Taffmaister..don't buy/trust!

Husabutt, so how come you didn't jump in a couple of months ago and tell us it was an issue with the Reed valve?
You could have saved Paolo a lot of trouble and expense.

Wow Husa??? Do you not get the point here? You have a legal background?

This is not about litigation but about the young man getting ripped off by a so call professional shop who states they give great service and knowledge. He purchased a bike and was mislead to what the salesman told him. He is just going out of his way to show everyone about the quality of work this shop does. The fact still remains that the shop owner has not stepped forward and even tried to help resolve this issue or any.
The shop owner who never backs down on this forum has still not made one comment? I question to why? Most of the time, when someone is at fault they hide and make no comment as they don't have anything to go on.
Face it, this repair shop is not up to the quality it states and the tech working it does not give a **** on quality but only on personal gain.

I don't know guys, getting a 2 month warranty on a high strung 9 year old race bike is pretty unheard of. Trying to hold the seller culpable for issues, pre-existing or not after the guarantee has expired by using another mechanic who has difficulties troubleshooting the problem is quite a stretch.

It still doesn't seem 100% certain the faulty reed valve surface is the cause of the smoking. Again, it's a 9 year old rebuilt racing dirt bike, not a Toyota Camry.

he didn't have any difficult ...was to find out where the damage was is the issue ...when taffy sold me the bike he stated ''there wasn't any damage in the head'' when we open it was actually damage ..(that's from plumb so how come you didn't jump in a couple of months ago and tell us it was an issue with the Reed valve?why don't you?)....it's a fresh rebuild piston is new, he put used valves in it 2 new 2 used and give the costumer 4 valves to prove he put new one ....in 2 months i started twice one in the first week and one just before the warranty in both case the bike smoke but the first time i thought was transportation of the bike as it didn't smoke anytime after ..after the second time i decided to bring the bike to my mechanic to check it become january....now you thinking i could just made it up go to page 6 and check piston is NEW shiny so the bike hasn't been ridden much

bike didn't smoke when I purchase it you know why????I can explain.. he started it in the morning so when I was going to buy it (he knew i was coming) the bike wouldn't smoke ....bike would only smoke if left resting for 8/12 hrs (overnight)

It still doesn't seem 100% certain the faulty reed valve surface is the cause of the smoking ...of course I am not but what else could it be ??maybe i will found a hamster that replaced the conrod was the cause of the smoking ? I wouldn't be surprise after all

plumbbob said:

Husabutt, so how come you didn't jump in a couple of months ago and tell us it was an issue with the Reed valve?
You could have saved Paolo a lot of trouble and expense.

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The purpose of paolo6’s thread was not to find a solution to a problem but to publicly trash Taffmeisters.

This thread is entitled Taffmaister..don't buy/trust!

He states in his first post: 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.

Paolo6 seems to be convinced / or knows that the head is the issue. Not once does he ask for help. This thread’s purpose is a smear campaign, not to try to find a reasonable solution to a problem.

If paolo6 had approached this from the viewpoint of needing help in a humble manner you know that help would have poured in because that is what we do here. Help other enthusiasts. Regardless of whether or not you like Taffy personally.

Paolo6 had already made up his mind and chose to burn all his bridges and go for maximum impact.

If he would rather spend his time hurling insults rather than drilling down to find solutions. That is his prerogative.

FE350 said:

Wow Husa??? Do you not get the point here? You have a legal background?

This is not about litigation but about the young man getting ripped off by a so call professional shop who states they give great service and knowledge. He purchased a bike and was mislead to what the salesman told him. He is just going out of his way to show everyone about the quality of work this shop does. The fact still remains that the shop owner has not stepped forward and even tried to help resolve this issue or any.
The shop owner who never backs down on this forum has still not made one comment? I question to why? Most of the time, when someone is at fault they hide and make no comment as they don't have anything to go on.
Face it, this repair shop is not up to the quality it states and the tech working it does not give a **** on quality but only on personal gain.

