Problem here is people confuse Skill and Experience, with Time, so to them you’re only given up a couple of hours maybe, but it’s the skill and experience what we’re paying for, not paying for your time, if that makes any sense.

Finally. Another dad who talks to his kids like I do. I am 48 and but still got it, just about. I went to the gym with my then 26 yr old lad, after out lifting him on everything we did, while in the sauna he has the minerals to tell me I am on the decline. Brutal! Proud of the lad though, turned into a fine man. Favourite channel at the moment, keep doing what you do.

@REPerformanceUK

29 күн бұрын

Yeah mate! He is my best friend!! Very proud of him! 🙌🏼

I used to hate that at motocross when people used to say, “oh you only sit on the bike and twist the throttle” 😂 it would take minimum a month to get within 15% of an experienced lap time.

@REPerformanceUK

Ай бұрын

I know mate! They are all idiots! Especially my lad who thinks (having never ridden an MX bike) that he can beat me! I’d never let it happen anyway 😂😂

@SavingSalvage

Ай бұрын

@@REPerformanceUK haha yeah! Will only take him 5 mins on a bike and he will be apologising 😂

@pawilson1978

29 күн бұрын

Had the opposite with my dad. Forced him to get an RS250 to race with me. 😂

I didn't realise people would actually ask/expect that, tell 'em to fuck off. Good banter with your boy, had me laughing.

Long videos are the way forward boys!!

@kevinwhittaker1307

Ай бұрын

Well said Ricky, the entitlement of some “famous” Insta/tubers knows no bounds….. Know your worth and never work for free! 👍

Freebies, I hate them. I had an exclusive Australian distribution agreement with a US company and I received a phone call offering to do a YT review on the product which seems like a fair deal so I agreed. When I told the caller that I wanted the product returned he got all offended and said he should be allowed to keep it so I told him to take a walk and don't call back. He had equipped his workshop doing this sort of thing and I was not going to help him add to that. Unhappy with my response he contacted the US office and told them the same story and I then agreed as they offered to reimburse me for the stuff I sent him and the final result was a huge blow up between him and them with me sitting on the sidelines saying I told you so. 99% of the YT reviews are done to get free product, nothing more or less.

Love the long videos and the rants don't go changing 👍🏼

@REPerformanceUK

29 күн бұрын

Thank you

Mate, thanks for using my small mistake reply. Fame at last . I should have said it was a Group N saloon race car, I hadn't been home for 3 days prior to that event, just to finish the car & get it to Oulton . Fatigue at that level is bad news, I should have double checked everything. .

I like to hear what's needed outside 😊

As United fan you'll get this. I know a major stadium lighting brand got asked for a meeting at Old Trafford to disscuss replacing the floodlights with LEDs. United senior management were put out when told the cost, they said 'no wer're not paying, you do the work and pay us £5M'!!! The Chief Exec who was a United fan got up and walked away from the deal.

@ast6537

Ай бұрын

I hope that's Leeds United 😮

Top Rant Ricky! I totally agree, semi popular nobody's that think they can blag their way through life...!

@REPerformanceUK

28 күн бұрын

💯

Loved that one , 10 out of 10 rant 👌

@REPerformanceUK

29 күн бұрын

Thanks

I trained as a toolroom grinder many years ago and operated Jones Shipman 540 surface grinders. You should be able to get a decent second hand one for 1 to 1.5k

Why do we love a good rant eh 😂 and it’s good to hear what goes on behind the scenes 👍

great video, my son does MX and I know i would never get his times, Callum book your seat in A&E now 🤣🤣

You are spot on with the entire crazy world that thinks popularity equals value. Awesome vid guys ❤

loved it! Son is a nice lad great relationship there. Don't expect another video when Kate sees this however.....

I absolutely love your rants and look forward to the next one 😂

@REPerformanceUK

29 күн бұрын

Thank you.

There’s not a man been born yet that’s never made a mistake

@basilwatson1

Ай бұрын

one has

@basilwatson1

Ай бұрын

actually 2 if you include me missus

@steverogers7473

29 күн бұрын

A man that never made a mistake never made anything....

Totaly agree RICK, some people live in noddy land,

@REPerformanceUK

26 күн бұрын

💯

That lads alpaca hairstyle is the highlight of the video 😂😂😂

@neilwharton720

Ай бұрын

That’s a bit mean😳🙈

@TheScortUK

Ай бұрын

@@neilwharton720 you're right, there was other good stuff in the video 😁

Thanks for the shout-out :-D Ask Spanner about the hire car story from pre-season testing at Portimao in 2019 :-D :-D :-D

One of Mr JWW’s “team” tried to get Lichfield to upgrade his GR Yaris suspension and wanted the kit for free, paying for them to fit it and commission on every future one they sold!!!! Chris Harris found out about it and had a rant about how stupid it was and without naming names called them out.

