The KTM spindle swindle
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The KTM spindle swindle
So i needed a new spindle for the front wheel
go to the AMS website - search the diagram of front wheel for my KTM '06 find part number tap it in - £30 happy days...
not available ... call them in the morning
"oh theres a replacement part for that - ill update the website... press refresh"
I press refresh its now £45 -
i said whats the difference -
no difference just new part number
oh and an extra £15 ....
so I call mounters - he says , yea we got that part £35
so i shoot down there .....
oh no sorry this is a replacement part £50 !!
whats the difference - no difference, just a different part number and an extra £15
go to the AMS website - search the diagram of front wheel for my KTM '06 find part number tap it in - £30 happy days...
not available ... call them in the morning
"oh theres a replacement part for that - ill update the website... press refresh"
I press refresh its now £45 -
i said whats the difference -
no difference just new part number
oh and an extra £15 ....
so I call mounters - he says , yea we got that part £35
so i shoot down there .....
oh no sorry this is a replacement part £50 !!
whats the difference - no difference, just a different part number and an extra £15
crm250dude- Posts : 3481
Join date : 2013-11-03
Location : Right here, Right now!
Re: The KTM spindle swindle
I can see you now Spence....I bet you were bouncing
Taffy300- Posts : 2710
Join date : 2013-12-20
Age : 52
Location : Noddy Land
Re: The KTM spindle swindle
FIFTY BLOODY QUID FOR 6 INCHES OF STEEL PIPE WITH A BIT OF THREAD ON IT ...
AND DOWN THE ROAD IN PORT TALBOT THERE IS A STEEL WORKS CHURNING OUT TONS OF THE STUFF THEY CANT GIVE AWAY !!!!
BOUNCING .... I NEED A DRINK
AND DOWN THE ROAD IN PORT TALBOT THERE IS A STEEL WORKS CHURNING OUT TONS OF THE STUFF THEY CANT GIVE AWAY !!!!
BOUNCING .... I NEED A DRINK
crm250dude- Posts : 3481
Join date : 2013-11-03
Location : Right here, Right now!
Re: The KTM spindle swindle
Told you I'd have got it from Et James for you, they were £14 cheaper for that brake pipe I got for that bird than it was at AMS
JTM525- Posts : 2817
Join date : 2014-01-19
Age : 42
Re: The KTM spindle swindle
Tis shocking the price of some parts...most really
Why you need a new spindle dude bent or worn ?
Why you need a new spindle dude bent or worn ?
wolfy- Posts : 6822
Join date : 2010-11-30
Age : 54
Location : Care Home, but sometimes they let me out
Re: The KTM spindle swindle
long story really... keep getting through bearings - probably the inner spacer tube bit has worn out ... my technician changed the bearings and tightened it up and it threaded ... its never been too tidy really - its a ten year old bike now - that front wheel has seen some rough lanes...
the new spindle and bolt does have an extra cm of thread to be fair
im thinking of boycotting any lane with rocks
the new spindle and bolt does have an extra cm of thread to be fair
im thinking of boycotting any lane with rocks
crm250dude- Posts : 3481
Join date : 2013-11-03
Location : Right here, Right now!
Re: The KTM spindle swindle
Makes sense, your hubs still in good order ?
wolfy- Posts : 6822
Join date : 2010-11-30
Age : 54
Location : Care Home, but sometimes they let me out
Re: The KTM spindle swindle
It's a massive con I just had them side by side and the old and new are identical.. Arseholes
And looks like the one hub is screwed, the bearing keeps dropping out, and that's with a new skf.
And looks like the one hub is screwed, the bearing keeps dropping out, and that's with a new skf.
mizzed- Posts : 3094
Join date : 2015-05-04
Age : 44
Location : Tafarnaubach
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