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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: bullet350 on August 23, 2007, 06:52:17 PM

Title: small part, big price
Post by: bullet350 on August 23, 2007, 06:52:17 PM

needed a new petrol tap for my cbr600 as the old one leaked when turned off.

On, Off and Reserve with a vaccum on the back = £129.

made me laugh as well. somehow i couldn't justify it on a bike that cost me £400.

can anyone top this for a small part with a big price?

bullet350

Title: Re: small part, big price
Post by: xbruby on August 24, 2007, 06:55:42 AM

Not quite in the same league but I needed a 10 mm x 1.5 mm O ring for one of the fuel lines on my (now departed) BMW R1150R, I almost fainted when they told me it would cost £3.99!!!

I could have bought a whole box of the things from one of my work related suppliers, worse still I asked for 2 of the em! B****r  :-[

Still you live and learn.

Andy

Title: Re: small part, big price
Post by: guest27 on August 24, 2007, 10:27:35 AM

The plastic washers that went under the fairing screws on the RD500 were weight for weight over 2X the price of 24c gold...

R

Title: Re: small part, big price
Post by: guest24 on August 24, 2007, 12:13:45 PM

Ooh. Another Thumperclub member with a CBR600.
Oh dear, will we be starting a sub-class of this glorious club?

Title: Re: small part, big price
Post by: Bruce on August 24, 2007, 05:59:46 PM

Hmm

This year

New Piston for Norton (Hepolite) complete with rings etc £40-00

New Front Engine Sprocket  £17-50

Petrol Tap £8-50 I needed a fibre washer to fit so bought one from a plumbers merchant 10p