USA Bike prices

[wassy]

Just been to California on holiday and called into a couple of bike shops.
Triumph 675 $8999 thats £4712 at the exchange rate I got when changing my money.
Or what about a GSXR1000 at $11399 ( £5968 )
Rip off Britain or what !

[Farky]

Tell me about it!! My father in law paid £50+k for a Audi RS4!! I was looking on Ebay USA and the very same car brand new from a dealer?......$60,000!!!

[aeropilot]

wassy said:

Just been to California on holiday and called into a couple of bike shops.
Triumph 675 $8999 thats £4712 at the exchange rate I got when changing my money.
Or what about a GSXR1000 at $11399 ( £5968 )
Rip off Britain or what !

Yup, I know, I go over there a couple of times a year, and going again next week, it's depressing, even when the exhange rates weren't as favourable as they are today.

[Frik]

wassy said:

Rip off Britain or what !

The latter.

The strong pound is great if you're buying abroad but not quite so good if you're selling...

[Ewan Oozarmy]

I moved over to Auckland, New Zealand, last November and bought a brand new KTM 950 SM (with twin Akrapovic cans, handguards, sliders chucked in!) for less than I sold my 2 year old identical one for in London before I left. Good old exchange rate...