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Post by veg on Apr 16, 2024 20:08:59 GMT 1
Based in Halifax anyone know who they are???
Anyone heard of him? Been bothering me on eBay telling me how amazing he is and how little I know about bikes! 😁
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Post by chrisg on Apr 17, 2024 9:25:41 GMT 1
Seller beware, i think. There a lot of scammers out there looking to make a fast buck. He's obviously going try to buy cheap and sell at a profit.
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Post by andy748 on Apr 17, 2024 9:33:50 GMT 1
It's not the bloke from Firefox racing is it? It's not too far from Halifax. Andy.
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Post by veg on Apr 17, 2024 11:07:08 GMT 1
No idea but he has told me my bike is crap because it has tz pistons fitted (it doesn’t) that he is an ex gp mechanic and racer never heard of him and that I should be grateful for his advice and knowledge. A total Walter Mitty by the sounds of things.
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Post by foxyjohn on Apr 17, 2024 11:42:53 GMT 1
There was a guy called Mick from around Halifax in early 2000 that bought cheap LCs and either broke them or sold them for double what he paid for them sounds like him he thought he knew it all
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Post by chrisg on Apr 17, 2024 12:51:57 GMT 1
There was a guy called Mick from around Halifax in early 2000 that bought cheap LCs and either broke them or sold them for double what he paid for them sounds like him he thought he knew it all Sounds like a complete winker |
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Post by veg on Apr 17, 2024 17:57:52 GMT 1
This was his first question? It was a totally bizarre‘conversation’ I was tired having been up at 4.30 and not home till 7pm“Question if using tz top end pistons have only 1 ring and they last only 50 miles before need changing.”
My reply
That’s not a question, that’s a statement/opinion. So what would you like to know? Whether I am using tz pistons? Or what pistons I am using? Or is it a statement to show me your obvious superior knowledge of my engine that you’ve never seen?
His reply
“Had tzs for over 25 years so if using tz pistons and single ring will need changing ever 50 miles so no good for a road bike . Your right been a ex gp mechanic and use to race tzs to.”
My final reply
So you start a conversation telling me I’ve fitted the wrong pistons to my bike without knowing what I’ve done then you double down by telling me you’re an ex Grand Prix mechanic and an ex tz racer therefore you’re far more insightful than I am. Do you normally send random messages to people you don’t know and have never met bragging about yourself?
Please do me a favour I’ve no idea who you are, I’ve no idea what you are and it appears no one else on the rd Lc forum has heard of you either. So please go and bother someone else. Thank you.
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Post by urbantangleweed on Apr 17, 2024 18:07:07 GMT 1
Sounds like another of them Facebook "experts".....
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Post by jon on Apr 17, 2024 18:14:58 GMT 1
Sounds like another of them Facebook "experts"..... I’m not on Facebook. For a reason. From the very few times I’ve seen my mate use it, I can’t believe the opinionated views of a large proportion. I think it’s because although people look at their interests on there, there is a wide range of personalities which clash. Here, we have a common passion, which I think helps keep the decorum for the most part. Jon |
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Post by chrisg on Apr 17, 2024 18:59:03 GMT 1
This was his first question? It was a totally bizarre‘conversation’ I was tired having been up at 4.30 and not home till 7pm“Question if using tz top end pistons have only 1 ring and they last only 50 miles before need changing.” My reply That’s not a question, that’s a statement/opinion. So what would you like to know? Whether I am using tz pistons? Or what pistons I am using? Or is it a statement to show me your obvious superior knowledge of my engine that you’ve never seen? His reply “Had tzs for over 25 years so if using tz pistons and single ring will need changing ever 50 miles so no good for a road bike . Your right been a ex gp mechanic and use to race tzs to.” My final reply So you start a conversation telling me I’ve fitted the wrong pistons to my bike without knowing what I’ve done then you double down by telling me you’re an ex Grand Prix mechanic and an ex tz racer therefore you’re far more insightful than I am. Do you normally send random messages to people you don’t know and have never met bragging about yourself? Please do me a favour I’ve no idea who you are, I’ve no idea what you are and it appears no one else on the rd Lc forum has heard of you either. So please go and bother someone else. Thank you. Could be jealousy, either way he is not listening to you and only wants to bull himself up with his over inflated ego. Block him.  |
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Post by shaunthe2nd on Apr 17, 2024 19:34:11 GMT 1
Poor fella, he's had 2 strokes and now in a centre. It will be the drugs he's on.
