Where to buy service parts?

[Ted]

I recently gave up buying car parts off eBay, as I was ending up with what seemed to be very old stock, rubbers were perishing prematurely, etc.

I went back to my old ways of using a local motor factors (recently taken over by a small chain called Motex), and found there to be very little difference in price, plus I often was able to get the part the same day.

I've tried searching locally for motorbike motor factors, Google keeps throwing up car parts places, and motorbike repair garages.

Do any motor factors exist for bikes? Are there any that do both car and bike parts?

...or am I just best with FleaBay?


It's a Honda I want parts for, so I contacted David Silvers, but the prices seen a bit steep...

[skatefreak]

Interesting...
I found the studs on the cam caps on my car were badly stretched after one snapped whilst I was doing the valve clearances.

Thought I would call a Peugeot stealership for giggles as I was a little wary of using exhaust studs but was shocked to find they are giving them away at .80 pence a shot, with washers and nuts!

Admittedly it's an older car (1996) and a lot of stuff is going for clearence on flea bay but that's not a bad thing for non perishables (new clutch £40, branded pads and vented disks £29, OEM timing pulleys & pump £30).

But yeah, try calling a stealership... they might be able to provide a competitive alternative on serviceable/generic parts?

[Islander]

Have a look on Wemoto's site.

[Tierbirdy]

Wemoto for cheap generic parts, Fowlers Parts for slightly more expensive OEM parts. Fed up of buying gaskets on eBay and getting cheap gasket paper knockoffs instead of proper rubber/plastic/whatever ones

[pepperami]

[Wonko The Sane]

Wemoto,

Sportsbikeshop

local independent bike dealer
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[Ted]

[pepperami]

[Musketeer]

My local shops don't sell stuff I need.

Ebay mainly where i get i.e. Bendix MRR brake pads, Motul RBF brake fluid, air filters, oil filters etc.

Tyres I get from Oponeo (my local motorcycle garage fit them for reasonable £)
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[chris-red]

Most big motor factors have decent sales often. Euro regularly have weekend sales that will knock 30/40% off the parts prices.

Also if you register with them log in then put the items in your basket and leave it an hour or 2 later they'll send you a discount code.

I got a Thermostat housing + thermostat for a new Fiat 500 for £20.
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[Ted]

[Tankie]

For Honda service spares I use these guys, sometimes , just watch the prices.

https://colinwilloughbymotorcycles.co.uk/
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[mentalboy]

I'll give a shout out to Dave at CMS Exeter, been in business for years, knows his stuff and ships stuff out as well.
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[MattEMulsion]

[Ted]

It wasn't the quality that was the problem with eBay, it was the age of the parts.

[Ted]

Rear shock for the CBF500 also seems rediculusly expensive! Starting to see why I got this bike cheap!

Anyone know if they used the same shock in other models? Might help broaden the search...

[johnsmith222]

Any reason you're replacing the rear shock? Might as well go aftermarket or second hand, as oem are normally a rip off.

[Ted]

Seems very bouncy.

[UnspeedySam]

Bit old skool but I use John Oldfield in Southampton a lot of the time: https://www.johnoldfield.co.uk
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[davebike]

I / we use Fowlers
https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/
Great as trade do most makes OEM I understand they also do retail if you want OEM parts
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[Nottsbiker]

Having just picked up an Italian Yamaha I now trawl ebay France, Italy and Germany for rare or NLA parts.

Might be another source for service items?
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[MarJay]

[Ted]

Even not decent will do me!

[Ted]

[Islander]