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If you haven't heard, Bike Bandit filed bankruptcy some time ago.
https://jalopnik.com/motorcycle-parts-seller-bikebandit-has-stolen-646-000-1848823954
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Wow, I had not heard that. Thanks for the warning!
Jake
On 5/31/2022 8:46 PM, Dennis Guggemos
via groups.io wrote:
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If you haven't heard, Bike Bandit filed bankruptcy some time ago.
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Yes,? thanks for the warning. Did you see that headline where they took $650,000 from customers even after they filed for bankruptcy and skipped town. Their site is still up.?? Don't send any money.
Bob
On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 07:20:54 PM PDT, Captain Jake <jake@...> wrote:
Wow, I had not heard that. Thanks for the warning!
Jake
On 5/31/2022 8:46 PM, Dennis Guggemos
via groups.io wrote:
If you haven't heard, Bike Bandit filed bankruptcy some time ago.
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Thank you for that heads up. John H. in Omaha
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On May 31, 2022, at 10:46 PM, Bob Lombardi <chiplom@...> wrote:
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Yes,? thanks for the warning. Did you see that headline where they took $650,000 from customers even after they filed for bankruptcy and skipped town. Their site is still up.?? Don't send any money.
Bob
On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 07:20:54 PM PDT, Captain Jake <jake@...> wrote:
Wow, I had not heard that. Thanks for the warning!
Jake
On 5/31/2022 8:46 PM, Dennis Guggemos
via groups.io wrote:
If you haven't heard, Bike Bandit filed bankruptcy some time ago.
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John H. in Omaha
2000 W650
2006 Vino 125
1981 CT110 “The Goin’ Postie Bike!”
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As a reliable alternative to those "Bandits", may I recommend Webike. I recently had an extremely
positive experience with them.
I'm replacing my oil pan, the part has been discontinued, and I had no luck finding it in any warehouse either stateside or across either pond : (
So I thought I'd give Webike a try. I figured being in Japan they may have access to get stowed away parts
directly from Kawasaki. AND THEY DID? : ) !
I ordered it May 23rd & it arrived by DHL yesterday. Also, the total cost (with shipping) was near exactly what? I would have paid had the pan been available through a local Kaw shop had it been available to them.
Also, their website was extremely user friendly.
As far as installation of the pan is concerned, I'm starting a separate thread on that one.?
Cheers,
David?
Lakes Area
Oakland County , MI
2000-W
"Create the sequence of goodness, and the
consequences will always be good."
On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 10:59:51 AM EDT, TheGoinPostieBike via groups.io <nebraska650@...> wrote:
Thank you for that heads up. John H. in Omaha
On May 31, 2022, at 10:46 PM, Bob Lombardi <chiplom@...> wrote:
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Yes,? thanks for the warning. Did you see that headline where they took $650,000 from customers even after they filed for bankruptcy and skipped town. Their site is still up.?? Don't send any money.
Bob
On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 07:20:54 PM PDT, Captain Jake <jake@...> wrote:
Wow, I had not heard that. Thanks for the warning!
Jake
On 5/31/2022 8:46 PM, Dennis Guggemos
via groups.io wrote:
If you haven't heard, Bike Bandit filed bankruptcy some time ago.
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John H. in Omaha
2000 W650
2006 Vino 125
1981 CT110 “The Goin’ Postie Bike!”
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As a reliable alternative to those "Bandits", may I recommend Webike. I recently had an extremely positive experience with them.
I'm replacing my oil pan, the part has been discontinued, and I had no luck finding it in any warehouse either stateside or across either pond : (
So I thought I'd give Webike a try. I figured being in Japan they may have access to get stowed away parts
directly from Kawasaki. AND THEY DID? : ) !
I ordered it May 23rd & it arrived by DHL yesterday. Also, the total cost (with shipping) was near exactly what? I would have paid had the pan been available through a local Kaw shop had it been available to them.
Also, their website was extremely user friendly.
As far as installation of the pan is concerned, I'm starting a separate thread on that one.?
Cheers,
David?
Lakes Area
Oakland County , MI
2000-W
"Create the sequence of goodness, and the
consequences will always be good."
On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 10:59:51 AM EDT, TheGoinPostieBike via groups.io <nebraska650@...> wrote:
Thank you for that heads up. John H. in Omaha
On May 31, 2022, at 10:46 PM, Bob Lombardi <chiplom@...> wrote:
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Yes,? thanks for the warning. Did you see that headline where they took $650,000 from customers even after they filed for bankruptcy and skipped town. Their site is still up.?? Don't send any money.
Bob
On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 07:20:54 PM PDT, Captain Jake <jake@...> wrote:
Wow, I had not heard that. Thanks for the warning!
Jake
On 5/31/2022 8:46 PM, Dennis Guggemos
via groups.io wrote:
If you haven't heard, Bike Bandit filed bankruptcy some time ago.
-- John H. in Omaha 2000 W650 2006 Vino 125 1981 CT110 “The Goin’ Postie Bike!”
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I have ordered from webike before and have always been satisfied with their prices & shipping. They send orders out quickly too.
Bob
On Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 10:06:31 AM PDT, dvdberman via groups.io <dvdberman@...> wrote:
As a reliable alternative to those "Bandits", may I recommend Webike. I recently had an extremely
positive experience with them.
