It appears the Covid19 pandemic has affected delivery of parts.

I ordered some fork protectors for the Savage.....those little black plastic deflectors that go on top of the fork sliders to protect the tubes, and I ordered them on March 31st.....the web site shows "Ships if 2-3 days".  The order is still "in progress", and they have not been shipped even though it has been nearly 2 months!

So I decided to install some fork boots, and I looked around for a good pair.  The best looking set I found were in the UK and I ordered them on Apr. 23 with delivery scheduled for May1 - 15.....they are still not here yet.  The tracking shows they should have arrived on Friday, May 15th - but doesn't show where they really are or provide an update on delivery.

And just for kicks.....I saw a really cheap set of fork boots from China for $11.19 including shipping.  I ordered them as well, and they may never get here!  The arrival is scheduled between May 6 to June 1.  The tracking may not be all that accurate - but it shows them as shipped but doesn't even show them as having left China yet.

My Savage has had the forks apart since March....and I can't get the parts I need to put them back together and go riding.  Thankfully I have another bike to ride and I have not been wasting good weather.

I just wanted to make you all aware that the supply of parts may be somewhat unreliable at the moment........hopefully you don't need anything that needs to come from outside the US!

Currently if you need something from the parts or service department at our local shops - you call them on the phone and tell them what you need, and they will bring it to the door and sell it to you.....you are not allowed in the shop.  The sales department is often "by appointment".  

Receiving ordered parts has been pretty decent for me so far but there have been delays, most not too bad but a few have taken 20 days or more from order to receipt.  Fortunately nothing critical to date.

zipidachimp wrote on 05/22/20 at 19:57:06:



That's the main thing!  

When I got home the wife says “you gonna sell that one too” I replied not this year. Maybe not next year either. Then she a says “what are you smiling about , must have been a good ride”

I believe those  gas pistons are sourced from the planet Mercury instead.

I do believe that gas pistons come from one of the gas planets........Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.  Those planets are the farthest from the sun, and they have many moons.

Therefore it does take "many moons" for deliveries from any one of those 4 planets.

Well, in keeping with the general Solar System approach to thinking about this little problem,, I just hafta say,
You, sir, are a REal ray Of Sunshine,,

I think the place is called Optics and Ammo,, but after an email and reply,, they just decided they would text me,,
I Never texted them
I dont have a cell phone,, but they said they sent me text messages and I shouldnt feel like they werent communicating with me,, so, maybe your creatures have infiltrated them in Houston,