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I would get them back. You can always sell them here or on e-bay. The local dealer sells them on e-bay, if customers don't take them. Why let them profit when you could?
As if it hasn't been said enough yet, get them back. You never know when you will need them or wish you had them. Mine sit up in the attic collecting dust just in case...
You get no credit for upgraded parts, they get replaced with factory parts and someone at the dealer makes out on the upgrades you paid for. After learning the hard way when I traded in my first bike, I've kept everything I've replaced on my current bike so I can swap them out if I trade it in. I can either sell or reuse the parts on the new bike.
Gregm
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