Buying new parts direct from Japan?

[dixiethedog]

I was have a bit of a look online last night at the Web!ke online shop (in Japan) and noted that for new parts from the likes of Doremi that things are not as expensive as I had perhaps imagined they would be.

Z1 sidepanels are listed at about £23.00, and then the dreaded VAT and delivery, brand new seats for a Z1 are priced from £115 (!!!), so to my eyes things look to be pretty good value. I have just spent £200+ for a remanufactured Blandit seat and the japanese stuff looks a lot more interesting.
https://japan.webike.net/products/1522874.html
Have any of you bought direct from Japan, and if so any tales to tell? Good or bad?

[neilbarrett]

Bought quite abit over the yrs .always been a first class service .can take 2 -3 days to ship from japan to the uk then about 2 wks this end to deliver sometimes typical uk service.best results for delivery have been with FedEx 3-4 days to my door

[Z1streetfighter71]

Buy all the time. Stay away from Fedex if you can, they are the worst out there. I use the EMS option, not sure how paying the duty works in the UK but the EMS works with the post office here in Ireland.

[dixiethedog]

Thank you for the replies.

I think I will bite the bullet and order some parts.

I had issues with Fed ex recently when I bought things from South Africa so I will use another option.

I will report back, once my order has been made!

[ADRIAN H]

Thank you for the replies.

I think I will bite the bullet and order some parts.

I had issues with Fed ex recently when I bought things from South Africa so I will use another option.

I will report back, once my order has been made!

I have bought many parts over the years, including a set of Z1 doremi exhausts. Good service, the usual let down is at this end with the item in customs. You should look at webike.japan - a large number of quality parts.

[Z1streetfighter71]

Like i said iv used webike before, the other bit of advice is avoid sea fright, 3 months.. grand if what you buy is not that important straight away but a chore if it is. I buy used parts all the time and EMS is the best option, cheaper than a courier and nearly a fast as one.

[dixiethedog]

Thank you for the replies.

I think I will bite the bullet and order some parts.

I had issues with Fed ex recently when I bought things from South Africa so I will use another option.

I will report back, once my order has been made!

I have bought many parts over the years, including a set of Z1 doremi exhausts. Good service, the usual let down is at this end with the item in customs. You should look at webike.japan - a large number of quality parts.

Hi, I was looking at the webike site last night which makes good bed time reading. I am thinking that that is where I will order from. Thanks for the advice.

[Big Fluff]

Exceptionally quick shipping.... like 3-4 days max. Had plenty from there over the years.

[dixiethedog]

Thank you everybody for your replies.

I spent an hour earlier looking at the webike site, which has some amazing stuff, some of which I will buy (but is currently out of stock).

I was specifically after a pair of Z1 side panels and calculated that with postage and VAT from Japan that it would be cheaper to jump onto egay and buy from a UK seller who lists repro panels. Possibly the seller who was supplying panels to this club?

But for a lot of other parts I will buy from Webike and grin and bare it when I get hit with VAT etc.

[Z1streetfighter71]

In the case of side panels Zpower in the UK is £100 for 2 (plus shipping and im sure that wont be too bad) but you will have a 10% off if you are a paid up member here. Webike it would be £50 for 2 but even with EMS shipping and duty it will be as close to £90 anyways with all the hassle. Bigger hard to find bits webike is a good option but if i lived in the UK it would be Zpower all the way.

[Big Fluff]

Forgot to say, bought a fuel sender assembly for the Z1-R TC (13L tank) and it was utterly useless.
The float wasn't fouling but no matter how much fuel you had in the tank it always showed ½ a tank so not all parts are good from there.