Mark Hooton
Cymarcbikeparts
Guys, I know this is blatantly blowing my own trumpet but after reading some of the posts I am nearly shocked at the sad demise and conduct of some other traders - one problem (and I have only been in business for 20 years) is the sad way where everyone tries to strip cost out of items to try and sell them cheaper (well, apart from rip off merchants) - in the end it`s the same old story.
Anyway, apart from my day job I make bike parts - high quality with a reputation to match (please take a look at my ebay feedback, cymarceng or item number 110457584324, - it`s not contrived). You might not even believe this but I don`t actually do it for the money either (though it is nice
).
After the crud catcher I am doing some very special light bars in stainless if anyone is interested - don`t worry if you are not - the message I am trying to get across is that I am doing some pucker stuff if you are interested but please don`t take my word for it, please check up on me.
The following link is on the forum and is regarding my crud catcher if you are interested. As I said - I don`t HAVE to sell but the value is in my reputation and establishment.
Ride safely.
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=208480 (Very sexy stainless lower engine cover)
Here`s a quote from another forum (V Strom owners club) which kinda shows what people think of my work, if you want to pick through it.
Once again, Mark!
The front fasteners on both mine and Ian's bikes were real pigs to get off, but nothing compared to the effort required in getting the oil cooler cover fastener off
Mark made my innocent young ears bleed with the verbal encouragement he was shrieking out whilst trying to get those off
He had to drill out both mine and Ians. He wasn't happy
He did get very exited once each replacement part had been fitted though
Mark's very passionate about his creations. In fact on more than a couple of occasions I thought I was going to have to look away or just give him and the bike some 'Alone time'
So let's talk about the gear change enhancer...............................
Kinell!
Amazing!
Is this what it's supposed to feel like when you change gear?
No clunking?
There's no doubt that this little piece of SS spacer really does the trick and fixes the clunks and knocks.
I couldn't believe it. It's brilliant Right through the gears, up and down, such a noticable difference.
If you don't fancy the bling (Wot, not even the chain guard?) then you have still got to get the gear change enhancer.
You'd be crazy not to
Chain guard: Lovely...........A lot more substantial than the plastic crap that Suzi puts on, and with good looks too.
As with all Mark's stuff, it's a perfect fit and looks like it belongs.
Oil cooler cover: A to remove the old corroded crap one, but well worth it when the new one goes on
Radiator cover: A really tidy piece of kit. You can tell that a lot of work has gone in to this to make it fit sooooOOOooo damn well.
It just slid into place effortlessly. God only knows how many Mark had to throw away before he managed to perfect this work of art
And finally..The reservoir covers: Purely aesthetic. TBH I was in two minds whether or not to get these, but I'm glad I did
They just make it look a little prettier (in a manly kind of way) and at Mark's prices, why the hell not??????????
New fasteners with every new part, brewing up facilities and a shed load of jolly banter....... I'm certainly glad I made the trip.
Thanks to Mark for neglecting his family just to keep us blinged up and happy.
It's much appreciated
'Twas nice to meet Ian and his buddy (rubbish at remembering names, sorry).
Not too sure about the prospect of blinging a pan.....................
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by Mr. T on Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:45 pm
[colour=#0000FF]Doh! i missed this new thread - great foto, i'm a bit concerned that my bum looks big init, and added my comments to the CYMARC priceList:
Hi Mark, good to meet you today (and joobyjoo), i must say you are looking a bit older than your foto, must be all the grief you are getting from the 650 blokes! Im just glad you started with 1000 stuff, the rad covers fitted like gloves, and the chain guard is a gem! One point that might help Mark (if you blokes/birds are getting him to fit), the little screw that is at the bottom of the oil-rad cover is definetly illigitamate, so, get loads of wd40/thread-freer on before you visit, and avoid a tiresome, stressful drill-out job! (I think we should all moan
to suzuki about quality of some of these fasteners - do we have a powerful voice with them yet?). Finally Mark, whatever possessed you to buy a GS?!?!?
