Unreal
11-02-2010, 06:05 PM
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Went to my local Honda dealer to pick up the "Carb gasket kit" I payed for in advance and ordered through their parts guy. It showed up a week later than worse case, and I felt no need to rush in to get it since I already had the carb issues fixed without it. Anyhow when I get there there are 2 ziplocks containing a total of 8 little orings. This set me back over $15. I am not cheep, but lets get real. The kicker is that it didnt have the one gasket for the float bowl to carb body that I needed. All I got was some bad mouthing from the guy about his coworker. The same guy doing the bashing hadnt even heard of a superhawk......OMG
Anyways stupid me needed some other gaskets and ordered them up to a tune of over $50
If anyone has a source for good superhawk small parts such as rebuild kits, gaskets, etc., I'd sure be all ears.
Thanks, Walt
Anyways stupid me needed some other gaskets and ordered them up to a tune of over $50
If anyone has a source for good superhawk small parts such as rebuild kits, gaskets, etc., I'd sure be all ears.
Thanks, Walt
11-02-2010, 06:08 PM
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11-02-2010, 06:20 PM
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I ordered a set of float bowl gaskets from the dealer about 6 months ago. They were pricey, but they weren't $50. More like half that, and they're still sitting in my toolbox, since the old ones are still pliable. BikeBandit shows them for $10.53 each. So if you paid $50 you might want to look for a different dealer in the future.
11-02-2010, 06:55 PM
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theres a guy here in pinellas park that i deal with,he cuts me gaskets right there on the spot,depending on size and his mood lol,its usually good price,the most ive paid so far for a gasket is between 10 and 15 bucks.
aslong as its not rubber gaskets you need,he can cut it.
aslong as its not rubber gaskets you need,he can cut it.
11-02-2010, 07:46 PM
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May have helped to do a search online. I just picked up a carb rebuild kit for my Bandit for $80 + shipping. It included the float bowl to carb body gasket and various o rings as well as a new float needle and needle seat. Considering that covered 4 carbs I'd agree that you payed a little too much. As has been stated, find a new dealer.
11-02-2010, 08:37 PM
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theres a guy here in pinellas park that i deal with,he cuts me gaskets right there on the spot,depending on size and his mood lol,its usually good price,the most ive paid so far for a gasket is between 10 and 15 bucks.
aslong as its not rubber gaskets you need,he can cut it.
aslong as its not rubber gaskets you need,he can cut it.
By the way, not all "o-ring" type gaskets are round.
11-02-2010, 09:49 PM
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