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Sprintst
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 05:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I find this weird:

from Lakeshore HD:

$3.60 - J8127.3AK OIL SEAL, FORK, each
$4.76 - J8130.3AK DUST SEAL, FORK, each
$4.76 - FORK OIL, TYPE E (pint)
$4.98 - J8113.1AMB SPRING, FORK, each



Racetech's prices:

$129.99 - FRSP S4031 spring, fork
$29.99 - Fork oil, quart
$21.98 = Fork Seals (pair)
$24.38 - Dust Seals (pair)

I could keep going, but wow, what a difference
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99buellx1
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 07:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well, what do you want? Price or quality?

Sometimes you can get both in one........many times you cannot.
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Boogiman1981
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 08:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The oe springs and seals are good. Only problem is they don't have a range of tensions to choose from.
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Thefleshrocket
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 09:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Harley probably has the parts marked up 30-50%. Aftermarket suspension dealers are probably more like a couple thousand percent.
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