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    Bill Casey/TPC Trikes

    I have avoided making my ongoing saga/nightmare with Bill Casey AKA "TPC Trikes" public, however after receiving an invoice for another $2000 from this scam artist, I have no choice.

    DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH BILL CASEY/TPC TRIKES. This has singlehandedly been one of the worst experiences in my LIFE. This man is a thief, con-man, and a liar.

    I contracted Bill/TPC to build a TPC frame for me that would house a TRX 250R engine. This was to get a full feature in Dirt Wheels magazine. Well long story short, the frame was many months behind schedule, and finally I was told that it was done (a little over a year later). I sent a check to pay for “Materials” as Bill put it, the check was cashed immediately, 1 month later NO FRAME. Bill would not answer his phone or respond to any messaging. Two months later NO FRAME, Bill is still missing in action. Finally after posting on FB Bill magically appeared with every excuse under the sun as to why he had immediately cashed my check and not sent the frame.

    So, three months after my check was cashed, and I was told the frame was done, I received my frame. Long story short, NOTHING was right on the frame. Nothing fit, and NOTHING worked. I took the frame to a well respected and notable builder of custom trikes and he said that at least 60 hours of fab work would be necessary to make the frame work.

    I let Bill know of the issues with the frame and the frame was sent back to Bill (at my expense) for him to try to fix. At this point and throughout the entire process, Bill managed to turn EVERYTHING around and blame it all on me, which I am told is what he does. Finally after waiting another 2 months for the frame to be fixed I requested a refund. At this point in time my wife and I had a baby that was needing open heart surgery so the funding for this project had dried up. Bill agreed to a refund and claimed that “the check is in the mail”. One month later, NO refund check and Bill has once again seemed to have gone missing. SO once again I posted on facebook and Bill magically appeared! Still claiming that the check was in the mail, and would be there any day. Finally, 1 month later a check did arrive, that Bill had cancelled. So I now have no frame and no refund!

    And to put the icing on the cake, I received ANOTHER invoice from TPC Trikes las Friday for $1925. For a frame that I do not have. Again, AVOID THIS MAN AND COMPANY LIKE THE PLAUGE. This guy has scammed more people than anyone even knows because he threatens to sue anyone that tries to expose his lies and bullshit.

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    Wow. I have heard others complain of similar things. I remember seeing him come on the boards trying to promote his business, (be a know-it-all) and argue and try to bully people around... That was until he was banned from most of the 250R related boards. I'm sure a search would turn up plenty of negative posts if you search TPCTrikes, I believe was his username.

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    What a scumbag. Seems to be a few getting around as of late. You really cannot trust anyone. Hope it gets sorted for you mate!
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    wow. that's insane. damn shame because some of those builds are beautiful.

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    I'm very sorry to hear you have joined the ranks of Bill's victims. A couple of years ago, I witnessed first hand how he lies to his customers and steals their money...

    This sorry excuse for a human being is a boil on the community that needs very badly to be lanced! I would NEVER do business with him after seeing first hand what he did, nor would I ever recommend him to anyone else, be they friend or foe! He does not deserve ANYONE'S business...

    Personally I believe he is a sociopath... look up the definition and tell me it doesn't sound alot like him...
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    Not surprised by this one. Wanted a TPC at one point until I read about all the shenanigans and tom foolery. Sorry to hear about the extent to which this dealing went. I wish the best for you.
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    Best wishes for your child.

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    Hes been mentoring Milner.

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    It's a shame too, that business could of blossomed if it were in different hands. He had the customers, he just it up. Could of helped along the resurgence of trikes.

    If anyone Is looking for modern conversions and custom builds look up tionesta trikes. Great people who are members here. And the trikes speak for themselves on the track.

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    He was "mr atc" on this board at one time and last time I looked still was on 3w.org. He was on this under "" and still is(last I know) on exriders(atvriders). My friend some years ago was gonna get a trike built by him, shipped back here, I re-assemble it and put on the stuff that he didn't do or supply(wheels, swingarm, carrier, axle, brakes, etc). From what he was told, he will build the frame, tripples, swingarm, motor(if you need one) and front hub. He gives you a list of things from trx450r and crf450r that gets used and he can get them for you and ship them with the build(all parts that you WANT him to get for you) or you buy a roller crf450r and trx450r, take off the parts you need from them and part them out. The latter is the far cheaper way to build his trike. Walsh racing does the same with their hybrid/custom framed quads too. Only difference is walsh uses moslty ltr450, veres trx/crf450r parts. At this point you decide if you want to use aftermarket parts or use the stock parts.


    250rjunky....if you have all this stuff document, emails/texts/phone messages, keep all invoices/corespondes and photo evidence, you are in the upper hand if taking him to court over it. Very likely, once he receives court papers, not sure how to do a small claims case inter-state, but I'm sure it can be done. It would be better worth his money/time to settle it verses fight it.
    Last edited by deathman53; 11-29-2016 at 05:57 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ghostv2 View Post
    It's a shame too, that business could of blossomed if it were in different hands. He had the customers, he just it up. Could of helped along the resurgence of trikes.

    If anyone Is looking for modern conversions and custom builds look up tionesta trikes. Great people who are members here. And the trikes speak for themselves on the track.
    I believe he is going by JTS Customs now. And that is who ended up doing the build I was involved with after we "repossessed" the quad from Bill.
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    '85 ATC 250R
    '86 ATC 350X
    '85 ATC 350X
    '84 ATC 200ES Big Red
    '84 ATC 125M
    '85 ATC 110
    '85 ATC 70/110

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    Quote Originally Posted by deathman53 View Post
    Only difference is walsh uses moslty ltr450, veres trx/crf450r parts. At this point you decide if you want to use aftermarket parts or use the stock parts.
    Well, that and Walsh actually delivers you a quality product on time, doesn't fall of the face of the earth or double invoice you.
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    Sorry to hear about this horror story. Are there any legal actions you can take to get a refund? I'd be hopping a plane to Bill and seeing what's up. Sorry to hear about your little girl.
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    Yeah that sucks. I talked to him and almost tried getting one. Talk about dodging the bullet. I to am sorry to hear this

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    Wow... thank you for posting this.... I have actually been emailing him back and forth about ordering a TPC. I won't be now.... too bad too because they look super cool
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