Author Topic: Building a new shop. (Read 52757 times)

sandblaster · « **Reply #45 on:** January 01, 2011, 08:59:59 PM »

Hello Tuck\o/.
I originally had piles of bikes on my garage floor.
Then after the kids ran through a few times, kicking parts as they passed I came to the conclusion that I had to do something different

So after a lot or trial and error I found the perfect sized plastic totes.
For a while it was easy to keep track.
Then we started getting multiple bikes of the same model.
So, we started writing the date on the totes and the model of the bike.
We have codes on our ads that tell us what date of bike the parts were sold from.
As long as nobody mixes the parts up or messes up on the date codes were golden.
It seems that once or twice a week we are left scratching our heads

Most of the time it's an easy fix.
Once in a while we are forced to give a full refund and beg for mercy

Thanks for all the good will and keep in touch.
Sand

Dutch-K5 Fan · « **Reply #46 on:** January 02, 2011, 01:01:45 AM »

Great to see your improvement on the inventory tracking.
We had a show in Holland on discovery named: Die Ludolfs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvygHrg8-q0
One of the 4 brothers nows where everythings is , named peter

Don't know how he did it, you just ask him a part of any car. And he know what it is, in waht other car it will fit.
If he has it, and best of all where he has it.

And Sand, no thanks. Because of KXRiders great Members I have what I wanted for 20years. Just clad to help another member, wish I didn't had to swim so far to take a look at your shop and Future bike

.

Dutchie

sandblaster · « **Reply #47 on:** January 02, 2011, 05:40:51 AM »

Hello Dutchie.
Some people are absolutely amazing with memory games.
My memory stinks.... so, everything has a place and there is a place for everything

For interchange info, I look it up in the book, then I record it for other people to see:
http://oem-cycle.com/BikeIdentification.aspx
It's not a perfect list and it is a work in progress but, I have found that very few if any other sites have all the info we are offering.
Someday I want every part to have a link to pictures with measurements.
Unfortunately I only make hyperlinks to pics with measurements when they have been requested by potential customers so it is slow progress, but, it's progress none the less.
If your ever in the neighborhood, look me up and lets go riding as I'm sure I have a few extra bike around

Dutch-K5 Fan · « **Reply #48 on:** January 03, 2011, 06:13:44 AM »

Well it's a good thing your memory stinks than

Now wil the world learn from it at oem-cycle.
If I will be in the neighborhood, Ill be there with ridinggear

Would be awsom to ride those dunes.
Or must I put all of those bikes toghter first befor riding

Dutchie

sandblaster · « **Reply #49 on:** January 03, 2011, 05:22:31 PM »

I keep a few bikes together for friends and family that show up and want to ride....

alward25 · « **Reply #50 on:** January 03, 2011, 05:25:11 PM »

Looks like Christmas Valley.......

Quote from: sandblaster on January 02, 2011, 05:40:51 AM

Hello Dutchie.
Some people are absolutely amazing with memory games.
My memory stinks.... so, everything has a place and there is a place for everything
For interchange info, I look it up in the book, then I record it for other people to see:
http://oem-cycle.com/BikeIdentification.aspx
It's not a perfect list and it is a work in progress but, I have found that very few if any other sites have all the info we are offering.
Someday I want every part to have a link to pictures with measurements.
Unfortunately I only make hyperlinks to pics with measurements when they have been requested by potential customers so it is slow progress, but, it's progress none the less.
If your ever in the neighborhood, look me up and lets go riding as I'm sure I have a few extra bike around