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My only legal background is that I have previously worked as a claims adjuster for 4 years quite some time ago.
There are many unanswered questions. Legally Taffmeisters has no obligation to paolo6. A warranty was part of the contract. The vehicle was out of warranty at the time of the claim. Morally..... maybe but....... Paolo6 has demonstrated that his character is one of shoot first ask questions later. I can't imagine any business that will bend over backwards for him with his attitude of entitlement. Especially after starting a thread like this. We will never know how this might have played out as paolo6 is his own worst enemy.

I haven't followed this thread completely as some of the language was a bit confusing in understanding what was really going on.
But I will speak to the "Don't buy/trust" aspect of ordering from him.
I have not bought a bike or had one rebuilt by him so I'm not speaking of that.
But I will say that I have ordered many, many items from him to be shipped all the way here to California. I just got my FS side stand and upper middle chain guard.
And some things I can actually get somewhere else but get from Him. Somethings I can't get anywhere else and have to get from Him.
But I have had absolutely no problems with any parts order with Him.
So in my case where there is no problem I am not about to create one.
I have been a member since 2008 and his help and knowledge ( along with some others in this thread like Bushy) have been very helpful through the years. I have learned a lot.
I don't have to like someone to benefit from them.
And some of the squabbles I have heard in the past I just sit back and listen.
To me its more important to keep the peace with someone when you know that someday you just might need their help with something. And these bikes we own are going to get harder to find stuff for in the future.
Taffy is not the only one who can help, but it is my trusted source.
Does that sound strange to you?
So I do realize there is another subject going on here about this motorcycle I will not get into.
But as far as having affiliation with Taffy.
Absolutely, and I plan on it continuing that way.

pollo

I completely neutral in all this! Just trying to clarify what I think my have been missed.

From what I make out I think Paolo6 is saying he tried to reach an amicable solution prior to posting this, emails and phone calls. Suggesting this is a last resort kind of thing.

I can also see what is being said about the warranty. Warranty was 1 month it's now 2 months so it's not valid.

I've also been a member on and off since 2007, I have had many parts from taffy as well as constant responses to my sometimes idiotic questions never had an issue.

I don't think slagging off a mans written English is very appropriate, I bet he writes English to a higher standard than most of you do Italian.

I just don't understand not checking out your new purchase paolo? I would have at least fired her up a few times and had a [emoji1301] and a [emoji102] for anything dodgy. I would have been itching to ride it.

But if there are clean signs of poor engineering practice with solid evidence be that used or damaged parts being put back inside then maybe there is a case to answer. But you would have to be positive that is the case.

It's a rough situation all round.


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gregfreefaller said:

I completely neutral in all this! Just trying to clarify what I think my have been missed.

From what I make out I think Paolo6 is saying he tried to reach an amicable solution prior to posting this, emails and phone calls. Suggesting this is a last resort kind of thing.

I can also see what is being said about the warranty. Warranty was 1 month it's now 2 months so it's not valid.

I've also been a member on and off since 2007, I have had many parts from taffy as well as constant responses to my sometimes idiotic questions never had an issue.

I don't think slagging off a mans written English is very appropriate, I bet he writes English to a higher standard than most of you do Italian.

I just don't understand not checking out your new purchase paolo? I would have at least fired her up a few times and had a [emoji1301] and a [emoji102] for anything dodgy. I would have been itching to ride it.

But if there are clean signs of poor engineering practice with solid evidence be that used or damaged parts being put back inside then maybe there is a case to answer. But you would have to be positive that is the case.

It's a rough situation all round.