I'm replacing my oil pan, the part has been discontinued, and I had no luck finding it in any warehouse either stateside or across either pond : (
So I thought I'd give Webike a try. I figured being in Japan they may have access to get stowed away parts
directly from Kawasaki. AND THEY DID? : ) !
I ordered it May 23rd & it arrived by DHL yesterday. Also, the total cost (with shipping) was near exactly what? I would have paid had the pan been available through a local Kaw shop had it been available to them.
Also, their website was extremely user friendly.
As far as installation of the pan is concerned, I'm starting a separate thread on that one.?
Cheers,
David?
Lakes Area
Oakland County , MI
2000-W
"Create the sequence of goodness, and the
consequences will always be good."
On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 10:59:51 AM EDT, TheGoinPostieBike via groups.io <nebraska650@...> wrote:
Thank you for that heads up. John H. in Omaha
On May 31, 2022, at 10:46 PM, Bob Lombardi <chiplom@...> wrote:
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Yes,? thanks for the warning. Did you see that headline where they took $650,000 from customers even after they filed for bankruptcy and skipped town. Their site is still up.?? Don't send any money.
Bob
On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 07:20:54 PM PDT, Captain Jake <jake@...> wrote:
Wow, I had not heard that. Thanks for the warning!
Jake
On 5/31/2022 8:46 PM, Dennis Guggemos
via groups.io wrote:
If you haven't heard, Bike Bandit filed bankruptcy some time ago.
-- John H. in Omaha 2000 W650 2006 Vino 125 1981 CT110 “The Goin’ Postie Bike!”
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Is there only the Japanese site for Webike or is there a site for the US? Googling gets me this:?
If that's the one, from Japan, the shipping seems to outweigh any parts cost savings, E.g., a part I recently bought, an oil seal for the kick starter?92049-1406?is $2.20 plus $16.17., unless, of course, it's reasonable for a large shipment.
I've been ordering parts from Partzilla.com. On their site the same oil seal is?$4.81 plus $9.95 shipping. They also offer free shipping for orders of $149 or more.
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I used to go with ronayers.com when I lived in the east but now that I'm on the West Coast, Partzilla's California shipping location gets parts to me a few days quicker than Ron Ayers, which is in North Carolina.
One thing I like about ronayers.com and partzilla.com is that they have the standard Kawasaki fiche pages, which come in handy when you're putting something back together. The manual shows the same exploded view but with no part numbers.
I've recall having pretty good luck with Chapparal and Dennis Kirk for aftermarket and non-OEM stuff.
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It's all in Japan,? but it does work and they are fast if they have the parts. They probably get orders from all over the world. Hell, I've ordered W650 parts from Germany and the UK,? also China. Got them all.
Bob
On Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 07:01:44 PM PDT, Tom Herling <thomasjherling@...> wrote:
Is there only the Japanese site for Webike or is there a site for the US? Googling gets me this:?
If that's the one, from Japan, the shipping seems to outweigh any parts cost savings, E.g., a part I recently bought, an oil seal for the kick starter?92049-1406?is $2.20 plus $16.17., unless, of course, it's reasonable for a large shipment.
I've been ordering parts from Partzilla.com. On their site the same oil seal is?$4.81 plus $9.95 shipping. They also offer free shipping for orders of $149 or more.
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I used to go with ronayers.com when I lived in the east but now that I'm on the West Coast, Partzilla's California shipping location gets parts to me a few days quicker than Ron Ayers, which is in North Carolina.
One thing I like about ronayers.com and partzilla.com is that they have the standard Kawasaki fiche pages, which come in handy when you're putting something back together. The manual shows the same exploded view but with no part numbers.
I've recall having pretty good luck with Chapparal and Dennis Kirk for aftermarket and non-OEM stuff.
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Wouldnt a pan from a W800 work?
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Me too. I've ordered stuff from Martin Fischer's W650 Shop, but the shipping for his more expensive items is reasonable, especially if you can buy them when the Euro is down in value compared to the dollar. I'm sure the cost of an oil pan—something I hope I never have to replace —is similarly enough to outweigh any extra shipping costs.
Completely off topic: I have a region-free Blu Ray player and order films from used media shops the UK that are cheaper than buying new in the US when you factor in the exchange rate of the pound. I buy old Soviet military vacuum tubes from Ukraine, though the price of those has risen dramatically since the war started.
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I'll check out the schematic and lyk. But I'm kinda doubtful ? because of the larger displacement on the 800.
Also, I highly recommend a Stalbus check valve vs the standard drain plug not only because of the no mess oil changes. But perhaps more importantly you'll never have to worry about over-tightening the drain plug (even if by hand). All, on account of the short sleeved (and less that 360 degree) threading of the pan's drain hole itself.
And John, if you're still out there, how the heck have you been? And know I can't wait to get back in the saddle to enjoy ? the lovely melodic tones of my Fish ? Pipes ?
All the best to all,? David?
Lakes Area
Oakland County , MI
2000-W
"Create the sequence of goodness, and the consequences will always be good."
On Friday, June 3, 2022, 02:24:31 AM EDT, John Whit <whitj@...> wrote:
Wouldnt a pan from a W800 work?
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Can a kick starter and carbs be fitted onto a W800? I have a W650 but would wonder if I bought an early model 800. keeping the W650 but swapping the named parts over? Peter
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Captain Jake
Tom Herling