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whoowa whats dis??

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:00 pm
by johnakay
mr miller must be getting em made cause you as far as I know canna get em from Suzuki.and nos the lying hound. :lol:
the front forks are too sharp and the welds on the rear joint?
chrome doesn't look to smart either.
at £96.50 plus post. mine are still cheaper.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Suzuki-T500-NOS- ... 5890f80f1c" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and these some one commented these on another post some where on this forum.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Suzuki-t350-t500 ... 27bd8c911b" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

anyway I'm please to say I can now make replica Racks for the GT750.
just acquired a good'n in exchange. :wink:

Re: whoowa whats dis??

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:11 am
by Fritz500
I think the careful use of the English language as "brand new set, eye popping mint!!!!!!" means they are recently manufactured. If he said NOS or OEM then it would be a different story.


$0.02

Re: whoowa whats dis??

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:03 pm
by TLRam1
Johnny, are you listing yours on the USA ebay?

Re: whoowa whats dis??

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 1:07 am
by Craig380
Hi John, you know you're in the latest issue of CMM?

Re: whoowa whats dis??

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:11 pm
by johnakay
Craig380 wrote:Hi John, you know you're in the latest issue of CMM?
yes I'm famous now :wink: well sort of.
got a few emails request rails/racks.

USA Ebay only a couple of times.
the trouble is that the USA doesnt give free listing.
and when they take £1 insertion fees and if it sells together with paypal the buggers take off 14% off the total fees so if I sell a rail for £75 inc p&p
and with the pecentage off that leaves me £64.50 then say £11.50 post and 50p for wrappings, materials etc,chroming £30 whats left £25.50.
this doesn't reflect the actual but just to give you the general idea in cost.
so I'm not gonna retire a filthy rich man!!!
anyway I'm looking into setting it up as a business.
webb page, advertising etc and getting away from ebay if possible.

Re: whoowa whats dis??

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:34 pm
by Rustygt550
I was talking to Paul around September last year & he was telling me he was getting T500 grab rails made

Re: whoowa whats dis??

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:39 pm
by johnakay
Rustygt550 wrote:I was talking to Paul around September last year & he was telling me he was getting T500 grab rails made
I dont remember any one called Paul unless your refering P Miller,
he certainly didnt buy them of me.
how ever the guy who writing a report on his retro T500 in the CMM mag
his name is steve cooper and this what he wrote about my rails.....

I'm cruising Ebay.searching under the heading of Suzuki T500 some where in among umpteen pages , I see a thumbnail of a T500 grab rail HALLELUJAH on a closer inspection its not a nos item its a replica which means its not silly money. a flurry of emails followed by a gentlemanly exchange of funds sees a superbly crafted replica T500 grab rail in my possession.
metalsmith john mackay modestly reckens his range of tubular steel works aren't finnished to show standards due to the cost and resource restraints of pre-chrome plate polishing but it looks damn good to me and certainly on par with the original japanese chrome of the day.
once again a little digging and a few polite emails has revealed another expert quietly producing high quality facsmile of unobtainable parts.
Mr Mackay portfollio apperently includes periods Luggage racks,engine bars etc. and we at ccm reckon if you gave him an item to copy you'd be a very happy bunny..... :up:

Re: whoowa whats dis??

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:42 am
by Rustygt550
Yea Paul Miller

Re: whoowa whats dis??

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:41 pm
by johnakay
well he'll be in for a shock once I get set up :wink:
no way will he beat me on price inc p&p.
so spread it around boys :up:

Re: whoowa whats dis??

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:30 am
by TLRam1
Well deserved article Johnny!

Is there an online link to the article?