Thanks for the info John........I agree people are robbers when they know they can tap into our hobbies like parasites.....just found out the dealer I bought my bike from had
taken the original number plate off.......they are like Vultures picking at the bones.
If dealers had not squirreled away parts & complete bikes when they were "worthless junk" then there would be no bikes for us to play with now.
They would have all been sold off for scrap metal and this applies 100 fold for very slow moving parts.
I know a man who was paid to take 3 loads of Pommie parts in his 6 ton tipper to Wanda tip when the dealer dumped BI in favour of Ducattis in the late 70's
The only reason why some charge these prices is that others are willing to pay it .
To enjoy riding your bike you do not need an RRT2 box, and having suffered one once on the goldie , it would have been a lot more fun with a STD box.
By fitting the "correct box, the value of your bike will now increase.
When you have finished with it will you sell it for substantially less than the current market price ?
Finally if the price is high enough and demand justifies it others will be encouraged to do runs of pattern parts which will be to our great advantage.
As to the "robbers" price, tried to buy a gear set for a modern bike lately ?
Unless it is a Korean or Chinese knock off you will be lucky to get any change from £ 1000.
If you were to buy a NOS RRT2 box that had been sitting in a warehouse since new, it's price adjusted for inflation would be well over £ 2000 and that is without adding warehousing cost to it or interest lost on the price of dead stock.
Just because we ride 50's bikes it does not mean that we must pay 50's prices
