Cosmic Quads still around?

[userj8670]

Have tried to reach cosmic quads - for a seat job - thru phone and email and have not gotten any responses. Are they still around? I would really prefer them to do my seat:wondering


Jim

[Aulbaugh]

Sometimes it takes Tammy a bit to get back to peeps. She does great work!

[oldskool83]

They always get back to me. Might be on vac. Make sure you contact them directly. Mosh dont come here much due to all the drama this site turned into.

[captainweezy]

If it is hard to get ahold of her/them now, imagine when it's been 6-8 months since you sent them your seat! This is not to bash them but it is the truth to what happened to me and several others on here. Someone on here recommended them to me. I thought ok I will support a 3ww business. No communication. I finally did get my seat but it took forever. I thought I was screwed. So I would not recommend them to you.

[Red Rider]

If it is hard to get ahold of her/them now, imagine when it's been 6-8 months since you sent them your seat! This is not to bash them but it is the truth to what happened to me and several others on here. Someone on here recommended them to me. I thought ok I will support a 3ww business. No communication. I finally did get my seat but it took forever.I don't know if you contacted her before sending your seat in, but that's what I did, and she warned me, that it would be a long delay before she could even work on my seat, as she was very busy with seats from some other motor-sports during that particular time of year. And, if I couldn't wait that long, she suggested that I send it in during a different time of the year when she isn't so swamped (I can't remember which time of year her business slows, but I sent my seat in around 05-06/2012), which is what I ended up doing. Once it was sent in, she notified me that it was received, then sent pics of the completed seat cover before sending it back. My whole transaction only took a few weeks. That was over 6 years ago, and the seat cover still looks great, and I fully recommend her work.

[oldskool83]

She did 5 or 6 of,my seats. Last I know she had Lyme disease. Not sure if her and mosh have kids but I'll say don't come in here shittn on them. People have done it to me biased on my side biz too.

This makes people want to come here less...And more members you loose more knowledge people take with not ever wanting care to help out again.

Whatever the issues were work then out of just walk away.

This thread should prob be watched it locked now.

I'm contacting them about a 250R seat, I've dealt with her nearly 10 years, every year. You wait for good work.

[Tri-Z 250]

I always restore the seat first, at least send it in. I'm a get it done when it works out. I'm never pressed for time so when I do get it back...Mrs Mosh never lets me down....worth the wait in line. Great People

[86T3]

She did 5 or 6 of,my seats. Last I know she had Lyme disease. Not sure if her and mosh have kids but I'll say don't come in here shittn on them. People have done it to me biased on my side biz too.

This makes people want to come here less...And more members you loose more knowledge people take with not ever wanting care to help out again.

Whatever the issues were work then out of just walk away.

This thread should prob be watched it locked now.

I'm contacting them about a 250R seat, I've dealt with her nearly 10 years, every year. You wait for good work.

Weezy didn't trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro on her, he said he got his seat but didnt like the wait time. That's pretty honest if you ask me.

[oldskool83]

Alot of theses people are one person shops.

[hoosierlogger]

Alot of theses people are one person shops.

that doesn't give you an excuse to take 6 months to do a 2 hour job, and not answer emails or phone calls asking about it.

[Mosh]

