Guess I’m getting old!
what is an “elsie? Thought this forum was about Nortons
Elsie is the common European slang for an LC Yamaha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_RD350LC
Guess I’m getting old!
what is an “elsie? Thought this forum was about Nortons
Still easy to find Cad plating here mostly due to the aircraft industry. Zinc looks out of place on a vintage brit bike, IMO.Cad plating quite literally a 'dying art' these days!
Beadblasted stainless actually looks quite close to cad plate but without the lingering toxicity.
I've had four orders with them over the past three months. Two of them I received an email from A.N. saying the order had shipped, but the email did not include a tracking number or carrier information. Another order I received an email from Royal Mail with tracking info. The last order was from this past weekend, so it remains to be seen.Speaking of reputable... A question for US Norton owners that have dealt with Andover-Norton.
Does AN communicate with customers regarding when the order ships to the USA after the payment clears?
So far no luck for me. I got a thanks for the order email and a newsletter, and that's it.
I understand everyone is milking the Covid excuse for shipping delays (and now costs) as much as possible, but what is typical in the way of communication from AN with regard to customers?
Does AN communicate with customers regarding when the order ships to the USA after the payment clears?
Marshall,Generally not. Depending on who they ship through and if they have your contact info, the shipper will provide tracking. DHL and UPS will. My orders are big so I don't know if it's the same for small orders. My orders take up to a week to get processed and are generally shipped via DHL. Once in DHL's hands, the order will take two days to reach me in VA if customs is done in NY and there are no customs delays. If through Cleveland, there are always customs delays and even without them, there is at least and extra day.
They are in the mist of changing their system so this may all change. If you pay by credit card or PayPal, the day charged appears to be the day the order is packed (don't quote me - just appears to be so).
I think you'd be amazed at how hard Honda/Suzuki/Kawasaki/Yamaha parts from the 70s are to find. I worked at a Honda dealership while at university from '71 to '73 and was surprised, until recently, to see that, virtually, all new models had a number of unique parts. Not-to-say the parts can't be found, but Commando parts are much easier to find; not as easy to fit in many cases.
You will also know that Honda do new part numbers of items every new model, even if it is a duplicate. IMO I think they are crazy!
This happened a lot of the time !!!!I had a GPz750 in the 80s. Was quite friendly with the local dealer I bought it from. That helped when I broke a mirror. Popped in and asked him to order a new GPz750 mirror. He told me I didn't want a GPz mirror. Thinking he was taking the %&£# I said I do, it's broken. After a bit of banter he told me I needed a mirror for a Kawasaki 125 (I think). Same thing in same box with different part number. About a third of the price!
Sorry if the commination's for shipping are not getting delivered via email, we have had some issues with certain Junk Mail filters blocking the email delivery. We are currently working on a solution to stop this in the future. Thanks Karl MD - ANILSpeaking of reputable... A question for US Norton owners that have dealt with Andover-Norton.
Does AN communicate with customers regarding when the order ships to the USA after the payment clears?
So far no luck for me. I got a thanks for the order email and a newsletter, and that's it.
I understand everyone is milking the Covid excuse for shipping delays (and now costs) as much as possible, but what is typical in the way of communication from AN with regard to customers?