F800Depot.com Open Soon - What should they stock?

[Rob]

I've gotten word that F800Depot.com will begin selling parts / accesories in about 30-40 days. If you don't know about this site already, they have been processing our Supporting Membership signups for about a month now (very well actually) and are affiliated with an authorized BMW Motorrad Dealership - so they can sell BMW parts.

The question here - What would you like to see them sell?

[nikeskates24]

any and everything for the 800, oil filter seems to be big for alot of people, approved or recommended oil, hornig and ac schnitzer parts. hopefully the guys will offer bit of a discount over dealers

[ShinyBlueST]

I agree with Nikeskates. Any and everything for the f800.

Thats great news!

[SKID]

Hugger, Hugger, Hugger !

Black plastic or paintable plastic though as I'm not a fan of Carbon Fibre

[Goolam]

Tank bags,
side bags,
F800 gew gaws (i.e. alternative little shiny bits like a brake fluid holder cover)
F800 branded gear
Lens Covers

[Zofo]

screens, huggers and mudguard extenders. I hope my punctuation and sentence construction is OK. Opps I forgot a verb

[Rob]

Originally posted by nikeskates24

any and everything for the 800, oil filter seems to be big for alot of people, approved or recommended oil, hornig and ac schnitzer parts. hopefully the guys will offer bit of a discount over dealers

Just a reminder to everyone to be as specific as possible.

The word I've gotten is that there will be a bit of a discount - but nothing huge. There will however be a donation made for each order to F800Riders.org, promotions at various times, and specials for Supporting Members... or at least that's that plan.

[Barance]

Luggage options, BMW, GIVI,other.

Will they be able to post worldwide though, ie New Zealand?

[Goolam]

and South Africa?

[Rob]

Yes and yes. International shipping most likely will be on a case by case basis. I cant imagine F800Depot.com shipping to Indonesia or Nigeria.

[BMW-Dick]

For starters:
Mirror spacers.
A fix for the poorly engineered kick stand.
Peg lowering system.
A loud horn that fits the ST.

[Guinness]

Stainless steel fixings kit would do nicely, thank you!

[pldac]

Full size convex mirrors - stick on would do. Not much needed, just 1-2degrees probably, because if too convex the objects will appear too small and far away. There's gotta be someone out there who makes these things and I am sure everyone who owns an F800 would buy a set.

A horn that is loud and fits in the space available.

Everything supplied must fit the F800 and come with great instructions.

[slapointe]

Mirror spacers for sure.

Originally posted by Rob

I've gotten word that F800Depot.com will begin selling parts / accesories in about 30-40 days. If you don't know about this site already, they have been processing our Supporting Membership signups for about a month now (very well actually) and are affiliated with an authorized BMW Motorrad Dealership - so they can sell BMW parts.

The question here - What would you like to see them sell?

[Rob]

Products are starting to be added. There still are a bunch more to go though.

[Herleman]

High quality LED lights for the rear, including instructions as to how to wire them into the computer.

hugger -- high quality, perhaps painted in original factory colors (well, I can dream can't I??)

BMW F800 compatible paddock stands, especially one for the rear.

Windscreens -- several types and sizes would be nice

touch-up paint in factory colors

softer hand grips to use with the OE heated grips.

fuse blocks for add-on accessories.

several types of tank bags

High quality polo shirt with collars with emblem/logo

High quality baseball hats with emblem/logo

shop manual on CD/DVD

Schuberth C2 visors (in fact, how about F800Depot.com becoming the US Schuberth distributor?)

Beautiful girl with long blonde --- oops, wrong web-site, sorry.

[polackium]

As previously suggested by others, I'd also like to see windscreens and touch-up paint, among other standard 'maintenance' items like oil filters, etc.

I'd also be interested to see Exhaust systems - Remus Titanium Power Cone perhaps?

Incidentally, I called the dealer earlier today and they don't even have the part number for the Red touch-up paint in their system yet. However, I just double-checked and it seems that the paint color and code (Flame Red - 695) are the same as my '99 F650 that I happened to trade in on the 800S... I thought it looked similar, but I never had a chance to see them side-by-side to compare =)

[RaineyRider]

Givi side cases, top cases

[koalaballa]

Anyone still check this?

[trevor]

Rob

I don't care unless they understand that $100 shipping on a $50 part is stupid.

Until then they will never compete with Nippy Normans as Norman goes out of his way to find the actual shipping cost, and if you have to return something he refunds your shipping!

Sorry to rain on your parade but there are so many USA based sites that don't understand "International Shipping".

[Rob]

Anyone still check this?

Yep!

Rob

I don't care unless they understand that $100 shipping on a $50 part is stupid.

Until then they will never compete with Nippy Normans as Norman goes out of his way to find the actual shipping cost, and if you have to return something he refunds your shipping!

Sorry to rain on your parade but there are so many USA based sites that don't understand "International Shipping".

Hmm, that's interesting. About a quarter of the Depot's shipments go oversees, and a rather large update to predict duties and what not are in the works.

Was there an item or two that display this? I know, for instance, mirror extenders (a $70 part) can get down to you for under $10. I'd be happy to look into anything that is setup incorrectly.

[koalaballa]

any chance ohlins front fork springs and rear shocks could be stocked?

[Rob]

any chance ohlins front fork springs and rear shocks could be stocked?

Depends on what one you're talking about. The Hyperpros are normally stocked (more are scheduled to arrive today) as they are 'one size fits all'. Others are build to order based on your measurements and riding style.

If there is something that you think *should* be stocked, but it's constantly out of stock, my advice is to use the 'Contact Us' link on the bottom of the Depot page. We make an effort to get back to everyone same day.

Does that help?

[trevor]

Yep!



Hmm, that's interesting. About a quarter of the Depot's shipments go oversees, and a rather large update to predict duties and what not are in the works.

Was there an item or two that display this? I know, for instance, mirror extenders (a $70 part) can get down to you for under $10. I'd be happy to look into anything that is setup incorrectly.

That's really good news and yes I bought my extenders from you.

It was just a general comment (and really badly written in hindsight BTW), that whatever you stock so long as the shipping is reasonable I'd be a happy customer.