Another GSPD driveshaft episode! ////WARNING////

[URBAN INFIDEL]

I was thinking along those lines, but Guy suggested another way to go that is a good solution - so I think I will be set.

I've never owned a R1150R - I am afraid the '94 GSPD is a "new" bike in my world! I have seen Pelican cases used as side cases before - they seem perfect for the task!

[2twisted]

What is a good used GSPD driveshaft worth these days.

[One Less Harley]

Originally Posted by 2twisted

What is a good used GSPD driveshaft worth these days.

..only good as reminder why mono levers are so popular

[ontic]

Originally Posted by ChiTownAirhead

I talked to Guy… he IS a good guy, and a solution is in hand.

I think this deserves re-quoting. Despite the original 'half cocked' post, because of all the support he has gotten, I think the only message that a reader will take from this is that Guy is an excellent person to do business with.
I imagine having a public presence on these kind of forums can be a double edged sword for some of these professionals (Guy, Anton, Wirespokes, etc, etc).
All I can say is thanks for being here and doing what you do guys.

Myself,
Like many others, I've got a custom triple clamp set from Guy which is beautiful and perfect.
He also worked out and provided a plug and play Scotts stabiliser mounting kit for my G/S, including a pin tower that he makes himself. He had to work things out, order parts, and provide a custom made part- and he didn't even get to make any money on a stabiliser sale to go with it because I had bought a cheapy second hand one off ebay.
Did all this happen overnight? No of course not. I was patient and it happened in good time and I have 200% satisfaction with it.
Good on you Guy!

[fishkens]

Whee! All this in just over 8 hours. I heart the interwebs.

[Wirespokes]

I'm glad this all worked out! None of us are perfect and sometimes we lose track in one way or another. The important thing is to repair the damage, make things right and move on. I grew up with the dumb idea that once something was said, it was too late to retract it.

Bull S**t!

It takes some guts to admit you're wrong and then fix it, especially in a group situation! My X never did.

I get stuff from Guy - a real stand-up kinda guy. You know, I think we're all pretty cool here!

[cycleman2]

The old adage that you should count to 10 before one opens his/her mouth applies to the web. People in business survive on their reputation and with the web your comments are there for all to see forever.

The original post is a good lesson for all of us on how not to be.

[robtg]

Originally Posted by cycleman2

the old adage that you should count to 10 before one opens his/her mouth applies to the web. People in business survive on their reputation and with the web your comments are there for all to see forever.

The original post is a good lesson for all of us on how not to be.

+1

[One Less Harley]

Originally Posted by Wirespokes

It takes some guts to admit you're wrong and then fix it, ...........My X never did.

sure she did...she got a divorce didn't she......I'm sure your both happier.

[Wirespokes]

Originally Posted by One Less Harley

sure she did...she got a divorce didn't she......I'm sure your both happier.

I'm not sure how to take that since it sounds like I was being the badass. The funny thing was that she was slinking around with another guy and trying to piss me off so I'd leave, and I was too blind to see what was going on even though everyone else saw it. I was so clueless I actually thought I was the reason the marriage ended.

I don't know about her (have no interest in whether she's doing shitty or great - couldn't care less), but my life has been sooo much better even considering the low spots, since the divorce. I should have ended it ten years earlier!

As for the subject of this thread - have none of you ever screwed up and said or done something you later regretted? Let's take the position of teachers or trainers if we're above booboos like this, and help others attain the same heights. It's one thing if the person continually commits the same blunders, but this was a first time, and there's all indications it was the last. From all appearances, the upset has been handled, apologies given and accepted, so let's be big about this and move on. Ok?

[wirewrkr]

Good ol' Terry, always the level headed one...........................
Agree, let's put it to bed and move on.

[AntonLargiader]

Since Terry bumped the thread I'll respond.

Chitown/Urban: If someone posts A, and people reply B, and the OP changes A to something else, then the B replies are orphaned. The conversation is broken; that's not fair to the people who bother to respond to you. I often see responders quote the whole first post just to preserve it, because there are people out there who delete their post once their question is answered. It's really annoying when these threads come up in a search.

My response to you is meaningless if the reader can't read what I was responding to. And you can't expect us to go back and rewrite our responses to match your latest first post. Even when I edit a response of mine I will usually leave the original stuff there for this reason. It's not about you, it's about respecting the fact that a public conversation happened.

I really do appreciate that you 'manned up' in OLH's words, but erasing the evidence isn't part of that.

[URBAN INFIDEL]

SHEESH!

[Wirespokes]

I do agree with Anton on that point. By the time I saw the thread, the original post had already been erased and I had no idea what the brouhaha was all about. If Anton hadn't saved it, there would have been a mystery for anyone stumbling upon it.

If it was me, I'd take a close look at it and understand where Anton's coming from. I think that's the reason this is continuing - because his viewpoint hasn't been understood or acknowledged. It's simply a point of etiquette.

So let him know you got it and understand, and this should all blow over.

Cool?

[camgregus]

I made rude comments on the interwebs about someone one time who has turned into a good friend .

Mostly made the comments due to rumors floating around in meatspace..... Mostly false.

I did make it right and apologize both in person and in the web space I made the original comments on.