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Originally Posted by Paulaner View Post
Go down to your LOCAL motorcycle shop and SUPPORT THEM!

So what if you pay an extra $10, do you think amazon or SEP really needs your support?
Your local friends are there when you need them, not 7-10 days out!
A place to talk and ask questions, try on gear and make new friends.
Can't get that if the shop closes.
My local shop sells BMW/Exide and Shorai. The only place I've found to buy Odyssey locally for me is, in fact, Batteries Plus.

And as much as I love my local dealer (which is up for debate now that they've been bought out by a multi-line conglomerate), it WOULD still take 7-10 days to special-order a battery, and I'd have to drive 60 miles round trip to pick it up.

Amazon delivers to my house within 2 days and Batteries Plus is 3 miles away with stock on the shelf.

Some things just aren't worth the added time, cost, and hassle of going through a local dealership. I still buy all of my gear locally, but my next pair of boots may not come locally, because my dealer doesn't sell any boots that fit me correctly.
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Mandarin / Black '99 R11S-A - black YoYo clamps, black wheels, black front forks.

Former bikes: '93 R100R, '93 K1100LT, '02 R1150RT, '03 K1200GT, '97 F650ST
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