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Rick Mayer Cycle (Seats) Business Practices Investigation
I recently rec'd some documents and a lengthy questionnaire from the District Attorney (County of Tehama) in CA. I filled out the forms and sent them in.
I would guess that I'm not the only one who has had some difficulty with RM over the years. . Back in 2012, I sent (UPS) him the seat off my '99 R1100S to be modified. He stated that it would be a week or so before he could start it and finish it and that he would not begin until I sent him the total of $354. Within two days of his receipt of my seat, I had an offer to sell the bike (never did) so I emailed RM about that, that I'd not be sending him money, and for him to not proceed. I told him that I'd pay him to UPS the seat back to me. . However, in spite of his telling me that he'd not begin the modification until I sent him the total, he claimed that he had already ripped off the cover and the cover as well as the foam was destroyed. Long story short, a few emails back/forth as well as a couple of nasty phone calls (his profanity), I decided to file a BBB grievance on his business. Nothing came of that because he convinced the BBB that I was in the wrong. I decided to move on. I bought a used seat. . As stated in the documents that I rec'd from the DA, they fetched my info from the BBB. . Anyway, there you go...proceed with caution. . ~~~~~~~~~~ . Don't Buy Rick Mayer Cycle Seats . Rick Mayer Cycle will steal your money
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it appears that the BBB grew tired of the complaints, as well.
Rick Mayer Cycle Review - Auto Seat Covers, Tops & Upholstery in Red Bluff, CA - BBB Business Review - BBB serving Northeast California This Business is not BBB accredited Rick Mayer Cycle Phone: (530) 356-7615 1450 Schwab St Ste C, Red Bluff, CA 96080 Rick Mayer Cycle custom motorcycle seats ! There is an alert on Rick Mayer Cycle !
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I think the jig is up for Rick. I didnt personally have any dealings with him but the dirt is all over forums.
On a related note your spacer is out for delivery today. 
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The bad news is that now I have to figure out how to remove the entire ass end of this rig...  ... inspect...(hopefully not bad news) ...and install new disc/spacer. Hopefully, with only 8k miles, she's not in too bad of shape.Best regards, 
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Years back, I remember I called him up for a custom seat...he came across as a giant d i c k! I was so bitter-mouthed that I still ride the stock seat!
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hopefully they'll catch up to the Legal Speeding guy someday soon too.
unfortunately, i don't think he cares either.
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There was another shop called Bill Mayer, they were offering almost the same seats. Anybody knows what happened there ?
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His brother, but I know nothing of his business as I got Sargent close by & I can vouch for their quality work & fast turn around
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Bill is Rick's brother.
I called Bill when I had trouble w/Rick. He spent quite some time on the phone w/me. The upshot was that he went out of his way to apologize for Ricks'...shall we say, psychological atmosphere. He offered to mod a seat for me at a sizable discount. Bill's business acumen is the antithesis of Rick's. . BMW Custom Motorcycle Seats
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psychological atmosphere -
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Guess I'm one of the fortunate few who had a good experience with Mayer. Seat he made for me on a ride in appointment is perfect. All the bad things that have happened to other riders has made me regret giving him permission to use a photo of my bike on his website. My bad. Damn.
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In 2007 I had a seat done by him. It was so good.
Now the seat was done by Sargeant and they did a better job.
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On my 11S, I traded he sargent for a corbin and was VERY happy... on my first GS I traded a sargent for a corbin and was very happy (the only real drawback at my age, being the weight) and just recently, I tried a new sargent again (I get them a good prices) and just traded it for a Bill Mayer seat... what an excellent piece of craftman-ship!!!
Sargent seats just don't seem to work for me.
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Sargent did a great job for me!
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R1100s
1973 Lotus Europa JPS
1972 Porsche 911T
2015 Ferrari 458
R1200SCF
