Does JNMotorsBikes Exist?

It appears to be a legitament site. It looks like they are affiliated with a local race track, so they are probably heavy into competition. Maybe there's a big race somewhere that they've gone to. Some of these small operations close their doors for a week or so at a time to attend various races.

Just curious if you have heard anything yet? It sure seems like a legit site but quite a bit of time has passed since the post?

Makes sense but communication is key. If they get right back to you and say, the machine shop employee we use broke both his elbows and is in Curacas healing on the beach, we expect him back in the U.S. in two months after which he will probably be three weeks back logged with work then shipping time etc. etc. Well then at least you know what's going on. They have some cool looking stuff that I don't see on other sites so I hope your order works out.

I agree about the communication because if something takes a while to come in when ordered it does become a bit annoying to send emails and get no answers or if they can't be reached by phone etc... I really find it annoying tho when they say something is in stock when it's not and then tell you after they got your money that the stuff is back ordered, it's bad for business when people do that because their customers may use them that one time but look elsewhere next time they buy.

aqua zombie said:

Update!!! I thought I'd let anyone that has seen this know whats going on. After what seems for ever, and after they finally answered my email, the late and grate news... Absofruitly Nothing! I really hope they do send something though. I am very curious to see what I get for the money and the time. Good, Fast, Cheap. So far this wasn't cheap, or fast. I wasn't going to say what I ordered, but what the hey. 60\80cc ported cylinder. I think I could have done 30 of em my self during the wait. I was curious as to know what the ones out there on the market are like. Should have known better when no questions were asked to your set up, compression ratio, rpm band, exhaust style, riding technique/habits, which piston is going to live in the cylinder, skyhawk or not? Still, I whittle on these things my self, and would really like to know what other people are selling as a product. I haven't seen any internal work first hand personally, and felt the need to get a look. Hmmm... I know, Ill buy one. If the shoe fits..! If not, It goes on one of my "Science Project" engines where we fill the tank with straight nitromethane, take the jet completly out of the carb, put 2 head gaskets on to lower compression, and scatter it from **** to breakfast.

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What????????

You will need a Briggs pulse pump to feed that much nitro methane. And blended with methanol will give much better life..... Make it last long enough to blow up wheel bearings at least ha ha.

I appreciate your negative feedback.
It helps me decide who to spend my hard-earned money with.
I hope this post does not get removed, as I know a recent thread with a different vender indeed got removed. I don't understand why, but I do know censorship when I see it.
You seem to be handling this situation very well.
Almost 30 days and still nothing. WOW.
Now if you decide to conduct your science project for breakfast, please video it and post it on You tube! It would be entertainment at its best!
Good luck, and hope you recover your loss.

Davezilla said:

I agree about the communication because if something takes a while to come in when ordered it does become a bit annoying to send emails and get no answers.

I really find it annoying tho when they say something is in stock when it's not.

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I am just finding out how incredibly difficult it is to manage inventory on a web store.

You pretty much need a full time guy just to handle inventory and shipping.

I admire the way SickBikeParts runs their operation, just 3 guys that do a fantastic job as a team each just handling their part of the business 50 hours a week.

Business/Finance/Internet Site.
Product Development/Research/Tech Support/Repairs.
Inventory Management/Shipping/Notifications/Returns.

I agree communication is key, but you have to cut the small underfunded guys doing it pretty much solo on their own dime a little slack, especially if they went into business to sale something unique like SBP did with their Jackshaft Shifter system and expanded.

In short, in a new world of 'I wanted it yesterday', don't forget that like most of you, they would just as soon get to it tomorrow ;-}

I'm glad that I'm in a position that I don't need internet parts 'right now'.

Brings to mind something that I read years ago ---- Price, quality, service --- you get to pick only 2 of these. It's a rare situation indeed when you actually get all three.

There have been a couple of vendors for my bike parts that have managed to check all 3 of the boxes.......very satisfied!

KCvale said:

I am just finding out how incredibly difficult it is to manage inventory on a web store.

You pretty much need a full time guy just to handle inventory and shipping.

