mikentinamidnight

Thank you all for the good wishes and the ideas. I do have a couple things set in motion and I hope that he will learn from this error in judgement. thanks again and I will keep you posted mike

Ok folks here's the deal. Back in November I purchased a trike from Integrity cycles of Columbus Ohio. I bought it over the phone relying on the name of the business and taking their word that it was a good machine. (that was obviously my first mistake). JerryM was kind enough to go to the dealer to check it out for me. They only let him test drive in their back lot (seems suspicious) but he said it seems to be a good buy, so I sent him my card and he went and bought it for me. A few days later I flew out and JerryM was kind enough to pick me up at the airport, feed me dinner and put me up for the night. He and his family were the best part of this ordeal. Thanks again to gerry, debbie and nikki. When I left the next morning I stopped and filled up then i hit the road. After I got out of town and up to speed it seemed to run rough and not have much power. I thought maybe i had gotten some bad gas so i threw in a can of sea foam and kept going. Well after the second tank of fuel it still wasn't running right so I stopped at a dealer to have the carb synch checked out and to call Integrity cycles. Now by this time I am half way home. Frank at Integrity said i could either bring it back to have them look at it (by the time I got there they would be closing and I had to be to work the next day) or I could have my local mechanic look at it and if it needed something he would send me a check. Ok good, so I kept heading for home with the assumptiom that he was a man of his word. I took it to my mechanic and he started working on it. Well someone had removed the entire intake system and put on four k&n filters apparently without rejetting the carbs so I took the intake system off my 02 and put it on the 01. Instantly 95% more power and smoother running. Only problem with that is now the clutch is slipping. Again I call Frank at Integrity, he says no problem , have my guy fix it and he will cover the bill. Incidently while I was having the cruise, clutch and running problem fixed Frank was supposed to send the stock exhaust as it now had straight pipes and to adjust the carbs properly it needs the right amount of back pressure and incoming air. I had to buy the intake system, which Frank said he would cover the cost. The agreement was that Frank would cover the cost of fixing the cruise, the running problem (IE the intake system and adjustment) and send the stock mufflers thad never did arrive (supposedly ups lost them) so Frank said to just buy some used ones and he would cover that too. By this time I am starting to lose faith in him but he said to fax him all my receipts and he will send me a check to the tune of over $850 and I forgot to send him the receipt for the mufflers so i figured I would just eat that expense if he would just cover the bill so far. So I did as he asked back on jan 6 and still no check and he will not return my calls. Now i dont expect it to pe perfect but it should at least be able to pass the state inspection. Our agreement was that I would cover all the other problems that i found on the way home like the 18" tires that rubbed the fenders. (replacement wheels and tires $650) or the broken odometer reset buttons. (replacement speedometer used $250) or the welded shift rod ($25) or the blown rear speakers ($75) not to mention all the miscellanious nuts and bolts from yamaha and the complete rewire of the backend, and it still needs more. I dont think that it is asking too much of him to just cover the cost of making it street legal. I will cover the rest. Am I being unreasonable? Now Pam in the office there was a pleasure to deal with but obviously Frank is NOT a man of his word. He is supposed to be the man in charge but he apparently does not believe that the word integrity means anything. I think I will send him the defination. Thanks to everyone here for letting me tell my tale and hopefully anyone who goes there is VERY carefull and remember caviet emptor. If on the off chance I ever do see a check from him I will let you all know but right now I am not holding my breath. thanks again Mike

thanks for the info ronhenry. i do still need a windshield but it has to be a wide one as tina says that she gets too much wind with a narrower one. i cant remember if the stock one went all the way to the edge of the faring or not. im sure someone on here will know. eck; thanks for the link, i will check it out right now. i didnt know that we had such a thing as this. what a good idea. when i get done with this current project im sure to have some stuff to donate. thanks all mike and t

cool thanks. i really appreciate it. ill send you a pm with my address and you can give my yours so i can send some money your way. thanks again mike and t

yes Ronnie that would be it. i just need the bar. thanks mike

now that i have started swapping stuff from the old bike to the new one i am in need of a few things that hopefully someone will have lying around. i am in need of... shift rod clear lower wind deflectors factory front turn signal mount front fender chrome trim chrome headlight trim ring luggage rack and a wide windshield if anyone can help out with any of these please shoot me an email or give me a call. my # is in vr assistance thanks very much. this new bike is turning into quite a project but hopefully it will be worth it. mike and t

i would have to say hands down it was the fresh monkey brains in thailand.

