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Offline Tews19

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Re: And so...it begins - 1975 CB550F
« Reply #75 on: October 10, 2018, 06:56:37 PM »
New to this build but glad to see the Newbie getting the best help from Cal. Cal is a savior if you get on his good side!

So the shop you took the bike to swapped out jets and idle screws? Did you at least call them up and ask for a refund? Or the old parts from the carbs?
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Re: And so...it begins - 1975 CB550F
« Reply #76 on: October 11, 2018, 07:00:18 AM »
Fortunately, I had the presence of mind to ask they retain the stock brass after they told me the bike needed this aftermarket kit based on the K&N air filter in the stock air box and the Delkevic exhaust. After picking up the bike from the shop and riding it that day, the pig rich conditions were present (throttle stumbling), I was just too green to recognize them. I called them a day or so later to ask them about it and they did offer to have another look at it, but it was running so poorly I didn't think I could get it over to them. They also took the better part of a month when they "fixed" it before, so I didn't want to end up in another queue. Hence, I started pestering Cal about it and here we are. I will give them a call to explain the situation, but based on not giving them the chance to fix their own mistakes, I'd be surprised if I can haggle any kind of refund. Even if I had taken it back, I seriously doubt they would have gone to all the trouble Cal did to clean and replace the stock brass and get it running properly. An expensive lesson to learn, indeed.

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Re: And so...it begins - 1975 CB550F
« Reply #77 on: October 11, 2018, 07:54:25 AM »
Not to mention the wonky throttle cables...  ::) or clutch cable routing.
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Re: And so...it begins - 1975 CB550F
« Reply #78 on: October 11, 2018, 08:30:25 AM »
Full disclosure, the throttle cables and tube were my doing  :o. However, I have the PO to thank for the clutch cable debacle and odd sized bars  ???

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Re: And so...it begins - 1975 CB550F
« Reply #79 on: October 11, 2018, 03:44:38 PM »
After picking up the bike from the shop and riding it that day, the pig rich conditions were present (throttle stumbling), I was just too green to recognize them. I called them a day or so later to ask them about it and they did offer to have another look at it, but it was running so poorly I didn't think I could get it over to them. They also took the better part of a month when they "fixed" it before, so I didn't want to end up in another queue.

You are better off not bringing it back to them, just chalk it up to a learning experience.
But you should be calling them back and talk to the owner or service manager and let him know what a botched job they did and you will no longer bring your bike there [and tell your buddies not to either]
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Re: And so...it begins - 1975 CB550F
« Reply #80 on: October 11, 2018, 05:05:39 PM »
Sadly, they are one and the same. It’s a family run business and the people themselves are quite nice. I’m somewhat surprised they goofed this up so badly, as they have photos in the front office of another CB they restored that won some awards. Maybe it didn’t run?