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Offline Ridgeback

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Best Supplier?
« on: June 15, 2012, 10:38:47 PM »
Who is the best supplier of Honda Four parts: David Silver or CMS?

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Re: Best Supplier?
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2012, 11:21:53 PM »
Dude, seriously, if you find one supplier that you would even come close to being able to be called "best supplier" for more than just wear parts then let us know.  Every piece Ive put on my bike has cost me either time or money equally... you can find deals but you spend more time looking for them... or you can spend the money and get stuff really easy...  I finally just bought another bike like mine with no title (after verifying it had what I needed to make mine complete again) just so I could use the parts from it to make one complete bike. 
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Re: Best Supplier?
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2012, 01:38:18 AM »
i use david silvers a lot,,shipping is cheap to australia.

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Re: Best Supplier?
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2012, 03:39:23 AM »
I always check with my local Honda dealer first which saves on shipping ... then DSS .  DSS staff are quite helpful and deliveries (to me at least) have been quick.  The larger packages arrive quicker as they are sent by courier ... smaller packages by mail.

Also at DSS you can put a part on their parts notifier list.  I picked up an original oil tank side cover (750k1 candy apple red) this way last fall.  They seem to obtain odd parts quite often.

Also there is a "Vendor Review" forum under the "Classifieds" section.

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« Last Edit: June 16, 2012, 03:56:41 AM by CrankyOldGuy »
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Re: Best Supplier?
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2012, 06:54:05 AM »
BikeBandit is another excellent supplier; they carry some parts not available from other vendors (like the airbox drain tubes, for instance). My local Honda shop simply laughs at me when I try to order parts through them, so that's not always an option.  I buy most of my new parts either from BikeBandit or DSS.
« Last Edit: June 16, 2012, 06:57:39 AM by SohRon »
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