maxim wrote:
I think you have to put it into perspective like Stephen hints at. What can you expect for £170?? Someone has produced, painted and shipped a set of bodywork, that is around £1200 plus for OEM, at a fraction of the cost.
If I had a budget I wanted to work to, and this was what I was looking for, then it's a huge bargain, you can't pick holes in it like you're paying £400 for the plastics and another £800 for paintwork...
The TYGA bodywork is a bargain compared to the pattern GRP bodywork in the UK for instance and no worse quality.
Had it been as straightforward as that Max, I would've agreed.
As it was, I was in constant communication with the seller, supplied all the vector graphic files (which have either been cut in the incorrect colours or applied incorrectly), specified everything required each step of the way, explained the bodywork would be promoted via NSR-WORLD, events we attend, and at various F250 meetings, and also that the 2 bikes were already promised a feature in Performance Bikes magazine.
I also told the seller we were prepared to pay more for a first class job, and that we would promote the bodywork (provided he met the standard we required) at a higher cost than he was currently selling at, to make it more profitable for him - even then it would still have been by far the cheapest option for painted GRP for NSR-WORLD members.
To top it off, the kits arrived with ridiculous "GP" front fenders that we never asked for, and a whole host of flaws in the lacquer!
Stephen is far too forgiving. At the end of the day the seller agreed to everything I asked of him, and delivered none of it. Yeah, from 10' away Steve's F3 looks great, and those who have an idea of what it is spend more time looking at things like the rear brake, instruments, ignition system etc., than at its clothes, but when you spend hours designing the graphics and nigh on weeks talking to the company about the advertising and sales possibilities, and only then can you appreciate how crap the end product is.
The point isn't what we paid for it, the point is that the seller is incapable of fulfilling his obligations that were agreed to PRIOR to the contract & payment being finalised. I can go on more, but I think you can get my point from this! If he was unable to meet the requirements, he had every opportunity along the way to stop the proceedings, and I confirmed absolutely everything, every step of the way.
I personally cannot justify the cost of the TYGA bodywork. It is good, and it fits fairly well (in fact, very well for GRP), but OEM pattern bodywork is in the region of £350~400 before shipping. The only thing in their favour is that they make designs not available in the UK - no good for me when I want OEM shape bodywork though! Add to that paint and graphics, then it's hardly cost effective, especially on the race bike.
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