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Exhaust Group Buy

Postby portaz » Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:02 pm

Hello guys and girls,

I am thinking of organising an exhaust group buy. Date of purchase is hopefully around mid april.

if anyone is interested, please post up what kind of exhaust they are after, and i will keep the list updated. I have a couple places in mind to hit up for pricing once we have numbers.

Please include the following details in the post:
1) what exhaust
2) brand, year and model of bike
3) state

Ill get things started.

1) portaz...........akrapovic slip on..........kawa 2005 zx6r (zx636)..........VIC

cheers,

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Postby mick_dundee » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:37 pm

I'm after some Megacycles for the ZZR600, 1996 model and I can get em brand spanking for $550 from Megacycle themselves in Vic, installled so reckon you might have a hard time beating that with a group buy.

But yeah, slap me down, no harm in trying :D
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Postby portaz » Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:52 pm

wont be able to get you megacycle, as none of the guys overseas sell em....

so your best bet is going straight to megacycle...

sorry mate...
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Postby Gosling1 » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:17 pm

good luck with the group buy mate, I am not sure how you will go with getting a better deal from the Yanks than people can get on an individual basis ?? They sell systems direct from e-bay for half of the cost of what you pay here in a bike shop. :?

Its worth a shot I suppose.........


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Postby MrStompy » Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:46 pm

im definately interested but im thinking that if were buying from the US we gotta act quick cause the exchange rate is pretty good right now and will probbaly drop soon.

I dont know much about economies etc i just figure its not going to stay this good for long.
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Postby Neka79 » Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:34 pm

mate..the postage will kill, and tax etc on a big order....

plus we cant even organise a group buy on t shirts..what hope u reckon u have for cans?? lol.
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Postby GForce » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:08 am

make that 2 akrapovic slip on..........kawa 2005 zx6r (zx636)..........SA
all depends on the price though
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Postby Gosling1 » Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:34 pm

Neka79 wrote:mate..the postage will kill, and tax etc on a big order....


Just for info, you only pay duty on items that are imported with a value of >$1000 (I think thats USD, but stand to be corrected on that).

So if you do a group buy of 10 pipes from the US and it comes in at say $2400 bucks, you will get stung a shitload for customs duty for 1 order of $2400. It might also be a bit difficult to get the supplier to split 10 systems in a group buy..... :?

The trick is to buy a full exhaust, and have it shipped in 2 boxes, each box having a total value of <$1k, then you won't get stung. Some US wholesalers will do this no worries, others won't. Make sure you have good e-mail contact with your suppliers, it helps a lot.

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Postby red_dave » Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:48 pm

No go for me lads...

Some other "more crucial" issues have come up... :(
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Postby portaz » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:25 pm

Well I ended up getting a price from a mob on ebay that I bought my leather suit from, and they were willing to do me a deal as a return customer.... they can do it for $510US shipped to Australia

I ended up going for a two bro's exhaust, but im sure that they will still do the price for anyone I refer to them....

let me know if anyone wants to go ahead.....
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Postby Errol » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:54 pm

portaz wrote:Well I ended up getting a price from a mob on ebay that I bought my leather suit from, and they were willing to do me a deal as a return customer.... they can do it for $510US shipped to Australia

I ended up going for a two bro's exhaust, but im sure that they will still do the price for anyone I refer to them....

let me know if anyone wants to go ahead.....


Just out of interest portaz, is that an "End-can" or "Complete system" :?:

I know ZRX specific parts are getting cheap since they were discontinued :shock: .
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Postby mike-s » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:04 pm

Just a thought, why not contact one of the Australian made systems like formula-1 to see what they can do if you organise a large quantity purchase?
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