I just bought an (BMW Version) Akra end can for my 2017 LC through eBay from a breakers in Leicestershire. I noticed that it didn't have the carbon heat shield, asked them about it ("it was damaged beyond repair") It's a Euro 4 can with unknown miles (given it's a 4, it cant be vast mileage I don't think) and it has "a 3mm dink". Haggling ensued.
Whilst haggling, I started phoning round for prices on replacement heatshield etc. Bahnstormer quoted what I thought was an eye-watering £118 for the shield, clamp, bolt and washers. So I phoned Performance parts - the UK distributor - who were VERY helpful but couldn't give me a price quote as they don't sell to the general public... and they don't list the exact part numbers for the Motorrad version of the can (which, incidentally, I think is the nicest looking of the three) But they put me onto the dealer that they believed would give me the most competitive price... "£182 for the carbon bit, £15 for the clamp, £6 for the bolt and £7each for the washers (WTF???)"
More intense haggling with the breakers and a deal was struck.
I tried a couple more outlets and BMW dealers and Bahnstormers couldn't be beaten. It's gonna take a couple of weeks to get the bits in but given the amount I've saved over a new can (Almost a visit to the gods at Hilltop) I think I'm happy - other than the marginal niggle that the breakers MIGHT NOT be %1000 straight and the can came from one of our brethren who has had their bike nicked. That said, they weren't showing VAST amounts of GSA spares on their page...
Now someone is going to come back with "you coulda got a heatshield from... at a lesser price"
Whilst haggling, I started phoning round for prices on replacement heatshield etc. Bahnstormer quoted what I thought was an eye-watering £118 for the shield, clamp, bolt and washers. So I phoned Performance parts - the UK distributor - who were VERY helpful but couldn't give me a price quote as they don't sell to the general public... and they don't list the exact part numbers for the Motorrad version of the can (which, incidentally, I think is the nicest looking of the three) But they put me onto the dealer that they believed would give me the most competitive price... "£182 for the carbon bit, £15 for the clamp, £6 for the bolt and £7each for the washers (WTF???)"
More intense haggling with the breakers and a deal was struck.
I tried a couple more outlets and BMW dealers and Bahnstormers couldn't be beaten. It's gonna take a couple of weeks to get the bits in but given the amount I've saved over a new can (Almost a visit to the gods at Hilltop) I think I'm happy - other than the marginal niggle that the breakers MIGHT NOT be %1000 straight and the can came from one of our brethren who has had their bike nicked. That said, they weren't showing VAST amounts of GSA spares on their page...
Now someone is going to come back with "you coulda got a heatshield from... at a lesser price"
