Kak importer

[BIGBOSSMAN]

About two months ago I ordered a new rear hugger to replace the monstrosity on my '08 ZX10R, and finally today after tons of frustration I cancelled the order.
Over the course of the last 8 or so weeks it has been misplaced, arrived in Hawaii, then boarded a flight to Australia and from there who knows?
The retailer (bless) phoned Mat Mladin Imports today, he couldn't get the local guy so was transferred to the Australian H.O. "Sorry I don't know where it is, can I phone you tomorrow?"
Eh no, please cancel my order.
Is it any wonder people are purchasing via overseas websites with this sort of shite performance? I could have had the thing within 10 days through Ebay.
I won't make this mistake again!

[dipshit]

Are you saying you actually ordered something through a NZ retailer??? :eek5:

[BIGBOSSMAN]

Are you saying you actually ordered something through a NZ retailer??? :eek5:

Yeah! What a farken idjiot, eh??

[dipshit]

Yeah! What a farken idjiot, eh??

Fuk yeah. Kiwi bike shops are usually too busy doing "important" stuff like talking to travelling reps to be bothered dealing with inconvenient interruptions like customers and shit.

They are busy people you know... no time for you and your shit.

:weird:

[BIGBOSSMAN]

Thought I was doing my mate at Motomail a good turn, Darryl was on the phone every week chasing it up but he got the royal run-around as well.
A piss poor effort from Mat Mladin!

[CookMySock]

Sometimes you get a bad run. Cue our recent horn import deal - that was a real bummer for all concerned, not least for the poor bloke who organised it all. Very embarrassing I am sure, and seemingly no one persons fault.

But yeah there are companies world-wide that pride themselves on three day delivery anywhere on the globe. Nice.

Steve

[JimO]

Fuk yeah. Kiwi bike shops are usually too busy doing "important" stuff like talking to travelling reps to be bothered dealing with inconvenient interruptions like customers and shit.

They are busy people you know... no time for you and your shit.

:weird:

you must go to the wrong shop

[AlBundy]

What's this KAK you speak of?

[BIGBOSSMAN]

What's this KAK you speak of?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kak

[pzkpfw]

I know someone who ordered a hugger through a shop, who helped him order it, and when it turned out to be for the wrong model of bike it was "tough luck" - policy was once somethign was ordered it's the customers issue.

With that sort of thing - why bother with the shops?

[CHOPPA]

Mate you shoulda given speed tech in hamilton a call being some of the few zx10 riders and all, they woulda had it sorted!

[marty]

Here's my dilemma. I want some Yoshi tri-ovals in stainless for the busa. Quoted NZ$2300 from a local bike shop, with an 8 week lead time.

They are currently on E-bay for US$475, US$50 shipping, on my doorstep in 8 days.

When I look at it, it's not really a dilemma is it?

[98tls]

Here's my dilemma. I want some Yoshi tri-ovals in stainless for the busa. Quoted NZ$2300 from a local bike shop, with an 8 week lead time.

They are currently on E-bay for US$475, US$50 shipping, on my doorstep in 8 days.

When I look at it, it's not really a dilemma is it? Hit the nail on the head there marty:2thumbsupBeen buying oe for years and never once been let down.Thing is i would love to support local guys but in many (no not all) cases it just doesnt work,the gap is huge $ wise and in many cases so is the attitude,can remember a heated conversation with a wrecker here when i asked him to explain why the price of a TLR clutch landed on my doorstep was over 3 times dearer than one from Germany also landed on my doorstep.

[BIGBOSSMAN]

Mate you shoulda given speed tech in hamilton a call being some of the few zx10 riders and all, they woulda had it sorted!

Mmmm, yes I did like the look of your fairing lowers as well...

[Biggles08]

IMHO is fucking disgusting how long you had to wait before you decided to cancel the order! Did you not order that part PRIOR to picking up your new bike? Honestly why do items need to be at least x3 times as expensive as buying from overseas and at least that in time before it arrives???? It really does not make sense!?!? Fairings are a good example of us being ripped off by local NZ 'official' suppliers....here's a good exercise, call Kawasaki NZ and ask for the price for an OEM fairing piece...any, it doesn't matter...then go to www.thepartsdepot.com and look at exactly the same OEM piece and see the difference in price INCLUDING FREIGHT?!?! Then see delivery time and compare that with the same fairing from Kawasaki NZ....IF LOCAL SUPPLIERS WANT MY MONEY THE NEED TO LIFT THEIR GAME!:2guns:

[James Deuce]

I know someone who ordered a hugger through a shop, who helped him order it, and when it turned out to be for the wrong model of bike it was "tough luck" - policy was once somethign was ordered it's the customers issue.

With that sort of thing - why bother with the shops?
Yeah, but that guy's an idiot.

[imdying]

Here's my dilemma. I want some Yoshi tri-ovals in stainless for the busa. Quoted NZ$2300 from a local bike shop, with an 8 week lead time.

They are currently on E-bay for US$475, US$50 shipping, on my doorstep in 8 days.

When I look at it, it's not really a dilemma is it?Clearly 3 times the price is a bitter pill to swallow. Out of interest, what would you consider a fair price to pay if you were to buy one from a local distributor? (assuming it was a weeks wait like the US sourced one, i.e. they drop shipped it).