06-13-2015, 04:10 AM
I'm old school. I have parts on hand. So does my brother.
Let me tell you a story. I put my ST in the shop for a valve check. On the day they are doing it (and would have it done) the service manager calls me up and says " you're air cleaner is filthy" so I said " well put one in it" to which he replied " we don't have one and it will take about a week to get, just wondering if you had one in your stash? " (see they know me lol) I said " Let me check, hold on...... Yes, I have one, want me to run it down?"
I always have spares on hand for all bikes..... air filters, spark plugs, oil filters, oil, front and rear brake pads.. Normal maintenance items I know I'm going to need/use. When I use one of something within a few weeks I will order a replacement which goes back in the box of spares for the next time I need it.
Then again I use my bikes nearly every day. I'd hate for one of them to be laid up for any period of time. Since I do the simple maintenance myself, it only makes sense to have a parts dept at my service right here in the garage.
Let me tell you a story. I put my ST in the shop for a valve check. On the day they are doing it (and would have it done) the service manager calls me up and says " you're air cleaner is filthy" so I said " well put one in it" to which he replied " we don't have one and it will take about a week to get, just wondering if you had one in your stash? " (see they know me lol) I said " Let me check, hold on...... Yes, I have one, want me to run it down?"
I always have spares on hand for all bikes..... air filters, spark plugs, oil filters, oil, front and rear brake pads.. Normal maintenance items I know I'm going to need/use. When I use one of something within a few weeks I will order a replacement which goes back in the box of spares for the next time I need it.
Then again I use my bikes nearly every day. I'd hate for one of them to be laid up for any period of time. Since I do the simple maintenance myself, it only makes sense to have a parts dept at my service right here in the garage.