About the UPS charges ....
A set of graphics would have been a LOT cheaper to send via USPS... UPS' rates are high for lightweight shipments. I can send and 8"x8" 1lb box via ups for $6, which is $3 at the post office. Take a big, lightweight box to UPS sometime... it'll cost as much as if it weighed 10x more (they are concerned as much with the amount of space the shipment takes as how much it weighes). Or... take a UPS/FED-X shipment to Mailboxes, Etc. and REALLY hosed, lol.
Greenie... that's a point about getting to actually SEE the part before buying it, unfortunatly most dealers rarely have dirtbike parts, you end up buying it before you see it anyway. Support from the local shop? That's a new concept, have never seen much of that. There are exceptions of course, Service Honda comes to mind, but they are big in Off-Road which isn't all that common.
A set of graphics would have been a LOT cheaper to send via USPS... UPS' rates are high for lightweight shipments. I can send and 8"x8" 1lb box via ups for $6, which is $3 at the post office. Take a big, lightweight box to UPS sometime... it'll cost as much as if it weighed 10x more (they are concerned as much with the amount of space the shipment takes as how much it weighes). Or... take a UPS/FED-X shipment to Mailboxes, Etc. and REALLY hosed, lol.
Greenie... that's a point about getting to actually SEE the part before buying it, unfortunatly most dealers rarely have dirtbike parts, you end up buying it before you see it anyway. Support from the local shop? That's a new concept, have never seen much of that. There are exceptions of course, Service Honda comes to mind, but they are big in Off-Road which isn't all that common.