I live in Canada, and the savings on Aliexpress* are huge even compared to local discounters.
So a $220 Honda regulator might only be $130 buying from "Fortnine" here in Canada, (but it generally takes around 14 days to come in the mail) but Ali express is so ridiculously cheap by comparison - only $30...
The huge catch with Ali express is the shipping time though..
When I need a new regulator/ or stator/ or main fuse or whatever even waiting for my local supplier for 14 days would be quite hard
The other thing is I live on a small Island, and my cbr250r is my only vehicle..
So I thought for the sake of a few hundred bucks I might be better off buying parts in advance from Ali express.
Just to use a regulator as an example if I spent $200 buying say 8 parts from ali express, and I used one regulator it would pay for itself and maybe seven otherparts in just that one purchase...
SO.. (thank you for your patience up to now)
With that in mind, what parts would it be wise to buy in advance?
I'm not thinking about routine maintenance parts which I can plan ahead for like sprockets and chains, and clutch plates.
I'm thinking of parts that may break or fail and imobilise my vehicle or make it very hard to use..
Regulator?, stator? Clutch cable? fuel injector, fuel pump,
Does anyone have any ideas what it may be wise to have a stock of?
What items fail a lot?
Thank you in advance
So a $220 Honda regulator might only be $130 buying from "Fortnine" here in Canada, (but it generally takes around 14 days to come in the mail) but Ali express is so ridiculously cheap by comparison - only $30...
The huge catch with Ali express is the shipping time though..
When I need a new regulator/ or stator/ or main fuse or whatever even waiting for my local supplier for 14 days would be quite hard
The other thing is I live on a small Island, and my cbr250r is my only vehicle..
So I thought for the sake of a few hundred bucks I might be better off buying parts in advance from Ali express.
Just to use a regulator as an example if I spent $200 buying say 8 parts from ali express, and I used one regulator it would pay for itself and maybe seven otherparts in just that one purchase...
SO.. (thank you for your patience up to now)
With that in mind, what parts would it be wise to buy in advance?
I'm not thinking about routine maintenance parts which I can plan ahead for like sprockets and chains, and clutch plates.
I'm thinking of parts that may break or fail and imobilise my vehicle or make it very hard to use..
Regulator?, stator? Clutch cable? fuel injector, fuel pump,
Does anyone have any ideas what it may be wise to have a stock of?
What items fail a lot?
Thank you in advance