Taffmaister..don't buy/trust!

First of all, Today something new, I have never wrote a bad review so I am not one of those who **** around the internet.
I am just a ''nomarl guy'' with a passion that goes up and down depending on the weather but this is related to
something important to us. Mechanics are also the key for keeping our passion running, we all have found good one and
bad one, so this is my story about a mechanic that i thought was good and it came out be a nightmare.

Bought a husaberg 650 with engine been rebuild by taffy (David) not the kind of guy down the road but a ''professional'' with
years of experience ...and here's what I found

1)air filter mouldy
2)old dirty oil (I only road the bike for total of 6 hours, 3 oil change, oil still dirty)
3)no exaust gasket (pissing oil all over)
4)dead or **** battery (charged it) it was in the bin 2 months later

at this point you think well engine just been rebuild shouldn't be any suprise (wrong...F----- WRONG)

bike smoke and smoke on start...also when I was releasing the clutch in first gear the bike was bugging

and all the suprise and joy came out after taking the engine apart

1)can chain tensioner had a double spring, A F---- DOUBLE SPRING I used to double spring my pen back in school but not my F.... CAM CHAIN TENSIONER
2)we replaced clutch driving sleeve and fixed the starting first gear
3)engine head wasnt in place was leaking oil from the head gasket
4)ENGINE HEAD been told wasn't damaged from the previous blow up well WRONG it has been repaired and skimmed with poor result

NOW

1)now we need to understand as there is still a leaking in the head we replace the valve seal but still persists
so what we need to find now is if i have to bin the engine head or bin the valve as he could have put some used one for what we know

2)piston is new( so engine rebuild was recent) unfortunately we cant tell if the rings were put correctly maybe we need to break the
entire engine to pieces

3)I already wrote an email to taffy a week ago, I was told in the email that the head was damaged from valve etc.
but unfortunately is just not head was damage welded and skimmed

4)I believe it was all set up I mean cam chain and everything ...I am feeling that this guy put it together with the purpose to explode soon
so he could sell me some part to fix it ...isn't it???

hope you all read my experience and have twice the thought before using this guy...for me NEVER EVER AGAIN

this is why i'm glad not to be in the business any more.

Just a question on this as I am curious??

Was the bike purchased from the shop that rebuilt or from a third party? How many hours on the machine since it was rebuilt? Was the customer who had the rebuild done aware of the damaged head? Was this a full remanufacture of engine or replacement of damaged parts? Was it actually 2 springs or did the spring break into two sections?

I don't agree with the Taffy marketing on this site but am sure he is more than able to repair and or rebuild an engine and does know a thing or two about the Husa. I cant say I have used this shop personally, but find this to be an ton of stuff wrong for a fresh rebuild and being one who owns a shop I have a hard time thinking someone would or could do this on purpose as some kind of warrantee should exist from the shop after the repair was done?

Was the bike sold as is and cheap or was it sold at high market value with implication that it was perfect.



Did you receive the bike right after the rebuild or had it been used?

Another question?

What oil did you use for the 3 oil changes? I change my oil almost every ride and it is always dark and dirty and my machine is almost new.

paolo6 said:

First of all, Today something new, I have never wrote a bad review so I am not one of those who **** around the internet.
I am just a ''nomarl guy'' with a passion that goes up and down depending on the weather but this is related to
something important to us. Mechanics are also the key for keeping our passion running, we all have found good one and
bad one, so this is my story about a mechanic that i thought was good and it came out be a nightmare.

Bought a husaberg 650 with engine been rebuild by taffy (David) not the kind of guy down the road but a ''professional'' with
years of experience ...and here's what I found
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4)I believe it was all set up I mean cam chain and everything ...I am feeling that this guy put it together with the purpose to explode soon
so he could sell me some part to fix it ...isn't it???

hope you all read my experience and have twice the thought before using this guy...for me NEVER EVER AGAIN

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Did you deal directly with Taffy, or did you buy the bike from someone who told you the motor had just been rebuilt by Taffy ?

Are you certain, no one has played with it between leaving the workshop and now ?

Mechanics can't win sometimes - to do the job properly costs to much- "can you just do the minimum please, I will do the rest I'm on a budget."
(This is why Porsche only sell replacement engines. Porsche dealership will not rebuild motor, just swap it out as these style incidents can cause reputation damage)

air filter and battery would be the owners responsibility in my mind unless specifically asking the shop to replace.

I only write this post because it reads to me like a second hand bargain was purchased from someone with a rebuild receipt furnished from some time ago that doesn't match the current condition. This has resulted in disappointment and public airing of grievance

FE350 said:

Another question?

What oil did you use for the 3 oil changes? I change my oil almost every ride and it is always dark and dirty and my machine is almost new.

