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Posted by pcarrell
 - April 03, 2013, 17:28:13 PM
Quote from: greenbarn on April 03, 2013, 16:29:35 PM

In the past I have used Babbits and Bike Bandit, but I had thought the delivery times were rather long.  This week, I needed a part and ordered from Ron Ayers.  They are in North Carolina, which is somewhat closer to me, so I thought their delivery time would be possibly quicker.  However, after ordering I read the "fine print" and found their disclaimer that they don't stock most of the parts (to keep the cost down) which results in several days delay.  I think many of the parts sellers do this. 

I'd think it'd be real hard to stock every part for every bike.  I'm sure most of them drop ship from a few warehouses that specialize in 1 brand or the other.
Posted by pcarrell
 - April 03, 2013, 17:25:23 PM

I don't know if they ship to the frozen tundra though........

Posted by chief
 - April 03, 2013, 17:05:31 PM
Quote from: pcarrell on April 03, 2013, 16:31:31 PM

I tend to use Ron Ayers a lot.

Yeah I did an evaluation a few years ago and ronayers.com came out #2... but it was easier to use and #1 is no longer around.
Posted by CDNRatMan
 - April 03, 2013, 16:39:31 PM

  I tried a few places and have not had luck with any one place....

I did find Bike Bandit really expensive for shipping, have used them for some part, again to expensive for shipping

I'll check the others out later.....

Posted by pcarrell
 - April 03, 2013, 16:31:31 PM

I tend to use Ron Ayers a lot.

Posted by greenbarn
 - April 03, 2013, 16:29:35 PM

So who's your favorite OEM parts seller?

Who do you think has the best combination of price, availability, shipping costs, delivery time, etc.?

I have found at least a half -dozen places that have OEM parts.

http://www.babbittsonline.com/home
http://www.bikebandit.com/
www.kawasakipartshouse.com/
www.cheapcycleparts.com/Kawasaki
www.kawasakioemparts.com/
www.rockymountainatvmc.com/oem-parts/Kawasaki
www.kawasakipartsnation.com/
www.partzilla.com/Kawasaki.html
www.metricpartsoutlet.com/

Many of these use what appears to be the same look-up tool and have the same prices - makes me wonder if many of them are actually the same company.

In the past I have used Babbits and Bike Bandit, but I had thought the delivery times were rather long.  This week, I needed a part and ordered from Ron Ayers.  They are in North Carolina, which is somewhat closer to me, so I thought their delivery time would be possibly quicker.  However, after ordering I read the "fine print" and found their disclaimer that they don't stock most of the parts (to keep the cost down) which results in several days delay.  I think many of the parts sellers do this.

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