fast_man58

[Pappy]

good news....parts recieved

bad news.....your swing arm is trashed. these cracks are inside the shock mount

[Pappy]

IMO fixing it is a waste of time. It will recrack almost immediatley

[AtvMxRider]

Originally posted by Pappy
IMO fixing it is a waste of time. It will recrack almost immediatley


I'll second that

[fast_man58]

blasphemy... this sucks :eek2:

i sent you a PM about it Pappy :)

[fast_man58]

Pappy,

I sent you a PM the other night...havent heard back from you.

Just wondering the status of the swingarm and parts?

Thanks much,
Bryan

[Pappy]

swing arm will be return as is. i took it over to a fellow who does my aluminum work and he also said he wouldnt touch it. to much liability.

the arms are back from the burn off oven and i should be coating them just as fast i can. i can do a real crappy job and have them done in 10 minutes if youd like...lmao:blah:

[fast_man58]

haha some how i dont think i'd like the end results of that :eek2: .

Thanks for the update :)

[Pappy]

i also made a few calls looking for another swing arm for ya but no luck:(

[fast_man58]

thanks for taking the time to do that. i guess i'll just run this till she snaps in half on me lol. i've actually seen guys run them the whole season with cracks. i guess we'll see!

[Pappy]

i couldnt send a rider out on a cracked part, and i couldnt try and fix something that in my heart know that will fail possibly leading to an injury and even more damage to the quad. Im almost certain these cracks extend much further then what is showing through the paint, they usually do:p

[fast_man58]

i agree, chances are the cracks do go beond the silver PC. but who knows how long i've been riding with it like this? i've always been a man to take risk's :blah: . might as well coat it and see what comes out. i'll deffinently be sending you a new one for some PC around Feb.

think of it as job security :p

won't be job security if you are paralyzed from a crash due to it breaking or even worse...

you are putting pappy in a bad spot here...he can send you back the swing arm and have the liability of giving you back a part that is dangerous to use, knowing you are planning on running it that way(dumb move)...or he can keep it and be called a thief, but knowing you are safe because you are not running a broken swing arm. those are both losing situations for him..

be the upstanding guy and get a new swingarm and not let pappy burn...

[fast_man58]

understood, but i dont see how it puts Pappy in a bad spot? he is in no way liable for any actions or doings on my part.

and yes, dumb move on my part maybe, but its been like this for quite some time (from the looks of it) and that was when i was racing MX. in the winter, all i'll be doing is riding around in a circle on the ice. and to be honest, getting hurt really doesnt bother me :confused:

i dont have money for a new swing arm. unless sombody planted me a money tree in the back yard. im doing a total rebuild and a new swinger isnt in the budget.

i've also yet to see a crack like this in the YFZ swingarm and have only seen a select handfull physically crack in half. look, i may be a complete newbe here, but im a reputable person on the YFZ sites.

if its really going to be a massive issue, send it back :mad:

[Pappy]

no worries on my end, the swingarm will be shipped back untouched by me. what you chose to do with it is 100% out of my control. i just can not in good faith do anything to it include making any form of repair.


i will keep searching out a replacement for you, but that is all i can do. as far as the crack, ive seen many that have snapped sending the rider for a wild ride. i will sleep much better knowing i in no way added to any injury you may sustain:p

[fast_man58]

very well then...how will i be refunded for the cost of PC for the swinger?

[Pappy]

I will put a check in the box, no worries there:p

[fast_man58]

alright, thanks much. i await the arms...

[fandl450r]

;) Pure genius.

[division4thor]

fast man i have a stock swingarm off an 05 that i will sell for $100 shipped with carrier or $75 without. i can send it right to pappy if you want.

[FHKracingZ]

fastman i will sell you my stock swingarm for $75. no cracks or anything. get back to me

[Pappy]

I will buy one of those swing arms, i will apply what he was paying to pc this one so he isnt out any money.

[fast_man58]

thanks for the help guys, but i ended up getting a LSR one from a friend for a deal that i couldnt pass up.

Pappy, how are the arms coming along?

Thanks,
Bryan

[Pappy]

no prob on the swinger, i got the impression you did not have any money so i was trying to help out.

i recieved the arms last saturday and they will be done this week

[ugotbit]

Originally posted by Pappy
I will buy one of those swing arms, i will apply what he was paying to pc this one so he isnt out any money.
Now thats taking care of a customer!

[fast_man58]

sounds great Pappy,

and that is an extremely generous offer you've made. i'd almost feel guilty taking you up on it :ermm: . i'll be sending you the LSR one some time shortly after the xmas break.

Thanks much for all your help!

[Pappy]

every once in awhile i have a job in here that makes me do a small "tom hanks" style 2 year old fit:p and yours is it:blah:

your arms were done with an entire batch of blue tonight and i will be redoing them tomorrow:ermm: sometimes i could just say no to fancy colors:p everything else turned out great, just your arms did not:p

[fast_man58]

sorry to hear the arms gave you troubbles. i appreciate you getting them done quick though!

I sent you a PM about getting them shipped back :)

[fastyz85]

pappy you make me want to cry at how generous you are to people:rolleyes:lol jk. keep up the great work papster

[Pappy]

I just will never forget where I come from:p

[fast_man58]

Hey Pappy...

How did the arms come out the second time around? :p . were you able to get them sent out today?


Thanks

[Pappy]

better thank you:p every once in awhile some of these colors will drive me to a big tall shot glass:D

[fast_man58]

they look awsome! http://www.yfzcentral.com/invision/style_emoticons/smilies/bowdown.gif

thanks so much for all your effort in this job!