Quote Originally Posted by ZMC888 View Post
Well Japanese bikes are not really made in Japan so much these days. China, Thailand or India are just as likely it seems. Parts can be ordered online. For example if you order parts from wemoto.com they will get to you in about three weeks, if you have a warranty issue they'll probably take three months or more whatever type of bike you have, (so goodbye riding season) because Chinese companies just don't give a crap so they'll take forever, and Japanese companies don't care very much either and parts probably are outside of China and will need to be sent. Also most Chinese mechanics aren't that wonderful particularly ones that work for big shops. Therefore just buy parts online and get a competent mechanic/yourself to fit them and ignore the warranty unless you have some major defect in practical terms. Maybe if you live somewhere and there is actually a shop with good mechanics who work their ass off to get warranty parts quickly with parts in stock somewhere, but that's probably not China!
Yeah I get what you mean, I'm more than able to rebuild the bike myself and fix and problems on it. It just got me wondering if I was out in a little town and the bike needed fixing would there be a good few places at hand that can help fix or even have some spare parts. Other than them looking at the bike asif it's a strange animal.