Thanks for some great bling and a good ride out mate!
I reckon Mark is going to get busier over the coming weeks , what with his new GS and BM Bling to make, and now dealing with Pan owners too, so i'd recommend you get in quick if you want some V Strom Bling, and yes, i was paid handsomely to say that!!!
Take Care, and thanks again Mark
Mr. T
Posts: 25
Joined: Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:54 pm
Location: Milton Keynes
My bike: Blue DL1000 Touring
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by V-Strom-Mark on Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:02 pm
Well, I guess I should add a few more positive words here.
Mark is a great person to deal with, he was always quick to respond to my questions about the radiator guard for the 650 ABS, even when my PM's were sent in the evening when I was getting home from work which is close to midnight UK time! (I wonder if he ever goes home!).
He suggested I go with DHL for shipping which should be about 4-5 days to Canada. I received a PM Oct 5th saying it was being picked up that day, my girlfriend called me at work on the 6th to say it had been delivered. Just over 24h, that's quick!
Fitting the guard was a piece of cake, I think it took all of 10min. total. I think it looks fantastic, here are a couple of pictures of it in place:
Now I'm beginning to think I should have ordered the oil cooler guard as well. I'm also interested in a belly pan/skid plate, call it what you will, if it is developed. (fingers crossed!).
For those of you that are wondering why I didn't shop closer to home, this is available from a motorcycle shop not too far away from me for $139 (+ taxes) which is 84.25 pounds at Fridays exchange rate.
The choice wasn't a hard one to make!Mark.
Posts: 367
Joined: Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:02 am
Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
My bike: '08 Blue DL 650A
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by jonH on Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:42 am
One more very happy customer here - amazingly Mark not only finished my oil+rad covers himself, he then personally delivered them to me in Leeds yesterday
As everyone else has already suggested, the finish of the items is fantastic and I'm crossing my fingers I get some dry weather at the weekend to fit them.. at least with my bike only being a few months old I'm hoping the fasteners won't need drilling thanks a lot Mark, they're the dog's danglies!!
Anyway, apart from my day job I make bike parts - high quality with a reputation to match (please take a look at my ebay feedback, cymarceng or item number 110457584324, - it`s not contrived). You might not even believe this but I don`t actually do it for the money either (though it is nice
).After the crud catcher I am doing some very special light bars in stainless if anyone is interested - don`t worry if you are not - the message I am trying to get across is that I am doing some pucker stuff if you are interested but please don`t take my word for it, please check up on me.
The following link is on the forum and is regarding my crud catcher if you are interested. As I said - I don`t HAVE to sell but the value is in my reputation and establishment.
Ride safely.
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=208480 (Very sexy stainless lower engine cover)
Here`s a quote from another forum (V Strom owners club) which kinda shows what people think of my work, if you want to pick through it.
Once again, Mark!
The front fasteners on both mine and Ian's bikes were real pigs to get off, but nothing compared to the effort required in getting the oil cooler cover fastener off
Mark made my innocent young ears bleed with the verbal encouragement he was shrieking out whilst trying to get those off
He had to drill out both mine and Ians. He wasn't happy
He did get very exited once each replacement part had been fitted though
Mark's very passionate about his creations. In fact on more than a couple of occasions I thought I was going to have to look away or just give him and the bike some 'Alone time'
So let's talk about the gear change enhancer...............................
Kinell!
Amazing!
Is this what it's supposed to feel like when you change gear?
No clunking?
There's no doubt that this little piece of SS spacer really does the trick and fixes the clunks and knocks.
I couldn't believe it. It's brilliant Right through the gears, up and down, such a noticable difference.
If you don't fancy the bling (Wot, not even the chain guard?) then you have still got to get the gear change enhancer.
You'd be crazy not to
Chain guard: Lovely...........A lot more substantial than the plastic crap that Suzi puts on, and with good looks too.
