[Wayne Maybury]

doccobra

Firstly I would like to state that I am not a spokesman for John Leliever or Johnex, I am simply a Johnex customer.

You stated, and I quote "Now I wouldn't purchase one of his current frames. It looks cheap, made for (sic) much lighter gauge material and not nearly as robust in appearance as his previous frame." This statement got me worried, especially the reference to much lighter gauge material because one of the main reasons that I purchased a Johnex was for the frame, which I considered to be very stiff and made to high quality standards.

Since I was going to be in Toronto on business, I decided to drop in to see John and ask him about the lighter material used in his frames and to find out if my frame was made with this lighter material. John categorically denied ever having changed the thickness or quality of the material used to make his frames. He stated that some changes have been made to his frames over the past couple of years to improve the seating position of the occupants, etc. but in no way have these changes reduced the quality or the stiffness of the frame.

I am not a lawyer and I cannot get into the legal mubo gumbo but John went on to tell me the following.

Firstly, John's attorney is well aware of the statements that have been made on this thread by doccobra. John considers many of these statements to be absolutely false. John will not respond to these statements here since it would simply turn into a match of "I said/did, no you didn't, yes I did, etc, etc." In other words it would turn into a pi$$ing match that would prove nothing.

Now for the legal stuff that I don't really understand. John said that he has never sold a car or kit to "doccobra" so he has to assume that this is an alias. Under Canadian law, an individual who makes statements and does not reveal his/her true identity can be sued for slander and something else that I cannot remember right now. Johnex has every intention of pursuing a legal course of action if, and when, doccobra's true identity is established.

doccobra. Take this for what it is worth. Stick to the facts or you may be hearing from John's lawyer one of these days. One more thing. I don't know what you are talking about as far as the rad mounting system goes. The bottom mount is very sturdy and bolted to the frame. The rad is a tight fit (what isn't in a Cobra?) but no rivets have to be drilled to remove or install the radiator.

Wayne Maybury