BlueDevil
Wed Jul 9th, 2003, 07:04 AM
Well as always I went to DMT for my rubber. They did in fact close the showroom on Kipling and moved to 56th and Sheridan (Frontage road)
Anyway, Price was good but, Im not a fan of them charging SHIPPING when I come to their store to buy them. If U buy on the web or in the store U still pay $8.00 per tire to ship + Tax. :x I disagreed but to no avail.
In the plus area they were as always fast as hell. 25 minutes and new rubber was mine.
I have gotten very much into making sure my bike was put back together properly after maint. So I noticed while they worked on it the things they did. I noticed they dont put any bolts back on at spec torque settings. The calipers and all fittings that were removed were put back on and to what appeared to be as tight as the tech could get it. Now I took close notice on the brake caliper bolts cause I just changed them. (Pads). The torque settings on those are not very tight (As per Service Manual specs) That dude put them on so damn tight!!! :321:
So: I still am a fan of DMT however I advise to make sure to re torque your bolts to spec and reapply lock tight when needed cause they dont care about the small details in these matters.
A Valkarie was done right in front of me and he rode off while I sat there. He came right back and said "There is some clickin in the front wheel" The guy got a wrench and came over to the bike. Put that wrench on and laid on top of it till he coulent get the bolts and tighter and said "U are all set" Off the guy went. :shock:
Very shocked by these actions. But happy with the compeditive price and fast service.
Anyway, Price was good but, Im not a fan of them charging SHIPPING when I come to their store to buy them. If U buy on the web or in the store U still pay $8.00 per tire to ship + Tax. :x I disagreed but to no avail.
In the plus area they were as always fast as hell. 25 minutes and new rubber was mine.
I have gotten very much into making sure my bike was put back together properly after maint. So I noticed while they worked on it the things they did. I noticed they dont put any bolts back on at spec torque settings. The calipers and all fittings that were removed were put back on and to what appeared to be as tight as the tech could get it. Now I took close notice on the brake caliper bolts cause I just changed them. (Pads). The torque settings on those are not very tight (As per Service Manual specs) That dude put them on so damn tight!!! :321:
So: I still am a fan of DMT however I advise to make sure to re torque your bolts to spec and reapply lock tight when needed cause they dont care about the small details in these matters.
A Valkarie was done right in front of me and he rode off while I sat there. He came right back and said "There is some clickin in the front wheel" The guy got a wrench and came over to the bike. Put that wrench on and laid on top of it till he coulent get the bolts and tighter and said "U are all set" Off the guy went. :shock:
Very shocked by these actions. But happy with the compeditive price and fast service.