So I'm reading the latest Cycle World mag and there is a nice article on the latest collection of liter superbikes. The gist of the test rides was to find which bikes were the fastest and easiest-to-ride on either the street or track. Pretty subjective, yes, but one little aside they had in the article was the cost of OEM replacement parts for the various liter bikes: BMW S1000RR, Aprilia RSV4 R, Ducati 1198S Corse, Yamaha YZF-R1, Honda CBR 1000RR, KTM RC8R. So they took the following example.
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Leveraged Buyout
A quick trip to the parts catalog to look for the hidden costs...
You know it could happen any time. You're going to have your bitchin' new liter bike all polished up and gorgeous, and when you're pulling up for gas somewhere, diesel, dammit , is going to get under your foot and there you go, tipping over. Maybe you can live with scuffed bodywork, but if one of your levers is toast, no riding for you. If you break a front brake lever, this is the OEM breakdown:
BMW $370.12 (must buy master cylinder also) or $271.95 for an accessory folding lever without master.
Ducati $116.99
Aprilia $114.99
KTM $105.87
Yamaha $55.72
Honda $34.78
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Don't drop that Beemer!
Quoted from the article
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Leveraged Buyout
A quick trip to the parts catalog to look for the hidden costs...
You know it could happen any time. You're going to have your bitchin' new liter bike all polished up and gorgeous, and when you're pulling up for gas somewhere, diesel, dammit , is going to get under your foot and there you go, tipping over. Maybe you can live with scuffed bodywork, but if one of your levers is toast, no riding for you. If you break a front brake lever, this is the OEM breakdown:
BMW $370.12 (must buy master cylinder also) or $271.95 for an accessory folding lever without master.
Ducati $116.99
Aprilia $114.99
KTM $105.87
Yamaha $55.72
Honda $34.78
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Don't drop that Beemer!
