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So I have drooled over the Speedy Moto belt covers for a while and was planning on buying them to avoid carbon fiber overload when looking at the bike.  I discovered that the 2013 Evo is just different enough that the covers they currently make don't fit.

Wanting to finish up my level one mods I have called them three times (never an answer) and emailed them four times asking when (or if) the new belt covers will be out.  I am disappointed that I have gone two weeks now without so much as a return email or call.  As such I am thinking of not ever buying any Speedy Moto products and am wondering if there is anything out there for covers I may have missed.

Rizoma or Carbon seems to be all I can find.......

Perhaps a call to one of our board sponsors who sells SpeedyMoto might help?

One of the board sponsors has been hearing "soon" since 09.........

 They had 2013 models in 09?

No, the sponsor thought it was 09 when they changed out to the style of belt cover that is also on the 2013.  I am just crying because I want them as they were part of my artistic vision  [laugh] when I planned out my mods.

I suppose it is okay that they are unavailable because as soon as they were on I was planning on the clear wet clutch mod......  I am off to finish off the rest of the CF on the bike and will likely settle for the carbon belt covers and oil cooler shroud for now.

Sadly I have the carbon bug now and after seeing the Carbonvanni body work I have been unable to roll over while sleeping at night  ;D

Ok, I'm gonna be the guy (again) to say you better post some pics when you get this stuff on!  You inspire me to spend money sky!!!    :)

Lol, I will try to get some pics tomorrow.  She is looking pretty nice, might go ahead and finish up the carbon bits this month.  It is simply too difficult to see some Carbon and some plastic.  It feels like a half ass job not replacing all the plastic at one shot.  [bang] 

Atta boy!    [clap]

 I can be (probably?) mistaken, butt I think the only difference between the 09 and 13 1100s is that the new ones do not have the second spark plug. So the earlier belt covers will work, you just need to do something with the hole for the plug.

I would love it if they fit.  However with SM not bothering to return calls or emails I am thinking maybe I don't want to buy anything from them.  I will give it one last try but if I get zero response again I simply won't ever buy anything from them.......

I am a great customer,  I am an easy sell as I usually already know what I want.  However when I can't get return calls or emails I think to myself, screw'em they obviously don't need the money.

Earlier I had put up a longish post about Speedy Moto,, so long I deleted it.  So I decided to sum it up.

Several voicemail messages and several emails with no response.  I will not be buying any Speedy Moto products ever.  If they can't return my calls or emails they don't need my money.

Looks like carbon belt covers......  Bummer as I really wanted the shiny open look.  Oh well as it will save me doing a clear wet clutch case mod as we all know you can't have open belts and a closed clutch or visa-versa.

 So if you sent some emails and phone calls to Ford and they didn't get back to you quickly enough would you never buy another of their products again?

Spike, after several weeks of trying?  You bet.  I don't like Fords anyway.......  ;D

It takes me but a single email to contact Dodge and I recently got them on the phone in the first try.

A call to any of the dozens of vendors for speedymoto would tell you exactly what they fit (which to my knowledge is everything)


speedymoto has a crew of under 10, pretty easy for an email to get lost in the shuffle or sent to the junk file. Ive never had anything but excellent communication from them.

in one instance, I had frame sliders not working on a diavel. speedymoto's response was for the OWNER OF THE COMPANY to come to my shop and sort it out in under an hour. This is not a company that is content to ignore its customers.

I had a similar experience as Skybarney did when trying to determine the availability of belt covers from SpeedyMoto to fit an 1100 EVO, so fully understand his frustration with them.

While understanding that they are not a large corporation, it seems to me that if you hold yourself out to be an accessory manufacturer you ought to be capable of responding to inquiries. It also seems that it would not be difficult for them to respond to the inquiries with a single update in either their web site or FaceBook.

As for those saying one of the earlier models will fit, I suggest they take a closer look at the differences between the cover attach locations and provisions of the earlier models and the EVO. I have spent some time doing so, wondering if I could do a retrofit, and have not been able to come up with a solution which would be aesthetically acceptable. Obviously, SpeedyMoto has reached the same determination. If someone smarter than me has done it, or knows how to do it, I would be very grateful if they could provide the details. BTW, I have a mill and a lathe and many years experience fabbing billet parts for bikes, so I should be able to follow instructions if they are offered.
 

Speedymoto's stuff is way overpriced anyway, IMHO. Rizoma is expensive also...but their stuff has a shwing factor SM can't touch.

talked to a guy at speedy yesterday, they were surprised to hear about difficulties with contacting them (also found out that they have 1 dude that answers the phone, email, updates social media and assists in shipping/receiving, which might explain the difficulty)

 he also said that the 2013 ones were made but not released yet, so they are in the pipeline.

How were so lucky as to actually speak to someone?  Sounds like the one guy doing all that stuff may be overwhelmed.  I don't want to cause him any heat so maybe I should delete my complaint..... :-[

I wish I had a dummy account so I could post;

"THANKS A LOT @$$HOLE, YOU JUST GOT ME FIRED!!!"

haha

^^^^ [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]^^^^

I of all people should be understanding of getting mobbed by phone calls from push people.  Sorry Speedy, I will go ahead and still buy your stuff ( :

I'm a fan of both Speedymoto and Rizoma, but the Speedymoto stuff I have bought is extremely rugged. The Speedymoto 5-spoke clutch cover I have is like military grade tough. It will protect my delicate EVR pressure plate.

