Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[Adam Ef]

Just had another let down on the DRZ parts.


Swingarm bearings and wheel bearings that I ordered are not in stock with supplier that listed them as in stock and they're no longer available. Linkage bearings are available but will take a few weeks to get from warehouse in France.


They're refunding me but will take a couople of weeks for money to come back to me. Again!!!


Everything I order for this bike is a fail. Suppliers are listing stock they don't have and can't get left, right and centre. Getting very very fed up with being out of pocket for weeks at a time and the job dragging on as the bike sits under a tarp in bits in the garden. I can't move it out of the way of the rain and cold as it has no swingarm, rear wheel etc attached. It was meant to be a bike to enjoy at this time of year. I'll be lucky if it's back together by the summer.

[DJ123]

check your local bearings shop and see if they have them in. Being a swingarm & wheel bearings they won't be anything special/size specific.

[Seeker]

Meaco tech support - I'm running a Meaco Zambezi dehumidifier in the garage in a plastic-sheeted off area for my bikes. Last week, in the cold spell with daytime temp about 2°C, I checked and the louvre on the unit was closed. The louvre is powered open and can oscillate but I have it normally set at 90° ie wide open. The louvre closes when power is off but the unit was powered up although it wasn't responding to the keypad, however you could scroll through the menus. I cycled the power and it resumed operation. The display indicated that the rH was 69% although the demand humidity was set for 60% rH.
The manual says the unit will not operate below 1°C but doesn't say what will happen and I'm assuming that the temp dropped below 1°C overnight.

I emailed Meaco and, after 5 or 6 emails I still haven't had a definite answer to how the unit will behave at low temps. One tech support person said that it will shut down but check the room humidity every 30 minutes and resume operation when conditions allow. When I found it, the temp displayed was 2°C and 69% rH so it should have been running. I mentioned to them that I'd bought a 135W tube heater to keep the temp above 0°C but another person said this isn't necessary. Yet another asked for a video. Why? It's working now what will a video show? One person asked for a photo of the display...
I suspect they don't know the answer and are simply reading from a script. Anyway, there's a new cold spell forecast so I won't bother with the heater and see if I can replicate the failure (it's still under warranty).

My questions should have been answered in one email.

[Adam Ef]

Originally Posted by DJ123

check your local bearings shop and see if they have them in. Being a swingarm & wheel bearings they won't be anything special/size specific.

I need the actual kit with thrust bearings, spacers and seals in too. Mainly due to the battle I had getting all the old parts and pivot bolt out. The old parts are not pretty.

[DJ123]

Who have you ordered with already, Wemoto? have you tried a Suzuki dealer direct, of what i recall their prices were not much different to aftermarket options.

[DJ123]

It's now been over a month since i've been out on the bike. A culmination of bad weather and waiting on parts has not helped.

Hopefully the weather improves and i'm able to use it for my 'essential travel' soon.

On a brighter note it did start first time with no issues after the 5 weeks.

[Adam Ef]

Local bearings place is about £30 per bearing. Local Suzuki is Fowlers. Just a bolt is £20. A nut is £10. There's 3 of those and sleeves, spacers, bearings and washers in the kits. It would be more than £150. All Balls kit is £50. Wemoto do a kit but is £80+.


I've now ordered again from separate places for each part I need. No one has all in stock despite all listing them as in stock. I rang around first to see who actually had what. Glad I'm did, but a real waste of time and hassle having to do that every time you want to order something online.


I've just got the money back for the tyres a few weeks ago that were "in stock" but unavailable. That's now tied up in bearings that don't exist for a couple of weeks.

[Bibio]

why are all todo apps for android designed my monkeys and are ****ttttt.


google calender is fukrking a waste of time and confusing as fuk.


microsoft to do needs a microspy account.... fuk right aff


all i want is a simple thing that is laid out like a paper calender and you tap on the date box then add things that need done at certain times with an alarm and sticky note reminder on the unlock screen. how hard can it be. i dont need it to be linked to my furkin email or any other account.


yes i have tried various ones on the app store and they are all full of useless shizzt that is not needed.


day.. tap
time.. tap
text...add
alarm..tap on
save........................

[Adam Ef]

The oil pump failed on our family car yesterday. It killed the engine. We now don't have a car. We'd nearly paid for it too after 7 years of payments.

[admin]

Originally Posted by Adam Ef

The oil pump failed on our family car yesterday. It killed the engine. We now don't have a car. We'd nearly paid for it too after 7 years of payments.

That sounds unusual. Sorry to hear this, life has a way off throwing you a curve ball when you least need it.

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