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« on: November 21, 2011, 05:03:31 PM » |
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I just got through ordering a bunch of seals, gaskets and crush washers from them last month. I re-sealed the cross shaft housing, the housing the slave cylinder bolts to. And the gear shift housing. I went back today and they slashed everything that is available. This is for an 1984 CB700SC. The stuff I ordered is unavailable through them now. The only place I Know to go is Honda Partshouse now. Owning a classic is getting harder and harder everyday.
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« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2011, 06:19:00 PM » |
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I've had good luck with Western Honda in Arizona. I like their service and if you call they treat you well. When it says call for quote, they are usually out, but I found quite a few parts for my 71 SL.
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« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2011, 06:29:41 PM » |
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This is normal for BikeBandit. They'll sell you a bunch of parts, take your money, and only send half of them. Then they want shipping fees and re-stock fees when you send back the other half that are useless without the missing parts.
Here's a better way: get the real Honda part number (I use Ron Ayers fiche for this, Bike Bandit's numbers are not the real Honda part numbers). If Ron Ayers doesn't have it (their prices are very good), google it or Ebay search for it with both titles and item descriptions.
And of course posting here with what you need might result in some leads for parts, too.
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TDC71
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« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2011, 06:36:29 PM » |
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Thanks for the information guys. Almost pooped myself when this happened. Love the bike but man are parts scarce.
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« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2011, 06:41:56 PM » |
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some more info:
Those seals: in the Ron Ayers microfiche, they list the dimensions. Bingo! You can go get that seal anywhere, just gotta match the dimensions.
Tonight, for instance, I hunted up the shifter shaft seal for my '79 CX500. The fiche says the dimensions are 14x26x6. Looks like several Yamaha small dirt bike seals will work, because I searched for it on Ebay. But I'm lucky; this part is in stock.
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« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2011, 06:52:49 PM » |
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I've had good experiences with www.hondaparts-direct.com |
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« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2011, 06:59:22 PM » |
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Bike Bandit would be the last place I'd purchase oem parts from as their prices are high. Like Jenn and Ari said, order from the various online Honda dealers that sell at a discount.
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« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2011, 10:05:52 PM » |
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I've been making this recommendation a lot lately because I just discovered it and it's worked well for me on a couple of recent projects.
My local Honda dealer has access to a database that lists the inventories of other dealers around the country. I call with the part number I'm looking for (they'll look it up for me if I don't have the part number); if they don't have the part themselves they check the database and tell me what dealers do. They'll even give me the location and phone number of the stocking dealer.
I've located 2 out-of-production parts this way.
If your local dealer doesn't offer the service, PM me the info and I'll call my dealer for you.
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« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2011, 03:59:24 AM » |
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I checked a couple parts with them, they match Ron Ayers' prices. Cool. |
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« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2011, 07:10:53 AM » |
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Man this is all great info! Thanks to everyone for your input now I wont be stressn about where to get parts.  And thanks Bajakirch I'll remember that. |
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« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2011, 09:24:17 AM » |
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I use Western-hills Honda out of Cinncinatti. I've always had good experiences with them. www.westernhillshondayamaha.com |
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« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2011, 09:31:28 AM » |
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I use Bike Bandit pretty exclusively. Their prices are a little higher, but usually not more than a couple bucks when shipping is included, although there have been times when it's been more like $10 - $15 for bigger orders. But they're in So Cal, the Honda parts warehouse is in So Cal, I'm in Nor Cal, so they're the fastest shipping for me. They have tried to bill me shipping twice on a single order when an item was back-ordered or cross shipped, but I got on their online chat and they were very helpful and said they wouldn't charge me that extra shipping. They have also comped shipping for me a couple of times over the past couple of years. I have good experiences with them, mostly I like them because they are closest to me...
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« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2011, 08:44:53 AM » |
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Another thought I had...If you check their parts availability online on Sundays, their system is down. I learned this one Sunday when after checking the availability online I called them and the customer service woman I spoke with also couldn't get any info for me and let me know that that system is down on Sunday's. I suppose their computers need a day off too...
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