Numpty tyre guy.

Right, started using a guy near me and he was changing tyres for 7 quid a wheel if I took them to him, bargain Then find out he was a mechanic for KTM Lincoln (no longer KTM dealership) and knows his way round a superduke!

So I take my Dunlops which I used for Scotland and got them fitted, no problems.

I then come back home and want my fooked Dunlops replacing with worn racetecs (done one trackday and about 700 road miles) from my black wheels, (they were fine prior to going away) as had sold them.

I take them to the tyre guy my intention being using the part worns till Cadwell and getting a fresh set on, the front is pretty new the rear has shit loads of centre tread. I come back to the tyre guy who then tells me the tyre is flat, he pumps it up only to hear a whistling noise from the side wall, sure enough a hole has developed which I KNOW was not there before as it was not flat when I took it in, he denied anyknowledge of doing it, im none too impressed but could not prove it was me or him that had done it (they were fine on my bike) maybe I had punctured the sidewall while they were in the garage by means unknown, so he does me a "good deal" on a new Racetec rear 140GBP and gets it the next day and fits it for me, I did not see the point of running a worn front as I was going to change it for Cadders so gave him my new front that was lying in the garage to fit too.

I then arrive and pay him, he gives me my old tyres back and then I get home and inspect the tyre, only to find a big friggin dirty screw driver mark on the inside of the tyre leading upto the hole in the side wall.

So clearly it was not my fault he had done it putting the tyre on with a screwdriver or tyre iron, the hole is more of a flap so would suggest a screwdriver... so I go back and politely explain the situation to the tyre guy (who is also the manager) and he admits responsibility, but wont pay for the racetec I just bought off him, "its a used tyre, they dont reccomend you swap them over!?", "its only a 30 quid tyre now its used, not 140!?", clearly his answers were twaddle, however he said he would give me some really good discount if I want any work doing-fat chance .

So im contemplating some small claims action, I dont really do civil law but what are you thoughts? You think I have a good claim? Going to be sending him a letter first as small claims court like you to do all you can to get the money back as court is a last resort.

I could get him to do some work on my bike real cheap but sure as hell dont trust him as far as I can throw him.

So now im resigned to hardly using my bike prior to Cadders as dont wanna shag my expensive tyres up dont have the dosh to buy anymore.

And.....relax

That sucks. Don't know how it works there but here you could take him to small claims court. Here by the time you pay filing fees, and put any value on your time, you could just as well have bought a new tyre. It's a shame there is no real justice for BS like this.

I do not know what twaddle is, it is a word that is no used here, or I lead a very sheltered life. Tell him to meet you half way.People make mistakes and he can be in a worse fifancial situation than you. Let him re-earn the place that you held him at in the beginning. I am assuming that you went there because he charges a fair amount. I would doubt that he would rather have you as an ex, pissed off customer than a happy, faithful one. Go in and tell him what would make you feel was an equitable solution. I think that he made a mistake and you two will work it out. niethe one of you two, need an exterior judgement of fair play. Give him the benefit of the doubt, either way. You may be surprized. He broke your toy, dont break his bussiness.

Twadde mean bull crap or lies.

I said you pay half the tyre as im buying a new one in month anyway as an amicable agrement but he declined the offer.

Small claims here you have pay court fees (unless your on the dole ) which is recoverable from the other party as long as you show you have done all you can to reach an agreement before going to court.

Why cant we have judge Judy over here.

If he's an ex KTM mechanic he may know about this forum and be reading this thus blowing out your plan.

On the one hand he's knackered a part worn tyre, but he hasn't damaged your wheel; which I would be seriously pissed off with.

I would just drop it and move on; as its not worth the grief for the little you may get back.

But then I'm a lazy git...

Said tyre 4mm all round:



One hole, the markings were more but he wiped away some of the dirty screwdriver mark when took it in, but you can still see the abrasions:

Shirlock Name and shame the fecker ,that dose them more harm than eneything on a forum that gets over tow milen hits a year

Like them tossers at KTM Center hemel hemsteed ,

that dident do werk on my bike wen it was in for a service and charged me for it ,just little things like a brake service, the nut stangler dident think it needed doing , what ells dident they do ,my valve check maybe ,becose they dident think it needed doing ,and replaceing exhourst gaskets , chiving a twelve inch scrach rownd the frunt rim of the brand new ADV on its first tyer chaing ,never got an apolegey never got a replacement wheel .+ a heap more anomeleys on top of theys to meny to menshon in the three year ouner ship of the bike ,they even fooked up my alarm for me and woodent replace that and oun up to it , they even droped my bike one one service ,and forgot to mension it to me , I now it had been done but coud not prowve it .

iff it wasent for shit like this I wood proberbley still oun KTM's

KTM Center hemal hempsteed are greedey rip off marchants .

See I feel beter now ,two milen SD ouners knoe the truth abowt theys Knobers .

I have sed this befor , but a a can of cavity wall foam and long length of fuel pipe up the exhourst of there car , makes you feel beter as well