The welding Dylan did for me, was/ is awesome, and the pricing was fine too…read more It is the fact that he was being repeatedly DISHONEST that kind of ruined it for me. I'm just disappointed when I see someone talented like him, choose dishonesty instead of "the right thing". I found him online, advertising parts from a motorcycle he was parting out. I was interested in multiple parts for one of my bikes and gave him a call. He offered the whole bike at a reasonable price just to take it off of his hands, and we agreed that I'd go and meet up with him. In our conversation, it also came up I had an exhaust part for one of my bikes that needed repair, and described it to him and he said he could definitely do that and gave me a good price so I took the part with me too. After meeting, I did agree to purchase his bike, and while I was loading it onto my trailer, he went to try and fix my exhaust part. Shortly, he came back, saying he couldn't. Dishonesty #1 was that he then did ask for $50 for "repairing" it for "the time he had to spend trying to fix it". This was at his shop, with 2 or 3 of his friends/ co-workers there and I was by myself so I decided not to "push my luck" and gave him the $50. Dishonesty #2 involved the Bill of Sale he gave me. It was (mostly) fine - he wrote it by hand, and it was not exactly legible - it happens. When I took it to the DMV though, the clerk couldn't read it and wasn't going to accept it, along with the fact that he didn't come up as the current registered owner. I called Dylan and he told me it was from a friend's friend and that he'd find out the name, which he later did. I asked him to sign a new Bill of Sale - which I had typed up for legibility - and a Statement of Facts for the DMV so the chain of ownership can be proven to the DMV and I can register the bike, and he agreed. We agreed to meet up that weekend but then he "disappeared". Wouldn't answer my calls. I ended up taking the papers to his shop and leaving them for him (as he wasn't there). At that point, I was finally able to reach him one last time and he told me he'd sign them and get them back to me. I haven't heard from him since - he has "ghosted me". Dishonesty #3 involved a needed repair to the motorcycle. He originally wanted to fix it up and use it, but found there was a crack in its frame and didn't feel "safe" fixing it as the frame might be bent and thus dangerous so he decided to sell it. After I bought it and took it home, and disassembled it, I inspected the frame and it was straight so I asked him if he could weld it (since this is his specialty) and he said he could. I did make it very clear to him that I'm having him weld it so I can fix it up, register it and put it back on the road, which he understood. I told him that for this I'd need him to sign the (above) typed version of Bill of Sale and give me a Statement of Facts on ownership chain so the DMV can/ will process my request for registration, and he agreed. I dropped it off for him on a Saturday morning and picked it up that night from his shop (he was already gone) and paid him online. It looked nice. That's when I dropped off the papers at his shop for him to sign, which he told me he would, and that was pretty much the last time I could reach him. The dishonesty was/is, if he DIDN'T intend to sign papers - he should have said so, AND BEFORE I'd pay him money for work that (I had told him) I'd only need IF the paperwork was all complete (so I can USE the bike not just for paperweight). I find this unfortunate - as PROMISING as his skill set and offerings seemed to me at first (specialty welding and fabrication) which I COULD use from time to time, I'll NEVER use or recommend him to anyone due to his dishonesty. After I thought I was now stuck with a chunk of pricey junk (after repair cost and extra parts purchased), I did go back to the DMV, and did explain what all happened, to a DMV employee, who DID understand and was trying to be helpful, and - he DID process the registration for me, so ultimately, there was a "happy ending"... But I would have preferred we have a Happy Ending for all of us - unfortunately, didn't turn out to be the case.

Met with Dylan to discuss job parameters that were difficult at best. He was honest and…read morestraightforward. He indicated he knew his trade well. I wish I could have worked with him, but decided the job was just not worth an investment. If it were, he would have been doing it!