The parts for sale in their ebay shop are always f'ing expensive! They're up there with JHP in dark art of of invoice raising!
Don't mind saying - it was up for £26k which I felt very reasonable considering UK Bike, 1200 miles, mint condition & the current market (remember kids investment can go down as well as up) paid £25,750 So yes, although not purely an investment - as it may go in my living room as art too. (My other 2 1098R's will be on the road this year though, so no one need ask if I am going to ride it, I am not ) No Moto GP bike here, my bike buying days are over (all available funds diminished) and I need to sell some of my lesser bikes to help early retirement or part time working in my full time job soon... still got a sizable mortgage to pay off too
Some of the tales I hear certainly make you wonder if some of these folk's money v sense needs a little calibration.
I won't mention the actual dealer. But one of my old TD mates (not a rich man at all) was a regular visitor to aforementioned dealer. I used to shudder a the sight of his invoices, some of it for basic, simple stuff, new battery charged a 3 x the price even Halfords sell the same item for. I used to almost beg him not to go there and get bummed! By all means charge yr hourly rate for the specialist stuff but give some quarter elsewhere!
