Are we being ripped off?

[Lonewolf]

Browsing the web thingy as I was earlier this morning I came across a sale of a 2007 Kawasaki GTR 1400, admittedly not in the best colour, cause we all know black is best ;D but I was amazed at how cheap it was. Bear in mind its only done 12.5k miles!

The guy wants $7000 for it, at todays exchange rate thats less than £4500 :o Are bikes significantly cheaper in the USA, is there a difference between their GTR and ours, I dont know, but having done a bit more research into used prices of the GTR out in the States they seem a damn site cheaper than what we would have to pay here in the UK ???







Here's a list of the upgrades:

Power Commander PCIII with custom map; dyno'd at Fastline Cycles, Fremont, CA
Flies Out
2Bros Ti Slip-On
Zumo 550 Navi and XM Radio with Ram Mount
Corbin Seat
Cee Bailey Euro Cut Windscreen, Headlight Shields, Bag Liners
Michelin PR2 Tires
Helibar Risers
Phil's Rack
Cox Radiator Shield
Stebel Horn
and...Back-Off Brake Flasher, Pro Grips, Throttlemeister, Formotion Thermometer, TechSpec Grip Pads, Osram +90 Bulbs, K&N Air/Oil Filters, Synthetic Oil
Last but not least...CA Plate "KAWI C14"

[Kwikasfuki]

Rip off Britain. You'll see a lot of imports of motorbikes in th UK. One of issues is warranty and the US models don't have ABS.

Don't forget to add postage, import duty and VAT. I think motor vehicles have their own tax when importing.

[Lonewolf]

Yeah, fair enough. Its a lot of bike for £4500 though. I quite like the guys house as well, bet he's not selling that cheap ;D

[Rawman]

With the economy here in the US, people are having to do strange things to keep their head above water.  That is a really good deal even here.  Maybe having finacial trouble and HAS to sell it.

[Rusty]

I like the look of his treble garage !!

[Lonewolf]

The Americans do everything in supersize ;D

[Rawman]

HA, that is probably why he has to sell, to pay for that house!