@REPerformanceUK

Ай бұрын

Yeah I remember that!!

@belly450

Ай бұрын

I just posted that story lol, i should have looked

Ace rant ricky especially the bed bit had me in tears .but very true who would pay someone to work on their car .cheeky bastard's is an understatement

I new mistakes that cause problems. When my brother and I were Grasstrack racing ( an outfit). We were up until 4am fixing a new exhaust system that went across the front of the sidecar. Little did we notice the exhaust was lower than the sidecar. We went to Bidenden Grasstrack got to the second corner exhaust dug it. Outfit back wheel went up about 70 degrees I ( the passenger ) ended up wrapped around the handholds my brother head butted the front wheel…

I think my crowning glory of fuckups was 2004 when we ran 4 top fuel dragsters in European FIA competition. I was doing the bottom end of the motor on one (Smax Smith driving), and someone asked me a question while I was getting ready to put #5 rear main cap back up. Torqued everything, pan back on, oil in for the warm up and then I got called to one of the other cars to fix ignition wiring issues. Hear the car firing up for warmup, but it was quite short duration. Then a few minutes later Smax the driver appears going “Rob! Rob! We started up and there’s oil pissing out the clutch can dust filter!”. I go back with him, and the crazy Swedish team owner is looking like fire and muttering “There’s no rear main seal in that motor”. I’m thinking no… there’s no way. So the clutch guys set about removing the can and cleaning up (thankfully no oil went onto the clutch itself), and i go and look in my tool tray and find… the lower half of the rear main seal. As I’d stretched out from under the car when asked the question earlier, the cap on the slide hammer had tilted over enough for the seal to fall out into the tool tray, and I’d merrily banged the cap back up into place after answering the question. Oh dear. Thankfully nothing damaged other than my pride!

I once said to my sister there is a police helicopter flying over and her response was "oh is there?? I can't hear the siren's" 😂😂

Fantastic video, Ricky. Just tell Callum that the hospitals around Bridgewater are absolutely dire. I’d want a lot more than two grand to go in one of those.

Exposure is what you get sitting naked on the side of a mountain.

great banter and brill dad, son stuff !!

Please film the Motocross showdown! Also, what will be his forefit when he loses???

Enjoyable rant 🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂but you’re right though 💯

Think I was about 10 - the first time I got on a Moto-x bike. My dad had bought himself a secondhand Maico 250 circa '74 vintage. The 1st outing was on waste ground in Trafford Park, Manchester - before they built the Trafford Centre over it! Anywhoo... after my dad had had a frap round it was my turn. Right lad, sit on it, clutch in 1st gear - give it some revs let the clutch out and you're off! - He wasn't wrong either. Straight off the back, full send wheelie and me sat in a pile of toxic mud watching the bike bounce a.o.t. across the waste ground. Only hurt my ego a little and I went on to have 5 or 6 years in schoolboy moto-x - great times, some success, only one fractured ankle and no regrets, except having to give up when I got too old for schoolboy class. No your lad ain't getting rich anytime soon, but he'll have a blast trying 😶‍🌫😃

25:00 this is something that's been happening on and on since 2020. The one that created the most uproar was when Mr JWW ('s media manager) asked Litchfield to build up his Yaris, pay him £25k for the privilege and a percentage of future Litchfield suspension sales. Like Iain is a nice guy but that "offer" was handled as it should have been. If not for Chris Harris blowing the lid off of it, we'd have never known.

Spot on with the rant again rick 💯 exactly as you say them lads ask how much!! Out of respect 👌👍

Hicky crashed at Gingerhall pub.😊

Just to add to the small mistake big outcome....got the engine cases recoated on my hypermotard 1100....i never asked them to parts wash them, they didnt, but they didnt say either...refitted, siezed engine - 3.5k repair.

Two points- 1 - I don’t understand “ influencers “ 2 - I can see you in Tatler ! 😂

We get this at least twice a month "Build me a Roll cage and I'll mention you on my channel. I've got another 3 or 4 that want cages doing. I've got a show coming up so could you get the first one done for me by then? It'll be REALLY good for your business..." like fook mate, heard it all before 😂. I don't even respond to them anymore.