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the bike was purchase from the shop that rebuild it, on the display it show up 40hrs of use when i bought it and now i only put 6 more(piston is new), the costumer probably yes but i wasn't informed, replacement of parts, the spring broke into 2 section and fuse together also the cam chain tensioner didn't stay still i might post a video tomorrow. I had 2 months guarantee unfortunately I purchase in winter so I took the frame/plastic apart and clean it when i start riding it in January I start having lots of problem...

the bike was sold at 3.6k so really high value I was expecting the engine to be spotless

oil i use motul (i think 10w40 )...what's happening he might have rebuild the engine and used it a little bit and then left it with dirty oil and the filter went mouldy, it keeps getting dirty for what it was left from before (just need some cycling) ...

this bike for me was sold as a nuclear bomb and my mechanic told me ''you are luky so f--- luky''

383hq said:

Did you deal directly with Taffy, or did you buy the bike from someone who told you the motor had just been rebuilt by Taffy ?

Are you certain, no one has played with it between leaving the workshop and now ?

Mechanics can't win sometimes - to do the job properly costs to much- "can you just do the minimum please, I will do the rest I'm on a budget."
(This is why Porsche only sell replacement engines. Porsche dealership will not rebuild motor, just swap it out as these style incidents can cause reputation damage)

air filter and battery would be the owners responsibility in my mind unless specifically asking the shop to replace.

I only write this post because it reads to me like a second hand bargain was purchased from someone with a rebuild receipt furnished from some time ago that doesn't match the current condition. This has resulted in disappointment and public airing of grievance

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just been rebuilt by taffy (piston is bran new) ...it's been used for sure and then sold, that's for me explain dirty oil and filter...what have you done then in your situation ? i only rode it for 6 hours that's it...and I got a bill of 450£ and there still problem on it ...I might need a new head (as there might be a micro fracture and oil go throw) or valve might be used...at this point I have to doubt about everything

Piston and rings doesn't really constitute a "rebuild"
For example Honda CRF ring replacement interval is 15 hours ...

my husaberg will do 1500 hours before I look at it, different bikes I know, but you get the idea of recommended v actual

Out of interest, is the engine number on the receipt you have, and what was the date ?

Many failure possibilities when dealing with three parties - i.e. Taffy does work, shop run bike without putting coolant in it (busy mistake) etc etc

What would I do ?
Because you didn't deal direct with Taffy, there is not much you can do with Taffy, you need to deal with the person/shop that sold you the bike. They will tell you it was sold "as is"

So if I understand this:
You bought a bike from a shop who told you that it was rebuilt by Taffy.
You are having problems with the bike and you feel Taffy is the bad guy?
The shop you bought it from will not give you warranty and they say you are lucky.
Just think about that for a moment.

So you purchased this bike from someone that had the engine worked on previously by Taffy and you are blaming Taffy for dirty engine oil. Really? And a moldy air filter?

nsman said:

So if I understand this:
You bought a bike from a shop who told you that it was rebuilt by Taffy.
You are having problems with the bike and you feel Taffy is the bad guy?
The shop you bought it from will not give you warranty and they say you are lucky.
Just think about that for a moment.

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I think he said that he bought it from the shop that rebuilt it.

the bike was purchase from the shop that rebuild it,

So I assume that it was Taffy's. His English is not the best so there may be some communication problems.

It was his mechanic that is fixing it that said he was lucky. I assume because he pulled it apart before it grenaded.

husabutt said:

So you purchased this bike from someone that had the engine worked on previously by Taffy and you are blaming Taffy for dirty engine oil. Really? And a moldy air filter?

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sorry bike was purchased by taffy it's still on his website Taffmeisters - Husaberg, KTM, Husqvarna, Gas Gas, dirt bikes - servicing, tuning, rebuilds, parts

that's how is advertise on his website ( the bike was bought from taffy ''shop'' sold and rebuild by him)

SUPERB FIRST TIME STARTER, LOOK ARE IMPORTANT AND THIS ONE IS THE BUSINESS IT HAS AWSOME GRAPHICS

ONLY BLEMISH IS THE SLIGHTLY DULL EXHAUST SYSTEM, NO SIDESTAND BRACKER ON FRAME

THE BIKE COMES WITH A FULL SERVICE, A MONTHS WARRANTY AND A FULL MOT

THE ENGINE HAS HAD A COMPLETE REBUILD WORTH £1400.00 INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING PARTS/UPGRADES.....

* DVSK, *JETTING KIT, * ROD WITH BIG END PIN *PISTON, *LINER, *MAIN BEARINGS, *NEW VALVES

OTHER NEW PARTS ARE......

*LITHIUM I-ON BATTERY (worth £80), *PRO GRIPS, *REAR CHAIN, *PEARL DROP INDICATORS, *INNER MUDGUARD, *NEW CLUTCH COVER,*NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS, *LIGHT SWITCH

EXTRA INFO ......

