suzuki prices! - taking the P!!

[busasean]

Need to replace the pads on my busa so phoned local dealer to ask prices for O.E. prices. £177 WITHOUT FITTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! guess suzuki can poke that up their ****! honda blackbird O.E. pads are only about £70 and Kwak zzr1200 are about £80. i've got a complete list of different bikes including R1, ZX10, TRIUMPH SPRINT ETC and the suzuki prices are downright greedy! i'm going to draft a letter to suzuki and mcn. how the hell can they justify £177 for a set of brake pads???

[kwak zzr]

they just take the pi$$!

[Kate]

Have you tried any other dealers? It could be just that dealer thats having a laugh, it does sound ridiculously high!

[kwak zzr]

i dont know how they price things? i once purchased a carb brass mixture screw for a vauxhall astra carb @ £11 and this was about 12 years ago!
on the other hand, oil filters from my local vauxhall dealer are cheaper than any other small car parts outlet. the solo seat cowel for a pointy sv @ £42 aint a bad price either.

[Cloggsy]

Buy the pads & DIY it mate :thumbsup:

If I was nearby, I'd do it for you :!:

[Viney]

Buy the pads & DIY it mate :thumbsup:

If I was nearby, I'd do it for you :!:

I think thats his point. £177 for a set of pads!!!

Anyhoo, why buy suzuki OEM pads?

[Cloggsy]

Anyhoo, why buy suzuki OEM pads?

My point exactly :!:

[petevtwin650]

We get our parts via Robinsons in Kent. You can do it on line if you have the part numbers and you get to see the price prior to ordering. Top service and only a couple days waiting for them to arrive.

Think I'd buy none Suzuki pads though.

[Ceri JC]

Have you tried any other dealers? It could be just that dealer thats having a laugh, it does sound ridiculously high!

As Kate says, parts don't seem to be as standardised between dealers as they make out. I've found massive (40%) disparaties on parts between 2 dealers only 10 miles apart!

[Bez]

I had a similar thing last year.
I needed a set of 4 brake pad retaining pins for the Tokico radial calipers. Suzuki wanted £52 for them. I tried about five suzuki dealers but all the same price. Ended up ringing a Kawasaki dealer and got the same four parts for £11.

Have a look at this site for an idea on the price for your brake pads. 3 different pad options as well.
http://www.brakes4u.co.uk/products.asp?id=1267

[socommk23]

am i reading you right?????
£177 for just pads?
how does that work out?
for my sv i just go to shop and ask for "pads to fit"
full set £45!
mind you..if i recall , some mag done an artical on price of parts from manufacturer, a gsxr 600 in parts would cost around £36k!!!!
go figure!
yeah! dont buy oem!

[tomjones2]

Has anyone seen the price of a genuine sv650 exhaust, somewhere between £600-700.

[kwak zzr]

MCN did a test a few years ago about the price of bike parts, they broke down a new ZX6 kwak and priced every new part as a individual item from the dealer, the ZX6 list price was £7,200 and in bits it would cost nearly £30,000! :shock:
thats why these bike breakers buy brand new bikes and just strip them.

[busasean]

ordered a set of Performance friction pads for the front and a set of ebc for the rear £85 all in !!! should take about 25 mins for me to fit!

[wheelnut]

Last set of pads I bought were about £15 from Halfords

[$tevo]

My mate was quoted £54 for a Marauder 125 brake lever - His Hardly Ableson bits are cheaper for genuine parts...

[hall13uk]

maybe they saw your sig, hmmmm 3 bikes let's take him for a ride :twisted: ,


as others have said buy the pads else where (no the oe ones) & diy it, they are easier to fit than u think. i found this out when rechie numbers fitted my front pads for me. :)