Kawasaki prices for spares are ridiculous,& RR mechanic

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Thu May 10, 2007 12:37 pm

Rusty wrote: I don't think the bike manufacturer matters.

mate its not JUST bike manufacturers.... its wide spread in all industry...OEM shit is always buckeloads more...

mick_dundee · Post by **mick_dundee** » Thu May 10, 2007 12:45 pm

Rusty wrote:I don't think the bike manufacturer matters.

in the ned you gotta realise you're in a minority market hence not as many competitors hence prices are always going to be through the roof for shit.

Don't like the idea, get a cage... or find aftermarket stuff suitable for cage and bike, eg oil filters, pay $20 odd at a bike shop for the genuine or call Ryco for the equivalent cage type and get it at Repco for $5

Same with oil, buy it from a bike shop at some stupid pice or at K-Mart/Servo for some cheaper price, K-Mart might be p[ushing as they don't really know what amotorbike is but a servo stocks a fair range of oils

wisc · Post by **wisc** » Thu May 10, 2007 1:24 pm

jeeze rusty where are you shopping? you sure its not rustys midnight sky-mask specials?

Every time I ask the chick at kawakasaki she keeps asking me if i'm sitting down and again blows my socks off with a ridiculous price.

BTW I'd say a genuinue carb kits for the zx9 would be over 300, if the diaphragms are each 220 alone. and the floats valves 100 a piece, just lucky i found them (float valves) on ebay.

Kick ass US supplier, got them in 5 days including the weekend, ordered the 3rd, arrived on the 8th

wouldn't get oil from a car, i once put car synthetic oil in my across, consumption went from 200 km per tank to 140. couldn't have been good for the bike either.

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Thu May 10, 2007 6:14 pm

Neka79 wrote:
Rusty wrote: I don't think the bike manufacturer matters.
mate its not JUST bike manufacturers.... its wide spread in all industry...OEM shit is always buckeloads more...

another valid point daniel son

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Thu May 10, 2007 6:19 pm

wisc wrote:wouldn't get oil from a car, i once put car synthetic oil in my across, consumption went from 200 km per tank to 140. couldn't have been good for the bike either.

nah its not real good for it..the clutch would be a mess.... bike oils have different components due to the fact the oil runs the box and clutch as well, means different friction modifiers etc...

so DONT run ur bike on car oil...

and now..here we go again, with all the clowns who DO use car oil telling u how great it is...

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Thu May 10, 2007 7:58 pm

Rusty wrote:.....I don't think the bike manufacturer matters.

absolutely right. All the jap spares prices are exxy, its as simple as that.

Vote with your feet, as some people already have, and source your stuff overseas, where its generally way cheaper, no middle man to deal with.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:27 pm

*grin*

I didn't say I bought all that stuff, just that I've had occasion to price it.

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:39 pm

you want expensive i was quoted $58 for a pair of float needles for my gsx250's carb bowl. There's no f*ing way im going to pay that unless i have to.

Burky · Post by **Burky** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:51 pm

On the good old 7's gearbox, replaced gaskets, drum,selector fork and 1 sprocket....bill for parts $2000