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[QUOTE="APOWER, post: 601895, member: 16643"] I work in a parts department of a fairly large power sports dealership. Not only is expensive to stock a lot of parts, but it takes a lot of room. We are a multibrand dealer and we have a large space in the back dedicated to hard parts (nuts, bolts, etc.), and we still have to special order often. I will say, however, that 9 times out of 10 we've got your oil filter, brake pads, or inner tube. With so many types available from our dealership (Dirt bikes, cruisers, ATVs, crotch rockets, PWC, Jet Boats, and trailers) we absolutely cannot stock so many replacement parts to satisfy everyone. Especially for our lowest selling item: dirt bikes. And of course your KTM dealer has a lot in stock, all their bikes are practically identical and undoubtedly use similiar fasteners from model to model. Furthermore, try to give those guys behind the counter a break. They don't get paid much, so its difficult to get a knowledgable adult to take the job. Also, I can't tell you how many times our watercraft guy gets blasted with someone trying to find suspension parts for a (insert early 70s KZ model here). He gets the job done but it can take a while. And I'll make no gaurantees that I can find saddlebags, supports, and chrome bolts for some yahoo's bike when he barely knows what decade its from and what color it is. The reality is you participate in a very small sport. And the local businesses that sell bikes are very small in comparision to Pep Boys or NAPA or whatever. All you can really do is plan ahead and carry back-ups of what you think you might need and suck it up if you have to miss a weekend cause of a special order. We're lucky they even bother with dirt bikes at all. [/QUOTE]
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