Maybe she took too long on a couple of jobs. I know a few years back she just could not keep up with the business and some people got pissed their seats were 3-6 months out.
There is all kinds of reasons for delays- outside opinions..Whatever..Neither I nor her care to enter the drama of it anymore, and only I typically will hit these threads for her when I see them and I am not here to argue or sound uncaring..
We are not crooks, she does the best she can to keep up with it. At any point and time we have 20-30 seats in our house- garage- etc...She never comes here anymore for reasons that have already been stated.
She gets at least 30 messages a day through FB, here texts are blowing up every 2 minutes, she can't even answer them all...People call at 8 pm, Weekends etc even when her voicemail clearly states m-f 8-5......Then some will not even leave a message (SHE WILL NOT CALL BACK with no message) ...If you can imagine the logistics of dealing with phone- text -emails and FB messenger at the rate of 30+ plus a day plus doing the work alone.....Good grief....She answers when she can. She does this on her own, I own my own business that she has to help with also, we have a daughter learning to drive, in band, she has to cook and clean, take kids to doctors...Hell neither of us have fired up an ATV and just went camping and riding for over 2 years...We do not have fun anymore all we do is bust our asses to service people....We both run service businesses and you just can not please and "fast service" everybody all the time..I wait 3-6 months for port work and machine work.... People have to wait 2-3-4 months at times for her work..Sometimes she gets caught up and knocks em out in 2 weeks..ESR makes people wait for ATC pipes in run quantities..Maier makes you wait and order 5 sets of special color plastics...Heck we got bitched at for hanging onto a guys parts for 5 years, and finally selling them off due to lack of communication from him..You just can not fooking win sometimes....

I will and she will, apologize for any delays- lack of contact and she truly tries her best. If anybody thinks they can do it any better, faster, cheaper,- then pick up your tools and start competing. She really could use the break... There are people on here taking 2 years to do group orders-trike builds whatever, and everybody gets a shitpie flung at em sooner or later, usually by someone that is not even involved with the transaction that just likes to pile on a beat down carcass..
After awhile you just weed out/threw the bullshit, and do the best you can. She is at the point where she needs 2 full time employees, but nobody wants to pay 400$ for a seat job that will cover that kind of overhead to get stuff done in 2 weeks.
I am not here to argue or be sucked into a shitshow..Quite honestly we do not even care when someone talks trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro about us anymore..For some reason, her business and work triples when trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro gets thrown around..Hell there is one guy, who most of you can guess his name, is the best salesmen she has. We always know when he is putting her down and talking trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro on FB, the work flies in the doors..
Thanks buddy...! Hey maybe blame him for the delays and work back ups?...LOL


Understand, it is not my business, I have no involvement in the seats at all...It is not her or my goal to piss anyone off..We (she) just can only do so much..She does the best she can, and appreciates everybody coming to her over the years.. and appreciates those of you who should have bitched, and was kind enough to bare through it and give her the benefit of the doubt...
She has mentioned possibly hanging it up more recently than ever..I do not know how serious she was about that, but I wouldn't blame her if she does.

Userj, I will tell her you are trying to reach her if you are still interested, and I apologize for any broken communication..Obviously you know that it will be a long wait possibly, so if you need to research other alternatives that fit you better, we understand and wish you the best.

[yaegerb]

Sweet Jesus, this turned into shite rather quickly. She’s done 7 seats for me. Some fast, others slow, but Tammy has always been upfront with me about her turn around times. I wait because quite frankly I have had 30 or so seats done through the years and she does the best work, bottom line. Better still, her quality will outlast most if not all of the competition.

[Tri-Z 250]

Tell her $400 a seat isn't outta line for the work involved and quality. Just for clarity it's NO 2hr job, that's an ignorant statement, IMO. I rather pay more and still wait, just knowing what I know from all the work she's done for me.

[Arky-X]

Doesn't matter if it is a 3 week or 6 month wait......no one will be happy with waiting.
My parents were in the upholstery business for over 40 years and they stayed 2-3 weeks out even with 5 full time upholsterers during their heyday.

"3 WEEKS!!!! BUT I'VE GOT COMPANY COMING THIS WEEKEND!!!!" -- IchitYouKnot

"$800 FOR THIS COUCH!!!! I'VE SEWN MANY THINGS IN MY LIFE AND THIS SHOULDN'T COST THIS MUCH!!!!" -- I just picked out a $20/yard fabric instead of the hundreds you have at $8-10/yard.

If you need to catch up, go up on your prices. That weeds out the ones that are just fishing, not really serious, or just too darn cheap (don't take that the wrong way.....you know how to run your business best.)

