BMW U-joint spiders
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From: Rob Kleinschmidt on 20 Sep 2009 22:31 On Sep 20, 10:50 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > Motorworks have 'em for one-fifth that price, and that's with working > > > locks ;-) > > > $90 is a pretty good price for a single bag and a great one > > for a pair. I'll keep 'em in mind. > > Erm, one fifth of $3000 is six hundred bucks. Thought you meant 1/5 of $450. $600 is OK I guess, but I'd be reluctant to pay more than half that much.
From: Bruce Richmond on 20 Sep 2009 22:31 On Sep 20, 1:13 pm, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > Never dealt with motoren-israel though I've heard > > of them. I have bought from Siebenrock and Motobins. > > Lots of good stuff out there on the internet. With > > Siebenrock, the computer translated correspondence > > back and forth was pretty entertaining. > > Try this lot: > > www.motorworks.co.uk > > Unbelievably good service. New parts and used. > > There's some eBay shyster in the US trying to flog a set of panniers to > fit K-bikes. The panniers have defective locks, and he's asking $450, > and telling people that new they're $3000! > > Motorworks have 'em for one-fifth that price, and that's with working > locks ;-) > > -- > BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple > Suzuki TS250ER Coo, down to just five bikes! > If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it. And RTFM. > chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Bruce Richmond on 20 Sep 2009 22:34 On Sep 20, 1:13 pm, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > Never dealt with motoren-israel though I've heard > > of them. I have bought from Siebenrock and Motobins. > > Lots of good stuff out there on the internet. With > > Siebenrock, the computer translated correspondence > > back and forth was pretty entertaining. > > Try this lot: > > www.motorworks.co.uk > > Unbelievably good service. New parts and used. > > There's some eBay shyster in the US trying to flog a set of panniers to > fit K-bikes. The panniers have defective locks, and he's asking $450, > and telling people that new they're $3000! > > Motorworks have 'em for one-fifth that price, and that's with working > locks ;-) > Anyone here know where I can get goodies like titanium valves or lifters or Corillo rods for my R75 ? Bruce
From: TOG on 21 Sep 2009 09:18 On 21 Sep, 03:31, Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote: > On Sep 20, 10:50 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older > > Gentleman) wrote: > > Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > > Motorworks have 'em for one-fifth that price, and that's with working > > > > locks ;-) > > > > $90 is a pretty good price for a single bag and a great one > > > for a pair. I'll keep 'em in mind. > > > Erm, one fifth of $3000 is six hundred bucks. > > Thought you meant 1/5 of $450. Sorry, my bad. > > $600 is OK I guess, but I'd be reluctant to pay > more than half that much. I bought a good used pair on eBay UK recently for £185, or about $300. Even that's not cheap, but very little with a BMW badge on it is cheap, is it?
From: TOG on 21 Sep 2009 09:18
On 21 Sep, 03:34, Bruce Richmond <bsr3...(a)my-deja.com> wrote: > > Anyone here know where I can get goodies like titanium valves or > lifters or Corillo rods for my R75 ? > Blimey. Why? |