Custom shops with spotty work
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Custom shops with spotty work
I know there are shops for anything with wheels that do badass work and some that don't. My buddy recently got some work done from a local custom bike shop. We have seen them at the rallys msot years so he has always had a visual of what they can do. He pretty much did a complete make over on his cvo, the only thing they didn't change was the fairing. Everything besides the front fender, and the tank kit was hand made and that is where my issue is. There are sooo many issues with paint, glass, and fitment. Someone with zero knowledge could spot some of them.. When I first walked up I noticed one bag lid wouldn't close, the only reason it stayed down was the weight of the speak in it. After a few minutes of lookin there wasn't one body part thay didn't have a flaw in it..i think the blame goes both ways here. Obviously you get what you pay for but it wasn't cheap. My buddy should have done more research at the same time. The bikes we have seen in person that they have built didn't have any of these flaws.. I'm the kind of person who would want a customers bike to be better than mine. I'm just ranting guys lol
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I know there are shops for anything with wheels that do badass work and some that don't. My buddy recently got some work done from a local custom bike shop. We have seen them at the rallys msot years so he has always had a visual of what they can do. He pretty much did a complete make over on his cvo, the only thing they didn't change was the fairing. Everything besides the front fender, and the tank kit was hand made and that is where my issue is. There are sooo many issues with paint, glass, and fitment. Someone with zero knowledge could spot some of them.. When I first walked up I noticed one bag lid wouldn't close, the only reason it stayed down was the weight of the speak in it. After a few minutes of lookin there wasn't one body part thay didn't have a flaw in it..i think the blame goes both ways here. Obviously you get what you pay for but it wasn't cheap. My buddy should have done more research at the same time. The bikes we have seen in person that they have built didn't have any of these flaws.. I'm the kind of person who would want a customers bike to be better than mine. I'm just ranting guys lol
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He likes it but he's not happy with the things I pointed out. He's been in contact with them but so far the bike hasn't left his house so idk what the outcome will be.
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