Good luck to you and the Mrs. The service industry is one of the only things we have left in Mericuh because manufacturing has set sail.

[hoosierlogger]

If she can’t keep up with the work, there is always the possibility of turning down jobs instead of letting them pile up. No need to pour water in a boat thats already taking on water.

[Mosh]

If she can’t keep up with the work, there is always the possibility of turning down jobs instead of letting them pile up. No need to pour water in a boat thats already taking on water.
She does, and 95% are adamant for her to do the work, no matter how long the wait. Even then if you do deny, you still get branded the asshole...And if you honestly believe you can make correspondence, price quote unbox a seat, do artwork, clean the pan, repair broken studs, and brackets, install new foam, shave custom foam, vector custom artwork, find a box that somebody did not provide a good enough one, or one at all, make contact, collect payment, print a shipping label, and schedule a return pickup in 2 hours, you are a fool. In that scale of thinking, you can drop limb, cut and and neatly stack a 100 foot oak in 4 hours while maintaining your equipment, driving there re fueling etc.....For 200$..... Oh by the way, you gotta drop your saw right in the middle of the job, to answer it, or respond to an email immediately, cuz that next tree cut guy is the only one that exists....LOL

The only people that really have ever bitched seemed to be relegated to this forum, and usually only chime in by hearsay and no personal experience with us..We still waiting for these reports of
" several " people that have been unhappy. 15 years of here doing this, 1000s of 1000s of jobs and we can recall 10 people that we know of being cranked and having good reason for it. Most people dont even keep a trike as long as her 3ww view of a "failing " business has been around..
As said you just can't make everybody happy all the time. We will be raising prices substantialy
as suggested as it has been way overdue.

And knowing that makes it easy to tolerate the BS..
Everyone else, Thanks for your understanding and support.

[Tri-Z 250]

I'm all for it!! If it helps MrsMosh have the ability to bring on hands, possibly improve her production area with some well deserved space. Then when things fall into place on down time print Art, on her screen printing vision. No lack of hussel in either of you, that's for sure. Profits aren't just for pocket sake, not every customer that walks in is a friend, but leaves with the respect as one. If you give away a bone to a hungry stray dog outta sympathy, 2 things are true: the dog will return for another free bone; and it has teeth and you never know it might bite even though you showed compassion.
This started as an unknown tallent from a very talented hands on woman who is beyond a growth spurt. The jump is itself not without risk, is and agreed over due. I understand in many ways by keeping it small the adage it will keep costs down. It has to a point where your ready to throw the towel it's almost too much. I hope the increase allows her to free up time to Market her BRAND. Thus bringing on more hands and associated vendors and manufactures to allow reproduction products of your own, that simplify your success(seat pans/foam).

Just think 1day ship on stocked inventory 250R full reproduction seats....ready to sell. Then 350X or kits for the do it yourlogger way kinda guys that can't wait or feel they can do just a good a job. The end result is your justified in your need to grow and it takes money...just set the bar. Most of us with businesses understand, you can only pound so many nails in a day by yourself.

[hoosierlogger]

She does, and 95% are adamant for her to do the work, no matter how long the wait. Even then if you do deny, you still get branded the asshole...And if you honestly believe you can make correspondence, price quote unbox a seat, do artwork, clean the pan, repair broken studs, and brackets, install new foam, shave custom foam, vector custom artwork, find a box that somebody did not provide a good enough one, or one at all, make contact, collect payment, print a shipping label, and schedule a return pickup in 2 hours, you are a fool. In that scale of thinking, you can drop limb, cut and and neatly stack a 100 foot oak in 4 hours while maintaining your equipment, driving there re fueling etc.....For 200$..... Oh by the way, you gotta drop your saw right in the middle of the job, to answer it, or respond to an email immediately, cuz that next tree cut guy is the only one that exists....LOL

The only people that really have ever bitched seemed to be relegated to this forum, and usually only chime in by hearsay and no personal experience with us..We still waiting for these reports of
" several " people that have been unhappy. 15 years of here doing this, 1000s of 1000s of jobs and we can recall 10 people that we know of being cranked and having good reason for it. Most people dont even keep a trike as long as her 3ww view of a "failing " business has been around..
As said you just can't make everybody happy all the time. We will be raising prices substantialy
as suggested as it has been way overdue.

