Mr. Hammock,
Obviously your wisdom doesn't include the ability to read or you would have seen in one of my earlier posts, what I do for a living.
I think it's a flaw that most of the people on this site have. I DIDN'T say JC wasn't a person. I DIDN'T say he doesn't sell block off plates. I DIDN'T say he doesn't have a phone or an E mail address. I DIDN'T say he answers all his questions wrong.
What I DID say was, IS HIS REAL JOB A CYCLE TECH?
You guys need to rub your eyes so you can see better and start reading what's really written instead of what you think I meant.
Lantabusa seems to think he's some kind of Suzuki insider, a secret man on the inside who feeds us info that he shouldn't. What a dreamer! Hey, Lanta, if you're buying that then, I'm a rich millionaire by day and at night I put on my leather suit and fight crime when the Commissioner signals me with a special spotlight. LOL
Listen, I don't care anymore about this subject. I work on bikes and I get the feeling he's talking through his hat. I was trying to make you aware of my gut feeling.
My gut told me the Faker161 wasn't a real cop. My gut told me that Frank didn't know as much as he thought he did. If you still think Frank is a tech head when it comes to bikes, read the Stroker thread. I'm not saying Frank or JC isn't a nice helpful guy, I'm not saying their not friendly, I'm saying be careful. If someone on the net tells you it'll fit, you should still measure it yourself anyway. If you don't whose fault is it?
Maui,
Funny story, you're right everyone makes mistakes. Thursday, while we were talking, I was putting a couple of ZX-11 engines together. Two were all stock and one was an 1109. After my two stockers had the bottom ends blue printed and put together and only needed the heads put on, then I started assembling the 1109's bottom.
As I was putting the last rod and piston together I realized I couldn't find the last correct JE wristpin. I searched and searched, I turned everything upside-down. No pin. I found plenty of stock pins but couldn't find the JE piece. I know I had it here because I used it to mock up the #1 piston to set the cam timing. I even still had it's wrapper sitting on the bench. I unwrapped a box, that had a big block kit I was sending out, in it, not there either. I could have used a stock pin but it's not my style. I pulled the two stockers' jugs up to expose the pins so I could look through them, to find the pin, not there. Furious at my self, I called JE and ordered another pin, $18 +s/h. Lesson learned. About three hours later I opened up the parts washer to clean something and BAM there is was. Called JE to cancel the order but it was after hours there and I got the machine. Seems I forgot it was in there. You see, I don't even trust suppliers to send me clean parts.
Maui, I don't open my mouth unless I know what I'm talking about. That's why I questioned what I said that was wrong, because I as far as I know everything has been accurate.
Lesson of this story is, everyone is human. I make mistakes too. No one here is any more special than anyone else in the world. If you guys think JC is a god then that's your opinion. I have an opinion too and I think you all know what it is by now.
Jamie
