>>893948>How much did this bike cost you, and do you consider it expensive?I got a screaming good deal on it used.
Compared to my other hobbies (snowmobiling), the moto is pretty cheap. Depends on your budget though.
Every year or two (depends on how much I thrash it through the summer) the entire bike comes apart (both engine and chassis), disassembled, cleaned up, parts replaced as needed, new piston, cylinder honed or replated, and reassembled. Takes me 2-3 months "casually" working on it - could probably knock it down to a month if I set aside time to do that every weekend and evenings through the week.
Parts cost is about $1000 through the rebuild. Some years more, some years less, depends on what's broke or needs replacement. That's also with my sponsorship deals.
To have a dealer do that labor, and pay dealer prices for parts, would cost at least $5k to do most of what I do through my rebuild job. (Shops around here are $100-120/hour for labor.)
This year wasn't too bad - One of the crank bearings was a little "crunchier" than I liked, and it was a year the cylinder needed a replace ($300ish) instead of just running a hone through it. New chain, sprockets, plastics... replaced the clutch pack this weekend... battery needs replacement, it's filtering power fine but doesn't have the juice to turn the bike over when it's cold. Needs brakes (pads and discs, front and rear) before next summer.
