Financial Commitment to your GS

[CBI]

Hi all,

As I am over the water here in Jersey I historically spent hours doing single minded research finding all the best little add-ons etc for my bike.

Then...I found this sight!

I am sure there are a great deal of us out there who have enjoyed receiving parcels through the post containing the latest little modification/ personalization item.

Well, as my latest modification is a set of ohlins with the respective price tag attached I thought of a interesting poll...


How much have we all spent on our bikes?


Personally my budjet must be at least at £2500!


(this is my first attempt at a poll so please feel free to edit or add to it )

By the way, my wife wants a poll to see if other wives/partners think were obsessive about our GS's!

Cheers

 

[MikeO]

This is not a calculation I'm willing to make.

Mike

 

[judge]

I'm wiv Mike*

This is not a calculation I'm willing to make.

Mike

Over my GS ownership, 3 of em in two years I'd rather stick hot needles in my eyeballs than do the sums on this

* No issues

 

[CoolCarbon]

Re: I'm wiv Mike*

Over my GS ownership, 3 of em in two years I'd rather stick hot needles in my eyeballs than do the sums on this

* No issues

Then when I'm finished with me Eyeballs..........I'll start on me Tesies,

I only wanted a Louder Can..........Looked what happened.........

Why didn't anyone warn me that a GS was not conducive to a healthy Bank Balannce !!

CC

 

[CBI]

Financial commitment

I thought the replies this would be fun.......

 

[BAKERMAN]

£4000-£5000- £6000 still no where near true costs, but all worth every penny as they say you can`t buy frendship, or can you.

Wouldnt want a NEW one the spec is shit.

 

[Timolgra]

The value well exceeds the cost, and that's all I'm admitting to.
Tim

 

[Roge]

Sold 4 kids to finance the thing and still running out of cash!

 

[(RIP) maverick]

Well if they stop making all the stuff we can stop spending all our money! Besides the accesories I don't even want to think about £££ spend on repairs and what I am about to spend on more repairs! Once you have worked through the gearboxes, brake pads, oil seals, shafts etc etc etc you sell the bike and start all over again

Think I will try and get this one to a point where it will only need fuel & oil and tyres.

 

[judge]

Think I will try and get this one to a point where it will only need fuel & oil and tyres.

And when you've worked out how to do that - patent it quick and sell the idea to thousands of GS owners worldwide.

 

[BAKERMAN]

and PAINT IT BLACK.

 

[DavidHolmes]

Spend your own money on a GS, are you mad??

You spend money on your GS??

My wife bought me the Jesses. The Remus, the Ohlins, engine bars, tank bars, bash plates, stanchion protectors, the fog lights (front and rear), the spot lights the hugger, and front mud flap, the top box and brake lights, baglux, GPS.......Not to mention 50,000 miles worth of tyres, servicing and repairs...

Hell, tis only fair. After all, she paid for the Gs.....

 

[(RIP) maverick]

Re: Spend your own money on a GS, are you mad??

My wife bought me the Jesses. The Remus, the Ohlins, engine bars, tank bars, bash plates, stanchion protectors, the fog lights (front and rear), the spot lights the hugger, and front mud flap, the top box and brake lights, baglux, GPS.......Not to mention 50,000 miles worth of tyres, servicing and repairs...

Hell, tis only fair. After all, she paid for the Gs.....

She must be desperate to get you out of the house David!!

My wife has spend some money on "our" bike afterall they do pretty much think they own us and whatever we own.

Let me find out how she would like a set of ohlins on "our" bike......


Cheers

 

[Mick Fagan]

Approximately $8,780.00 Australian Dollars and that's only for the extras which don't include ABS and the like.

Nor does it include any running costs.

However, as I write this, the missus is in Germany on a holiday, that's the payback!

Mick.

 

[Den]

Not much really

sep 02 graphitan 1500miles £6500
1100s wheels 200
S/h panniers 120
streetpilot Ebay 315
streetpilot bracket t/teg 40
remus titanium s/h wee bash 50

TOTAL £ 7225

 

[CoolCarbon]

and PAINT IT BLACK.

What a good colour, glad it came as standard...........can spend the rest on goodies

Bakes, did you suss the wheel thingy.......?

CC

 

[Invicta Moto]

£39.99 for a Kappa topbox plate for my ancient Givi box
£2.50 for a GS Club Sticker in black....

er......

apart from consumables, that's it......