What's pi$$ed me off today.........!!

Waiting in ALL DAY to have my new bed eventually delivered at 17:30... only to have one of the five packages that make up the bed not be there. The driver had no idea, the paperwork said four or five only... called up the company I bought it from and they'll chase in the morning. So for now I have most but not all of my bed. The bit missing of my nice new four poster bed... the four sodding posts.

 

Did you get the ropes with it as well?

 

of course it will its self healing

 

Leave it out in the rain for a while?

 

We should have finished off Piglet... you could have borrowed her. I've still not done anymore since you came over... need to go and buy that hacksaw this weekend!

 

finding out that Mr Suzuki thinks we are all thick ....well we knew it but didnt realise just how thick he thought we are ....a few niblets of info
doing a bit of research

http://www.robinsonsfoundry.co.uk/content/pages/shop/parts/Suzuki/GSX/GSX1400/K2%20K3%20K4%20K5%20K6%20K7%202002-2007/gsx1400fuelpump.htm

http://www.robinsonsfoundry.co.uk/content/pages/shop/parts/Suzuki/SV/SV%201000/K3-K5%202003-2005/sv1000k3fuelpump.htm


http://www.robinsonsfoundry.co.uk/content/pages/shop/parts/Suzuki/GSX-R/GSX-R1000/K3-K4%202003-2004/gsxr1000k3k4fuelpump.htm


all barring item10 and baseplate configuration these are idendtical parts .....regardless of different part numbers....check out the price differences

and furthermore

The OEM seal as supplied by Suuzuki has the identification NOK and BR3886H stamped on it, manufacturer and seal size?. So using that as a base and looking for the same seal, it would appear that that seal is fitted to the following bikes:

Fork OIL SEAL 46x58,1x10,5 mm NOK BR3886H
Kawasaki
- NINJA ZX 600 D1/D2 (ZX-6) 1998-2001
- NINJA ZX 600 R (ZX-6) 1998-2001
- NINJA ZX-6R 600 (ZX6/ZX6R) 2002
- NINJA ZX-6R/ZX-6RR 2002
- NINJA ZX 900 B1/B4/C1/C2 1998-2001
- NINJA ZX-9 R 900 1998-2002
- NINJA ZX-9R / ZX 900 B1/B4/C1 1998-2002
Suzuki
- SV 1000 2003-05
- GSX 1400 2002-06

So using the ZX-9R as an example look at a Kawasaki Online Parts supplier and find THIS

Now looking at their schematichttp://www.cornwallkawasaki.co.uk/shop/shop.php?cmd=showdiagram&id=4392 (looks really similar eh?) it shows the following:

Front Fork Dust Seals - Kawasaki Part Number: 92093, cost £9.02 each
Front Fork Oil Seals - Kawasaki Part NUmber: 92049, cost £9.29 each

Now compare that with the prices from Suzuki HERE

Front Fork Dust Seals - Suzuki Part Number: 51173-42F00, cost £21.68 each
Front Fork Oil Seals - Suzuki Part Number: 51153-42F00, cost £17.46 each

So by m calculations, assuming that the Kawasaki parts are exactly the same as the Suzuki parts, then part prices for replacing both ones fork seals and dust seals works out at:
Kawasaki: £36.63
Suzuki: £78.28

That's (arguably) a whopping £42.17 MORE for exactly the same parts from Suzuki made by the same manufacturer - just different packaging.

STOP RIPPING US OFF !!!!

 

Good bit of research that makes you sick if the parts really are identical. Even if not, there should be negligible price difference.

 

its actually been proven for both the fuel pump and the fork seals with the fork seals being same manufacturer, rebranded packaging for bike make.
really does make my piss boil

 

& if you go to a Bearing Supplier and quote the NOK and BR3886H numbers (Kent Bearings?) they should be even cheaper. The same applies for Main & camshaft bearings/wheel bearing/ steering head bearings/dust seals/o rings etc etc. Very few seals/bearing are uniquely manufactured.

 

knew that applied for bearings didnt realise it was seals too....good call

 

but you done it in style kicking some arse in the fast group

 

Got a nice 600 going that would be an ideal upgrade!

 

Go on Tom, you know you want to. And it's so clean you won't need to clean it yourself for at least five years. Think of all the money you will save on cleaning materials compared to your other bikes.

 

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