location. I still have the tires and the defective helment, and will have them untill i am contacted by a bike bandit CUSTOMER SERVICE rep. To bring you up to date. My wife has decided to keep the small helment. (you dont know that because no one will return contact) The Shortie helment is the one that is defective. not the small full face helment. The tires i recieved that were suppose to go to someone in Va. are still here because of the fedex problem. I have spoken with the man in Va. about the tires and found out that i am not the only one disappointed with the service here. And it seems as though he can talk to someone there ??? All this can be cleared up easly if some one at bike bandit will just talk to me..............E-mail will work. BTW, I have posted my trouble with bikebandit.com on the venturerider.org web site. We are an organisation of 3000+ members. they are anxiously awaiting the outcome of this. Again, I said 3000+ bikers know of the trouble I am having with Bikebandit. The problem is purely a communication problem at this point and can still be cleared up with very little effort. I will post the outcome of this transaction. and i will be fair to both you and myself. Good or bad. Ma'am, the ball is in your court......... Thank you: Sincerely James Pettis. ----- Original Message ----- From: Phyllis McElyea To: James Pettis Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 8:34 AM Subject: RE: your bike bandit order Hello James Thanks for getting back to me so quick J lets talk about the helmet first …I am glad the smell is going away, And I am very sorry it was damaged. Unfortunately for us to me able to place a re-order it has to be for the exact same item in the order . So we could only place a re-order for a small helmet and you stated you needed a medium. But since it is damaged I will attach a pre-paid label to this e-mail to get the helmet back to us . You will need to place an order for the medium helmet and you can do that at any time . Once we get the return back we will credit the card used to purchase the helmet. Our Live Chat hours are from 530 am – 8 pm PST. When you came into chat the reps may have had a meeting or been at lunch I am not sure as I leave at 230 everyday. But please be assured we are online all most all of the time . We are still a little new to the phones and I am sorry your call was not answered Please fell free to leave a message next time with your order id and we will be sure to call you back. As far as the incorrect order goes I am also going to attach a pre-paid label for you to use the same as the return shipping label I am sending you but I am going to but the other customers name as the return address. Below o the instructions on how to us the labels(JP) Please let me know if there is anything else I can do for you , (JP)Thanks again !! Attached you will find your FedEx return shipping label. Please print this label and apply this to your return shipment package. You can drop this package off at your nearest FedEx drop off location or request a pickup at the http://www.FedEx.com website. (JP)Please let us know if you have any further questions. (JP)Returns will only be accepted if they are in new, unused condition and in the undamaged original manufacturers packaging (Manufacturers packaging with writing, markings, shipping labels, or excessive tape on it cannot be accepted). Fold the printed page along the horizontal line. Place label in shipping label pouch and affix it to your shipment so that the barcode portion of the label can be read and scanned. Warning: Use only the printed original label for shipping. Using a photocopy of this label for shipping purposes is fraudulent and could result in additional billing charges. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter and we apologize for any inconveniences. Thanks, Phyllis M – Customer Service http://www.BikeBandit.com Open It Up! Let us know how we’re doing! Take the BikeBandit.com survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=948111210669 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: James Pettis [mailto:jpettis@bellsouth.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 3:31 PM To: Phyllis McElyea Subject: Re: your bike bandit order Hi Phyllis I hope we can help each other. I will quote in this e-mail the reply i got in another customer service e-mail. We can go from there. I will reply to this e-mail here and inline with the text of the e-mail. "BikeBandit.com Customer Service - Ticket Number LTK9701437446X Hello James, We are sorry to hear that the helmets stink. May we ask what they smell like? The smell is a solvent odor and seems to be disipating. Also, the order that you have that is not yours, would you be able to give us an order id or a customer name that corresponds with it? See the end of this e-mail.As far as the small helmet, we do not offer exchanges and a new order will need to be placed for the correct size. A little more explaination here please. will you accept a return and credit me for the small helment? I actually need another medium. also to note here since you do not offer exchanges, on the small helment that i recieved the box had been opened, the protective cover on the visor was removed but in the box and the tags had been removed but still in the box. The shortie helment is DEFECTIVE! and i will be expecting a replacement to be shipped out ASAP. the defect is in the paint at the front of the helment surrounding the AFX emblem. it appears that the clear-coat of the paind is wrinkled and missing in places. I am attatching photos. We look forward to hearing back from you soon! Me too. phone service : 1-888-339-3888 This number is useless . I held for 5 minutes, for 11 minutes and for 5minutes again three times today for about 30 minutes each time. Here at BikeBandit.com, we strive to provide the best customer support possible. I can tell We hope that this response has answered your question(s) Not yet completely. If this response was unable to help you or you need further assistance, we have 2 great support options to serve you: LiveChat - Nobody answers here either This interactive service connects you instantly with a live customer service representative for the fastest answer to your questions possible. You can connect to this service Monday thru Friday between 7 AM and 6 PM PST by clicking the link below or pasting it into the address bar of your internet browser. http://{serverDomain}/hc/?cmd=file&file=visitorWantsToChat&site={LP!account-number}&SESSIONVAR!Ticket={LPTICKET!number} Email - You may also choose to continue seeking assistance via email where most emails are replied to within the same business day! Here's hopeing. Simply reply to this message with any additional questions you may have and a customer service representative will get right back to you. Thank you, BikeBandit." The shippment i recieved in error with my mailing addresse on it is (and i started to withhold this info for a time but i want to trust you) Timothy Humphreys Order ID# MBUVF9H35FUD8JMFPFUW2ABHG1 I hope i entered all that correctly. If you want to schedule a UPS or FEDEX pick-up i have a different location that will be more convieniente ----- Original Message ----- From: Phyllis McElyea To: jpettis@bellsouth.net Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 2:29 PM Subject: your bike bandit order Hello James Thanks for letting us you know you got someones elses order can you please let us know the name on the order or the order id and we can go from there Thanks so much !! Phyllis - Customer Service http://www.BikeBandit.com Open It Up! Let us know how we’re doing! 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This is the automated response i got from them this afternoon after i sent them a message. The message is the only option i had because the "Live chat" was down. it hasen't worked since all this has been going on. I may let the AMA know; but i will give them a chance (another one) to reply. Funny thing is that they seem to not want to assist me; but the guy in Va. that was suppose to get the tires has had no problen contacting them and they are reshipping his order. And they sent me a label to send these to him as well ??? I threatened to sell the tires; but i want everyone here to know i will return them as soon as they schedule a pick up for me.... _____________________________________________________________ From: "BikeBandit.com Customer Care" Save Address To: "james pettis" Subject: BikeBandit.com Customer Service Acknowledge: When you were offline (via LivePerson) (Ticket# LTK9701477648X) Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:27:33 +0000 [View Source] ******THIS IS AN AUTOMATED RESPONSE - DO NOT REPLY****** Thanks for contacting BikeBandit.com – The Web’s Largest Powersports Store A ticket has been generated to help track your inquiry. Please use this ticket number in all future communications. Your ticket number is: LTK9701477648X There is no need to send another email. Please wait for our response. BikeBandit.com strives to provide the best customer support possible. We can best serve you though our LiveChat service is available: M-Th 5:30 AM - 8:00 PM Fri 5:30 AM - 6:00 PM Sat-Sun 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Pacific Time. Click on the link below or paste it into your browser to connect with a live BikeBandit.com Customer Care representative. http://server.iad.liveperson.net/hc/?cmd=file&file=visitorWantsToChat&site=42100 874&SESSIONVAR!Ticket=LTK9701477648X If you decide not to use our LiveChat service, our email support agents will respond to your email as quickly as possible. Most emails are answered within 1 business day. Thanks again for contacting us, we look forward to serving you. BikeBandit.com Customer Service BikeBandit.com -- Open It Up! http://www.BikeBandit.com/ ======= Subject: When you were offline (via LivePerson) [Which category best describes how we may help you?] Help returning an item Your customer service sux!!! I still havent recieved a return e-mail from phylis. no one answeres the pjone or returns calls. the fedex lables are not going to work because i dont have an account with fedex and i cant set up a pickup. I don't want a fedex account. I have already reported the CUSTOMER SERVICE i am recieving here to venturerider.org, a group with more than 3000 members. do you want me to let them know that this is a good company to do business with or do you want me to tell them of continued poor customer service??? No i am not impressed. especially when this could be cleared up with very little effort on your part. I still have the tires that were shipped to me, you know, the ones that belong to someone else. i think i can sell them and recover my loss. what do you think??? _______________________________ The above message was sent when you were offline, via your Timpani site. Message sent from IP: 209.214.148.23