And knowing that makes it easy to tolerate the BS..
Everyone else, Thanks for your understanding and support.

Yeah... I’ve done business with her in the past and it was a pleasant timely experience. I’m just un-sure why if the business is in such high demand that it takes 6 months to turn around a seat that she hasnt went full time with it. You make it sound like people beg her to do their seats. If that’s the case she could go big time with it. Also you can’t give me this trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro about it taking to much time to return a phone call, answer a PM or return an email. I wrote this entire reply while on the toilet. There is always time for good business communication no matter how large or small the business.

[Tri-Z 250]

What make you think it's part time? That's more slant from your end.

As a Community we can only hope changes allow the ability to keep getting product. We also hope the changes made allows everyone involved an ability to reach further goals to ad to a stronger future.

[Tri-Z 250]

^^Sorry my Glammy siphon app needs up dated. Your somehow relating your Hindi call, and your loneliness too the fact your communications skills suck. I do get your either Gay or Straight and convincing the caller you can't have it both ways, is a clear indication your seat isn't covered. Should you need a Rainbow style Pink custom one made....Don't be afraid to fly your own colors no ones gonna give you Drama over it.

[atc300r]

Im trying to get Sue from Fast N Loud to do my seats.She keeps calling me a Assmonkey.

[Mosh]

Yeah i got this one for $20 on E-gay das racistsess

[83ATC185]

Yeah i got this one for $20 on E-gay

raise hell praise dale!

[MtPleasantMadmn]

If you need some stock seats done I do them on the side I use the seat covers from Bangkok or ones from ebay, if you're okay with them. but I Do cover them .I'm the one that does Bryan ditches seats. pm me if interested

[J!m]

Well.

This is an old thread, but as a new owner of an old trike, I need the seat recovered with an appropriate cover. As I search high and low, I keep coming back to Cosmic Quads, and lately, this thread- it is clear to be they (she) does the best work. My trike is far from perfect, but I do want the look and feel of an original, rather than a hot-rodded trike. I don't need any more than the stock engine can give. I don't need the exhaust louder etc. I stated out in the 80's on a 70 and always wanted a bigger one as I outgrew my 70, and it finally happened. It took a while.

I also used to make custom guitars, so I understand from that perspective as well. I want to make this as painless as possible for us both.

All that said: is/will cosmic quads take on more work, now seven years later? I think I may be one of those who reached out via Facebook recently, as I did not have any other means of contact. If there is an email to use, I'm happy to do that, or call- whatever is best.

I am interested and can schedule sending the seat for a time that works best on that end. The seat is covered, and I don't believe any studs are broken or foam repair is needed (but I'm unsure on the foam), so maybe a PM here with direct contact info is best?

Thanks in advance.

[Shawn Powell]

If she isn’t , I hope she is , and you need want a replica seat and or need foam call high flite / ceet. They are the same company and they do great work. For an extra 10$ or so they will make you a replica cover with out there logos on it. I have them on both my atcs and my 400ex and enduro. I did a desert foam on my 350x and while I still don’t love the look I love the feel. All other bikes I went with standard medium foam and the feel great. Mines not a restoration bit a resto mod.


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[atcman77]

Well.

