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Hi. I would like to warn about paying in advance if you are looking for buying new cylinders for your Harley J.
I paid 3550$ for cylinders, piston and exhaust valves in December 2021.
Cylinders were promised sent to me in Norway within a month. After that it’s been hundreds of emails and phone calls.
I have been promised the cylinders probably 100 times now.
In late summer 2023 I got 2000$ of the deposit back, with a promise that the cylinders would soon be ready to send, and that the 2000$ I got back then should be transferred to the seller when the cylinders were ready to ship.
Autumn 2024: I was contacted by the producer/seller again. This time the cylinders were “ready for machining”, but I had to pay the 2000$ so the seller could pay the machine shop. I was unsure whether I would ever see my money or the cylinders, but I made a choice and paid the 2000$. The cylinders were promised finished and sent within weeks.
They were not sent, and I got new explanations and excuses.
This summer I asked for my money back. I was promised a refund within a week. More promises, but no money.
A “Japanese customer” was supposed to pay a deposit for two sets of cylinders, and I was told that when that money came in, I would get my refund. That never happened either.
One month ago I told the seller/producer that this has gone on long enough, and that people should be warned.
My advice: Do not pay in advance for newly produced cylinders for your J.
If anyone wants more information, send me a PM.
Regards, Stein-S