Outrageously overpriced parts

cantdecide

I have been quoted almost €100 for a single intake boot for my Mille (I need two) and there is no spurious option that I can find anywhere. I only noticed the cracks while doing other work so clearly they haven't failed yet. At that price, I see an annoying used parts search ahead but I'm just lucky I've had some notice before they fail.

That's my personal best in terms of astonishingly overpriced parts. I don't begrudge Aprilia a bit of overpricing considering that motorcycle parts don't turn over as much as car parts but in fairness- wow like, €100 for what is essentially a rubber boot is absolutely merciless.

What's your record holder?

KT10

€350 for a replacement reg/rect for a CBR600RR from Honda Ireland.

Found a race team in the UK that make their own for their race bikes, £50, never had another problem with it.

jameshayes

KT10 wrote: »

€350 for a replacement reg/rect for a CBR600RR from Honda Ireland.

Found a race team in the UK that make their own for their race bikes, £50, never had another problem with it.

have you had to buy a battery yet? 100 bucks for the 600rr battery, mine is not well at the moments, squeezing the last few volts!

Cienciano

KT10 wrote: »

€350 for a replacement reg/rect for a CBR600RR from Honda Ireland.

Found a race team in the UK that make their own for their race bikes, £50, never had another problem with it.

Jesus, it's €110 for an original Ducati one. Although the ducati one probably breaks every 2 years

KT10

jameshayes wrote: »

have you had to buy a battery yet? 100 bucks for the 600rr battery, mine is not well at the moments, squeezing the last few volts!

Check the code on the battery, if it matches, here's one for €45

http://batteryworld.ie/vehicle/8822-cbr600

KT10

Cienciano wrote: »

Jesus, it's €110 for an original Ducati one. Although the ducati one probably breaks every 2 years

Its a known weakpoint on the Honda's, every one I've had, the reg/rec went and I wasn't paying €350 for a product that was obvisiously faulty/poorly designed.

CJhaughey

I think thats the price for a niche manufacturer of low volume bikes.
Its pretty expensive for sure but some Black Tec-7 applied carefully on to a spotlessly cleaned part should provide you with some time to source new ones like these here
Honda RFVC singles>600cc do it as well.
BTW a NLA Head for a Dominator is over 1000 euro.

szatan84

€94 for a single inicator for a Cbr125r.

corkgsxr

620 for a side panel for a gsxr 600

220 for the the left engine cover for the same

cantdecide

corkgsxr wrote: »

620 for a side panel for a gsxr 600

220 for the the left engine cover for the same

The lesson is make you're HEAVILY insured with all the step back NCD and the like. A minter that you must have right falling in your driveway can easily be a write off these days.

Wossack

80e brake pedal for street triple

oh funny one actually; oem rear shock 550e (its a piece of crap). Ohlins/Triumph rear shock, sold from same folks, ~440e.. go figure

jameshayes

KT10 wrote: »

Check the code on the battery, if it matches, here's one for €45

http://batteryworld.ie/vehicle/8822-cbr600

Na, different version... the 600rr battery is YTZ10S

corkgsxr

[QUOTE=cantdecide;9048549e lesson is make you're HEAVILY insured with all the step back NCD and the like. A minter that you must have right falling in your driveway can easily be a write off these days.[/QUOTE]

Jeep clipped me. Minamal damage when round the corner and came back to them.

spiggotpaddy

Roundy piece of paper €88, does **** all, needs replacing every year.

Hotblack Desiato

For a battery try motorcycleshop.ie, got a Yuasa YTX14BS recently for €69, and a few litres of Castrol Power1 Racing fully synth at €10 a pop, got free delivery and the battery was filled and charged on arrival.

I must have paid over €20k in insurance over the years, and I (and everyone else) has not ever claimed a bloody cent off it. Waste of money...

jameshayes

ninja900 wrote: »

For a battery try motorcycleshop.ie, got a Yuasa YTX14BS recently for €69,.

€99 for the 600rr battery... it must be an unusual size or something... http://www.motorcycleshop.ie/yuasa-ytz10s-1583-p.asp

KT10

jameshayes wrote: »

Na, different version... the 600rr battery is YTZ10S

http://batteryworld.ie/search?orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=YTZ10S

€60

jameshayes

KT10 wrote: »

http://batteryworld.ie/search?orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=YTZ10S

€60

I'd be replacing that in a year, learned my lesson with a non brand battery before!

Zascar

I highly recommend Battery World. Got the car sorted by them - very nice guys and great service. Free delivery, or head over and they'll fit it for free. Which for my car was a godsend as it was a pain in the ass. They have a selection I paid more and got a top quality one.

On another note, its always worth shopping around. I needed a sensor (for the car) which my mechanic mate got quoted €98 in a motor factors. I went on ebay and got it for £10 + delivery. Ripoff Ireland is still in full swing in some places.

KTRIC

Rear 240 tyre.

Triumph Dublin - €400 !!!

Cotters - €230

arybvtcw0eolkf

Car puncture repair from FastFit/KwikFit €8-€10

Bike puncture repair @ NDM the other day €30 :eek:

Hotblack Desiato

Speaking of cars :eek: ours just turned 10 years old and still has the factory fit Panasonic battery in it.

I changed the bike battery last November and the old one (Yuasa) was seven years old. Not bad going.

Hotblack Desiato

KTRIC wrote: »

Rear 240 tyre.

Triumph Dublin - €400 !!!

Cotters - €230

You should have asked them for a quantity discount, half a dozen should get you through the summer :cool:

rustynutz

450 euro for a nose fairing for a 09 R1, criminal

galwaytt

New fork stanchion for my H-D : €279.
New front mudguard......€ 750 !!
New handlebar switch housing €36
New switch to fit housing €16

It's not always straightforward. Volume of spares sold has a big influence on their pricing.

Mine is still on it's OEM battery (9 years).

Cienciano

KTRIC wrote: »

Rear 240 tyre.

Triumph Dublin - €400 !!!

Cotters - €230

Rear tyre from Triumph Dublin for anyone that isn't KTRIC: €200

KT10

KTRIC wrote: »

Rear 240 tyre.

Triumph Dublin - €400 !!!

Cotters - €230

Congrats, you've probably voided your warranty with TD now :P

KTRIC

KT10 wrote: »

Congrats, you've probably voided your warranty with TD now :P

My warranty is with Triumph, thankfully