This is an old thread, but as a new owner of an old trike, I need the seat recovered with an appropriate cover. As I search high and low, I keep coming back to Cosmic Quads, and lately, this thread- it is clear to be they (she) does the best work. My trike is far from perfect, but I do want the look and feel of an original, rather than a hot-rodded trike. I don't need any more than the stock engine can give. I don't need the exhaust louder etc. I stated out in the 80's on a 70 and always wanted a bigger one as I outgrew my 70, and it finally happened. It took a while.

I also used to make custom guitars, so I understand from that perspective as well. I want to make this as painless as possible for us both.

All that said: is/will cosmic quads take on more work, now seven years later? I think I may be one of those who reached out via Facebook recently, as I did not have any other means of contact. If there is an email to use, I'm happy to do that, or call- whatever is best.

I am interested and can schedule sending the seat for a time that works best on that end. The seat is covered, and I don't believe any studs are broken or foam repair is needed (but I'm unsure on the foam), so maybe a PM here with direct contact info is best?

Thanks in advance.

Tammy is still around and still doing seats. She just restored an 85 ATC200S seat for me a few months ago using new standard foam from Hi-Flite, see attachment. Their contact info is also in an attached snip, this was taken directly from their Facebook page:

[J!m]

I have copied and printed that picture; I'll give a call probably next week.

Do you know what time of year is best for her? That was discussed earlier in this thread, and may have changed, and I want to be accommodating, not a PITA to her.

[atcman77]

I have copied and printed that picture; I'll give a call probably next week.

Do you know what time of year is best for her? That was discussed earlier in this thread, and may have changed, and I want to be accommodating, not a PITA to her.

You will need to contact them during normal business hours to discuss current turnaround times. She does excellent work and has restored several seats for me in years past so she usually has a backlog. As long as you're flexible and not expecting an overnight turnaround, I'm sure she'll be happy to work with you.

[J!m]

I'm pretty flexible and willing to work with what is best for her.

I know my mounted engine is a smoker, and I confirmed the '85 jug and piston are in perfect usable condition, so worst case that jug and piston go into the '86 engine. But once I inspect the 86 parts, I may find only rings are needed. But I'll do valve seals and lap the valves (at least) at the same time; replace the valves if I have to. I learned here (perhaps from you?) the '86 head has better oiling and these are the types of technical improvements that drive me to the latest versions. Also planning to swap the left main case due to chain rash... that could become a bigger project depending on bearing condition and whatever other surprises I find in there etc.

But the moral of the story is once I pull the motor, it isn't getting ridden for a while, so I'll have a window for her of (unfortunately) a couple months to do that eight-hour job.

[J!m]

Just to tie this off, today I left a message for Tammy.

My seat pan is okay but has a busted stud (maybe two). I found another pan donor on eBay that I may have drop shipped straight to her, to save a bit of shipping, but I obviously will not do that until I have clearance from her to do so.

Meanwhile I'll keep trying to get my seat off the fender...

[Dirtcrasher]

If your pan is nice, the studs are a piece of cake to change/fabricate. Finding a good pan and good foam is the harder part. Tammy should still be easy to reach, but because she does such good work, she gets slammed and this stuff is just a side thing for her. She doesn't want to be all backed up, it's stressful.

I get it, because I'm so busy with apartments that I can't do as much sidework as I used to be able to do. I can work on an apartment and rent it for 1500$ a month, rather than try to make 30$ in the shop. But, I like the shop more...

[J!m]

I spoke with Tammy and purchased another seat with a decent pan and all the studs. She has a useable foam for me and the pan is being shipped direct to her.

We had a nice chat as her husband is a guitar player and I used to make them.

[Dirtcrasher]

I spoke with Tammy and purchased another seat with a decent pan and all the studs. She has a useable foam for me and the pan is being shipped direct to her.

We had a nice chat as her husband is a guitar player and I used to make them.

Mr Mosh is also a very cool dude! He was an important part of this board back in the day "Moshman" I believe...

[oldskool83]

Tammy is still making seats....she has a customers of mine black and red zebra warrior 350 seat right now finishing up.