i have been swimming with the pond monsters and they do indeed exist. the key to being safe in the water with them is to swim with all your clothes on and they will leave you alone. they can leave the pond upon occasion and will be completely safe as long as no one feeds them anything fermented. they wont multiply like gremlins but they will get louder and try to do experiments with the more curvy members of the human race. so if we just keep them sober then they too may just become an accepted part of this fine family just like squidly. dont worry everyone they are basically harmless.

well we made it home safe and sound. 3409 miles and the yamaha was perfect the whole time. we really like this bike. rolling thunder was excellent, emotional but excellent and all the monuments and memorials were really something to see. we were suprised that we didnt see anyone from here as we were looking and i know that some were there. i did see several other rsvs and i stuck a business card on them so hopefully we will get a few new visitors. jim roberts, we went to 29 dreams and there was noone there, the gate was open but the buildings were locked and not a soul in sight. we did like the road to get there though, nice and twisty. barber museum was on our list to go see but it was to late in the day so we just kept on motoring. hale374, sorry we missed you we looked all over and found lots of ventures but no owners. dragonrider, how in the hell do you live an atlanta? we couldnt wait to get out of that zoo, and we thought the traffic in st louis was bad, you must really have BIG kajonies. wild hair 39, we didnt see any voyagers because we were too scared to take our eyes off the surrounding traffic while we were in st louis. its not someplace i ever want to ride in again. eck, thanks for the invite but by that time we were kind of pressed for time. hopefully we can get together again sometime. thanks everyone for the good wishes and we look forward to hearing of your travels. ride safe everyone mike and t

ok back again this time from hillsborough nc. last night was spent at my mothers house in simpsonville sc. we had a nice visit and went to a drive in called the beacon in spartanburg.we have been there before and they have the best sweet tea and the order process is unusual. you tell the man what you want and he just yells it out. by the time you get to the end of the counter your meal is ready and boy is it good. you have to dig through all the onion rings to find your burger. mmm mmm good 2682 miles so far and we will be in dc tomorrow night till monday morning. hopefully we will see some of you there. ride safe everyone. mike and t

ok were back again this time from oxford alabama in the middle of tornado warnings with hail and heavy rain, thankfully we are not in the camper. not a whole lot to update this time. we did stop at lamberts cafe in sikeston mo and that was interesting. they are the home of the throwed rolls where if you want a roll they just throw it to you from wherever they are in the room. there also people that roam around with big bowls of deep fried okra, fried potato slices, tomatoes and macaroni and black beans. it was excellent food served fast and hot. if anyone gets in the area it is a must see. our stop at the hollywood restaurant in robinsville ms was a bust as they were closed (only open from 11 till 2 go figure). we did learn that there is absolutly NOTHING in that part of mississippi and towns are few and far between. we were wondering if we were going to run out of gas as we had been fighting a strong headwind all day and only getting around 22mpg. once we did find fuel the next challange was to find a campground but that didnt work so we settled for a cheap hotel in clarksdale ms and headed out early for 29 dreams motorcycle resort in birmingham al to stay there for the night but they were closed. (another bummer) oh well that is what makes the trip interesting. and that brings us to oxford and this cool storm so we are going to go sit on the balcony and watch the show. till next time ride safe everyone. mike and t

