serg
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posted March 13, 2009 02:25 PM
BIKEBANDIT.COM
hi there. anybody knows them: BIKEBANDIT.COM
is it safe to deal with them for OEM parts?
thank you
  
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gsxrassassin
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posted March 13, 2009 02:31 PM
Bikebandit is cool but high priced. Go to Cheapcycleparts.com and select street. I used to shop from partswarehouse.com but cheap cycle parts has them beat on almost every part I've compared. Hope this helps.
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posted March 13, 2009 02:46 PM
I have only gotten Plastic from them for a 1994 ZX 11 a few years ago. It was a perfect replacement, stickers already applied.
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masszx14
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posted March 13, 2009 03:29 PM
 Edited By: masszx14 on 13 Mar 2009 23:29
Bikebandit is too overpriced IMHO.
I've bought a lot of oem stuff for the 14 and gsx-r from
these guys and prices and service were top notch 
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fish_antlers
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posted March 13, 2009 05:02 PM
agree on the high price... heard mixed reviews from people who've ordered stuff and then BB later didn't have it... nothing terrible to report though.
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makenna
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posted March 13, 2009 06:08 PM
Prices are better than any of the Stealerships. Love that they deliver over night and no worry of customs duties and taxes, they are paid up front on-line...
I've had nothing but good experiences with them. If you go on the on-line customer service you can get the CS rep to give you an extra percentage discount if you ask...
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makenna
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posted March 13, 2009 06:14 PM
Just did some checking and I have to disagree on Bike Bandit being overpriced. I just bought a Yosh carbon fiber slip-ons and they are $829.96 at cheapcyleparts and only $749.96 at BikeBandit..
http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/StreetDetails.aspx?ItemID=13035
http://www.bikebandit.com/product/12032?m=10053&t=1&td=1
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posted March 13, 2009 10:14 PM
Bike bandit has pretty good prices and offers a discount for AMA members too.
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serg
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posted March 14, 2009 03:15 AM
thanks, guys, really helpful & explanatory. nice forum indeed
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masszx14
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posted March 14, 2009 03:54 AM
quote:
Just did some checking and I have to disagree on Bike Bandit being overpriced. I just bought a Yosh carbon fiber slip-ons and they are $829.96 at cheapcyleparts and only $749.96 at BikeBandit..
http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/StreetDetails.aspx?ItemID=13035
http://www.bikebandit.com/product/12032?m=10053&t=1&td=1
I thought we were talking oem parts here.
I've bought mew wheels, tons of fairings and misc. parts
for my zx10 and then zx14 and gsx-r- all oem.
Bikebandit's prices have been 10-15% higher on every single item
I've looked up on their site.
I'm not here to bash them, but look up any single part you want
and you'll see what I mean. Buy a new zx10 front wheel from them
and it will cost you $100 more as an example.
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makenna
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posted March 14, 2009 05:49 AM
I just priced out a right side mid cowl that I want to replace on my 2007 ZX14 Diablo Black. I priced it on both Bike Bandit and Cheap Cycle Parts. While the Cheap Cycle Parts prices look to be cheaper their shipping costs are horrendous, over $100 USD to ship a mid cowl to me here in Canada. Bike Bandit for the same parts will cost me $30. Cheap Cycle ships USPS which means I will get hit with the customs duties and taxes when the item shows up. Bike Bandit allows me to pay these charges with my purchase. Bike Bandit ships FedEx overnight with a tracking number.
While Cheap Cycle parts seems to be a better deal they hammer you on shipping and the extra charges when the item shows up.
Bike Bandit allows you to pay the extra charges associated with a shipment to Canada on-line, and if you talk nice to the on-line customer service representative on Bike Bandit they will quite often provide an additional percentage discount.
Granted you get hit either way with the extra charges here in Canada, but for convenience and overall cost Bike Bandit is my parts supplier of choice.
I'm not knocking Cheap Cycle Parts here, but personally I prefer Bike Bandit and that is primarily based upon my convenience factor of having ease of cross border shipping.
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posted March 14, 2009 06:53 AM
Is it so friggin hard to make them CLICKABLE links?!?
Assist:
http://www.bikebandit.com/product/12032?m=10053&t=1&td=1
http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/StreetDetails.aspx?ItemID=13035
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masszx14
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posted March 14, 2009 09:45 AM
quote:
I just priced out a right side mid cowl that I want to replace on my 2007 ZX14 Diablo Black. I priced it on both Bike Bandit and Cheap Cycle Parts. While the Cheap Cycle Parts prices look to be cheaper their shipping costs are horrendous, over $100 USD to ship a mid cowl to me here in Canada. Bike Bandit for the same parts will cost me $30. Cheap Cycle ships USPS which means I will get hit with the customs duties and taxes when the item shows up. Bike Bandit allows me to pay these charges with my purchase. Bike Bandit ships FedEx overnight with a tracking number.
While Cheap Cycle parts seems to be a better deal they hammer you on shipping and the extra charges when the item shows up.
Bike Bandit allows you to pay the extra charges associated with a shipment to Canada on-line, and if you talk nice to the on-line customer service representative on Bike Bandit they will quite often provide an additional percentage discount.
Granted you get hit either way with the extra charges here in Canada, but for convenience and overall cost Bike Bandit is my parts supplier of choice.
I'm not knocking Cheap Cycle Parts here, but personally I prefer Bike Bandit and that is primarily based upon my convenience factor of having ease of cross border shipping.
Makes sense... $100 for shipping a fairing is ridiculous.
My new zx14 lowers and foreman grills were shipped for around $40
from cyclepartsnation with UPS- not bad for the huge box they were in.
The zx10 front wheel I have on my 14 was shipped for $20.
Bikebandit was zx14ninja.com's last sponsor and we all agreed
on the forum that their prices needed to be revised 
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