Regarding the review from Jeremy E:
~ Well hello 'Jeremy E.',,,
I have to start by saying that I pay very little attention to the internet, social media and so on but in this case,,, a 'Yelp' representative brought to my attention 'Reviews' regarding my shop.
First off there is no 'Jeremy E' that has ever been in my Customer List and further more,,, I don't allow for mistakes like this to happen!
Second, there is no way in Hell I would have let a bike out of my possession without checking and or confirming such an obvious detail.
Yes, at times I have allowed Customers to sell their Bikes thru my shop but in the case of a Four Stroke,,, the 'Seller' is required to pay the proper Fee's to have me confirm Valve Clearances and Perform a 'Leak Down' Test. If in fact there are issues with the Valve Clearances or that there was a poor result with the 'Leak' Test,,, then I refuse to help sell the bike for them,,, and I have done so on many occasions.
Now in a case where I may have rebuilt a bike for a Customer and then that Customer later decides to sell the bike,,, the 'Seller' is still required to have me perform these test's as the bike has been out of my possession for 'however' much time as well as been subjected to 'whatever' type of abuse.
UNDERSTAND,,, that when I confirm Valve Clearances and perform a 'Leak' Test,,, that is focused primarily on the Top End and the Valve Train, not the Bottom End (Crank) or the Transmission.
AGAIN,,, I still don't know who you are as I have no record of a 'Jeremy E' in my Customer List,,, but Jeremy,,, how can you 'supposedly' hold a shop responsible for the hours on a bike from a previous owner and then on to whatever abuse you may have put it thru as well??? It's a USED Bike,,, Sold AS IS!
For example,,, on today's modern Four Stroke, WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD HAVE NOT EVEN CHECKED their Engine Oil at some point in this 'supposed' 7 HOURS OF RUN TIME??? Hell,,, I instruct my customers to change Engine Oil almost twice in that amount of time and you obviously DIDN'T EVEN CHECK IT ONCE IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME!!! Not to mention,,, had that bike actually left my shop without Engine Oil in it,,, it sure as Hell would have BLOWN UP long before you would have had a chance to put SEVEN HOURS ON IT!!!
Let me explain to you and whoever else that may read this regarding my practices after performing a Top End Rebuilt or Complete Engine Rebuild,,,
After completion, I always instruct my customers to return their bikes back to my shop after approximately 4 hours of Engine Run Time for a FREE Valve Clearance Inspection with 'Leak Test' so that I, as well as my customer, can be absolutely sure that everything is in perfect running order and that my customer can have absolute confidence in the repairs that were done. Further more, as with any of my Engine Rebuilds,,, if in fact I were to recognize an issue upon re-inspection that was a result of 'my work',,, I would then correct the issue,,, at my own cost and time!
~ It's called Integrity,,, Have a nice day read more