Buying consumables...where?

Zipppy

Where do ye buy things like oil, filters, brake fluid, pads etc etc ?

Normally use local bike shop but thinking of cheaper options online..where's best??

Del2005

Halfords do good sales fairly often for getting oil.
Surprisingly I've found the price from main dealers not that far from spurious with the benefit of being OEM and close by, this is for service items.

Used to look on UK sites for upgrading but £ vs € killed that and I've got my current bike where I like it.

goodlad

I find a lot of local shops these days are very competitive to online.
Just ask them for a discount when buying a load of bits from them. If they wont knock a few quid off then just go elsewhere.

I know motoecycleshop.ie do service kits for bikes thats not a bad price.

Wossack

morrisonbhp.net or motorcycleshop.ie fer me

Wonda-Boy

I dont have any allegiance to any particular place, if anywhere has what I want at the best price (with decent customer service) I will get my stuff there. I have paid more for items in a different place because customer service was piss poor in places.

The least you should get is a smile when someone is taking your money ffs!

I have never ordered parts online, I like to get the stuff there and then and pay when its what I wanted.

Skill Magill

Use the local bike shop for me, I reckon its cheaper in the long run, you build up a trust and they know if the part is a wrong un, they'll replace it. Wouldn't fancy doing that on-line.
That said, motor factors are great too, your standard oil filter comes in at about a fiver, if you ask for one off a mazda 525

Mesrine65

Order all my parts on eBay.de, never had an issue in 10+ years & have saved my self a small fortune.

For the bike I have there is a proliferation of new OEM parts available via Germany at a fraction of the cost & no import duty.

Zipppy

Skill Magill wrote: »

Use the local bike shop for me, I reckon its cheaper in the long run, you build up a trust and they know if the part is a wrong un, they'll replace it. Wouldn't fancy doing that on-line.
That said, motor factors are great too, your standard oil filter comes in at about a fiver, if you ask for one off a mazda 525

Actually can local Motor Factors get bike oil filters?

Skill Magill

Zipppy wrote: »

Actually can local Motor Factors get bike oil filters?

Doubt it, you'd have to marry up the bikes oil filter to a cars, in order for them to know what you're on about.