In the old days dealers stocked a lot of repair inventory - as there were no computers or internet and it took a long time to get things ordered and delivered.  For the dirt bikes we kept a lot of the parts that would get damaged (handlebars, fenders,hand and foot controls, footpegs, fuel tanks)....and for all the models we would keep wear items like cables, sprockets, chains, filters.  Most manufacturers only made a few models that shared common parts like hand levers and cables.

Now dealers are trying not to tie up a lot of money in a parts inventory that will just sit on the shelves.....they only order repair parts when they are needed.  They only stock things they know will sell on a regular basis (oil, tires, filters, clothing, helmets, etc.).  There are so many models and they have so few parts in common - that it is impossible for a dealer to stock everything.  (As and example.....in the early 70's almost every Suzuki model used the same clutch and brake levers - the only exception I can think of was the GT750 that had a front brake lever that pulled 2 cables....now the street bikes used different levers than the cruisers and different levers from the dirt bikes.....and some of them are cables and some are hydraulic).  

Still waiting on mine from ronayers  

I'm eager to fix this bike so I can actually ride it for the first time, but it looks like it will be another 5 days...16 day shipping in all. Not so great for a $20 shipping charge.

Bender wrote on 05/10/19 at 18:01:34:


What parts did you order?  Was it something obscure that had to be shipped from Japan?

Bender wrote on 05/11/19 at 06:16:36:


It would not surprise me if the clutch push rods would delay things......I don't see that as anything a dealer would keep in stock.  Using them is a bit obscure (unless you are a member of this forum).

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