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i ment mike maxwell (soulsurfer) not john wayne in manchester

i also know someone who had a fram and rear struts done there at a cost of over £250

then primed and dry built one rear strut was so high the floorboards touched the panels even when adjusted to the max i cut the left side floorboard rest off welded the holes on the old one and the new one and we sorted it .........then came the fuel tank fitting probs

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I actually held back on how bad the 'repair' was. It was shocking even the parts used to rebuild the forks were unrecognisable and looked to me like like Indian bad pattern tat.
Thanks for the other inputs it sounds like they need to go to a professional place. I'll try CS Engineering.