ok finally internet access. the trip started out with a little glitch and we had to turn back to fix a problem with our camper so that set us back a bit. our first night was spent in lewiston pa and we awoke to rain and cold.(bummer) but we took off anyway and rode as far as we our frozen bodies would let us. we ended up in friendsvile md and thought we had entered the twilight zone. it was either redneck heaven or redneck hell depending if you lived there or not. needless to say we were anxious to get moving along so up and adam bright and early and on to our first stop on our diners drive ins and dives tour. the first diner was in lesage wv called hillbilly hotdogs. two busses put together and called close enough. all visitors are encouraged to sign anything in on or around the place and leave trinkets as decorations. it was definatly something to see with excellent food to boot. any kind of dog you can think of and even a hamburger the size of a manhole cover. mmm mmm good. next stop was an old truck stop in smokey valley ky with pies 6" thick and great food. we knew it was going to be good when we pulled in the parking lot and there were a bunch of bikes out front. to us that is a good sign. after another stuffing meal it was on to cave city ky for a night is sylvester the cats cabin. it was very small but cute and still bigger than our camper and only 40 bucks. at 6am it was off to marys home cooking in bowling green ky. talk about the best breakfast. the bacon was the most bacony flavored bacon we ever had and the homemade strawberry preserves were the best. everything was just perfect. our next stop was a big bust 100 miles north to santa clause indiana and the only thing open was an amusement park so we never even got off the bike,we just kept on truckin to st louis to a place called sweetie pies for a 30 minute wait in line for some of the best fried chicken and mac and cheese that is to die for. the owner was a back up singer for ike and tina turner and what a nice lady. while in st louis we were going to go up in the arch the next morning but the locals at the restaurant seemed to think that it was a bad idea for us to stay the night in the city. we werent sure if they just didnt like bikers or tourists or what it was so we decided to move on. which was just as well as that city is a zoo to get around in. which brings us to last night in perryville mo at the travellodge where we were the only guests in the entire hotel. kinda cool. thats it for now, sorry it is so long, hopefully we will have internet access again in a couple days for another update. till then ride safe everyone and thanks for all the warm wishes. mike and t

well today is the day we head off for a little ride. we will be headed through Shippinsburg Pa, St Louis MO, Memphis Tn, Birmingham Ala, Atlanta Ga, Greenville Sc and finally Washington Dc for the run for the wall. Hopefully we will run into a member or two along the way so if you see a black rsv towing a white camper give us a wave. Tina will have her laptop and will try to keep posting updates as we go and hopefully some pictures too. well thats all for now. ride safe everyone. Mike and T

25 yrs on may 30 and i wouldnt trade them for anything.

very willing donation sent don. thanks for all your hard work on this site. we appreciate it. mike and t

HEY BRAD try leaving lonna at home. LOL

hey beer; tina and i are going to rolling thunder this year, are you going to be there with that sweet set up so i can see it in person? mike and t

i had one on my bike and squidley said that it was very hard to see so on our next stop i bought a bulb and changed it back and he said it was much better with the stock bulb. mike

boy do i remember those days. thanks for sharing it with us.

i was wondering if anyone has an air hawk seat cushion and what they think of it? we are thinking of getting some but are they worth the money? thanks mike and t

thanks carl. i found that one but i want to completely remove the entire ais system. i plugged it years ago but it is backfireing again and now that the warranty is up i just want to get rid of it all. thanks for looking. mike

a while back there was a post on how to remove the ais but i cant seem to find it. was it by chance pre crash and never posted again? does anyone know where it is or who posted it? any help will be greatly appreciated. thanks mike

HOO RAH and a BIG slap on the back for ya Bud. thanks for all you do. mike

we are so sorry and saddened to hear of this tragedy to happen to such good people. if there is anything we can do to help please feel free to ask. get well soon gary and remember that everyone on this site are here for you. mike and tina

hey Ed. sorry to hear about your accident but we are glad that you are doing ok. dont you know that we are getting too old for that sort of thing? next time your in the area we have an actual bed set up for you instead of a couch so you can come "crash" here anytime. take care. Mike,T and Meg