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- v***e (783)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseWell wrapped up and as described and rapid delivery 10/10
- 5***c (36)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseAs described, the items are I good condition. Delivered promptly.
- o***a (412)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseAmazing service, received almost the day after payment and carefully and fully packaged and protected. Top seller, can't recommend high enough!
- o***t (160)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseExcellent item, well packaged and quick delivery, very happy. Thank you.
- u***s (2282)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseQuick dispatch and as described. Recommended Seller.
- t***2 (223)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseItem better than described,well packed and delivered on time.
Reviews (6)
May 29, 2024
All good thanks.
All good thanks.
May 07, 2024
Nice switch and appears to be well made. Good price and quick delivery.
Nice switch and appears to be well made. Good price and quick delivery.
Oct 20, 2017
Badly made and does not fit!
The tank arrived promptly and undamaged. On unpacking, I was surprised that it was so shiny until I found the residue of polishing soap on the flanges at the bottom of the tank. The supplier 'beetel2015' had taken the trouble to polish all the upper surfaces. This means that the tank will need to be cleaned and abraded to provide a key for the paint finish. Time wasted by the supplier which should have been spent elsewhere in the manufacture. (more anon.........)
I test-fitted the new Ceeandess filler cap that I had bought for the tank. The hole drilled in the filler neck of the tank to accept the cap's hinge pin is much too large and the cap flops about from side to side and will not latch correctly. I resolved that by finding a roll pin which fits the hole in the tank and drilled-out the hole in my new filler cap to suit.
Clearly, this should not have been necessary, but IF that was the extent of the problems, it was a simple fix.
Then I tried to fit the tank on my bike. I have a Roadster but wanted more fuel range and that's why I bought the Interstate tank. As everyone familiar with Commandos knows (except, that is, the supplier/maker of this tank,) transforming a Roadster into an Interstate is simply a matter of swapping the petrol tank, seat and side panels. Therefore, after removing my Roadster tank and seat, my newly-purchased Interstate tank should fit, shouldn't it?
Well, it didn't!
With the tank pushed so far forwards that the recess at the front was touching the top yoke, the mounting holes in the base of the tank were still approx 2 cm behind the mounting brackets on the frame. Basically, the recess for the steering head was manufactured insufficiently deep to provide clearance and enable the mounting holes to line up with the frame mountings.
Please see the picture where I have drawn a line to show approx by how much the shape is wrong.
(Actually, I had not made allowance for the rubber washers which are fitted between the mounting holes and frame bracket. This raises the tank by 5 to 10 mm and therefore the recess has to be made even larger than shown in my picture.)
I requested a return to the supplier and he refused. He says that it is my fault for ordering an Interstate tank because it will not fit a Roadster! He even sent me a picture of the jigs he uses to set the spacing of the four mounting holes on the bottom of the tank (Roadster and Interstate.)
The messages have been going back and forth between us but whether there is a language barrier problem or some other reason, he refuses to acknowledge that the problem with the tank is poor manufacture on the top, not the bottom.
It is interesting that the pictures he supplied also show the base of what I presume to be an original Interstate tank. Even from that angle, it can be seen that the steering head recess is much deeper on his tank than on the tank he supplied to me.
I pointed this out to the seller, and he did not respond.
I even offered to find a local welder to rectify the problem, if the supplier covered the cost. (A bit of a pain for me, but probably quicker than the time it would take to send the tank back to India and wait for a replacement to arrive. Also, it would probably be a cheaper solution for the supplier.) This was refused by the supplier, on the grounds that I had ordered the wrong tank......
Another interesting point is that, since I raised the case via Ebay, 'beetel2015' withdrew other listings for Norton tanks. Coincidence, perhaps???
The picture used in the Ebay listing is also used by at least one other Ebay seller in India, so beware if considering a purchase. (There are also other Interstate tanks on Ebay, from various sellers, where the steering head recess appears to be the correct depth. I opted for the 'beetel2015' one because I saw a review some months ago on Access Norton which stated that an Interstate tank supplied by them was good!)
Maybe I'm just unlucky, although I know mistakes can be made. It is very disappointing that this particular seller is totally unwilling to fix the problem.
So, as ever, caveat emptor...........I'll be taking the tank to a local welder to fix the manufacturing defect.