********************AUSSIE STYLE 450 KITS*******************

Bean · Post by **Bean** » February 17th, 2010, 2:05 am

eyesky2002 wrote:

thanks for the offer but we don't smoke

asteroid500 · Post by **asteroid500** » February 17th, 2010, 5:10 am

Hey shaggy ,
the shoes on the other foot now.....
The US having to buy somthing out side of there comfer zone....
Thats how us Aussies feel every time we have to by somthing from over see's....not cheap.

This is not a dig at the US market, just an observation of the facts, the Aussie bike indistry is a RIP OFF, were the US market for us is the differance in the dollar (US-AU) and the wage stucture between the 2 countrys.

rarger2000 · Post by **rarger2000** » February 17th, 2010, 1:12 pm

Hi-what is the part number for the long OEM honda bolt?
cheers

eyesky2002 · Post by **eyesky2002** » February 17th, 2010, 1:42 pm

asteroid500 wrote:Hey shaggy ,
the shoes on the other foot now.....
The US having to buy somthing out side of there comfer zone....
Thats how us Aussies feel every time we have to by somthing from over see's....not cheap.

This is not a dig at the US market, just an observation of the facts, the Aussie bike indistry is a RIP OFF, were the US market for us is the differance in the dollar (US-AU) and the wage stucture between the 2 countrys.

Not out of my comfort zone, just a big jump from Shans kit. I honestly spent less then $300 for the conversion part of my build and $200 was for the welding.

My point for the "high" comment was... Am I paying for just cost of the parts or the work that went into developing and producing the parts. Some R & D needs to be ate up by the one producing the parts hoping for a long term sale of said product! If it cost you that to make; so be it, but if one is hoping for a 200 or 300% mark up... Good luck in moving the said product. But I guess that is just the capitalist/spoiled american in me

Either way, very nice stuff and very tuff builds shaggy; some of the best I have seen..... But for $700 bucks for just the mounting hard wear seems a little excessive, when I could buy a running 500 for that here in the good ole USA!

eyesky2002 · Post by **eyesky2002** » February 17th, 2010, 1:45 pm

rarger2000 wrote:Hi-what is the part number for the long OEM honda bolt?
cheers

Long (10X130) 90119-MJ0-000

Short (10X113) 90151-GW6-000

Bean · Post by **Bean** » February 17th, 2010, 6:59 pm

where selling these kits at what it cost us for material and machine time
everything is cnc'd now so that where the cost is

Bean · Post by **Bean** » February 17th, 2010, 8:35 pm

eyesky2002 wrote:
Not out of my comfort zone, just a big jump from Shans kit. I honestly spent less then $300 for the conversion part of my build and $200 was for the welding.

My point for the "high" comment was... Am I paying for just cost of the parts or the work that went into developing and producing the parts. Some R & D needs to be ate up by the one producing the parts hoping for a long term sale of said product! If it cost you that to make; so be it, but if one is hoping for a 200 or 300% mark up... Good luck in moving the said product. But I guess that is just the capitalist/spoiled american in me

Either way, very nice stuff and very tuff builds shaggy; some of the best I have seen..... But for $700 bucks for just the mounting hard wear seems a little excessive, when I could buy a running 500 for that here in the good ole USA!

if you look at shanmans kit dont get two sided head stay or airbox adaptor with hex screws or swing arm collar or bolts or a full rail replacement.
we did these kits as a non profit thing as everyone wanted a kit for the 450s
if you think the price is high think about what it cost us to develop it for such a small batch run.

shannon

RideRed · Post by **RideRed** » February 17th, 2010, 8:40 pm

gregrobo · Post by **gregrobo** » February 17th, 2010, 9:38 pm

my custom y piece cost 800 aud and i supplied material and i did the drawings on solidworks that was 1 off tho

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · February 18th, 2010, 7:05 am

500 is pretty realistic

zorak-2 · Post by **zorak-2** » February 18th, 2010, 8:01 am

Shannon sent you a pm.

