Wed Jul 23 21:39:35 1997 - Message No. 1181
From: Pfleger Kurt

Subject: AT replacement parts


Hi bikers

A few days ago, I was a little bit to fast and crashed into a wall with
the right side of my AT. At the first moment I thougth, that was the end
of my bike, but at a second glance the damage was not so bad. The right
piece of the mudguard (Motorschutzblech), the right front panelling
(vordere Verkleidung) and the right radiator (Kühler) were to be
replaced, some other parts were just a little bit scratched or
distorted, like the frame of the fan.

Today I went to my local dealer (Honda Magnum, Linz, Austria) and was
completely shocked, when I heared the prices of those parts.

right radiator					4.780,-- ATS
right front panelling				3.330,-- ATS
right radiator grid	  			  790,-- ATS
right part of mudguard				3.100,-- ATS
fan-frame		  			  950,-- ATS
right fork panelling	  			  750,-- ATS
mounting support for right rear foot rest    	1.550,-- ATS

To replace all (even slightly scatched) parts would cost more than ATS
35.000,-- which is very high for some plastic and aluminium parts,
especially if you compare it to the price of a new AT, which is about
110.000,--.
 
I really would like to know, if prices for replacement parts are also
that inconscionable high in other countries, especially Italy,
Switzerland, Germany and Cechoslowakia.  

If anybody has good conditions for getting such parts, I would be glad
to hear from you. 


Try to keep away from walls

Kurt


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