| Copyright (c) 2010 Ted Cantu | | | | consumer, do not really save anything in the end and |
| Dude. Life is rough. I got this amazing Kawasaki | | | | that is disappointing. But you can really get your |
| motorcycle at my dads place and its been sitting in | | | | hands on some killer stuff though because these |
| the shed getting no love for years. Time has not | | | | sites sell a wide range of new and used parts. |
| been kind to it and to be quite honest I have no idea | | | | Shopping online is a much better way to get the |
| if this thing even runs anymore. We should have | | | | parts you need instead of visiting junk dealers. |
| been tinkering with it from time to time to ensure | | | | I was hoping to save a fortune by doing all of the |
| that it starts up properly but alas.... We have not. | | | | hard work myself. I also knew that I did not want to |
| So this Spring season I decided to fix this bad boy up | | | | spend a fortune on getting this bike up to par. So I |
| for the road. I hauled it out of the shed and took a | | | | set up a simple budget and put some limits on what I |
| look at it. There are a lot of corrosion areas on the | | | | wanted to get for my money. The best part about |
| bike and the metal is flaking off on the fuel tank. The | | | | shopping online was that I did not have to wait for a |
| mirrors look dented because the bike gets banged | | | | catalog to show up on my doorstep. I didn't have to |
| around a lot with all the other things we have in that | | | | deal with annoying sales people either. I wanted to |
| shed. I put some gas into it and then tried to start it | | | | deal with an English speaking support staff if I could |
| and it sounded terrible. I got some leaks coming out | | | | help it. My overall experience with shopping for |
| on the bottom. That's when I knew I was going to | | | | Kawasaki parts online was generally very good. |
| have to spend a small fortune on parts. That lead me | | | | All in all I saved about 30% on everything I |
| into some interesting areas online. I pursued some | | | | purchased on the web. All of the parts that I |
| online venues to order some parts from. | | | | purchased were OEM and in prime shape. This |
| The first thing you need to know is that when you | | | | allowed me to stay within my budget and get the |
| order parts online you should be on the lookout for | | | | kind of service that I wanted. I would recommend |
| best price. There are many sites on the web that sell | | | | this to anyone who wanted to get their bike put |
| Kawasaki and Yamaha and will offer you 50% off on | | | | back together again. This saved me time too from |
| all parts. This is partly bogus because many of these | | | | having to visit various junkyards in my area. |
| companies rack up huge shipping charges. You, as a | | | | |