Just thought of another fun one, rear spindle nut left off on the GSXR1000... SMH. Was ok for half a lap... 😂

MATE THANK YOU!!!!!ive watched u for a while now,im a competent car mechanic and have avoid timing at all costs.The more ive been watchin you,you have learnt me to be more confident by checking checking and doing something else to confirm my checks, and have just stripped and timed my HONDA VTR 1000f (My dream bike) and vlogged it on my YT.U gave me the confidence to try it and inspired me.THANK YOU

@REPerformanceUK

26 күн бұрын

That’s great to hear. So glad they help. Thanks for watching

I love how you speak the truth of what the business has become People want you to modify their cars for them for free and then make a living from the exposure you've provided for free by modifying their car.

The reason I watch this is out of the throw to Mat A when I saw RE on his channel and I watch this more. That was an example of Mat and Ricky being collaborative but just to achieve an end goal. The only car magazine that will sell nowadays is 'Top 10 Fucking expensive lease cars while you're living at home with mum and dad'. There's less and less 'low budget' modification nowadays. It's not the fun thing it used to be. Glad the subs are going up and it certainly seems to be doing your brand in Audi engines no harm. It's a slow grow and looks like a fair bit of effort but is very interesting nonetheless Just don't give your son a MA 'HWBT' tshirt when you beat him at mx.......:D

Biggest near disaster in the last few years…. Built a brand new race bike. Absolutely mint. The bike sat at the back of my single garage behind my car. Which meant everytime I needed to get the bike out, I had to move the car (Aston Martin). Early morning to get away to the track. Started the Aston up and pulled out of the garage… forgetting the charger was still plugged in to the car… the plug came flying out of the wall, snagged the bike and absolute Armageddon occurred in my rear view mirror 😂 Bike went flying, along with everything else around it. Missed the back of the Aston by literally 2 inches. Poo was Poo’d. Also, glad you’re on planet Earth regarding Instagram helmets that want freebies.

Great video love the stuff about race bikes

@REPerformanceUK

26 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching

Brilliant video, the banter is spot on 😆 I can only imagine how many times Kate has kicked Ricks derriere since this video and how many times Rick will sleep in the dog-house 😆 Looking forwards to the motocross show down! I think every second of difference between the laptimes, the slower of the two should have to manually do the washing up - consecutively.

@REPerformanceUK

26 күн бұрын

Haha I’m used to him by now. He has no filter 😂.

Good rant. You have just firmly confirmed that you are not a liar...

Arrived at Brands for RS250 series, needed to get out for first session and dad had locked keys in the vehicle. AA guy was well happy coming in to the back of the pitlane to use a coat hanger to fish out the keys. 😂😂

Sorry for the obscure comment Ricky i dont no how to share the link if you go to Matthewsons Auctions and find lot 583 there is a similar Nissan as yours red looks mint been in storage , thought you might want a peek , I no youve got one but ???? , Cheers fella , great channel 👍

Similar to the Litchfield tuning story where the Instagram superstar wanted the Yaris GR suspension kit for free and a percentage of all future sales 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@REPerformanceUK

26 күн бұрын

😂😂

Great episode

@REPerformanceUK

26 күн бұрын

Thank you

Brilliant video but where to start commenting...1. Keep roasting Mitch re sunglasses, it is a very funny in-joke for those of us that were there. 2. Cal is hilarious but surely we all thought we could beat our Dads at something but obviously couldn't. 3. Shall I get someone else to fit my new exhaust, as I don't think you will be 'available' after Kate sees this video!

@REPerformanceUK

26 күн бұрын

😂 don’t worry Rick is fine I’ve lived with him long enough he’s never been any different. He’s said worse 🤦🏼‍♀️🙈😂. No filter.

Its the social media age, kids nowa days just want to be famous, but usually you get famous for being good at something, but no they just to be famous.

great video lad lots ov laughs hope your son dosant match u on mx track never live it down lol

When I get an Audi R8 your more than welcome to give it a going over for me 👍🏼👍🏼🚗🚗🚗

Yes other businesses do get people wanting freebies or discounts. I run A DJ business ( mainly Weddings). I get it all the while "We're doing a charity gig, can you work for free and you'll get loads of referrals from it". The thing with referrals is they are generally like for like I.e. if I DJ a wedding and a friend of the bride is getting married in the future I'll get recommended. A long time back when I did kids parties, say I did a 10th birthday. At that party there will be several 9 year olds soon turning 10 so I used to do kids party and get 2 or 3 off the back of it. So if I do a free gig, guess what? I'll get recommended to all the other people wanting a freebie. Also these "charity" events they may sell tickets for say £50 or run a raffle. So the guests are donating say £50, by working for free I'm donating a few hundred quid. Takes the pee don't it mate.

