Quite a few of you on the forum know my hobby is ECU's. A number of you have also used my loan ECU's to diagnose various problems. So here's my problem. What's one to do if a forum member is ignoring my requests to return a loan ECU?
Its a noble thing you do Chris. I would ask for a returnable deposit on these. Always one spoils it for others.
Well, the original post is a great start. If the borrower of the ECU is an established member, he/she may want to resolve this without any further delay, with no loss of face. If there's no reply after a few days (and the borrower has been seen on the forums) - name and shame is the game.
Could the person be on holiday? Has the person been using the forum during your attempts to make contact.
I'd prefer not to name and shame. PM's have been sent without response despite the member having visited the forum.
Tell em straight "I have a very particular set of skills, skills i have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my ecu go now that will be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you and i will kill you"... And if that dont work name and shame.....
Theres always one who ruins it for the rest. Chris's generosity and kindness has helped me out before. I'm pretty sure others have too, so please return this item so that he can continue to place his trust and goodwill, otherwise we will find out and you will return to your bike to find it has no ecu. I know you will read this thread. So come on, play the game.
I know this is not the first time it has happened to you Chris! A good tip for the future would be to change the rev limiter to something low, like 5000rpm. That way you can still test/run the bike on your ECU but it is not useable for riding.
