DomiRacer?

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DomiRacer?

Postby BrianK » Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:12 pm

Anybody know these guys?
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Re: DomiRacer?

Postby swooshdave » Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:37 pm

Thought they were wholesale only, but when they get rid of excess inventory they turn to ebay?

If you need it, buy it!
You probably want to go into town, and find a up to date Jap Bike store,
With a full spares department, a clean workshop, and kean young mechanics.
And ask them if theres a Grumpy Old Bloke out in the Hills, who knows how to fix Real Motorcycles.

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Re: DomiRacer?

Postby BrianK » Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:56 pm

Thanks Dave. I have a set of rings and circlips already, but the thought of replacing the pistons and pins while I'm in there is tempting. It's a great deal IF the parts are quality. It's suicide if they're not. I'm gonna have to think on this.
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Re: DomiRacer?

Postby batrider » Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:29 pm

They do sell to individuals. At one time there were two divisions - DomiRacer was wholesale only - Accesory Mart sold to individuals. They are now one unit. At one time it was just about the ONLY place to get brit-bike parts here in the states and most of the old Norton dealers got their parts from them. They started having a lot of items made overseas and sometimes the quality was horrible (like a metal 60s horn button with weld sticking up and chromed over!). They also sell complete bikes and gave me a good deal on some back in the early 90's.

No I would not buy pistons or anything that needs a precise fit from them.
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Re: DomiRacer?

Postby BrianK » Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:59 pm

Thanks Batrider. I don't think I'd sleep nights with those parts anyway, but a bit of confirmation was what I needed. Appreciate it. - BK
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Re: DomiRacer?

Postby Unclviny » Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:02 pm

Domi is kind of a "mixed bag", they used to have a truly amazing resource in Dick Barnes (Dick was an Encyclopedia of Brit-bike knowledge) but sometimes the quality of repop parts was inexcuseable (does anyone else remember the Commando muffler rubbers that were made out of Butter?, they MIGHT last an hour!). Sometimes they do have too-good-to-be-true specials (on ebay), I normally only buy NOS, genuine parts from them.

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Re: DomiRacer?

Postby ZFD » Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:44 am

The part number is the giveaway, methinks- it is a typical EMGO number, so the pistons will come from the Far East, not from England.
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