No. I bead blasted them clean and they were too pitted to reuse.Wooowa.
Would say they are fixable though, if no cracks
Just a little tlc
Hehe.
/K
No. I bead blasted them clean and they were too pitted to reuse.Wooowa.
Would say they are fixable though, if no cracks
Just a little tlc
Hehe.
/K
this is one of those cases where the experience of this forum is very valuable. People have tried to reuse those elbows and they cracked upon re-installation, or shortly thereafter. Don't reuse them, buy new ones!!Wooowa.
Would say they are fixable though, if no cracks
Just a little tlc
Hehe.
/K
NiceNo. I bead blasted them clean and they were too pitted to reuse.
Totally agree.this is one of those cases where the experience of this forum is very valuable. People have tried to reuse those elbows and they cracked upon re-installation, or shortly thereafter. Don't reuse them, buy new ones!!
edit: they only cost a few bucks each, there's no reason not to replace them.
Here in Sweden, well I am not too sure about that.BTW, Honda OEM parts prices are reasonable compared to just about any other Japanese brand.
what a scam, that's terrible. I can accept some price gouging, but 3-4 weeks delivery time, what kind of a business runs like that?? And its not really the local supplier, I'm guessing its the national importer that's screwing things up. The US parts places like Partzilla don't have all the parts in house, they usually order them from the Honda warehouse somewhere in the US, and it takes 2-3 days.Our local Honda importer likes to add in a fat margin for the privilege of not holding any stock, and indent ordering (with your deposit) from Japan in 3-4 weeks. While I'd like to support local businesses, this sucks. I now get all my parts from Partzilla, and even with freight from the US they come in about 2/3 of my local prices, and usually inside of 10 days.
Yes, the fault definitely lies with Blue Wing Honda, our national importer. My local dealer is staffed with helpful folk, but they don't set the OEM parts prices.what a scam, that's terrible. I can accept some price gouging, but 3-4 weeks delivery time, what kind of a business runs like that?? And its not really the local supplier, I'm guessing its the national importer that's screwing things up. The US parts places like Partzilla don't have all the parts in house, they usually order them from the Honda warehouse somewhere in the US, and it takes 2-3 days.
Yes, the fault definitely lies with Blue Wing Honda, our national importer. My local dealer is staffed with helpful folk, but they don't set the OEM parts prices.
I got really cheesed off when I badly wanted some fork bushings for my ST11, and even though the same part fits lots and lots of different models with 41mm forks, the importer did not carry any stock. I would be prepared to pay a little more for next day turnaround, but the 3-4 weeks ex Japan is hopeless.
And I raise my hand, it is the same song and dance in Finland as well. But now the local parts dealer doesn't answer to phone and e-mail because, I guess, they make their money in selling new or used bikes and bikerwear, poor wrench guy with small scale part deals could wait... I contacted German and Polish part shops when I was riding across Europe and I'll order my parts from those dealers.Our local Honda importer likes to add in a fat margin for the privilege of not holding any stock, and indent ordering (with your deposit) from Japan in 3-4 weeks. While I'd like to support local businesses, this sucks. I now get all my parts from Partzilla, and even with freight from the US they come in about 2/3 of my local prices, and usually inside of 10 days.