Bike Bandit out of Business

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Big T Posted this on the Facebook page he mods, but I thought I’d share it here in case he doesn’t get a chance. Many of us saw the writing on the wall long ago with BB.

https://jalopnik.com/motorcycle-parts-seller-bikebandit-has-stolen-646-000-1848823954?fbclid=IwAR2bU7yxaNQ9qNGzfroKln60NgQ5sdm02QzYTQvxu2a_Euk0Ftz5RlSjaQk

[Cipher]

They had nasty high prices coupled with no cheap shipping options. Though I've not looked at the site for years due to the initial bad experience.
I imagine a forward look at rising shipping costs plus inflation eroding sales volume was key.
when they started Amazon was not the juggernaut it is now and I buy a lot of generic MC related things there.

[trevor]

Aptly named.........

[Big T]

They had nasty high prices coupled with no cheap shipping options. Though I've not looked at the site for years due to the initial bad experience.
I imagine a forward look at rising shipping costs plus inflation eroding sales volume was key.
when they started Amazon was not the juggernaut it is now and I buy a lot of generic MC related things there.

Not at all.
read the article, financial chicanery of the highest order, including accepting over $600k in orders after they went bankrupt.

Just a bunch of thieves

[Nessism]

I bought tons of parts though Bike Bandit. I could order OEM Suzuki parts and get them the same week. It sucks that they stole from so many people. Things must have changed there towards the end.

[JacobB5]

I'd been wondering why everything was listed as backorder. I have at least been using them to look up parts numbers, still will until their site goes down I guess.

[bwringer]

Yep, they were located in CA, so folks in CA could get stuff pretty quickly.

I only ordered from them a few times, years and years ago. Not the greatest experience or service, and their doofy system of obfuscating part numbers was maddening, so I stopped using them long ago.

Overall, not surprising. They never really updated and kept up with the competition. Although what appears to be outright fraud is a little surprising.

[storm 64]

I might have been one of the last happy customers Bike Bandit had...
About two years ago I had ordered something and a faceshield. I received the something, but the faceshield was on backorder. After awhile I finally got refunded for the faceshield...Then, out of the blue I received the faceshild!

For tires been been going through Rocky Mountain. Other things Revzilla. For riding gear, Piston Ported Vintage Scooter Parts. Yeah it's a scooter store, but they sell riding gear too.

[JacobB5]

Wow, just realized I ordered something from them last July and got it in September. I understood the delay as just a normal delay due to covid so I didn't worry about it. The part was listed back order everywhere as well (triumph link lead harness for rectifier/regulator).

[Rich82GS750TZ]

For OEM parts, I’ve been very happy with partshark.com for the last couple of years.

[salty_monk]

It's amazing the shady stuff some people will pull...

[bwringer]

For OEM parts, I’ve been very happy with partshark.com for the last couple of years.

Yep, I've ordered from them a few times. Partshark is a real, live motorsports dealer here in Indianapolis called Flatout. Partshark is their online parts sales division. The building doesn't say Partshark on it anywhere, and they run the businesses separately, but I can still choose to go pick up my goodies in person. It's a nice chance to wander around and slobber on some bikes and stuff.

I order most parts from another dealer that's slightly closer; OnlineCycleParts.com is the online arm of Westfield Powersports, located just north of Indy. Again, a large, very reliable local dealership and their service has been outstanding.

[93Bandit]

I'd been wondering why everything was listed as backorder. I have at least been using them to look up parts numbers, still will until their site goes down I guess.

It's down now. 500 Internal server error