Can anyone tell me where the cheapest place is to get a new head gasket or head gasket set for a DS650? I also need valve stem seals. I am based in South Africa, so will they send it to me?

 

everybody I know that sells gaskets for the DS sells them at about the same price as the list price that dealers charge for OEM.

if you can find a bomb dealer near you that would probably be your best bet, rather than pay oversees shipping. even if the dealer is not in your town, if its at least your country that's probably the best way to go.

 

Here's your dealer,

http://www.brp.com/en/Sales.Network/Africa/#SouthAfrica


and here is a dealer in the States with online parts diagrams for getting part #'s, you can just use this dealer's website to locate your parts and part #'s in microfiche to make placing your order with your dealer easier,

http://www.funbike.com/fiche_select.asp

 

Thanks, it just amazes me how much the DS parts are compared the Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki. They are charging me about $100 for the head gasket alone. Then I need valve stem seals, which is like $13 each.

I can get a full head gasket set, with head and bottom end gasket, valve stem seals and even exhaust gaskets for a Honda TRX400 for $22.

 

WOW!! Now that you mention that, maybe you might check into what it would take to ship from the States.
Here, the head gasket is $45, valve seals are $8!
Over here, Bomb parts are pretty decently priced, perhaps due to no oversees charges, dunno.