doug

robertg · Post by **robertg** » February 18th, 2010, 7:03 pm

eyesky2002 wrote:
rarger2000 wrote:Hi-what is the part number for the long OEM honda bolt?
cheers
Long (10X130) 90119-MJ0-000

Short (10X113) 90151-GW6-000

A cheaper version of the 10X130 is 95701-10130-08, 10X140 is 95701-10140-08

juddy · Post by **juddy** » February 20th, 2010, 1:44 am

Being a tradesman (and an Aussie) myself I can see the costs involved.Id like to see the cost if someone took the drawings to a machine shop and asked for all the kit to be made as a 1 off.Looks like great quality to guys,I like it !! And noone has to buy it if they dont want,they can go elsewhere and pay peanuts and probably end up with a frame looking like its built by monkeys

asteroid500 · Post by **asteroid500** » February 24th, 2010, 4:41 am

true comment Juddy....you pay peanuts you get monkey shit...

Bean · Post by **Bean** » February 24th, 2010, 5:49 am

well i don't like to see people get ripped off
jws got screwed by some one
were here to turn out nice clean bikes

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » February 24th, 2010, 6:57 am

very

I see the price as a little steep, but also understand where the cost comes from. Also, I seem to remember Fachar selling conversions for $2500 that were never delivered and showed up looking like crap; this kit, an afternoon with the sawzall and mockup and $100 to your local TIG welding badass and you have a super clean conversion.
just my .02

zorak-2 · Post by **zorak-2** » February 24th, 2010, 6:39 pm

I really dont see any problem with the price of these kits.Go to a machine shop here in the states and ask for the same stuff and see what it would cost here.For guys like me that dont have access to machine equipment to build stuff it worth the money to get the parts already done just my$.02 .Shannon cant wait for my parts

.

doug

asteroid500 · Post by **asteroid500** » February 25th, 2010, 12:22 am

HEY.....Every one your missing the most crucial fact here....we live in to different Countrys with 2 different economic states....i mean just look at the price of motor cycle parts in the states compared to Australia and whole bikes for that matter.....

We here in AU always complain about paying the big bucks to get our bits and pieces from overseas.....

We pay $1.30 for a liter of petrol (gas) what do you guys state side pay for a gallon...i hope the points tacken

jws696 · Post by **jws696** » February 25th, 2010, 2:03 am

juddy wrote:Being a tradesman (and an Aussie) myself I can see the costs involved.Id like to see the cost if someone took the drawings to a machine shop and asked for all the kit to be made as a 1 off.Looks like great quality to guys,I like it !! And noone has to buy it if they dont want,they can go elsewhere and pay peanuts and probably end up with a frame looking like its built by monkeys

it wasnt cheap to get those parts fkd up ,
im not sure what was worse pay $820us and not getting any thing in return ,or paying $1050us plus around 1g AUS in postage to have some one ruin about 7-800 worth of parts.

shaggys definitely on a winner with these kits , the cost to walk into a machine shop do a one off if u can even find someone interested in doing it is out of control , wish these were around when i started mine !!

asteroid500 · Post by **asteroid500** » February 25th, 2010, 4:17 am

Hey JWS...my G-1 kits are good and Aussie made and built

gregrobo · Post by **gregrobo** » February 25th, 2010, 4:17 am

did you apply a bandaide to your arse afterwards

Gravel Scratcher · February 25th, 2010, 4:09 pm

pm sent Shaggy

asteroid500 · Post by **asteroid500** » February 26th, 2010, 5:59 am

NO he was dry rooted for a long period of time.

Sad

jws696 · Post by **jws696** » February 27th, 2010, 1:17 am

asteroid500 wrote:NO he was dry rooted for a long period of time.

Sad

dont want to hijack shaggys thread , and there arnt any pictures of pineapples in the emoticons

zorak-2 · Post by **zorak-2** » March 8th, 2010, 8:34 pm

thanks Shannon the parts got here today

.

doug

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