kiwi Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, baldrick said: i wouldnt be buying anything from martek/ MK engineering etc after reading some of the horror stories on the net about them. Balders i think your not alone in that view either 2
Kamikaze Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/16/2022 at 5:08 PM, baldrick said: i wouldnt be buying anything from martek/ MK engineering etc after reading some of the horror stories on the net about them. Yep its a dam shame, cause he has some top class machinery and tank moulds, and he makes some nice kits but like u said, he cant be trusted. 3
dupersunc Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 28 minutes ago, Kamikaze said: Yep its a dam shame, cause he has some top class machinery and tank moulds, and he makes some nice kits but like u said, he cant be trusted. He's only got one tank mould for the Crighton bikes as far as I know.
Kamikaze Posted January 25, 2022 Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/23/2022 at 11:24 PM, dupersunc said: He's only got one tank mould for the Crighton bikes as far as I know. He has a mould for the W series tanks he presses out and welds together i think as well
Wagola Posted January 25, 2022 Posted January 25, 2022 Lets face it.............he may have every mould and jig in the world BUT most of us on here won't be able to afford to buy a kit of him !!
dupersunc Posted January 25, 2022 Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Kamikaze said: He has a mould for the W series tanks he presses out and welds together i think as well He didn't make that... Made by another craftsman who decided he didn't want to deal with Martek. Edited January 25, 2022 by dupersunc 2
MrKris Posted January 25, 2022 Posted January 25, 2022 Would love one of these frames look proper trick it's just somthing different than the OEM going via pictured you can just see and respect the effort and time one day would love todo a build with a frame like this
manden Posted March 6, 2022 Posted March 6, 2022 How rigid is a frame like that? What's the size of the tank?
Kamikaze Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 18 hours ago, manden said: How rigid is a frame like that? What's the size of the tank? Tank is very similar to the W model, and prob bout the same 17-18lt size, as far as the frame i dont think it would have alot of flex so pretty more suited to the track id think.
Dezza Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 On 1/23/2022 at 10:24 PM, dupersunc said: He's only got one tank mould for the Crighton bikes as far as I know. Crighton stuff now at GIA. I saw it all there a couple of weeks back. Martek's name now mud for various reasons, especially many punters who have coughed up large amounts of cash up front and received fuck-all in return . 2
dupersunc Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Dezza said: Crighton stuff now at GIA. I saw it all there a couple of weeks back. Martek's name now mud for various reasons, especially many punters who have coughed up large amounts of cash up front and received fuck-all in return . Oh dear. I know someone with a project there. Been there 2years and not started, but now they're building bikes they haven't sold...I see they are making WP tanks themselves now. They've got some skills and kit there, but some people just arent business or customer orientated. 1
1260Pete1 Posted April 21, 2022 Posted April 21, 2022 Hopefully the guy will shut the place for good soon and stop ripping people off
baldrick Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 see another dissatisfied customer on fb demanding a refund following many false promises/ non existent delivery dates. He blocked the guy, after relieving him of 7 grand, worraknob. 1
TonyGee Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 1 minute ago, baldrick said: see another dissatisfied customer on fb demanding a refund following many false promises/ non existent delivery dates. He blocked the guy, after relieving him of 7 grand, worraknob. not the right way to run a business 1
Kamikaze Posted May 2, 2022 Posted May 2, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 6:06 PM, dupersunc said: Oh dear. I know someone with a project there. Been there 2years and not started, but now they're building bikes they haven't sold...I see they are making WP tanks themselves now. They've got some skills and kit there, but some people just arent business or customer orientated. Yeah he tried to exchange the guy Martin frame kit to a mate of mine for his Yoshi SP build that was featured in PS mag a few months back, my mate agreed and said let me know wen urve finished the frame and ill drop it off......a few weeks later Mark rang him and said can u drop off the bike and ill get the frame kit to you in a few weeks, my mate told him to Fuck off, he aint stupid, ur getting nothing without the frame in his hands. My mate was going to sell me the kit cause he is not well and not building bikes anymore. It was a good deal everyone was happy. After it al fell through Mark contacted me and asked if i still wanted the frame kit....HAHAHAHA, i was like NO, i was only helping my mate out cause he wanted the cash and not the frame kit 2 weeks later Adam from Iconic motorcycles in California contacted my mate and he bought it straight up. now its on its way to the US. Its a dam shame, he has the most high tech workshop in the UK, with CAD designs, 5axis machines, Hydraulic press moulds for tanks and 3D printing but cant run a business if hes life depended on it. The shop could be soo much more productive if he had a proper manager to run it. Il'l never use him no matter how good he is. I have all the suppliers i need, regardless how good he is 4
dupersunc Posted May 2, 2022 Posted May 2, 2022 43 minutes ago, Kamikaze said: Yeah he tried to exchange the guy Martin frame kit to a mate of mine for his Yoshi SP build that was featured in PS mag a few months back, my mate agreed and said let me know wen urve finished the frame and ill drop it off......a few weeks later Mark rang him and said can u drop off the bike and ill get the frame kit to you in a few weeks, my mate told him to Fuck off, he aint stupid, ur getting nothing without the frame in his hands. My mate was going to sell me the kit cause he is not well and not building bikes anymore. It was a good deal everyone was happy. After it al fell through Mark contacted me and asked if i still wanted the frame kit....HAHAHAHA, i was like NO, i was only helping my mate out cause he wanted the cash and not the frame kit 2 weeks later Adam from Iconic motorcycles in California contacted my mate and he bought it straight up. now its on its way to the US. Its a dam shame, he has the most high tech workshop in the UK, with CAD designs, 5axis machines, Hydraulic press moulds for tanks and 3D printing but cant run a business if hes life depended on it. The shop could be soo much more productive if he had a proper manager to run it. Il'l never use him no matter how good he is. I have all the suppliers i need, regardless how good he is Saw the SP had gone to Iconic. Sorry to here Jake isn't well.
