I know the MOCO shut down for the holidays maybe that will also delay parts right now

 

That is hard to believe! If so, great! Painting alone should be that much. I haven't taken an inner fairing off and on but others that have told me it is a least a four hour job.

 

Placed my order on December 21, 2008, came fedex today, now I have to get to work.

 

Ordered lower fairng kit {painted} on Dec23. Got the email today they are shipping today.
Hope you all get yours as fast.

 

Just ordered a Classic TP and was told 4-6 weeks.

 

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Edit: that really is their price, just had it done and got my Ultra back yesterday, they even insisted on delivering it in a trailer instead of me riding it home on the salty streets[/QUOTE]

To me that is a great dealership that cares about your ride as much as you do. That's cool to hear.....

 

This is going back a few years, but in September '06 I crashed. No structural damage, it was all cosmetic. Anyway, the insurance cut me a check for $4500. I took the insurance parts list, the dealer's quoted repair/parts list and tweeked them both and made my list of what I was going to replace. Then I waited until December 24th, when a local dealer was having a 24% off anything in stock sale. I got about 75% of my list that day. The other 25% were painted parts which they did not have. I shopped Zanottis and Chicago. Chicago had the best painted parts prices hands down. I got my parts in about 3 weeks.

Did I mention that they were Vivid Black? Everybody knows that black is the fastest color.

 

Email confirmation,parts shipped!

 

My TP came in 28 days after ordering from Chicago HD, and I was expecting a longer wait (6-8 weeks). OTOH, a year later I ordered my painted lowers from Zanotti and they arrived in two weeks, way quicker than expected. I understand HD doesn't keep an inventory of painted parts, and all are made-to-order. They do paint runs for various colors and you must wait for the next one for your color, which may be days or weeks.

Like you say, I understand that Chicago's Internet Dept. has no inventory but orders from HD after you order from them. Zanotti, OTOH, does keep a store inventory that can be accessed on-line, and internet orders are tapped from that. It is listed by part number and quantity.

 

Chicago works on 20% off MSRP, Zanotti's is cost-plus. Sometimes Zanotti is cheaper, sometimes way cheaper, but also can be more. Plug in part number 98540-04V (single controller for heated clothing, MSRP $60) at Zanotti's and you will see $63. Yes, over retail. At Chicago it is $48. When I contacted Zanotti's they agreed to sell it for $55, but said there was almost no markup on that item. Their computer apparently takes cost and adds x%, which explains the anomaly.

OTOH, plug in 40287-07 (MSRP $305) and you'll see $244 at Chicago HD, $198.25 at Zanotti's. That's about 35% off at Zanotti's! Talk about a mark-up! When I need something I check both with shipping included, then decide. If it's close I'll check Zanotti's inventory on-line and decide based on availability and price.