eljay
Well-known member
No sorry, I don't have a deal for you. Just a way to save a bit from getting hosed.
I'm missing this little rubber grommet thing under one of my fairing bolts that attaches the fairing to the body work.
Bike bandit and kawiparts or whatever sites want $6.xx something USD + some retarded shipping amount for one piece. Browsing the part diagrams I noticed the part number is the same as the rubber grommets under the windscreen. I googled the part number and got some amazon and ebay results, then I searched windscreen bolt kit on ebay. VOILA!!! People love changing their bolt colors to pink or whatever to match their Hello Kitty fairing wrap right? $7 free shipping for a whole windscreen kit from Hong Kong. Nice. Better I found some in BC for a little more, $17 for the whole set and it will come in a few days. So balance speed vs cost at your own peril.
Anyway, it's a deep rabbit hole, but if you get creative searching for tiny things that you think will rip you a new one to fix on your bike, you might improve your prospects.
There are bolt kits with all the clips and grommets for around $50 to be had that include these parts too. I already have a ton of bolts from a previous bolt kit I bought for like $60 but it was only nuts/bolts not clips and grommets. Seems prices are dropping on that junk stuff. Good to keep handy, I know a lose/break stuff like this all the time and panic when I can't find for the couple dollars I know is still overpriced. Now if I could only get a full OEM fairing kit in the color of my choice for under $500 delivered...
TL;DR modifying search parameters and scope can improve cost
I'm missing this little rubber grommet thing under one of my fairing bolts that attaches the fairing to the body work.
Bike bandit and kawiparts or whatever sites want $6.xx something USD + some retarded shipping amount for one piece. Browsing the part diagrams I noticed the part number is the same as the rubber grommets under the windscreen. I googled the part number and got some amazon and ebay results, then I searched windscreen bolt kit on ebay. VOILA!!! People love changing their bolt colors to pink or whatever to match their Hello Kitty fairing wrap right? $7 free shipping for a whole windscreen kit from Hong Kong. Nice. Better I found some in BC for a little more, $17 for the whole set and it will come in a few days. So balance speed vs cost at your own peril.
Anyway, it's a deep rabbit hole, but if you get creative searching for tiny things that you think will rip you a new one to fix on your bike, you might improve your prospects.
There are bolt kits with all the clips and grommets for around $50 to be had that include these parts too. I already have a ton of bolts from a previous bolt kit I bought for like $60 but it was only nuts/bolts not clips and grommets. Seems prices are dropping on that junk stuff. Good to keep handy, I know a lose/break stuff like this all the time and panic when I can't find for the couple dollars I know is still overpriced. Now if I could only get a full OEM fairing kit in the color of my choice for under $500 delivered...
TL;DR modifying search parameters and scope can improve cost