Ricky we're all getting older & grumpy, lol. Get my second knee on Fri & the reality hasn't kicked in yet! I'm self employed & was only off 4 wks last knee & hoping for 3 wks this time. Life's a bummer, lol 😢

I think I'd watch this race.

@johngibson3837

28 күн бұрын

Will just add to A&E waiting times

Your so right on "product" placement and so on. Had that thirty years ago and eventually it cost the ar......... Ten grand when it backfired on them. Mind you it took three years to sort out, all for an original value of 900 quid. I still laugh about it.

Another great video funny and informative 👍on the subject of car f ups i know a panel beater who was tidying up a honda civic rally car for a guy spent two weeks at it and when he had it finished he decided to deliver it coz the guy lived a few miles up the road so he hops into the car cruising up the road another job finished getting to drive a rally car life is good 😎 then suddenly crash bang wallop the bonnet flies open breaking the windscreen damaged the roof bonnet fucked he had forgot to put the bonnet pins in 🙈 i still call him bonnet pin 😂 and i know another guy he bought his dream car an 03 impreza sti minter of a car had a very expensive set of oz rims fitted he had it two weeks took a mate for a spin showing of lost it on a bend went through a hedge and unlucky for him there was a large rock in the hedge caused a lot of damage needed a new chassis leg destroyed a wheel rim it was off the road for a few months getting repaired by the same panel beater as it happens that wrecked the rally car anyway i bumped into the lad in town one day asked him did he get the subaru back he turned white he said he called into the panel beater to see if the car was ready but he had gone to lunch but the car was finished so he thought he'd take it for a blast down the road full send when it ground to a halt cut out and wouldnt restart the panel beater hadn't filled the car with coolant engine fucked had to buy another engine five grand at the time finally got the car on the road had it one week customs and excise took it of him coz he hadnt paid the vrt on it in southern Ireland like fucking hell man 🙈😂

There's a CHANCE that someone says yes and that drives the risk of asking. Which really isn't a risk at the end of the day; reputation seems to mean very little to anyone

😂fucking “dirty photos” pissed myself at that 😂😂

@REPerformanceUK

Ай бұрын

😂😂

Doing a collab might get you more subscribers and views, and might get you some more budget to offset the cost of doing youtube. It is up to you to figure out who to collab with and under what conditions. As you say, just being popular doesn't pay bills, but sometimes it is worth it to put some effort and even money in a collab, wether it is in the form of a discount you give or even pay someone for it, because you have a decent chance of making more back with the result.

Do you ever get involved in motocross engine work or rebuilds? What do you think about diy engine work with people swapping pistons and taking no measurements etc

Fuckin great rant rick

@REPerformanceUK

26 күн бұрын

Thanks.

That was funny your lad is class but he will get hurt haha

Mate the working for free thing! I run a very successful motorcycle service department within a car company (family run business and I’m the motorcycle man) I get people forever asking can you do me discount and I’ll leave you a good review on facebook ect…. They found me through recommendation on Facebook in the group they wanna give me a good review on 😂😂😂 makes me laugh I done a good job and fair price is this not enough for some people 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

Yep some soap star tried to blag a free hotel room at my work in exchange for exposure

I understand the collaboration rant, it is cheeky. Girls who get a bike licence and think they automatically are influencers wind me up when there's the likes of us working hard and racing for the same end result. Get an OF for Christ's sake. Deutchtech in milton keynes sponsored me in my first years racing, till today i feel bad that i dont think Ben got much exposure back but as a result.

Respect Rikki, everything you say on insta / youtube makes sense, If I share this can I have a 100 % discount on a remap ? exactly would and should be a FU, waiting for Kate video btw :)

100%

I remember a Chris Harris podcast and was talking about the new GR Yaris and an Instagram guy wanted a Bilstein upgrade for free if he posted about it online. He was shown the door

I remember my first MX bike a 1975 yz 125The guy i bought it helped me to get it running. The trottle wire was badly routed. No clutch and no brakes. He was test driving the vehicle and it got stuck full trottle. The guy jumped of the bike and the bike damage a garage door .the cops let it slide but the insurance company tried to bill me for a new door. I was 15 years old not working i ignored the bill and yeah it was fine..