I admire the way SickBikeParts runs their operation, just 3 guys that do a fantastic job as a team each just handling their part of the business 50 hours a week.

Business/Finance/Internet Site.
Product Development/Research/Tech Support/Repairs.
Inventory Management/Shipping/Notifications/Returns.

I agree communication is key, but you have to cut the small underfunded guys doing it pretty much solo on their own dime a little slack, especially if they went into business to sale something unique like SBP did with their Jackshaft Shifter system and expanded.

In short, in a new world of 'I wanted it yesterday', don't forget that like most of you, they would just as soon get to it tomorrow ;-}

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I do agree with this and when it comes to these things especially, you have to buy from the guy who makes these parts in his garage if you want any kind of quality. There is a huge difference between parts that are mass produced in China and parts that have been opened up, inspected, and reworked or made by hand to exacting measurements etc.
The point I'm driving home is that if you don't have something in stock, don't say you got it, if there is any kind of lead time on any item in your online stores, let people know right there in the item description. There are people who build or supply these parts to certain vendors and there are parts the vendor builds on their free time, sometimes they're built, and sometimes they're bought in bulk then kitted up for easy installation etc, but the easiest way to save face is to simply put an "out of stock" flag on any items that are out of stock, and even better to put when the item will be back in stock so people will know when to come back and buy.
I run my own business as well and people in general will hold you to anything you say.... if I tell someone that it's going to take about an hour to do an alignment on their car or truck, they Expect it done in an hour, even if the car is one step away from the junkyard, it doesn't matter, they only hear the time I told them and expect everything to be done in that timeframe. My way around this is by telling them I will call when it's done, and if they choose to sit and wait there while I'm working their car or truck I will let them know if there's any delay whether it's getting the parts on time or its a seized bolt that's gonna set me back, I let them know as soon as I see there's something that's going to prevent me from getting the job done in the amount of time I originally said... most people take it a lot better once it's been communicated that there's something stopping me from finishing the work in the time I told them than trying to work thru the problem without saying anything. If I know there's no way I can even start on a job when they drop off their vehicle, I tell them ahead of time so they can either come back later or arrange other means of transportation. Now if I take in a vehicle and tell them it'll be done by a certain time and I miss that time then they show up to pick up their car or truck and I'm just barely started on it or hadn't even got started on it, they're not going to be happy with me... the whole point is that communication will prevent most problems... and yes it does work both ways. If a customer isn't happy with me or something I did and they come to me about it to let me know there's a problem, the problem won't get fixed by complaining to everyone but me, but when they come to me with the issue it gets taken care of immediately or ASAP.
I have seen it becoming a trend in here tho when there's a problem with a vendor to basically turn it into a public witch hunt before they even contact the vendor with the problem and this won't fix anything, but a quick email or phone call usually gets the problem solved quickly.
And yes, a certain thread was deleted because of this, not because of the issue at hand, but the fact it turned into a public witch hunt before any contact was made to that vendor.
Now if someone contacts a vendor with a problem and they don't answer their phone calls or reply to emails etc, that's just bad for business, and if you're selling a product or service, you definitely can't ignore the phone or emails, if you miss a call, call them back as quick as you can and if you get an emial, reply at least the same day and it'll prevent a lot of unnecessary greif.

I ordered a Jaguar CDI from JNMotors, it took quite a while and I ended up calling back a few times but it did eventually make it to me. But I'm pretty sure they do source the parts elsewhere and order them as needed. That means shipping to them + shipping to you. I don't order from them anymore because the shipping takes too long... and they're higher priced vs everyone else usually.

I remember reading this thread almost two months ago. I can't believe this business hasn't given your money back and they can't be that good if they're out sourcing their work.
You'd be better off asking for a refund and buying a quality Fred Head.

i havnt dealt with JMN in many of moon. about 3 yrs ago...
but when i was, they were on the ball and had things done. also granted Warranty without issue.

this here is not the first time since then that ive heard things about them.
its unfortunate they have gone this route. they used to be great!

hope you get this sorted out Aqua.