hey if found it difficult to find a new brake kit for my 05 genuine thumpstar hunge 25 (pics below) can anyone tell me where i could purchase a new set
lol im new to motorbikes sorry bout all the questions ive been asking =P
no worrys mate, weve all been @ a stage where we are new to bikes, now the deal with thumpstars is.
1. alot of your common shops like honda yamaha ect ect do not like to stock parts for "thumpstar: reason being, they feel as though they are in a higher class then the rest, and feel that its a disgrace to their shop to even wanto sell those (quote)"shitty chineese parts"
i know this because i have a friend that works for honda now, and he asked his manager for me if they could get some thumpstar parts in, the smart answer qould be to say yes, his buisness would go thruu the roof, due to the fact that all the kds in my area including me has a thumpstar, but no, his shop is too good for that "shit"
i feel your pain....
i have no idea where you are, but if your in victoria, then there is a shop in epping melbourne that will help you out in an instant
secondly.... the other thing with humpstars is.. yes we dont like to all admit it when we just got a brand new bike, but its a thumpstar, yes they are a cheap immitation, and need to have things replaced, like...
bars -Verry weak (knowlage from experiance)
rear shock- its a bad product
barings ESPECALLY THE WEEL BEARINGS!!! they really need to be replaced, i learnt that from when my front axle colapsed on me because my bearing shatterd whilst in 4th gear, 5 weeks and a broken leg later i was riding again.. then, as expected, the rear weel bearings started to give way, so replace all bearings..
AND FOR GOD'S SAKES PLEASE DO US ALL A FAVOR AND REPLACE THAT BLOODY SWINGARM!!!!! ITS HIDIOUS!!! lol...
i know ur probly thinking, no stuff that bloke, this is my brand new bike, sif i wanna pull it apart n do all this un-neccasary crap..
thats what i said, then my bike broke, my bearings, bars,gear leavers,rear breaks, all went @ once.....
i couldnt ride for about a 2 months, coz i had to fixx all this crap @ once and couldnt afford it
but now, i watchmy mates on their honda's break down, and i laugh @ them for once..
now im not saying you have to go and buy all this crap @ once, just slowly build it up, 1 week get this small thing, then that small thing, save up n thn get somthing else ect ect, and eventually.. by the time evrything is ready to go, its not because you have fixed the faults... unlike me, i advised my bro to do all this when he got his,
1st week he got bearings, next week he got his pro taper bars, next week he got a new chain, then muffler, new tires, and now.. i wish i had his bike... anyways this message is getting WAAYYYYYYYY too long now, but its 5:25 AM and i havnt slept yet and im bored, research what the things to replace on thumpstars on google, and good luck mate..
-Corey.............................P.S if ur in melb, that shop is on cooper street just off high street in epping
