High Maintenance Costs

[Dafe]

That's nothing, you should see my spreadsheet!!

$22,995 GSXR1000
$22,995 GSXR1000
First Service
Pirelli Diablos F+R
Diablo R
Errr, $XX XXX, hmm GSXR1000?

Holy Crap Dover, So whats the deal now? Will insurance not let you have another GSXR?

[nsrpaul]

try owning a nsr , in the first two years I was up to $14 000 , including purchase price of bike tho , it was still pretty standard to , most of that was to keep the barstard on the road
i still keep recepts so will have a add up later , will scare ya all

[motobob]

That's nothing, you should see my spreadsheet!!

$22,995 GSXR1000
$22,995 GSXR1000
First Service
Pirelli Diablos F+R
Diablo R
Errr, $XX XXX, hmm GSXR1000?

And there I was thinking you were replacing the bike so you didn't have to replace the tyres. How silly of me.

[Zed]

Awh You havn't been married long enough, soon she won't need to justify HER spending but you will.

10 years is long enough Paul, and both of us spend a similar amount on ourselves thankyou very muchly.

[Zed]

That's nothing, you should see my spreadsheet!!

$22,995 GSXR1000
$22,995 GSXR1000
First Service
Pirelli Diablos F+R
Diablo R
Errr, $XX XXX, hmm GSXR1000?

I think you're in the wrong thread my friend, this is high "maintenance" not high "replacement"!

[nsrpaul]

ok here go's , won't include crash damage , has had a bit , but will include body work purchased for initial tidy up after i first got it , all this and it goes thru gas like its fallin out the bottom, all work was parts only except fork mods, not neccessarily in order tho , my filing system needs work
$5000 bike
$500 pireli dragons (set)
$193.20 ring set
$1450 , mint set of bodywork from bike and bits
$570 gold vaves for forks
$350 2nd hand crank(didnt last long)
$1170 crank , dogfight racing
$300 2nd hand jha pipes
$145 parts for hrc head conversion
$470 michelin pilot tyres(set)
$8 fuel filter
$31.50 oil line t joint
$70.25 oil tank
$17.59 cyl stud
$25main jets
$5.90 circlips
$21 base gasket
$52 crank seals
$48 main jets
$16 main jets
$189.46 piston
$105.62 ring set
$33.60 main jets
$520 dunlop gpr70sp tyres (set)
$15.30 main jets
$211 pistons
$450 2nd hand barrel
$107 ring set
$18.45 smallend
$123.20 exhast gaskets
$9.20 oil seal
$33.60 main jets
$189 pistons
$105 ring set
$18.42 small end
$57 gudgens
$14 gaskets
$189.45 pistons
$500 2nd hand barrel
$105 ring set
$34 head gasket
$28 gudgens
$18.42 small end
$12.78 c clips
$58.90 fork seal
$195 reg/rec
$79.50 rings
$14.60 base gasket
$147 fuel tap
$520 gpr70sp(set)
$120 airbox
$470 shock rebuild
$175 brke lines
$156 brake pads
$146 chain
$900 new barrell
$1290 spare motor
there you go over $17000 in 3.5 yrs , and thats what i have receipts for , i'm an idiot

[Zed]

$5000 bike
$500 pireli dragons (set)
$193.20 ring set
$1450 , mint set of bodywork from bike and bits
$570 gold vaves for forks
$350 2nd hand crank(didnt last long)
$1170 crank , dogfight racing
$300 2nd hand jha pipes
$145 parts for hrc head conversion
$470 michelin pilot tyres(set)
$8 fuel filter
$31.50 oil line t joint
$70.25 oil tank
$17.59 cyl stud
$25main jets
$5.90 circlips
$21 base gasket
$52 crank seals
$48 main jets
$16 main jets
$189.46 piston
$105.62 ring set
$33.60 main jets
$520 dunlop gpr70sp tyres (set)
$15.30 main jets
$211 pistons
$450 2nd hand barrel
$107 ring set
$18.45 smallend
$123.20 exhast gaskets
$9.20 oil seal
$33.60 main jets
$189 pistons
$105 ring set
$18.42 small end
$57 gudgens
$14 gaskets
$189.45 pistons
$500 2nd hand barrel
$105 ring set
$34 head gasket
$28 gudgens
$18.42 small end
$12.78 c clips
$58.90 fork seal
$195 reg/rec
$79.50 rings
$14.60 base gasket
$147 fuel tap
$520 gpr70sp(set)
$120 airbox
$470 shock rebuild
$175 brke lines
$156 brake pads
$146 chain
$900 new barrell
$1290 spare motor
there you go over $17000 in 3.5 yrs , and thats what i have receipts for , i'm an idiot

Okay we get the point, not only are you an idiot but the cost is HIGH...can't think of many better things to spend hard earned cash on eh!

[nsrpaul]

120-130 ks to a tank now days as well , two tanks to one l of oil
cool bike tho , really

[nsrpaul]

Okay we get the point, not only are you an idiot but the cost is HIGH...can't think of many better things to spend hard earned cash on eh!

yeah i can , thats why i bought a K2 gsxr 750 , as a cheap runner

[nsrpaul]

and i,m a sucker 4 punishment , i own a norton as well, unreliable , yes

[Zed]

120-130 ks to a tank now days as well , two tanks to one l of oil
cool bike tho , really

Only you know the true value of your bike with all the money you've thrown at it...but what is value?

[Edit:]O that's right, you said it was idiotic didn't you!

[The_Dover]

I think you're in the wrong thread my friend, this is high "maintenance" not high "replacement"!

Meh, that shit'll buff out...

[nsrpaul]

its value is goin for a ride with an r1 , 748 , 2 aprilla thous , gsxr 600 , and a 1000 , 900ss , r6 , several 400s and leavin them all to smell where i have been
tho someone offered me 3 grand for it a couple of months bac

[nsrpaul]

gotta make ya feel beta bout what your spending tho

[Zed]

Meh, that shit'll buff out...

So I take it you have several wrecked K5's cluttering up your bedroom at the moment then, just waiting for 'buffing' you sick man??