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As per the thread title,has anyone done it? Are there companies who can arrange the collection of the bike,as well as undertake the financial transaction and arrange transport and shipping to the UK? By this I mean a scenario where a bike is bought via eBay,sight unseen,and the delivery arranged including paying the vendor. Any advice and or experiences appreciated! Thanks.

Thanks for the replies,just seen some of Dream Machine's work so I'll be going there.

Well 25 years ago they weren't great,but that was on a small 50cc trials bike! Maybe they're better these days,I know they're cheap but that's about it. I suppose like anything,you get what you pay for! If it's a high performance bike,I always found that the top (expensive!) brands were the ones to use.

I've been reading the site as a guest for about a year now,so if anyone has any ideas or recommendations,I'd really appreciate any replies. Can anyone recommend to me a good spray shop with a reasonably quick turnaround time? I have a set of tins and panels from my LC which I'd like re-spraying and new decals put on,however I don't want to post the items as I don't trust the couriers not to damage them in transit! Ideally,the spray shop would be within an hour or two of the Nottingham area,although if it's a good one I'd travel further to deliver and collect the goods.I don't want to wait months for the items to arrive back form the spray shop though,as I'm hoping to have the bike ready for Easter for a local club run.It's great to have the Summer to look forward to and something happy and positive to enjoy in life once again. I'm sorry my first post on the site was a bit of an irrelevant ramble as regards this site;I'm a two stroke nut who loves Yamahas (including FS1E's and Kawasaki KH's too!).I'm not a prolific internet user,but I'll be looking for some expert advice in the coming months,and hopefully I've found the right place. Many thanks,Mark.

I've had quite a few FS1E's,five to be exact;they are an iconic little bike and it's wonderful to see them being restored and enjoyed again.Like anything,desirability and demand increases the price of an item, and FS1E's are no different in this respect,although there are still lots out there undiscovered in sheds and barns in varying states of neglect. My experience of the FS1E world was that of a genuinely knowledgeable group of enthusiasts,although like any burgeoning organisation there are differences of opinion amongst individuals.It's also still a fairly small world,and with that comes the 'grapevine',wherein one person's negative experience of another is spread amongst the inner sanctum of people;before you know it,you are vilified,ignored and sidelined,based on incorrect facts and assumptions made by people who you've never even met.Getting anonymous texts (which took six months to trace) and other threats is never nice,and all because of being unable to complete an eBay transaction due to a death in my immediate family;consequently I could not respond to someone within a few days-I had a lot to deal with.Some decided it was also their business,but I kept a dignified silence and will let the law deal with all that under the Harassment Act.I had some accusations levelled at me which were totally untrue.The internet isn't the place for that,and one never quite knows who is on the other end of a keyboard - be they a fifteen year old internet troll on their parent's account,or a clued up lawyer. In peroration,I would add however that the few I did come into direct contact with within the FS1E world were really great people,enthusiastic and friendly,and I'd recommend getting involved to anyone with an interest in these little bikes. I've never met the poster 'deenjay',(I'm sure you're a decent person-nothing personal) but perhaps your grievance could be taken up directly with the miscreants rather than addressing it to the FS1E world in general.I had an appalling experience,but I recognise it was at the hands of a small minority,which happens in all walks of life.The answer is simple:if you don't like it,or aren't comfortable with it, just keep out of the way and enjoy your hobby in isolation like I do, in the company of those you know and trust. Life's easier that way.