And I thought I was unshockable.....

[Bonez]

And the motor makes the most lovely noises, best sound ever.

The stepson's sounded like a diesol and was way noisier than my ol aircooled cb750f2C with 20 times the kmage.

[scumdog]

I recently (a bit recklessly) bought a Triumph Sprint ST, a damaged one. Before making any decisions about street-fightering it (not my preferred option) or full restoration or something in between I got some prices for some (not all) of the parts that need repair or replacement.


Well....you could have knocked me over wif a feather

How about these?

shift lever $176 (that's JUST the lever...not the peg or anything else...just the lever, folks)
heel plate $202
speedo $670...yes,,that is not a misprint
headlight $901

and there's more (over $8k in total)


I need strong drink and a liedown.....

Not having a go, I know that bike parts whether Triumph or Japanese or whatever, are generally bloody dear, and I'm not suggesting that anyone is ripping anyone off (OK Lou??) but ...sheesh.... it's kinda spoilt my day....

And everybody says HD stuff is expensive!! Listen kiddies it's ALL expensive if it's new.

[scumdog]

Mirrors: wreckers or aftermarket.
Tank: wreckers and/or panel beating.
Exhaust joint: muffler shop or engineering place.
Indicators: time for some classy aftermarket ones. Mine on the FahrtSturm were $165 each, but Buell ones were about $18 (IIRC). In the end, the indicator that I thought was munted just pushed back together, more or less.
But the big saving is labour.

"that's the way you do it, something for nothing and the bits for free" (Dire Staights)
Seriously, be inovative and adaptive eh? Build a custom bike from ingenuity and imagination rather than cubic $$$

[Stevo]

Definitely sounds as if wreckers and Ebay could be your best friends here. Like the above kiwirider I have just bought stuff from Vict. M/c wreckers and waiting for them to arrive. So far though their service is pretty good.

I found out yesterday of a guy in (I think) Hawkes Bay who deals Guzzi parts at very reasonable prices. Apparently took over from a guy doing exactly the same in Dunedin. The lady telling me of this guy said is miles better than the big dealers
Unfortunately I cannot remember who he is (seeing as I not a Guzzi rider) but could find out in due course if you would like me to.

[Rainbow Wizard]

Finally tracked the FZR projector type headlamp I want today, from they who always seem to come through. I must be an idiot for not trying them earlier, but the truth is I needed to do heaps of research before I proved that it's the same unit le Voxan uses. And they say only $150 plus $20 for freight, that plus the conversion at about another $17 makes it a good buy with a 1 week delay that beats the froggies by heaps.
I cannot recommend vicwreck@iinet.net.au highly enough.

[Lou Girardin]

Read the post on Triumph profit forecasts, I bet it's all from parts sales.
Their pricing leaves Harley way behind.