Demin wrote on 11/07/14 at 06:08:06:Around here,the only thing that dealers stock are bikes and gear.They can order the part.It will be there in 3-5 days.And it's all dealers around here.Honda,Harley....etc.We have an Indian/Polaris/Kawasaki dealership in town.They don't even have an oil filter for my 800 Vulcan.They can order it x dollars plus shipping.
That is pretty common for most replacement parts. Dealers just can't afford to keep a lot of stuff sitting on the shelf. They may have things that sell often like levers for dirt bikes, oil and air filters, inner tubes, a selection of tires....and lots of choices for oil, cleaners, gloves, jackets, etc. It is really rare that I can walk in to a dealer and walk out with a part the same day. I just kind of pick and choose when to order locally or online....bigger orders mostly are done online as I can get a 10% AMA discount with Bike Bandit and don't have to pay sales tax or shipping for bigger orders....and the arrival time is about the same. I know there is a big controversy about this in the Tall Table area - but when you order form your dealer or Bike Bandit or Ron Ayers or Motorycycle Superstore the rare parts are going to be ordered from the same supplier and will take about the same amount of time to arrive.
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