As I've written before, with regards to having an OZ distributor for SH bikes, 'beware of what you wish for"
The distributor needs to make money ( and , with a lot of experience with dealing with US business, I doubt they get much of a margin / price discount from SH) to stay in business. And , they probably bought stock when our dollar was much weaker than it is now. So they cost a motza. Not far off the price of a 'Berg 570 here in OZ - Oh, hang on, they just dropped the price of those by 3 grand here, how would you feel about that if you'd paid full wedge for a 570???
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Heck, if some financial pundits are right, and we do out value the US dollar and end up with an exchange rate of $1.26 US to $1 OZ ( doubtful, I think, but you never know), we may end up paying less in numeric terms than US SH customers.
The 'loose crate' pricing mentioned by someone above would be the go if you must have a new engine ( and I respect the desire for that) , you could then assemble it to perfection, if it still exists.
Seriously, did Shaggy really quote what someone posted earlier?
We just don't get the incredible range of fucked up CRFs you blokes have access to, Or the tiny prices they go for. Unlike many that foam at the mouth at the mention of 4ts, I'm stunned at how stupid someone must be to so comprehensively destroy an 09 450, like the one Britincali found (why does everyone pick on him???? - oh hang on, he's a Pom, fair enough.....
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). Some people should not be allowed to own any sort of machinery, it seems. I thought the leg out of the bed might be down to some drongo not realizing that the bike had separate oil compartments, but the condition of the basket and hub might mean it was owned by some drug addled twirp that didn't even realize that the engine needed oil, be it in 1 or 2 compartments
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