If the bike is a keeper then NRC covers are a good investment. (And they are not cheap imported parts.) May be less expensive than OEM.
Oshawa Cycle Salvage, or Ontario Cycle Salvage, worth a call.
Wow 4 to 5 days to get the part! Holy crap we are in a society that if we can;t get what we want immediately the world falls apart. It is not the dealers fault. No dealer stocks parts for every motorcycle just in case someone comes in for that particular part. Manufacturers have warehouses with parts inventory and dealers will place orders for parts. Parts are picked and then shipped out. To be cost effective they don't just ship every part the dealer orders as soon as the order is placed. This is not Amazon folks, they take all the dealers orders over a few days and then ship it all together a few days later in one big shipment. It is called being cost effective. Before Amazon we waited for things, not next day delivery. The world is spoiled. Now if I was told 2 to 3 weeks I would be upset but 4 to 5 days is not in any way unreasonable!
Now if I had a 13 year old bike and was told the parts would take a couple of weeks I would also understand as I would not always expect an older bike to always have parts in my local warehouse. Sometimes the parts may have to come from Japan or England or Italy where my bike was manufactured.
I had to get a part last year for my 2018 Kawi Z900RS and had to wait almost 2 weeks because the parts had not filtered into the Canadian warehouse since it was a brand new model. Had to wait for them to come direct from Japan.
Dealers are already hurting for cash as most people don't buy from brick and mortar stores anymore. How is a dealer supposed to determine what parts a customer may need. Sure common things like oil and air filters and consumables sure.............................
Well that is the difference between 35 million people and over 300 million people. More people in U.S. means better selection. We have a 5 month riding season and far less bikes on the road so we will never have the stock and distribution advantage that south of the border has,key reason why I buy everything in the US. Better service, better prices and all done online with delivery to my door or to a US mailbox.
Gasket may need to be replaced if one opens the cover... it is a replaceable part..hence it is in Stock.. not so much for stator cover..Exactly, it’s a common item and especially being a pretty popular bike... the funny thing is they all have the gasket in stock for some reason
Well that is the difference between 35 million people and over 300 million people. More people in U.S. means better selection. We have a 5 month riding season and far less bikes on the road so we will never have the stock and distribution advantage that south of the border has,
Sorry, but our season is 7 months, not 5, and this is a GTA forum, not a national one. The GTA is one of the top 10 metro areas in North America with about 7M people. Virtually all national or regional OEM warehouses or distribution centers are in the GTA. With this concentration of businesses we should expect 1 or 2 day delivery and there is no legitimate excuse for extended lead times. Now, if you live in Sudbury, Thunder Bay or some other city far from the GTA then I'd understand the need for an extra day or so for transportation.