My Local Motorcycle shop.

[Phimosis]

As im sorting the brakes out (rear done) I (amcq) discovered my front was quite sticky, so with medium amounts of vigor I strode into my local MC store and requested proudly (as Im doing the work myself ) a small tube of copper grease and an aerosol of brake cleaner....bloke scratches his head....dont think I have either he said......you gotta be kidding me I mean I was gonna ask for some spark plugs too.....what a shower, he did say he would order me some and it would be in next week..........F.O.

[tasum]

shame. but looking at your avatar are you sure you weren't after an airarsehole?

[leevtr]

This is part of the reason no one bothers to look further than the internet. No one seems to keep anything in stock these days. I know its a bit of a vicious circle ( volume isn't selling because of online sellers, so they dont get stuff in. Then because they aint got it when we do want it, we go online.................) but I think theres no excuse for commonly used stuff. Same applies all over I'm afraid.

[MacV2]

For bit's like that go to your local independent car spares shop.

They won't have filters & plugs ect for bikes but sprays, tubs & tubes of 'gunks' they will have on the shelf.

[Wicky]

+1

If you haven't got a local Halfords store try these in future http://www.motor-world.co.uk

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&si ... d=0CAIQ5xg

For bit's like that go to your local independent car spares shop.

They won't have filters & plugs ect for bikes but sprays, tubs & tubes of 'gunks' they will have on the shelf.

[seb421]

This is part of the reason no one bothers to look further than the internet. No one seems to keep anything in stock these days. I know its a bit of a vicious circle ( volume isn't selling because of online sellers, so they dont get stuff in. Then because they aint got it when we do want it, we go online.................) but I think theres no excuse for commonly used stuff. Same applies all over I'm afraid.

Every time i try a motorcycle store they don't have one thing or another that i went in for and they are not obscure parts, plugs / filters etc

[StormingHonda]

Try going to a Harley shop, they have everything in, right up to dog collars, but if you want a bike part you have to wait two weeks.

[lumpyv]

Try going to a Harley shop, they have everything in, right up to dog collars, but if you want a bike part you have to wait two weeks.

then they want £120 for a battery. ( i think thats what you paid storming?)
last aerosol of brake cleaner i bought was from heine gerick in york (now shut) so i,m not sure where that takes the above debate ?

[StormingHonda]

Try going to a Harley shop, they have everything in, right up to dog collars, but if you want a bike part you have to wait two weeks.

then they want £120 for a battery. ( i think thats what you paid storming?)
last aerosol of brake cleaner i bought was from heine gerick in york (now shut) so i,m not sure where that takes the above debate ?

yeah it was about that.

[Xenocide]

My local bike shop has bloody everything. I went in for a brake lever once for a 14 year old ktm. They have 4 in stock and it was £4!

http://www.nutz4bikes.co.uk/