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<blockquote data-quote="LoneStar" data-source="post: 178684" data-attributes="member: 585"><p>Yes, we're in remarkably good shape on the spares front. Not quite up there with the more popular models from Norton, BSA and Triumph, but not far behind.</p><p></p><p>Part of the problem with Japanese classics is that the makers often used different components on each model, even where they could have been standardized - for instance, silencers, headlamps, switch controls and handlebar levers. The result is many parts are small-volume and not worth reproducing. This contrasts with the British approach, in which manufacturers like Lucas and Amal supplied the same components not only for different models in a line, but across manufacturers.</p><p></p><p>I've always been puzzled by the Japanese approach, as it seems at variance with manufacturing economy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LoneStar, post: 178684, member: 585"] Yes, we're in remarkably good shape on the spares front. Not quite up there with the more popular models from Norton, BSA and Triumph, but not far behind. Part of the problem with Japanese classics is that the makers often used different components on each model, even where they could have been standardized - for instance, silencers, headlamps, switch controls and handlebar levers. The result is many parts are small-volume and not worth reproducing. This contrasts with the British approach, in which manufacturers like Lucas and Amal supplied the same components not only for different models in a line, but across manufacturers. I've always been puzzled by the Japanese approach, as it seems at variance with manufacturing economy. [/QUOTE]
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