junkyards in college station area

been thinking of replacing the cracked body parts on my bandit 600 for some
time now....just looked up the part number on the net and found the prices
to be way out of my reach !!!

does anyone know of any junkyards in the bryan-college station area or
nearby where i might get stuff like this?

thanks,
julian.

 

Julian,
There was one in Bryan off of Hwy 21 and Texas Avenue. The owner's name
was Billy Crockett. Seems he worked for the Post Office, and did this in his
off time. He had a lot of new and old stuff, but this has been a while back.
I don't remember the street name, but is was West of the intersection, and
West of the RR overpass to the right. Advice: Go only during good daylight!
Kinda rough in that area ;-)
Paul in Hearne...

 

yup, he's still there.... talked to him today and will be going out there to
check it out in a few days.

thanks,
julian.

 

one more thing...sorry if this is a dumb q but i have never bought stuff
from a junkyard....
how do they price the stuff they have there? do we get to bargain? or is it
a fixed price ?

julian.

 

Generally, they charge half of retail for a part, which still makes them
kind of pricely. Their willingness to bargain or give you a price break
depends on your relationship with them. If you're buying one part don't
expect a price break. When I was looking for parts for my Yamaha Vision a
junkyard wanted $200 for the carbs and $200 for the exhaust or $250 for
both. I went with ebay. Any part you need will eventually show up there.
I bought an exhaust for $25 + $25 shipping and carbs for $30 shipped. It's
worth it if you have the time to wait for what you need.
Rob

 

Billy used to be pretty reasonable. As I mentioned, this used to be his
"hobby" as he was employed full time otherwise. Good Luck.
Paul in Hearne.