Mark Hooton
Cymarcbikeparts
Hi All, this is just me sharing my experiences for the benefit of other members as I have, indeed, benefitted from in the past.
I recently purchased an oil bottle for the recess on the inner side of the RH fuel tank for my 2010 GSA from Nippy Normans.
Firstly I have got to say how great the service was from Nippy Normans - I was a first time customer and the product arrived quickly and with no grief.
Regretfully, the top or lid simply cracked at the top and weeped oil out down the inside of the bike (it`s at a tilt of course when held in place).
I contacted Nippy Normans and to my absolute glee another top was sent and arrived very promptly and with their compliments. No - I am not on the payroll of Nippy Normans but credit where credit is due - their customer service is as it should be in this world of `stack em high sell em cheap` - well done NN
Regretfully, due to a manufacturing fault, the lid broke again and this resulted in more oil being weeped down the inside of the bike. I would say `I`m no engineer` but I am so, and only constructively, the lid could do with a thicker section around the top to stop it from cracking - I am sure NN are sorting this out for the future
I could have easily contacted NN again and I am sure they would have sorted it or offered a refund but I started to look for alternatives (and life is too short to start bugging good people too much!).
So, I contacted my Beemer dealer who said that BMW don`t supply one (which is a fair one) so I was left to my own devices. After countless searches for all manner of bottles (and lids!) I found this one - it`s actually a 2 stoke oil/fuel mixing bottle supplied with most spear and jackson garden equipment such as chainsaws and petrol strimmers. not only does it have a very secure lid with a rubber gasket (the NN one only has silver gasket `paper`) but is quite robust and fits even better than the NN one!
Don`t misunderstand me - I am not `dissing` NN here - in fact I have high regard for them and well done lads, keep up the very good service. But if you have had the same problem then there is an alternative you can use and this is it.
Hope it might be of help to any other forum members who might have had the same problem as me - the NN supplied strap is a perfect fit and accommodates this other bottle very well. Naturally, I am sure if you wanted to stick with the NN bottle all you have to do is report the fault and they fall over themselves to put it right - it`s just that the lid doesn`t work for me and maybe some other forum members!
Regards,
Mark
www.cymarcbikeparts.co.uk
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I recently purchased an oil bottle for the recess on the inner side of the RH fuel tank for my 2010 GSA from Nippy Normans.
Firstly I have got to say how great the service was from Nippy Normans - I was a first time customer and the product arrived quickly and with no grief.
Regretfully, the top or lid simply cracked at the top and weeped oil out down the inside of the bike (it`s at a tilt of course when held in place).
I contacted Nippy Normans and to my absolute glee another top was sent and arrived very promptly and with their compliments. No - I am not on the payroll of Nippy Normans but credit where credit is due - their customer service is as it should be in this world of `stack em high sell em cheap` - well done NN
Regretfully, due to a manufacturing fault, the lid broke again and this resulted in more oil being weeped down the inside of the bike. I would say `I`m no engineer` but I am so, and only constructively, the lid could do with a thicker section around the top to stop it from cracking - I am sure NN are sorting this out for the future
I could have easily contacted NN again and I am sure they would have sorted it or offered a refund but I started to look for alternatives (and life is too short to start bugging good people too much!).
So, I contacted my Beemer dealer who said that BMW don`t supply one (which is a fair one) so I was left to my own devices. After countless searches for all manner of bottles (and lids!) I found this one - it`s actually a 2 stoke oil/fuel mixing bottle supplied with most spear and jackson garden equipment such as chainsaws and petrol strimmers. not only does it have a very secure lid with a rubber gasket (the NN one only has silver gasket `paper`) but is quite robust and fits even better than the NN one!
Don`t misunderstand me - I am not `dissing` NN here - in fact I have high regard for them and well done lads, keep up the very good service. But if you have had the same problem then there is an alternative you can use and this is it.
Hope it might be of help to any other forum members who might have had the same problem as me - the NN supplied strap is a perfect fit and accommodates this other bottle very well. Naturally, I am sure if you wanted to stick with the NN bottle all you have to do is report the fault and they fall over themselves to put it right - it`s just that the lid doesn`t work for me and maybe some other forum members!
Regards,
Mark
www.cymarcbikeparts.co.uk