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I have to agree on it...
should I have it check ---> probably yes
should I have it rode more --->yes(I don't ride much in winter) but the bike wouldn't had last duo to cam chain faulty

cam chain wasn't replace when the bike blow up prior to rebuild(not in the advertise) and probably wasn't check or was knackered which could have cause a second really premature boooom at anytime

I bought this bike from a guy who is claiming to be husaberg specialist with 20 years experience in the field (you don't expect this kind of ''crap'')

taffmeister is a good talker but far to be a good mechanic

for poor engineering practice and evidence ...check page 6....I am still wondering how you could cause such damage on the reed valve? does anyone have an answer to it ?

Huskyfatman said:

I don't know guys, getting a 2 month warranty on a high strung 9 year old race bike is pretty unheard of. Trying to hold the seller culpable for issues, pre-existing or not after the guarantee has expired by using another mechanic who has difficulties troubleshooting the problem is quite a stretch.

It still doesn't seem 100% certain the faulty reed valve surface is the cause of the smoking. Again, it's a 9 year old rebuilt racing dirt bike, not a Toyota Camry.

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Yes good point. But, in one of the videos in this thread where Dr C is chasing a water leak, that motor has undoubtedly been built with quite some knowledge, and yet it has an issue. If it was something like that, it would be understandable that age and metal fatigue have caused some unavoidable issues. Or a human assembly error. And in most cases a mechanic worth his salt would want the motor back to investigate what went wrong.

However Paolo6's issues seem to be more from a motor that seems to be a parts bin special.

Paolo6 may be shooting from the hip here and there, but understandably he is pretty annoyed, I would be too. There is also the cultural and language barrier that may not translate what he wants to say as it should be.

can't you kids just get along?
get in there, paolo. fix the problem.
put it back together, sell it to somebody else. let them come on here and trash you because the crank nut came loose and destroyed the crank.
the new guy will fix that, sell it to somebody else, who hopefully will move with the bike to a town close to me and when it blows again, i can buy it for parts....cheap.
thank you very much.

I will fix it ...I will put it back togherther...I won't sell it or any other parts I will keep it and work hard for it and I will build a bike that taffmaister can only dream of ...I got phone call recorder he can't get away from them


Crank nut???nothing to do here

paolo6 said:

I will fix it ...I will put it back togherther...I won't sell it or any other parts I will keep it and work hard for it and I will build a bike that taffmaister can only dream of ...I got phone call recorder he can't get away from them


Crank nut???nothing to do here

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I think Taffmeisters is sick of motorcycles and customers like you right now.

It's a pubblic review .have I been the only one to complain ???? Taffy mistake was a good example in here ....get over it ...I am not happy now and before of his service/work, I review it ...now he has to deal with it...end of story

end of story

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we can only hope

paolo6 said:

I am not happy now and before of his service/work, I review it ...now he has to deal with it...

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You may have accomplished you goal and effected change at Taffmeisters. Rumor has it that from now on anyone that purchases a used motorcycle must sign a disclaimer that agrees... if you make a warranty claim when the bike is way out of warranty and bitch and complain about it then you agree to never ride a Husaberg again and instead go find yourself a nice, undersprung, detuned, geared down XR 400 and go find a cow trail that leads far far away from here.

Sound good to me ...make sure he will also state what repair and what has actually been done (I don't want to fine anyone else been charge for 4 new valves when is getting 2) ...don't want to get back and forth on it ...get over it

I will work hard for this bike and I am looking forward to the next (taffy mistake ...and Paolo6 ) to come

paolo6 said:

Sound good to me ...make sure he will also state what repair and what has actually been done (I don't want to fine anyone else been charge for 4 new valves when is getting 2) ...don't want to get back and forth on it ...get over it

I will work hard for this bike and I am looking forward to the next (taffy mistake ...and Paolo6 ) to come

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I don't see how you were allegedly charged for valves when you purchased a used motorcycle...........whatever..............oh by the way you may be interested to know that I have taken a new part time management position with Taffmeisters...........
Customer Relations..............How may I help you?

Good luck

He said it was a fresh rebuild, now was the warranty for 1 second or 3?

Let me just check the paperwork, I think it's in the glove box.:confused2: