Old Bike Barn ..............

[simon kuether]

Has anybody dealt with this company ?????
I should have quizzed you first , but have just ordered a starter motor for my 'S from them .
Again , their price , plus freight , blows any Aussie suppliers out of the water .

Cheers , Simon .

[azr]

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=71246

[tkent02]

I think their prices are so low because they take your money and never send any parts.

[kparkfan]

I got screwed by them about 7 years ago and have never used them again. I do believe I remember seeing a few people complain about them.

[Steve]

There have been reviews on both sides of the fence, but I thing the negatives FAR outnumber the positives.

Hope it works out for you, Simon.

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[pete]

Simon, try Mick Hone down in Vic... last lot of parts I got ended up cheaper and weeks faster than getting them from the US.

https://www.mickhone.com.au

They also have online parts fiche and online ordering now

[rustybronco]

Contact the seller at 1-800-616-8495 (Got an all carriers circuits are busy message, please try your call later.)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aag/details?ie=UTF8&asin=&isAmazonFulfilled=&isCBA=&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&orderID=&seller=ABNYAL0ISQYFL&sshmPath=returns#aag_returns

1-888-851-5559

Chat live with an OBB employee from 7AM -3PM Pacific Time / 10AM - 6PM Eastern Time, Monday to Friday

(Got a recorded message directing you to their website/ please stay on the line for administrative?? questions.)


23322 Mercantile Pkwy
Katy, Texas 77449

65 S. Peru Street Unit 04,
Plattsburgh, NY 12901

[simon kuether]

Oh dear .
Just as I hit the "buy" button , I thought , maybe I should check them out .......

Fingers , and everything else , crossed .
I won't know for a coupla weeks I suppose .

I take a bit of heart from those that didn't have trouble .

Thanks all .

Pete , Mick Hones price was $1021 plus postage . Alphasports was $561(US) and the Old Bike Barn was $176(US) . I know Alphasports will deliver , so we'll see if being a tight arse bites me in the arse .

Cheers , Simon .

[pete]

Pete , Mick Hones price was $1021 plus postage . Alphasports was $561(US) and the Old Bike Barn was $176(US) . I know Alphasports will deliver , so we'll see if being a tight arse bites me in the arse .

Cheers , Simon .

Ouch! Ok so that wouldn't have helped much... Boulevard are typically much cheaper than Alpha Sports, but locally you can also always try findapart.com.au if you don't mind a second hand one...

[simon kuether]

Pete , I thought about a second hand one but , I figured I've already got a 34 year old one now . I don't need another .
See what happens . I've got a couple of E-mails from them so, at this stage I still live in hope .
I'll give them the benefit of doubt (for a couple of weeks yet anyway) .

As a little aside , it was interesting to find out that the starter motor is the same for lots of GS's , from 1100's down to aboot 400's .

Cheers , Simon .

[Kiwi Canuck]

Oh dear .
Just as I hit the "buy" button , I thought , maybe I should check them out .......

Fingers , and everything else , crossed .
I won't know for a coupla weeks I suppose .

I take a bit of heart from those that didn't have trouble .

Thanks all .

Pete , Mick Hones price was $1021 plus postage . Alphasports was $561(US) and the Old Bike Barn was $176(US) . I know Alphasports will deliver , so we'll see if being a tight arse bites me in the arse .

Cheers , Simon .

Simon, the reason the OBB was so much less was that's it's an after market unit made by Ricks, assume the others were quoting OEM units.

Good luck.

[jeff.saunders]

If you are buying from a business in the USA or Canada, the Better Business Bureau can give some hints on issues with a company.
http://www.bbb.org/

If you don't find an entry for a business, it's likely they are too new, or not a real business (just an individual selling under a pseudo company name).

Here's the entry for http://www.bbb.org/upstate-new-york/...h-ny-194627609

[Kiwi Canuck]

If you are buying from a business in the USA or Canada, the Better Business Bureau can give some hints on issues with a company.

http://www.bbb.org/

If you don't find an entry for a business, it's likely they are too new, or not a real business (just an individual selling under a pseudo company name).

Here's the entry for http://www.bbb.org/upstate-new-york/...h-ny-194627609

Looks like they are not registered with BBB, and have a couple of complaints not resolved, but no new information here, as we already know they have had some issues with their service.
http://www.bbb.org/upstate-new-york/...-ny-194627609/#

There is a local Suzuki dealer here that I deal with who has a poor rating with online reviews, but they are always busy and I've had no issues dealing with them myself.
Some people are quick to jump online as their first place to get the issue resolved and rant about the "poor service" rather than deal with it themselves.
It's a family run business and the owner doesn't waste his time responding to complaints or complainers, sometimes he will just tell them to go somewhere else if they don't like his service or way he runs his business.
Not saying that Old Bike Barn is the same, but that's the way some people deal with things.

Simon, I think you're OK dealing with this company, as they are clearly a real business and not some fly by night internet operation.

[jeff.saunders]

The BBB only shows the last few years of information when rating a business. Much related to OBB has dropped. Going back a few years, the Better Business Bureau took OBB to court as they were using a BBB recommended business logo on their web site when they were not a BBB member. OBB also has two locations - one in the USA, one in Canada.

[simon kuether]

Thanks fella's .
I've had a few e-mails from them and the starter is supposedly on the way .
Fingers crossed .

Cheers , Simon .