And I thought biking was supposed to be cheap...

[JamesL]

I took the GS down to the Lizard a couple of weeks back and called in at Ocean in Falmouth for a couple of sealing washers £1 each...

Among the £20k or so GSs etc was a very smart M1000RR listed at a mere £32,000 or so... What is going on? Who buys one of these? Surely at that price you expect them to throw in the other two wheels, a windscreen and a heater?

Clearly I'm totally out of touch with modern motorcycling!

Ocean were charming btw, my man apparently runs a Rockster, so there's hope yet...

J

[slparry]

Bear in mind a CVO hardly ableson ultraglide is around £45000 so the M1000RR looks cheap

[JamesL]

Indeed! I was mulling further - the M has a top whack around 200mph (claimed 314kph) plus a load of high value stats to boost its credentials. If you demand the other two wheels, windcreen and heater without compromising performance, I guess you'd be in the market for something like a Lamborghini Huracan Evo at an indicated £200k.... So thankfully biking still seems cheap!

[nab 301]

Biking was cheap when BSA Bantams were around or if you buy a 125cc today although an acquaintance of mine recently purchased a used K1600 (not sure of the year ) allegedly for €5000 euro which seems like lot of bike for the money although I'm not sure how much or (how long if DIY) it costs / takes to adjust 24 valves and replace various modules as they (possibly) randomly fail....