we need the sunglass story

I get messages on a weekly basis looking for sponsorship or free body kits from our company but very little people realise its part time for me and my mate, its also a hobby and we make very little from each sale. I think it might be an age thing? I'm 40 and would never contemplate going straight into a company looking for discounts or free gear, I'm lucky that the tuning company I use and local motor factors know that I would recommend them so they do give me discount on some products or services but I'm always willing to pay what I'm due. As for the KZread/Instagram fame its 100% the younger generation who think that offering to post about you in exchange for free gear is acceptable and you will get famous from it. I don't think it helps there are loads of massive brands doing it for some people especially lifestyle kind of stuff

Great vid but I wish the focusing was better. I thought all those type of focusing issues went out with the ark. It feels like I'm in the opticians and he's swapping the lenses over 😂

When I was a chef certain customers wanted better food for nothing I refused,if could cook better for them I was not cooking well enough for everyone else never work for free.

Defo prefer the longer form videos guys.

I sell designer clothing online - random one I know. Constantly get hounded for free stuff for reposts etc ~ it’s come from the Instagram ‘get stuff for free’ influencer generation. Unfortunately that’s just the modern form of advertising, however I totally agree with you in terms of the cheek of it, blows me away 😂

pLEASE FILM THE BET.

😂😂great

Everyone are cheeky barstewards.

Said it before and i'll say it again. You're a (successful) business owner who happens to post videos regularly. Leave the social media bs in the dumpster where it belongs! Keep posting the mechanical mayhem! I wish you'd shown us the diablo(?) engine rebuild but i guess the owner said no?

I once got stuck behind a "youtuber" in Madame Tussauds. Apparently because he had a "million subscribers" he could spend as long as he liked videoing and sod other paying customers. Couldn't be bothered to mention if the programmes on the TV channel I was involved in only had one million viewers they would be cancelled.

love the content . good fun when your shirt read REpruned at around 17 54 correct about the privileged self important nonentities

Re the lost photos, I dont suppose you still have the HDD from it do you? they can be recovered as mention by davlaaaaaa

Can we get timestamps for these q and a videos ?

For me i believe that it is the entitled persona. I know evil gt used to work with garages so no sure if they are the same. But your time is worth more than following. Check out a joke by Kevin bridges about self esteem an people not being paid by the government lol

Yes i think you need to pre boo😮k a and e time slot

Totally agree with you’re rant however saying KZread isn’t a career path is a tad silly when as you say your close friend Mat Armstrong is literally making obscene money from Ad revenue and brand deals. Wether they speak about it or not I have a friend in the space with 4m+ subscribers and he’s being paid £60k for a 60 seconds ad in a video

These cock up emails are good 35 years in the trade Ive made my fair share of cockups and I still beat myself up about them BUT listening to some of those stories I shouldn't be so hard on myself! Lessons learnt,,,, I NEVER leave a fastener loose. I use a lot of paint especially when building an engine, fastener tightened, paint applied and I could never be a TT mechanic and I would Still be checking the wheel spindle nuts and brake bolts half way down bray hill much the rider's consternation

.....but I'm an influencer 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤦 Unfortunately it seems the way of the world these days. Great vid👍

Brilliant watch 😂😂😂😂 REP-OF = only fairings 😂😂😂😂 My son is like you lad my problem is he is 6”5 now and a black belt in kick-boxing 😬,still give the little (Big) shit what for tho 😂😂 Own a failure Mine was when I was working as a Tech support engineer fitting CNC machines fitted one at a F1 team and ripped the head off a brand new machine . This was early mobile phones days and had to phone my boss from the department bosses office with him in it . Go big or go home 😂😂 Motor cross accidents my older brother thought he was Dave Thorpe went over a jump got it wrong went over the handlebars landed on his head and had an 8hr opp to fuse metal rods to his spine off work for 18months

Yes! I supply amusement machines and I’ve had minor celebrities ask for a free pool table and they will put a post on! I’m not going to pay 2k for a pool table for nothing in return, like you I have bills to pay

Oh and another thing, if you give away stuff on social media, the result might just be that there will be a line around the corner in the street of people that also want free stuff.

Update on the R8 ?.

My nan used to call people like that spongers

Not wide of the mark at all. This is the mindset of the instagram / you tube generation who think that their media presence deserves free stuff ( to their advantage of course) . Wouldn’t give them the time of day.

Asking dont hurt but they are p ing in the wind as they miss the target, you just need to tell them can you3ven handle more work without big risk and overheads

Jones and Shipman 540? 😂