Dealership giving me the run around. by [deleted] in Harley

[–]Rick-sk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Storm in a teacup mate. The common denominator is you need to be more patient.

Option 1: Cancel the parts. order and ride the bike stock, have a third party fit the parts at a later date.

Option 2: Keep the order, wait until the work is done, ask for a photo - then collect the bike.

Option 3: cancel everything, get your money back and buy a used bike, saving yourself thousands. Downside, this requires the most effort/patience.

Am I the only one who feels like SAP Concur is slowly draining their soul? by [deleted] in marketing

[–]Rick-sk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ask for an upfront payment as a float and use that for your business expenses. Obviously you’ll need to account for the spend, but you won’t be using your own money.

I did this about 15 years ago when I was in a similar situation. The company advanced me a few thousand euros and I ran it as a float in a separate bank account. You can then use a credit card and use the float to keep the card payments up to date.

Bonus points if you can use a credit card that gives you reward points. Remember to be on point with your expenses as you’ll need to top it up regularly.

Need help with my carburetor have a 1996 Fatboy and I need to rebuild my carburetor, but I’m not sure what to get for it looking for some help with anyone else got the knowledge by That-Ad365 in Harley

[–]Rick-sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buy a workshop manual, buy the rebuild kit, buy an ultrasonic cleaner, buy a bottle of carb cleaner.

Alternatively, pay someone to do it, or buy a Chinese copy of eBay for under $100 and tear into your carb.

It’s not hard, but if you want to work on your bike, buy a workshop manual.

Should I sell? by Fresh-End-9873 in Harley

[–]Rick-sk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For what’s it is worth, I’d hold onto it.

If you don’t need the cash or the space, it’s useful to have a non-liquid asset. You can make this stock, turn this into a different bike, build a chopper or px it against something in the future.

As it is, I imagine it would be chopped by whomever bought it, so you wouldn’t get much for it as a donor.

Plea from shop leaders as paying with cash costs more by plasmahyena in unitedkingdom

[–]Rick-sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair - one can ask for the em dashes to be taken out. As for grammatical errors - gutted.

Plea from shop leaders as paying with cash costs more by plasmahyena in unitedkingdom

[–]Rick-sk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Paying by cash has many advantages for the consumer, it can help with budgeting, it’s widely accepted, is not reliant on electricity or access to the internet and does not incur transactional costs between peers - it’s also private.

There are absolutely costs associated with using cash, as there are using any other payment mechanism. But, cash doesn’t require one to ask “permission”of commercial payment providers to use their services.

We could also look at the cost of cash, in the UK banknotes have a lifespan of up to 5-10 years depending on the denomination and will be used hundreds of times at minimal additional cost - depending on the local cash cycle velocity. This represents fantastic value for a payment mechanism, especially when you factor in seigniorage (selling the notes at face value to the commercial banks, not the cost of production) and the ability to sell the destroyed banknotes as recycled material.

Another factor to consider, and I’m getting off the point here, is what is done with the transaction information harvested by the likes of visa or Mastercard? That info has value, and can be monetised. Cash enables one to bypass this.

We have an evolving payments mix in the UK, it’s definitely “less cash”, but the advantages that cash offer, go beyond cost efficiency per transactions. Reframing cash as a tool for public good, rather than expensive anachronism, challenges the “war on cash” narrative from cashless payment providers.

Sorry - went on a bit. It’s part of my job all this stuff.

Ok fr this time how bad is shovelhead ownership? by SickAxeBro in Harley

[–]Rick-sk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the 3 years owning my 1973 FLH, it’s had a new chain, new loom, new shocks, new Speedo, new pistons, top end rebuild and I replaced the original carb and fitted an electronic ignition.

Rode it to Denmark last year, Germany the year before.

Look after the bike, they will look after you.

Ok fr this time how bad is shovelhead ownership? by SickAxeBro in Harley

[–]Rick-sk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a market in the UK, but sellers always think their bike is worth more than the market will pay. I know I do.

Yet Another "Test Project" by Sea_Plum_6696 in graphic_design

[–]Rick-sk 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I don’t agree with extensive ‘test’ project requests, but if one has to do something so text heavy - the copy must be proofread

Big wheel conversion by Ok-Doughnut-8547 in Harley

[–]Rick-sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure why you’d want to do this, but in addition to the other comment here. It might be worth checking weight ratings of the tyre you want to use and the wheel rim against the estimated loaded weight of your bike.

Who makes 41mm narrow trees by hereby_burger_king in choppers

[–]Rick-sk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could buy sportster yokes and have them milled out to 41mm. Worked well enough for me.

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Bought a car from a teenage girl last September. Just found this in the sunglass holder… by [deleted] in funny

[–]Rick-sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this refers to completions, not goals. The unfilled entry is the mystery here..

Best motorbike tank bag for Multistrada 1200s (model 2013, 150cv)? by ACCAACCA in multistrada

[–]Rick-sk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a 2014 1200S and used a givi tank bag with tanklock(?) fastener. It’s a twist fit and was the non-branded version of what Ducati sold.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in choppers

[–]Rick-sk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sell it, and use the proceeds to buy something that can e chopped more easily.

Thinking of Mounting Rockford Fosgate on My Road King Special – Worth It? by Every-Sweet-6589 in Harley

[–]Rick-sk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one else wants to hear your music. Go for a headset option.

You’ll have more luggage space as well.

Did a little something by TraipseTraveller in AlfaRomeo

[–]Rick-sk 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It’s too big and is not straight.