*CNC OIL FILLER CAP, *EXTENDED BLUE BRAKE PIPE *FRONT BRAKE DISC BOBBINS *FRONT AND REAR TYRES HAVE FULL TREAD *BILLET CLUTCH CAP, *BLACK CHROME BARS, *FACTORY CNC 17MM OFFSET TRIPLE CLAMPS *MILEAGE 1400.00 *ANDONISED BLUE TYRE AIR CAPS *YEARS MOT *REAR BRAKE DISC BOBBINS *HALOGEN BULB *HAS A NICE OVERFLOW CATCH TANK(CARB) *GENUINE BLACK FUEL TANK

ONLY ITEM MISSING OFF THIS BIKE IS THE SIDESTAND

He advertise it as just been rebuild ...unfortunately quality wasn't done properly...especially cam chain tensioner and lying about the state of the engine head(as he show me the old parts that has been replace and told me that head was perfect) so now i might end up spending 600£ for new head and new valve (as we don't know if he used new one or old one)

Hoosaberg said:

I think he said that he bought it from the shop that rebuilt it.

the bike was purchase from the shop that rebuild it,

So I assume that it was Taffy's. His English is not the best so there may be some communication problems.

It was his mechanic that is fixing it that said he was lucky. I assume because he pulled it apart before it grenaded.

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I am italian been living in uk for 6 years....

bike was bought and rebuild from taffy

now my mechanic is working on it, I am going to post a video Monday/Tuesday explaining what's going on, and what has been done wrong

this is how it is

advertise 1400£ on engineTaffmeisters - Husaberg, KTM, Husqvarna, Gas Gas, dirt bikes - servicing, tuning, rebuilds, parts

real

Trust me Buddy, your not the only guy to get a bad one on purchase, paid $5000.00 cdn, for a 06 that was completely wore out, 58 hours on it. And had to be total rebuilt. $2800.00 later I have a good bike.
So understand the risk when buying a piece of racing equipment, that's right these motors are full out on the edge,and they will fail, that's a fact.

The good thing is you will know what you have now, and be happy that it will not leave you pushing. And you get to know your bike better.

Don't shoot the messenger!

fedge

Have you told Taffy how bad it is and sent him the pictures? That might be interesting.

fedge said:

Trust me Buddy, your not the only guy to get a bad one on purchase, paid $5000.00 cdn, for a 06 that was completely wore out, 58 hours on it. And had to be total rebuilt. $2800.00 later I have a good bike.
So understand the risk when buying a piece of racing equipment, that's right these motors are full out on the edge,and they will fail, that's a fact.

The good thing is you will know what you have now, and be happy that it will not leave you pushing. And you get to know your bike better.

Don't shoot the messenger!

fedge

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I know i know ..its just a bad time as I just move house so I just had deposit to pay, mot on car and this problem was the last one i wanted.
bike will be up and running at some point ....I knew that back in the day I should have chose football

Hoosaberg said:

Have you told Taffy how bad it is and sent him the pictures? That might be interesting.

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spoke to him ...he is not taking any responsibility, I am like ''on my own''

spoke to my mechanic today also ...it will get fix...just need to take head out and investigate deeper

will be back and running...at some point/stage of my life

Are you pulling our leg man?

383hq said:

Piston and rings doesn't really constitute a "rebuild"
For example Honda CRF ring replacement interval is 15 hours ...

my husaberg will do 1500 hours before I look at it, different bikes I know, but you get the idea of recommended v actual

Out of interest, is the engine number on the receipt you have, and what was the date ?

Many failure possibilities when dealing with three parties - i.e. Taffy does work, shop run bike without putting coolant in it (busy mistake) etc etc

What would I do ?
Because you didn't deal direct with Taffy, there is not much you can do with Taffy, you need to deal with the person/shop that sold you the bike. They will tell you it was sold "as is"

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Hey dude, you just must be joking. 1500 hours before pulling apart Husaberg engine??? Please elaborate on this. Usually 200 or 300 hours only. 400 if you lucky. Most I ever heard was 1000 but 1500??? What's your secret? Please do share with us. 70 degree motor or older?

polska said:

Hey dude, you just must be joking. 1500 hours before pulling apart Husaberg engine??? Please elaborate on this. Usually 200 or 300 hours only. 400 if you lucky. Most I ever heard was 1000 but 1500??? What's your secret? Please do share with us. 70 degree motor or older?

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Ran my ktm 525 15,000 kms before it got rings , husaberg 570 will be no different. There were guys in south africa running 30-40,000 km on their ktms before opening them up.

Why would the rings on a husaberg 570 wear out so much quicker then a porsche turbo? OEM is probably the same (mahle?)

Clearly I no longer race. The reality is that I'll probably never see 1000 hours , so don't go worrying about 1500 hours.
Just use synthetic oil. (and I don't change it every other ride either - that's more surplus maintenance)