My lucky day 11631-MA3-000

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:03 pm

What a lucky day! I get an email this morning from a well known Honda vendor in Europe notifying me a part I had inquired about in 2010 - - - over 3 years ago was now in stock and they are holding it for me and would I still want it,, still want it ? ? ? HELL YES I still want it !

The Honda P/N 11631-MA3-000 . .

I'm off to buy some Powerball tickets,,, never in a million years would I think this part would ever become available ever again

Some Honda parts vendors have wish lists,, I highly recommend signing up for an account and putting any obsolete unobtanium parts on your wish list,, In this case, it worked for me

Twinstar Joined: Jun 16, 2007 Posts: 57 Location: Dorr, MI

Lol, everybody needs a wombat!

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:21 pm

grimmace4 wrote:

Lol, everybody needs a wombat!

Exactly

Hawk Joined: Dec 16, 2007 Posts: 371 Location: warwick,uk

Nice . . .we should maybe look into a group buy for those that want them . .

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 4:40 pm

Larry, I hope I haven't peed on your bonfire but I thought I bought that very part from cmsnl on Saturday evening as I got that email too?

Did they have more than one?

Confused

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 8:48 pm

Andylarkin wrote:

Larry, I hope I haven't peed on your bonfire but I thought I bought that very part from cmsnl on Saturday evening as I got that email too?

Did they have more than one?

Confused

Vendor said they had 1,, so no piss on the fire,, Like you,, I'm happy to just get 1,, pays to have good karma Andy and if they had more than 1, I couldn't think of anyone better receive one, and I'll bet you got less expensive shipping than I,, now if they deliver the HRC race dry clutch ON MY WISH LIST Cool

cheers my friend

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:25 pm

Larry's post got my curiosity up so I googled the part # and got this, the site says 1 in stock.

http://www.cmsnl.com/products/11631ma3620-cover-dynamo_11631ma3000/#.U0NBUPldUf0

CB1100F Joined: May 13, 2005 Posts: 3217 Location: NE OHIO

Are these the ones that were in the bundle that was for sale in Australia ? Why is it , that it or them are still listed.

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:25 am

Luckysox wrote:

Are these the ones that were in the bundle that was for sale in Australia ? Why is it , that it or them are still listed.

Not sure where they came from,, I'm just happy to get one,,,how often do 30 something year old NOS CB1100r parts become available on the open market?

MA3 cams are on the wish list too, maybe lightning will strike twice? Cool

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:25 am

cbxdog wrote:

Luckysox wrote:

Are these the ones that were in the bundle that was for sale in Australia ? Why is it , that it or them are still listed.

Not sure where they came from,, I'm just happy to get one,,,how often do 30 something year old NOS CB1100r parts become available on the open market?

MA3 cams are on the wish list too, maybe lightning will strike twice? Cool

Looks like you got lucky Larry… I just had an email from CMS saying I've been refunded due to unforeseen circumstances!

Ho hum

Crying or Very sad

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 12:20 pm

Andylarkin wrote:

cbxdog wrote:

Luckysox wrote:

Are these the ones that were in the bundle that was for sale in Australia ? Why is it , that it or them are still listed.

Not sure where they came from,, I'm just happy to get one,,,how often do 30 something year old NOS CB1100r parts become available on the open market?

MA3 cams are on the wish list too, maybe lightning will strike twice? Cool

Looks like you got lucky Larry… I just had an email from CMS saying I've been refunded due to unforeseen circumstances!

Ho hum

Crying or Very sad

I'll celebrate IF and when I have it in my hands . . . .

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 4:00 pm

Life is GOOD! and talk about exceptional customer service, order this Sunday (4-6-2014) and it is here today (Wednesday 4-9-2014) from the Netherlands ! I live in the same state as Service Honda and they are not this prompt.

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 4:06 pm

Careful! I heard those things bite........ Twisted Evil

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 4:09 pm

1100russ wrote:

Careful! I heard those things bite........ Twisted Evil

Wouldn't be any fun without the element of danger Wink

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 4:24 pm

You Lucky........ Very Happy

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:22 pm

Are you gonna tell us how much you paid for that or just leave us hanging?

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:16 pm

Tdem wrote:

Are you gonna tell us how much you paid for that or just leave us hanging?

Hi Matt, for what it is, an NOS MA3 R part ,, it was a bargain. . . .My RC will be a bit nicer,, and I hope all is well with you and I sent you a PM.

beerchug

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:20 pm

Tdem wrote:

Are you gonna tell us how much you paid for that or just leave us hanging?