As with all Mark's stuff, it's a perfect fit and looks like it belongs.
Oil cooler cover: A to remove the old corroded crap one, but well worth it when the new one goes on
Radiator cover: A really tidy piece of kit. You can tell that a lot of work has gone in to this to make it fit sooooOOOooo damn well.
It just slid into place effortlessly. God only knows how many Mark had to throw away before he managed to perfect this work of art
And finally..The reservoir covers: Purely aesthetic. TBH I was in two minds whether or not to get these, but I'm glad I did
They just make it look a little prettier (in a manly kind of way) and at Mark's prices, why the hell not??????????
New fasteners with every new part, brewing up facilities and a shed load of jolly banter....... I'm certainly glad I made the trip.
Thanks to Mark for neglecting his family just to keep us blinged up and happy.
It's much appreciated
'Twas nice to meet Ian and his buddy (rubbish at remembering names, sorry).
Not too sure about the prospect of blinging a pan.....................
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Report this postReply with quoteRe: Happy customers
by Mr. T on Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:45 pm
[colour=#0000FF]Doh! i missed this new thread - great foto, i'm a bit concerned that my bum looks big init, and added my comments to the CYMARC priceList:
Hi Mark, good to meet you today (and joobyjoo), i must say you are looking a bit older than your foto, must be all the grief you are getting from the 650 blokes! Im just glad you started with 1000 stuff, the rad covers fitted like gloves, and the chain guard is a gem! One point that might help Mark (if you blokes/birds are getting him to fit), the little screw that is at the bottom of the oil-rad cover is definetly illigitamate, so, get loads of wd40/thread-freer on before you visit, and avoid a tiresome, stressful drill-out job! (I think we should all moan
to suzuki about quality of some of these fasteners - do we have a powerful voice with them yet?). Finally Mark, whatever possessed you to buy a GS?!?!?
Thanks for some great bling and a good ride out mate!
I reckon Mark is going to get busier over the coming weeks , what with his new GS and BM Bling to make, and now dealing with Pan owners too, so i'd recommend you get in quick if you want some V Strom Bling, and yes, i was paid handsomely to say that!!!
Take Care, and thanks again Mark
Mr. T
Posts: 25
Joined: Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:54 pm
Location: Milton Keynes
My bike: Blue DL1000 Touring
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Report this postReply with quoteRe: Happy customers
by V-Strom-Mark on Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:02 pm
Well, I guess I should add a few more positive words here.
Mark is a great person to deal with, he was always quick to respond to my questions about the radiator guard for the 650 ABS, even when my PM's were sent in the evening when I was getting home from work which is close to midnight UK time! (I wonder if he ever goes home!).
He suggested I go with DHL for shipping which should be about 4-5 days to Canada. I received a PM Oct 5th saying it was being picked up that day, my girlfriend called me at work on the 6th to say it had been delivered. Just over 24h, that's quick!
Fitting the guard was a piece of cake, I think it took all of 10min. total. I think it looks fantastic, here are a couple of pictures of it in place:
Now I'm beginning to think I should have ordered the oil cooler guard as well. I'm also interested in a belly pan/skid plate, call it what you will, if it is developed. (fingers crossed!).
For those of you that are wondering why I didn't shop closer to home, this is available from a motorcycle shop not too far away from me for $139 (+ taxes) which is 84.25 pounds at Fridays exchange rate.
The choice wasn't a hard one to make!Mark.
Posts: 367
Joined: Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:02 am
Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
My bike: '08 Blue DL 650A
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Report this postReply with quoteRe: Happy customers
by jonH on Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:42 am
One more very happy customer here - amazingly Mark not only finished my oil+rad covers himself, he then personally delivered them to me in Leeds yesterday
As everyone else has already suggested, the finish of the items is fantastic and I'm crossing my fingers I get some dry weather at the weekend to fit them.. at least with my bike only being a few months old I'm hoping the fasteners won't need drilling thanks a lot Mark, they're the dog's danglies!!
