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    Rockauto is not BS!

    After reading the Temu post, I just had to counter with an American company

    I need some suspension parts for my daughter's Cherokee, and none of the local chain stores stock them. Sigh, I'm old and long for the days of local part stores. Even the regional chains have been bought out.

    So, I ordered the parts from Rockauto on Monday at 9:02 AM, and they were shipped at 12:24 PM. They will arrive Thursday sometime, just in time for this effing atmospheric River to end.

    I have to add in a kudo to Olsa Tools of Canada, that order should be here today, after ordering last Friday.

    Check out their tools, looks interesting
    1978 GS 1000 (since new)
    1979 GS 1000 (The Fridge, superbike replica project)
    1978 GS 1000 (parts)
    1981 GS 850 (anyone want a project?)
    1981 GPZ 550 (backroad screamer)
    1970 450 Mk IIID (THUMP!)
    2007 DRz 400S
    1999 ATK 490ES
    1994 DR 350SES

    #2
    I use them... make sure you use the code on Brian's thread.
    1980 GS1000G - Sold
    1978 GS1000E - Finished!
    1980 GS550E - Fixed & given to a friend
    1983 GS750ES Special - Sold
    2009 KLR 650 - Sold - gone to TX!
    1982 GS1100G - Rebuilt and finished. - Sold
    2009 TE610 - Dual Sporting around dreaming of Dakar..... - FOR SALE!

    www.parasiticsanalytics.com

    TWINPOT BRAKE UPGRADE LINKY: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...e-on-78-Skunk/

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      #3
      I didn't use the code
      But, my total is under $40
      1978 GS 1000 (since new)
      1979 GS 1000 (The Fridge, superbike replica project)
      1978 GS 1000 (parts)
      1981 GS 850 (anyone want a project?)
      1981 GPZ 550 (backroad screamer)
      1970 450 Mk IIID (THUMP!)
      2007 DRz 400S
      1999 ATK 490ES
      1994 DR 350SES

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        #4
        Yes, there pricing is good. One thing to watch out for is they have multiple shipping points. Once you add something to cart other parts that come from the same warehouse are then marked when you search the list... sometimes it's worth paying a $ or two more for the part to save the added shipping.
        1980 GS1000G - Sold
        1978 GS1000E - Finished!
        1980 GS550E - Fixed & given to a friend
        1983 GS750ES Special - Sold
        2009 KLR 650 - Sold - gone to TX!
        1982 GS1100G - Rebuilt and finished. - Sold
        2009 TE610 - Dual Sporting around dreaming of Dakar..... - FOR SALE!

        www.parasiticsanalytics.com

        TWINPOT BRAKE UPGRADE LINKY: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...e-on-78-Skunk/

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          #5
          I was able to buy rebuilt rear calipers for a Lincoln Mark V. no one local could get them and Rock Auto had a set. I had to buy two different brands to make a pair and they shipped separately but at least I got them. I made a mistake and used them on a build because that's what I had. I ended up buying rotors, cables and calipers so I just used the Lincoln brackets.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Big T View Post
            After reading the Temu post, I just had to counter with an American company

            I need some suspension parts for my daughter's Cherokee, and none of the local chain stores stock them. Sigh, I'm old and long for the days of local part stores. Even the regional chains have been bought out.

            So, I ordered the parts from Rockauto on Monday at 9:02 AM, and they were shipped at 12:24 PM. They will arrive Thursday sometime, just in time for this effing atmospheric River to end.

            I have to add in a kudo to Olsa Tools of Canada, that order should be here today, after ordering last Friday.

            Check out their tools, looks interesting
            Kudos is not a plural of kudo.
            1983 GS 550 LD
            2009 BMW K1300s

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              #7
              I got nice original style seat covers a few years back for a '54 Willys Wagon. Couldn't believe it, about half the price of Willys vendors, and probably as good or better. Their site is a bit of an eyesore but it works for me.
              Tom

              '82 GS1100E Mr. Turbo
              '79 GS100E
              Other non Suzuki bikes

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                #8
                RockAuto gets a lot of my money because they are pretty much my first stop for all my car stuff. Although like monk says, sometimes getting brakes, pads, and rotors to all ship from the same warehouse is an exercise in frustration.

                Wipers at any brick and mortar are extremely expensive for what you get. And they typically only last about a year.

                I don't like changing wipers in the winter, so every fall I replace all three wipers on my two cars, plus my mom's. Prices have gone up a smidge but I think I still pay something like $30-$35 for all three cars, after shipping. Whereas ONE wiper from Autozone will run at least $25.
                Charles
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                1979 Suzuki GS850G

                Read BassCliff's GSR Greeting and Mega-Welcome!

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                  #9
                  Yeah, RockAuto’s great for parts you can’t find locally. Shipping’s always been quick for me too. Sometimes orders split between warehouses, but it’s still way easier than chasing stuff around town. Glad you got what you needed for your daughter’s Jeep, that’s half the battle.

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                    #10
                    Rock Auto is on par with JB Weld and Marvel Mystery Oil in it's importance for the shade tree mechanic.
                    1980 Yamaha XS1100G (Current bike)
                    1982 GS450txz (former bike)
                    LONG list of previous bikes not listed here.

                    I identify as a man but according to the label on a box of Stauffers Baked Lasagne I'm actually a family of four

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Cipher View Post

                      Kudos is not a plural of kudo.
                      I agree, it would have to be 'Kudoses'
                      Current Bikes
                      1980 Suzuki GS 1000G
                      1973 Suzuki GT 185 (The tiddler)
                      "Live to die, die to live"

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