Parts Availability
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That's been my experience for the last few years, I have no idea how a dealer is able to service a motorcycle brought in for service with no parts available in the dealership.
I keep my own inventory of parts in my garage. That's the only way I can easily maintain my motorcycles and help out my riding friends.
I keep my own inventory of parts in my garage. That's the only way I can easily maintain my motorcycles and help out my riding friends.
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That's been my experience for the last few years, I have no idea how a dealer is able to service a motorcycle brought in for service with no parts available in the dealership.
I keep my own inventory of parts in my garage. That's the only way I can easily maintain my motorcycles and help out my riding friends.
I keep my own inventory of parts in my garage. That's the only way I can easily maintain my motorcycles and help out my riding friends.
A big reason I started riding Harley in the first place was the ready availability of parts and service. It seems, sadly, that those days are gone and so goes a big advantage that Harley had over the competition.
Last edited by Uncle G.; Jul 5, 2024 at 07:57 PM.
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I wonder if all these “bikers” go into a Ford dealership and bitch if they don’t have or can’t get parts for an 87 T-bird or a Chevy dealer because they don’t have parts for a 94 Cavalier? That how stupid a lot sound.
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1. The parts availability problem isn't just for vehicles 37 or 30 years old per your comment. It's a real problem even for vehicles 5 years old.
2. There are less systems and I'd imagine a lower number of parts on a motorcycle compared to a car. Hence, less parts to stock.
3. Many of the parts on the older HD motorcycles, are the same parts that have been used for many years. Hence, less parts to stock.
4. Keeping basic maintenance parts in stock for even a motorcycle 10 years old, seems like a fairly simple proposition to me. The HD dealers in the past seemed to have been able to do it.
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