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Offline Rossvickicampbell

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Yamaha spares
« on: February 22, 2016, 03:51:15 pm »
sometimes pays to make a phone call.  Need a really small part for my YZB - best price from the US $8 + $35 postage!!!!! - rang the local dealer - from eastern states here Wednesday $2.51!!  Gotta be happy with that.
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Offline Nathan S

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Re: Yamaha spares
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2016, 03:58:48 pm »
Apparently someone at Yamaha Aust has woken up to the fact that their greed was causing them to miss out on a lot of business - been a number of stories like this recently.

That said, I still got stung for nearly $100 for an axle adjuster block and nut from them. Would have been about $35 inc delivery from the USA....
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2016, 05:19:57 pm »
It"s swings and round about at the moment with most Vintage MX stuff across the board ... do your research first.   

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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2016, 08:35:26 pm »
Apparently someone at Yamaha Aust has women up to the fact that their greed was causing them to miss out on a lot of business.

Equal opportunity = a win for bike enthusiasts.

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« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2016, 08:55:55 pm »
I have to jump into this one, I recently finished a XT trail bike restoration (I know) and found Cully's Yamaha to be very user friendly, if they couldn't source the part I was after they had no problem putting me onto a east coast dealer that showed stock - might be worth trying next time?

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Re: Yamaha spares
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2016, 09:02:48 pm »
Apparently someone at Yamaha Aust has women up to the fact that their greed was causing them to miss out on a lot of business.

Equal opportunity = a win for bike enthusiasts.

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Re: Yamaha spares
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2016, 10:46:40 pm »
D&F - Cullys was where I went  ;D
1974 Yamaha YZ360B
1980 Honda CR250R - Moto X Fox Replica