Kamikaze Posted May 2, 2022 Posted May 2, 2022 Hes doing Ok, still working and such just breathing problems and not interested in building bikes anymore. he had his fun... 2
Chris12 Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 7:04 PM, dupersunc said: He didn't make that... Made by another craftsman who decided he didn't want to deal with Martek. Where do you get this shit from ! half of the stories are made up by muppets like you lot haha
TonyGee Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Chris12 said: Where do you get this shit from ! half of the stories are made up by muppets like you lot haha I guess you should enlighten everyone then !
Chris12 Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 On 5/2/2022 at 9:10 AM, Kamikaze said: Yeah he tried to exchange the guy Martin frame kit to a mate of mine for his Yoshi SP build that was featured in PS mag a few months back, my mate agreed and said let me know wen urve finished the frame and ill drop it off......a few weeks later Mark rang him and said can u drop off the bike and ill get the frame kit to you in a few weeks, my mate told him to Fuck off, he aint stupid, ur getting nothing without the frame in his hands. My mate was going to sell me the kit cause he is not well and not building bikes anymore. It was a good deal everyone was happy. After it al fell through Mark contacted me and asked if i still wanted the frame kit....HAHAHAHA, i was like NO, i was only helping my mate out cause he wanted the cash and not the frame kit 2 weeks later Adam from Iconic motorcycles in California contacted my mate and he bought it straight up. now its on its way to the US. Its a dam shame, he has the most high tech workshop in the UK, with CAD designs, 5axis machines, Hydraulic press moulds for tanks and 3D printing but cant run a business if hes life depended on it. The shop could be soo much more productive if he had a proper manager to run it. Il'l never use him no matter how good he is. I have all the suppliers i need, regardless how good he is I have spent quite abit of time over at martek over the years and speak with the lads there time to time, and have gotten to see builds, frames and things first hand, when you here a few sides to a story its funny. a bit like this one so what your saying is basically nothing happened
Chris12 Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 1 minute ago, TonyGee said: I guess you should enlighten everyone then ! By saying what ?
TonyGee Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, Chris12 said: By saying what ? the truth !!! your saying people on here are making shit up because they are muppets. 1
Chris12 Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) 32 minutes ago, TonyGee said: the truth !!! your saying people on here are making shit up because they are muppets. I actually had a tank made a few years ago for a two stroke and when i picked it up they showed me and explained all about the moulds and tooling and what is getting said there is a load of rubbish, dont get me wrong there will be truth to some of this with people not happy with customer service which i read but a lot of the other stuff like this gets changed or complete nonsense, same as people owning the rights to the martek etc Edited July 4, 2022 by Chris12
1260Pete1 Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 36 minutes ago, Chris12 said: I actually had a tank made a few years ago for a two stroke and when i picked it up they showed me and explained all about the moulds and tooling and what is getting said there is a load of rubbish, dont get me wrong there will be truth to some of this with people not happy with customer service which i read but a lot of the other stuff like this gets changed or complete nonsense, same as people owning the rights to the martek etc I ordered 3 swingarms for rd 350s and also a tank, they never materialised, and the swingarm I had made for a bandit was shocking, it looked great from a distance but there was so much wrong it was just scrap, the guy is a tool, he even said to me on the phone that he is not a business man and doesn't know what he's doing, it's a shame as they could have been the best out there. 2
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