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Post by urbantangleweed on Apr 17, 2024 19:39:35 GMT 1
Sounds like another of them Facebook "experts"..... I’m not on Facebook. For a reason. From the very few times I’ve seen my mate use it, I can’t believe the opinionated views of a large proportion. I think it’s because although people look at their interests on there, there is a wide range of personalities which clash. Here, we have a common passion, which I think helps keep the decorum for the most part. Jon For me, this forum is a quiet little backwater of the two stroke internet world and in my experience, is populated by good, honest and knowledgeable people. It's an absolutely invaluable resource for everythng LC or PV IMHO. I do garner significant entertainment from the Facebook groups though  |
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Post by fletche36 on Apr 17, 2024 20:10:55 GMT 1
I came off FB a couple of years ago as i could not bear to listen to uneducated fools brag about how good they were. However, since having my trials bike pinched at the end of Sept i have had to go back on to put the word out but also to do a daily check of fb marketplace as it will surface on there one day. Lo and Behold, the same fools are spouting the same nonsense as they were 2 years back..... it really is the devils work.
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Post by veg on Apr 17, 2024 20:23:57 GMT 1
I don’t really use social media eg FB yes there are the occasional spats on here but tbh it’s one thing about here it’s well moderated (well it is now). But we don’t tend to get bell ends on here and they never last. So if the kind of things he’s said is indicative of fb then they are welcome to it.
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Post by bezzer on Apr 17, 2024 20:51:25 GMT 1
He was warned, but he’s made himself look a tonsil 😆
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Post by tippy on Apr 17, 2024 20:53:13 GMT 1
Poor fella, he's had 2 strokes and now in a centre. It will be the drugs he's on. Imagine the centre you come round in being Halifax! Would need more drugs! Tip |
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Post by donkeychomp on Apr 17, 2024 21:23:30 GMT 1
This is why I don't do 'social media' bollocks.
Alex
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Post by tippy on Apr 17, 2024 21:54:52 GMT 1
Mick has just asked me if I have another Indian tank I Could sell him.
Only funny if you have seen the other threads but I thought I'd try lighten the mood!
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Post by donkeychomp on Apr 17, 2024 22:13:54 GMT 1
Do it. DO IT.
Alex
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Post by urbantangleweed on Apr 18, 2024 6:20:32 GMT 1
Mick has just asked me if I have another Indian tank I Could sell him. Only funny if you have seen the other threads but I thought I'd try lighten the mood! Still gutted my bid didn't win the last one! |
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Post by muttsnuts on Apr 18, 2024 20:12:45 GMT 1
Mick has just asked me if I have another Indian tank I Could sell him. Only funny if you have seen the other threads but I thought I'd try lighten the mood! Still gutted my bid didn't win the last one! I think Keith still has the other sock from the pair of balaclava's he had (the ones with no holes in), but I think it might be his "special" sock.........   |
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Post by veg on Apr 19, 2024 5:01:01 GMT 1
Special as in teenager’s special socks that can stand up on their own ?
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Post by tippy on Apr 19, 2024 7:50:46 GMT 1
Turned to dust years ago that, the sock not the tank, although.........
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Post by paulsx on Apr 19, 2024 16:01:33 GMT 1
This was his first question? It was a totally bizarre‘conversation’ I was tired having been up at 4.30 and not home till 7pm“Question if using tz top end pistons have only 1 ring and they last only 50 miles before need changing.” My reply That’s not a question, that’s a statement/opinion. So what would you like to know? Whether I am using tz pistons? Or what pistons I am using? Or is it a statement to show me your obvious superior knowledge of my engine that you’ve never seen? His reply “Had tzs for over 25 years so if using tz pistons and single ring will need changing ever 50 miles so no good for a road bike . Your right been a ex gp mechanic and use to race tzs to.” My final reply So you start a conversation telling me I’ve fitted the wrong pistons to my bike without knowing what I’ve done then you double down by telling me you’re an ex Grand Prix mechanic and an ex tz racer therefore you’re far more insightful than I am. Do you normally send random messages to people you don’t know and have never met bragging about yourself? Please do me a favour I’ve no idea who you are, I’ve no idea what you are and it appears no one else on the rd Lc forum has heard of you either. So please go and bother someone else. Thank you. I think you have a very good idea what he is lol  |
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Post by donkeychomp on Apr 19, 2024 21:01:01 GMT 1
Alex
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Post by steve63 on Apr 23, 2024 17:04:21 GMT 1
Based on just those couple of sentences he comes across as a total bell end.
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Post by stirling11 on Apr 23, 2024 17:07:47 GMT 1
Just tried Dr goggle, couldn’t find any info on his business
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Post by chrisg on Apr 23, 2024 18:16:38 GMT 1
I looked and couldn't find anything. Made up name in his head, I suspect.  |
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Post by JonW on Apr 23, 2024 23:39:20 GMT 1
I keep waiting for someone to reuse the name Two Stroke Shop... lol
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Post by stirling11 on Apr 24, 2024 13:54:19 GMT 1
I keep waiting for someone to reuse the name Two Stroke Shop... lol The less said about TSS the better I got burned, did you ? |
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