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BS. (looking for a pigeon)
Beaumont Kawasaki won't even try if it's a older bike and if they do, it's 4 times the price.
When I got Bossie back on the road, I went to the local shops and there aren't many, all I saw was dollar signs in their eyes as they offered to order parts. I tell them I can too, no thanks and I don't go back.
Not like the old days, gone forever.
BTW, ordering parts means keeping the bike days, even weeks. "On back order, obsolete, we can have one made, etc."
I've worked in crooked shops. I know the scam. I quit two for that reason. If you find a good one stay with them and tell your friends. If you get GANKED by a bad one, there's YELP. That's the power of the internet.
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swest wrote: I go to my local Yamaha dealer. They're friendly. Other shops will work on it and say I can order it for you.
BS. (looking for a pigeon)
Beaumont Kawasaki won't even try if it's a older bike and if they do, it's 4 times the price.
When I got Bossie back on the road, I went to the local shops and there aren't many, all I saw was dollar signs in their eyes as they offered to order parts. I tell them I can too, no thanks and I don't go back.
Not like the old days, gone forever.
BTW, ordering parts means keeping the bike days, even weeks. "On back order, obsolete, we can have one made, etc."
I've worked in crooked shops. I know the scam. I quit two for that reason. If you find a good one stay with them and tell your friends. If you get GANKED by a bad one, there's YELP. That's the power of the internet.
Steve
Maybe my area, Spokane WA / Coeur d'alene ID are still part of the "old days."
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swest wrote: I live 130 miles from LA and the people up north still call me a LA asshole. You'r lucky to be in a place that still has integrity and honor.
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I do think the internet has had an impact on local shops everywhere. There sales volume has fallen off so much because of places like Partzilla that they struggle to make a buck. Integrity and honor however would, in my opinion, keep customers walking in.
I lived in El Segundo working for Hughes Aircraft many moons ago. I don't know how you do it. I'll take the snow of the inland Northwest any day. Sure the riding season is shorter, but that is why they make snowmobiles.
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Yeah, it gets windy and hot in the summer but my neighbors are 5 acres away. Better than living in that hell hole in North Hollywood. I grew up in Malibu and Santa Monica but the rent was out of reach. So here I am.
life's a trade off.
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