Plastics Backordered Dunno Why

[jcrawford]

Damn this really sucks. I just got off the phone with the shop fixing my bike and I found out that the plastic that covers the ABS module (if mine was ABS version) is on back-order and there is NO ETA.

The shop is going to let me pay for everything take the bike with the old plastic on it and then I will get the other plastic on when it arrives.

You wouldn't think that with such new bikes that single plastic would be on back order. They come on all new bikes so they must have them lol

[scottfromboston]

[Kenn157]

Perhaps the earthquake in Japan...

[jcrawford]

Perhaps the earthquake in Japan...

well good thinking but wouldn't all plastics be on back order and not just the one piece? Dunno why I didn't think about the Earthquake though lol.

[NobodySpecific]

well good thinking but wouldn't all plastics be on back order and not just the one piece? Dunno why I didn't think about the Earthquake though lol.

Do you have any idea what their production schedule for that one piece was? What their supply was? What the demand was for that one piece, both before and after the earthquake?

If it's one piece used for one bike, then it's likely the supply was already very small to begin with (just in time manufacturing processes), the earthquake wiped out potential for future supply, and the existing demand wiped out the current supply Doesn't seem that strange to me

[jcrawford]

Do you have any idea what their production schedule for that one piece was? What their supply was? What the demand was for that one piece, both before and after the earthquake?

If it's one piece used for one bike, then it's likely the supply was already very small to begin with (just in time manufacturing processes), the earthquake wiped out potential for future supply, and the existing demand wiped out the current supply Doesn't seem that strange to me

good points

I just wonder how many months it will take before they are producing again since it was probably caused by the quake.

[scottfromboston]

well good thinking but wouldn't all plastics be on back order and not just the one piece? Dunno why I didn't think about the Earthquake though lol.

I've never seen one, but the plastic part that covers the ABS module is going to have totally different performance requirements than something like a fairing (heat stability vs. cosmetics) and are going to be completely different materials, requiring different machinery to produce + different expertise. It's not likely that they're produced in the same facility, or even by the same manufacturer.

[scottfromboston]

I've never seen one, but the plastic part that covers the ABS module is going to have totally different performance requirements than something like a fairing (heat stability vs. cosmetics) and are going to be completely different materials, requiring different machinery to produce + different expertise. It's not likely that they're produced in the same facility, or even by the same manufacturer.

Even plain black ABS parts are probably going to be made by a different (lower-cost) vendor than the colored bodywork.

[Degsy]

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Honda has their own island with their own power and shipping port. I believe they also manufacture their own plastic parts. I bet you will see the part within a couple of weeks. Backordered means none in USA. I'm pretty sure Honda probably have a charter plane from japan to USA most days to cover car and bike parts on order.

[jcrawford]

I hope so, I don't want to have scuffed plastics on the bike for long lol

[Kenn157]

I hope so, I don't want to have scuffed plastics on the bike for long lol

Then get that bike naked! Take off all the plastic and go natural!

[jcrawford]

eww no neked cbr wouldn't look good IMO

[solgirl]

The Tsunami probably has things still backed up....

I had to wait for gaskets..............

[Sheppo]

I still have to wait for Cars to sell... ( Toyota's ) the Tsunami F'd up Japan's Exporting

[mi1knc0okies]

have you tried looking for used on 600rr?

[Chippertheripper]

Since it's a new bike, and a current year, MOST of the parts are going into building them, and not necessarily into spare parts warehouses.

I'd take it back, and ride it until they get it in. Who knows how long it'll take, and it September already. You can afford to wait when it's cold...not now.

[darkduc7]

eww no neked cbr wouldn't look good IMO

just ride the freaking thing while theyre on order. do you really care that much how it looks or do you enjoy riding? its plastic.

[jcrawford]

yep which I would have done if the bike were ride-able. They just got the parts in which would make it ride-able and are expecting all but the one plastic to arrive today/tomorrow.

I will be taking the bike back and riding with the one scuffed plastic until the back ordered piece arrives.

[jcrawford]

GOD DAMNNIT! They got the plastics in on Saturday and Honda shipped the the incorrect plastics. They cross referenced the codes on the back of my plastics and they ordered the proper parts but Honda shipped the wrong ones

Anyway they said they should have the proper plastics on Thursday and will have it ready for Friday pick-up, that is providing Honda ships the proper plastics.

[Chippertheripper]

what dealer has the bike?

[jcrawford]

http://www.ronniesadams.com/

good 2.5 hours from here and now only reachable via I-90.

[jcrawford]

Got the bike back. Appears honda had all the part numbers wrong on the microfiche and ALL but 1 plastic is on back order.

I grabbed the bike and installed the new exhaust and flush mounts. I had to remove the heat shield though and not sure I like that.
though I think I will get protons soon as you really cannot see the turn signals.

The bike shop will install the new plastics when they come in.

All I have left to install is the sliders and hids.

[jcrawford]

ok so now this really sucks lol. I called Ronnies yesterday to cancel my plastics as Landric's Customs stated they could be fixed. The manager had me call back today and talk with the service manager. I told him I wanted to cancel all plastics except for the one that is cracked and he said that's fine. It was not until I asked the estimated arrival date for the cracked one that he said it looks like they are all here except for one which should be here tomorrow.

Now that they are there (today) and I requested the cancellation yesterday they said I have to pay a re-stocking fee of 20% which I am not ok with.

So my question is this. Do you think if I sold all the new plastics would I have to take more than a 20% hit to get rid of them? I'm not even sure how easy it will be to find someone that needs the 2011 plastics.

I wouldn't mind keeping them since they did not cost me anything (insurance) but I don't have the place to store the spare set currently.

Thoughts?

[Chippertheripper]

I'd keep em for a while, and sell em in a year or so when more peeps will be looking. (or god forbid you need them again)

[DoubleRGirl]

you can store the spare set on my bike, i won't charge you too much