Another example of this is a certain sydney wreckers where they have boxes of light units and bodywork panels in a few boxes. all jumbled up and all getting more scratched everytime someone looks thru the box. you find a part you can make work for you and take it to the counter thinking this must be...
It's a bit like getting into a Sydney Cab and then having to give the driver directions every turn, and have them get the shits at taking a credit card or because the fare wasnt high enough, why offer the service in the first place ? How true! (plus 10% ccard fee, WTF?! no one else gets away with t...
Honda MT250's in an original running state are really hard to find now. This one is not what id call pretty as it was left outside for a while by a previous owner but it only surface cosmetics is all there and it starts and runs really well, cleaning and cosmetic restoration would sort its looks, or...
Lozza youre right of course, they always see their hands as being tied by the importer instead of being empowered by them, sad but true. The way to making money isnt to say 'no we cant...', its 'lets see what we can do to help'. If i have to do the legwork myself i dont expect to pay a premium of co...
Very interesting subject as you say and i call it as i see it really, as i know a lot of guys do when it is right there in their face. I also run a small business and most of my work is done in Europe, which means i still charge the same in Euros as i did before, but now earn less. no one in Europe ...
Yeah the whole Rip off Aus comes back to haunt us. Our currency isnt helping as locally people still want the same price in Au$, yet the OS items are now cheaper for us due to teh X-rate, and for those in Sydney we also pay Sydney mark up and that's just not funny at all. Crazy really. Parts of my L...
Good on ya for offering Jason! must be something useful on there... the lower cradle would be useful for anyone doing a custom fit RZ engine in another bike, and im sure the rear end is useful if anyone has a bent one.