I'm on top of that.....I just sent them an angry (but nice) :innocent-emoticon:e-mail

A few months back i ordered some parts from bikebandit.com no problems. one part was back-ordered but it is a 24 year old bike so no problems. I got it later. Next i ordered three helments. One for me and the wife' and a shortie for me for PGR (slow events) missions. Well the stuff came in and the shortie has krinkled and peeling clear coat. And i got a set of tires that belong to someone else. I finally got someone to e-mail me back after not finding a phone no. Their response so far is ... To be confused as to my problem (me or them one) It seems as they only answer e-mails when it suits them. They sent me a phone number that gives the message that my est. hold time will be 5 minutes at times and at other times it says 11 minutes after about 30 minutes you get a message to leave a message. Today, i dont get that message, i get a message saying that no one is available leave a message and some one will get right back to me. I have left my number 3 times since this morning. no one has called back. I have not been able to get anyone to connect when i try to use the on line customer service chat. (I must have pissed them off, huh?) I did look up the person in Va. that ordered the tires and he has chated with cust. service and they are sending him a new shippment. Meanwhile, they e-mailed me a set of Fed-Ex lables. one to forward the tires to the rightful owner and one to return the damaged helment. No contact since then. I have not shipped anything yet, fedex wants me to set up an account with them before they will set up a pick-up (thats odd) I'm not doing that. I cant contact anyone to let them know i need a pick up scheduled. I think I keep the helment and put a sticker over the bad paint. I can sell the tires for enough to cover the cost of the halment. I think i'm through with bikebandit.com:225:

It is not too hard to do since there ain't much left no way......

Speaking of horses, how do you approach them on a bike? I tend to move over as far as possible, slow down and clutch it to minimise the noise (coast by) anything to keep from spookin them.

Fix it, the first gear problem is probably from the second gear affecting the shift forks and or the shift pins in the shift drum. If it is not too bad it probably would be worth while. Relatively simple if you have mechanical inclinations or friends who do. And if it is totaled, it would be largely disassembled at that point so i could get a better deal on it,,,,,,,,I mean it would be parted and ready to sell. I think you can do it, plenty of help here, there are some examples of the work on here. and i'll bet there are folks close to you that could keep you company while your doing it. It would also be a good time to get some plastex and fix some of those broken tabs. I know one of your neighbours has experience with that.(Blackowl)

I keep my hair to a max length of 1/4" (usually), this works for me. much cooler too. Probably wont work in her situation...........sorry:detective:

didja fixit yet???

did a little editing.