Nine months ago I discovered the front tire was badly worn and had cords showing. The rear brake and ABS didn't work and the mechanic, Chris Jones, in northern Florida said I needed a 4 psi check valve in the oil line that feeds oil to the turbo-charger he installed to stop smoke from burned oil in the exhaust. I bought new tires, oil and filter, brake pads, rear master brake cylinder and a 4 psi check valve. I was afraid to ride the bike on the badly worn tire and had it picked up by a truck and delivered to the only motorcycle repair shop in the town, Lehigh Acres, where I live in SW Florida. I got an estimate and agreed to $720.
Five months later the mechanic said the new rear master cylinder didn't fix the brake problem and he thought the problem was a bad ABS pump module. A new ABS pump is over a thousand dollars so I told him to forget it. I'd been riding the bike with only a front brake for 4 years. I've been watching E-Bay and finally found a used ABS pump for $150 and bought it, but I'm afraid to ask the mechanic to install it. Also he said the check valve I provided was for air not fluid. He said everything else was done, so I paid him $775. The bike wouldn't start so I had to leave it. Now 4 months later the mechanic, Oziel Lezcano, says he replaced the battery and it still won't start and now thinks there is an electrical problem. He says the fuel pump runs when he turns the ignition on. I told him I don't understand why there would be an electrical problem. The bike ran when I sent it to his shop. He mentioned that they had drained the fuel (obviously because they thought it may have gone bad). I suggested that if they had tried and failed to start the bike, the fuel may have been bad from sitting and not running for so long and it may have clogged the fuel injectors. Oz just called me and says that after many hours of working on it, the bike still won't start. He asked me if I want him to send it to me or wait for another month before he would be able to spend more time on my bike. I told him I would wait a month. I don't know what to do. I've never in 83 years heard of anything like this????? I sent an email to the local CBS news station and asked if they had an interest in investigating the matter. I haven't heard back from them.
Five months later the mechanic said the new rear master cylinder didn't fix the brake problem and he thought the problem was a bad ABS pump module. A new ABS pump is over a thousand dollars so I told him to forget it. I'd been riding the bike with only a front brake for 4 years. I've been watching E-Bay and finally found a used ABS pump for $150 and bought it, but I'm afraid to ask the mechanic to install it. Also he said the check valve I provided was for air not fluid. He said everything else was done, so I paid him $775. The bike wouldn't start so I had to leave it. Now 4 months later the mechanic, Oziel Lezcano, says he replaced the battery and it still won't start and now thinks there is an electrical problem. He says the fuel pump runs when he turns the ignition on. I told him I don't understand why there would be an electrical problem. The bike ran when I sent it to his shop. He mentioned that they had drained the fuel (obviously because they thought it may have gone bad). I suggested that if they had tried and failed to start the bike, the fuel may have been bad from sitting and not running for so long and it may have clogged the fuel injectors. Oz just called me and says that after many hours of working on it, the bike still won't start. He asked me if I want him to send it to me or wait for another month before he would be able to spend more time on my bike. I told him I would wait a month. I don't know what to do. I've never in 83 years heard of anything like this????? I sent an email to the local CBS news station and asked if they had an interest in investigating the matter. I haven't heard back from them.