what the hell - Page 2

Homeslice · 05-25-2009, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris S

Ohlins for a Miata: $2,689.00.

TEIN for $1500, and probably just as good. Or just get Ground Control springs & sleeves for $400, fit them with Koni or Bilstein dampers for another $600, and you've spent only $1000 for something that most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference between that and Ohlins.

If you take everyone who puts coilovers on their cars, probably less than 1% of them buy Ohlins......But probably 80% of everyone who buys a sportbike shock buys Ohlins.

By the way, how about slipons? For that same $500 I could buy a complete Borla cat-back system for a car. Not just a freaking can.

Plugs? Filters? Oil? All more expensive for bikes.

Bikes are a luxury item, and parts are priced accordingly. That, and the production is more limited, so the cost efficiency isn't there like it is in the car market.

unknownroad · 05-26-2009, 02:42 PM

I'm guessing the OP is buying used parts, rather than new parts at a dealership.

New parts, yeah, bikes are nuts- along with filters and exhaust, check out OEM brake rotors some time...

Now, used parts are a whole 'nother story, at least with older Japanese bike parts... Of course there are exceptions (the CBX comes to mind), but I'm parting out a V45 Sabre (VF750S), which was a pretty complex and sophisticated machine for the time, lots of one-off parts, and you can hardly give the stuff away... Seriously, with the time and hassle of putting the parts on ebay, I figured out I'd get a better return on investment by taking them to the metal yard.

racedoll · 05-26-2009, 09:53 PM

I think my car parts are about the same as the bike, but can't really say for sure since I've only bought an oil filter for my new car. Bike and car oil filters (both OEM) were both around $7.

05-26-2009, 02:42 PM	#12
unknownroad Guys... where are we? Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Carolina Moto: SV650 Interstate, CX500 rat-bobber, whatever else runs. Posts: 784	I'm guessing the OP is buying used parts, rather than new parts at a dealership. New parts, yeah, bikes are nuts- along with filters and exhaust, check out OEM brake rotors some time... Now, used parts are a whole 'nother story, at least with older Japanese bike parts... Of course there are exceptions (the CBX comes to mind), but I'm parting out a V45 Sabre (VF750S), which was a pretty complex and sophisticated machine for the time, lots of one-off parts, and you can hardly give the stuff away... Seriously, with the time and hassle of putting the parts on ebay, I figured out I'd get a better return on investment by taking them to the metal yard. __________________ Considering Verizon Business service? Perhaps you'd like to consider a nice drain cleaner enema instead?

05-26-2009, 09:53 PM	#13
racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	I think my car parts are about the same as the bike, but can't really say for sure since I've only bought an oil filter for my new car. Bike and car oil filters (both OEM) were both around $7.