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Online Chaos

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Bikebandit is no more
« on: June 02, 2022, 03:01:45 PM »
Used them lots with good service but no more.  Web site was still up but everything I clicked on was out of stock.  https://jalopnik.com/motorcycle-parts-seller-bikebandit-has-stolen-646-000-1848823954
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Offline Laitch

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Re: Bikebandit is no more
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2022, 03:28:54 PM »
I couldn't see trusting an outfit with bandit in its name, and now they've lived up to it, apparently.  :laughing4-giggles:
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Re: Bikebandit is no more
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2022, 09:04:57 PM »
I couldn't see trusting an outfit with bandit in its name, and now they've lived up to it, apparently.  :laughing4-giggles:

Now I'm wondering about RevZILLA  :johnny
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1987 K75S    VIN 0231
Original owner, Original litter
200,000 miles (plus or minus) and 5 paint jobs
sold 6/23
2023 Ural 2WD sidecar (BMW's bastard step child)

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Re: Bikebandit is no more
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2022, 09:15:08 PM »
Despite all of this the site is still up:
https://www.bikebandit.com/

Shouldn't the trustee do something about this?  At least put up a home page indicating they're out of business or get the host to kill the site.

I hope most people who got screwed will be covered by loss protection from their credit card company.
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Re: Bikebandit is no more
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2022, 10:34:32 PM »
Haha I tried to buy tires, figuring if the deal went south I'd claim no product to Amex. . . but "on backorder" so no tires at all, but spared the hassle with the credit card company
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Re: Bikebandit is no more
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2022, 12:09:59 PM »
I've only tried Bikebandit a couple of times in the past, wasn't impressed either time. I figured they'd just go the way of the Dodo based on my experiences with them if they were like that across the board.
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Re: Bikebandit is no more
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2022, 10:23:04 PM »
i have used Bike Bandit many times in the past, primarily for tires.  Prices were always good, date codes indicated current production and not old tires.  I was happy dealing with them.  Bought my latest tires from Chaparral as they had the size I needed for my brick in stock.
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Re: Bikebandit is no more
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2022, 07:23:16 PM »
I used them frequently in the past and never had an issue.
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