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springman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2217 Spring, Texas Gender:	Re: bikebandit.com - let's see how good they are Reply #15 - 06/01/16 at 14:03:27 Looks like I received an email from BikeBandit a couple of hours ago indicating that the rim strips have shipped today. Let's see if I get them by Friday.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: bikebandit.com - let's see how good they are Reply #16 - 06/02/16 at 07:15:50 Oh Lawdy, let's send him 2/3 of what he needs now, 1/3 later, that'll keep de stress low
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: bikebandit.com - let's see how good they are Reply #17 - 06/02/16 at 08:37:48 can't you install them later?
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springman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2217 Spring, Texas Gender:	Re: bikebandit.com - let's see how good they are Reply #18 - 06/02/16 at 08:53:36 Sure, I'll install them later on the outside.
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Reply #19 - 06/02/16 at 09:14:10

Art Webb wrote on 06/02/16 at 07:15:50:

Oh Lawdy, let's send him 2/3 of what he needs now, 1/3 later, that'll keep de stress low Roll Eyes

You did good by remembering to order rim strips....the last bike I took apart had rim strips that were not usable again.

That is part of the frustration with the new internet business format. The retailers may not have a store or showroom anywhere, and they don't have a warehouse full of stuff, and their "inventory" cost is very low. When you need something - they take your order and money - then send out the order to a "distributor" that does have a warehouse full of stuff.....and the order gets processed. So.....if you order a pair of tires, a pair of rim strips, and a wheel bearing...they could be coming from several different warehouses. And to make it even more confusing - that "pair" of tires may not be coming from the same distributor. When I ordered the tires for the ST1100 the rear tire is a common size - the front is not. I got a very fresh rear tire from one warehouse, and a 4 year old front tire from a different warehouse......several days apart.

And if you buy local......you may well be going though the same ordeal if they don't have the tire or part sitting on a shelf in their store. They will order from the same retailer or distributor that you get when you go online. Most shops carry the things that sell frequently (soft gummy tires for sport bikes) - but Savage parts generally have to be ordered.

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Reply #20 - 06/02/16 at 09:29:28

Many local brick and mortar businesses, including motorcycle shops, are creating their own demise. They don't inventory much anymore and they sure aren't in a rush to get anything to the customer.

The exception here where I am at is American Eagle Harley Davidson. If they don't have the parts in stock they will have them in their store in 4 days.

With Amazon Prime, and living only a few miles from one of their procurement centers, I have most stuff that I order the next business day, if not it will be here on the second day.

The Buell Forum has a deal with Amazon where they have a link on their website and receive a small commission whenever we order from them. Amazon is where most of the guys on the Buell Forum get their tires.

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Reply #21 - 06/03/16 at 14:15:24

Update. Rim strips received today.

I am not in a big hurry to install the tires so no big deal that rim strips took a week longer than the tires to arrive. However, had I been in a hurry to install tires, I would have been less than happy to have had to wait an additional week for these rims strips. Oh well, at least the tires are pretty fresh.

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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: bikebandit.com - let's see how good they are Reply #22 - 06/04/16 at 07:28:06 9 out of 10 I've been able to reuse rim strips, but keeping a few on hand ain't a bad idea I have used electrical tape in an emergency
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: bikebandit.com - let's see how good they are Reply #23 - 06/04/16 at 14:13:25 My first tire change the guy pulled off the strip, grabbed some wide, rubbery tape and wrapped up the rim. Said that is what he did with the dirt bikes.
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