Hi Matt, for what it is, it was a bargain. . . .My RC will be a bit nicer and ill sell the cover I will replace it with,,

hope all is well with you and I sent you a PM.

beerchug

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:03 pm

Larry… that's an RB one, you ought to see if Geoff (thx113) will swap it with one of his RC ones that he has hidden away.

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 3:14 pm

Andylarkin wrote:

Larry… that's an RB one, you ought to see if Geoff (thx113) will swap it with one of his RC ones that he has hidden away.

Excellent eye for detail Andy , , Very few notice the difference between the RB & RC covers, ,, Ill send Geoff a PM and see if he has an interest in a swap

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 3:54 am

cbxdog wrote:

Andylarkin wrote:

Larry… that's an RB one, you ought to see if Geoff (thx113) will swap it with one of his RC ones that he has hidden away.

Excellent eye for detail Andy , , Very few notice the difference between the RB & RC covers, ,, Ill send Geoff a PM and see if he has an interest in a swap

Sorry mate. Already have RB and RC nos ones. On the lookout for an RD one now to replace the couple of nos RD ones I sold a few years ago.

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 3:28 pm

Senility gets the better of me, I have NOS RC and RD alternator covers. The RB one is the only one with little fins. RD cover is the one in a deeply attractive gold.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:23 pm

The colors vary a lot. I have both an Rc and and Rd NOS cover and the Rd cover is not as deeply rich in color as yours. It differs from the Rc cover , yet I would call it closer to the Rc color shown as the Rd.
If I would see the cover just by itself, I would think it is for an Rc. I can't tell from the pictures, but are your Rd point cover and alt cover the same color exactly?

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:46 pm

DOHCRob wrote:

The colors vary a lot. I have both an Rc and and Rd NOS cover and the Rd cover is not as deeply rich in color as yours. It differs from the Rc cover , yet I would call it closer to the Rc color shown as the Rd.
If I would see the cover just by itself, I would think it is for an Rc. I can't tell from the pictures, but are your Rd point cover and alt cover the same color exactly?

No, the RD ign cover is NOS but sat on a shelf out of packaging for what must have been a long time. the other RD cover I had was the same deep gold colour.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:37 pm

Tdem wrote:

Are you gonna tell us how much you paid for that or just leave us hanging?

The price cms shows was Euro 218.50, which is approx $295.00. Add 20 Euro for shipping to the U.S. and you have approx $320.- for a NOS Rb cover. Not a bad deal, considering what people want for beat-up, used parts.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:37 pm

Quote:

you have approx $320

218.5 + 20 = 238.5 euro which is 238.5 Euro equals 329.70 US Dollars NOT 320

FACTS of the transaction quoted below.

Quote:

From Cms, Parts for a better ride!

Dear customer,

Thank you for your purchase with Cmsnl. Please find your invoice attached
We advise to keep this invoice for your records.

Specification of received and processed pre-payments:

Ordernr: 353143 07/04/14, Paid 260 euro ((Mastercard)

260 euro is $359.22 US Dollars not $320

Quote:

If you dont know what your talking about you probably should just not say anything.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:02 pm

Sorry, Larry, I am a terrible liar, I admit it! Razz

How could I dare to use 1.35 as an exchange rate, when it is actually 1.38??? I hope the community forgives me.

You could post a copy of the "original" invoice...... Rolling Eyes

But even if you paid $360.00 it is an awesome deal for an NOS alt cover, when you consider what people ask for beat-up used ones, isn't it???

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:29 am

DOHCRob wrote:

Sorry, Larry, I am a terrible liar, I admit it! Razz

How could I dare to use 1.35 as an exchange rate, when it is actually 1.38??? I hope the community forgives me.

You could post a copy of the "original" invoice...... Rolling Eyes

But even if you paid $360.00 it is an awesome deal for an NOS alt cover, when you consider what people ask for beat-up used ones, isn't it???

What's your point Rob? Larry got a reasonable deal on an alt cover - maybe 20-25% off retail.
Does that mean he should not try to get market value for his used one?

Have you guys transitioned to some sort of socialist collective market?

Some of my NOS parts I paid full retail, some I got a smoking deal on. That does not mean that I will be giving the cheap stuff away if I decide to part with it. Aside from the delivered price I put too much time and effort in to even consider that path.

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 3:43 pm

thx113 wrote:

What's your point Rob? Larry got a reasonable deal on an alt cover - maybe 20-25% off retail.
.

I don't get it..???? I just said he got a great deal, didn't I???? Rolling Eyes