palerider
Well-known member
Hi,
Just getting over my pissed-offedness over having to clean sytrofoam peanut droppings out of my new rear wheel.
Some of you have recommended University Motors in Fargo because they give a discount to FJRForum members. But their shipping dep't practices leave something to be desired.
I just received the FJR rear wheel I ordered. I ordered an entire rear wheel, all parts, and asked that it be assembled and shipped to me in Los Angeles (along with two mirrors). The box arrived today. It was pretty beat up. That was because it was simply a big, non-reinforced, cardboard box with the wheel dropped inside it, not secured in any way, not covered or wrapped, and with styrofoam peanuts dumped on top of it. As a result, there were broken and crushed bits of syrofoam peanuts in every possible nook and cranny of the wheel, exposed gears, axle hole, wheel struts, bearings, and seals, including bits of styrofoam peanuts mixed with the bearing grease packed in under the seals. Also, there's a tire, a Bridgestone Battlax, mounted on the wheel. This is a particular surprise as I didn't order a tire. And now I'll have to pay to have the tire that I don't want removed from the wheel so I can have the tire I already own mounted on it. This was nearly a $1000 order, so you'd think they'd spend $10 on proper packing. Because the box had broken open, there are styrofoam-peanut carcasses all over my yard.
I was originally told that the wheel parts were back-ordered until today, but then I was called and told that the wheel was actually going to ship last Monday. What I think is that they shipped me the rear wheel from a new bike. I don't particularly care about that, except they should have taken the tire off it, and they should have told me they were doing that.
I don't believe I was charged for the tire, which I repeat I didn't order or want. I'll find out Monday. Depending on how they want to handle this, I might have a new Bridgestone Battlax rear to donate to some worthy but poor FJR owner who's willing to pay shipping and whatever it costs me to have it removed. If you're near LA, you can even come by and pick it up once I know what's what.
I stress that I don't yet know if they're going to want it back--it's going to cost them to pay the shipping and packing and the cost of having it removed--but keeping that in mind, if anybody wants dibs on it, let me know.
Just getting over my pissed-offedness over having to clean sytrofoam peanut droppings out of my new rear wheel.
Some of you have recommended University Motors in Fargo because they give a discount to FJRForum members. But their shipping dep't practices leave something to be desired.
I just received the FJR rear wheel I ordered. I ordered an entire rear wheel, all parts, and asked that it be assembled and shipped to me in Los Angeles (along with two mirrors). The box arrived today. It was pretty beat up. That was because it was simply a big, non-reinforced, cardboard box with the wheel dropped inside it, not secured in any way, not covered or wrapped, and with styrofoam peanuts dumped on top of it. As a result, there were broken and crushed bits of syrofoam peanuts in every possible nook and cranny of the wheel, exposed gears, axle hole, wheel struts, bearings, and seals, including bits of styrofoam peanuts mixed with the bearing grease packed in under the seals. Also, there's a tire, a Bridgestone Battlax, mounted on the wheel. This is a particular surprise as I didn't order a tire. And now I'll have to pay to have the tire that I don't want removed from the wheel so I can have the tire I already own mounted on it. This was nearly a $1000 order, so you'd think they'd spend $10 on proper packing. Because the box had broken open, there are styrofoam-peanut carcasses all over my yard.
I was originally told that the wheel parts were back-ordered until today, but then I was called and told that the wheel was actually going to ship last Monday. What I think is that they shipped me the rear wheel from a new bike. I don't particularly care about that, except they should have taken the tire off it, and they should have told me they were doing that.
I don't believe I was charged for the tire, which I repeat I didn't order or want. I'll find out Monday. Depending on how they want to handle this, I might have a new Bridgestone Battlax rear to donate to some worthy but poor FJR owner who's willing to pay shipping and whatever it costs me to have it removed. If you're near LA, you can even come by and pick it up once I know what's what.
I stress that I don't yet know if they're going to want it back--it's going to cost them to pay the shipping and packing and the cost of having it removed--but keeping that in mind, if anybody wants dibs on it, let me know.
If the box was in that bad of shape you should have refused delivery.