I do agree, though, Rizoma es mas bonita.   

No doubt that SpeedyMoto products are high quality. It is their customer service that sucks. And, having spoken once more with the "overwhelmed guy" I can say, for the benefit of the doubt, that he does not seem to know what he is talking about. Also, their online order status page has no basis in reality. I placed an order on Monday and it is yet to reflect the correct status. Last night I get a UPS notice of shipment, but it is only 2.1 pounds. The items I ordered weigh more. This morning, I recheck the order status page and my items still show as unshipped. Who knows what the shipment consists of!?! I just hope that they do not develop anything else I want, and if they do I will order from a vendor instead of them directly.

I have bought three Speedymoto items: Clutch cover- purchased on this forum; Frame sliders - Motorcycle Superstore; Clutch springs & caps, Monster Parts.

No issues for me. Perhaps what they are saying is they only want to deal with vendors?

  SM Facebook page is showing the finished belt cover parts.

Yes, they do, but I wonder if they actually did a test fit of them on a bike? I have a set of the new design on my 2012 1100 Evo and just ran into a problem fitting them. There is a plastic electrical fairlead (parts fische item 20, Sec. 008) which will not reinstall into the correct position on the bottom sprocket cover. I tried calling but could not get a live person so I emailed the information to them. I told them that I could do a workaround, but that might not be a good option for others. I am awaiting a reply because they also screwed up my rear axle slider order by mixing up part and fasteners sizes.

The Leggeros do look good, but quite pricey IMO. Right now they have no competition for those except for the CF ones, and I am anti-CF if it is merely for bling.

Update: They responded very quickly to my email and are expediting the correct pieces for the rear axle slider order. The belt cover concern will be looked at on Monday. I'll probably take a pic of them tomorrow and post it in a new thread. They really do look good!

Update 2: Installation pics at http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=64474.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=64474.0)

Just an update since it has been almost a month since SpeedyMoto said they would get back to me regarding the center Leggero belt cover not fitting correctly on my 2012 1100 Evo. SpeedyMoto still has not responded.

I modified the wiring fairlead myself so that it protects the cabling from belt or exhaust pipe contact. I expect that other purchasers of the Leggero covers for the Evo either have modified the fairlead themselves also, or are running their bikes with the fairlead not installed or supported sufficiently.

I had a low side crash at about 25 mph (on account a some cager pulled out on front of me [bang]) and my Speedy Moto frame sliders took nearly all of the beating; I will have the bike looking like new for less than $80.00. No damage to the clutch, tank, frame, forks, brake calipers or any expensive bits.

Speedy Moto sliders saved me $$$$$$$  [bow_down] [bow_down]

I see many less expensive brands, but will they do the job?

 

Desert Dust,
 
So, I don't know why, but I seem to be getting the idea that you like SpeedyMoto to the point of being impelled to defend them with anecdotal information which has nothing to do with the facts of my particular experience with them.

I agree that they make some very nice products and also have their frame sliders as well as both axle sliders on my bike. But that has nothing to do with the fact that the Leggero set intended for the 1100 Evo has a design flaw and the fact that they have never replied as promised.

Maybe the 1100 Evo Leggero design flaw is the only one in their product line, and the rest of their accessories and parts are 100 percent as advertised, but that will not change the fact of the matter as explained.

 I recently purchased some items direct from SM. My order was delayed? My credit card was charged twice, and when I received my spring set, the bolts where missing from the package. Each event I called them every morning until they fixed the problem. Maybe oldndumb you need to be less patient with them and ride there asses. They quickly and politely solved all the problems with my order.

Good info and advice.

Normally I would communicate extensively with a vendor in event of a problem. In this particular case, they did correct the problem with the axle slider parts promptly. And, when I spoke with them regarding the Leggero problem I did tell them that I could fix it myself, but that others might not be able to.

I did not ask for any remedial action regarding the Leggeros and only brought it to their attention in consideration of other buyers and thought they would want to correct the problem themselves. The promise to contact me was unsolicited, but since it was made, I expected them to follow up. In the duration, I have checked their site thinking that maybe they addressed the problem and did not need to contact me. If they have, they did not update the picture, which may well be the case. I suggest that anyone buying a set for a +2012 1100 Evo to specifically ask them about the center cover to wiring fairlead interface.

Hi Guys,

Just lookin' around the forum today and stumbled on to this. I am that guy who answers calls and E-mails. We changed E-mail servers in early summer and I think that is what caused me to miss your messages. The New belt covers are done and available with a recent modification Mentioned by oldndumb. The wire lead is only on Monsters and some how got forgotten about in between test fitting and selling....Whoops probably mostly all my fault. We are human over here and stuff happens some times.  (Edited seems I might have been on the edge of breaking vendor posting rules) Sorry guys not trying to use your forum to sell stuff just trying to say hi.

-B

Thanks for the update, Brian. Good of you to let us know that there has been a resolution and that the new Leggeros are plug and play now.

I bought mine to please myself, but it sure doesn't hurt my feelings when they draw so many compliments.  :)

Your bike is lookin' pretty cool! Love the heat shield you made.

Thanks. It was a protype of sorts since I did not have enough stock for a proper fit. Finally got some more material to fab the final product and plan on starting that soon as I finish an air box mod.