$400,000 bike in Auckland

**danchop** · 8th July 2009, 19:45

a bit of an art form but check it out at independant prestige on gt north road,sorry im not puter literate enough to post any pic links,but maybe someone else will

**EJK** · 8th July 2009, 22:26

What is it?

**AllanB** · 8th July 2009, 22:29

Can't think of many worth that.

A V8 Guzzi maybe.

**shingo** · 8th July 2009, 23:37

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxiHw0x_S-4

Seems to me you're just paying for the name.

**98tls** · 8th July 2009, 23:54

Originally Posted by shingo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxiHw0x_S-4

Seems to me you're just paying for the name.

Yep thats why they bought it here,if anybodys stupid enough it would be a Kiwi.Can just see that outside a shop selling coffee and milk for $25 a cup.

**Lurch** · 9th July 2009, 06:54

I bet you could build yourself 3 of those for 400k.

**jetboy** · 9th July 2009, 08:33

The bike in Auckland is $400,000 - in the rest of the country it's probably worth a third of that!

**vifferman** · 9th July 2009, 08:39

Originally Posted by shingo

Seems to me you're just paying for the name.

The name doesn't match the bike; apart from yellow paint, there's nothing remotely Lamborghini-esque (or even Italian) about it.

**jrandom** · 9th July 2009, 08:42

Yes, I went in and had a chat with the lady in the Lambo shop. NZ$400,000. Apparently it cost US$200,000 to build. Seems a bit far-fetched to me. Dunno what that money would've gone into.

The bike is yuck. I've seen nice custom choppers, but that ain't one of them.

Originally Posted by vifferman

The name doesn't match the bike; apart from yellow paint, there's nothing remotely Lamborghini-esque (or even Italian) about it.

And, exactly.

**Brett** · 9th July 2009, 11:49

Stuff that, for that price you coul dbuy a decent Lambo car and a new Ducatti 1198 or R1 or whatever your chosen stallion might be. What a waste of coin.

**MIXONE** · 9th July 2009, 11:54

I actually think it doesn't look too bad except for the colour.
I wonder if Jay Leno has got one?

**dogsnbikes** · 9th July 2009, 12:08

EEEEEEK!!! why would you,if I was spending that type of money I would look at something far more practical http://www.engmore.com/home.php

**Mschvs** · 9th July 2009, 13:11

For $400,000 i could get a couple of very nice sports bikes, a couple of bigger cruisers, a couple of dirt bikes ... and a lot more ... bugger spending it on one bike!!

**HenryDorsetCase** · 9th July 2009, 13:11

that was cutting edge custom chopper, what three or so years ago? then people realised the economy had tanked, that anyone with money could buy something similar, and that they SUCK TO RIDE: great big hairtrigger V twin that doesnt run nicely at low revs, a huge wide tyre and long wheelbase that mean it doesnt work like a bike should, and to sully the name of Lamborghini with it? WRONG WRONG WRONG.

Hopefully there isnt the money round these days for some fucktard to buy it. Like, the people who would be attracted to the abortion would now be dead in a gutter somewhere, I hope.

Bah! Humbug!

Interesting that the action in the US custom scene is bobbers/performance inspired stuff/ratbikes and baggers. They all at least can be made to do what a motorbike does.!