Comments on: The Remains of the Bike http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/ Ruminations on Life, Korea, the Universe and Everything. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Jeff in Korea http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10884 Jeff in Korea Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:17:12 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10884 Larry, The WHOLE front end is getting replaced...Forks, handlebars, brackets. Everything North of the frame is gone. Well... basically everything EXCEPT the frame, engine, and seat is being replaced. Larry,

The WHOLE front end is getting replaced…Forks, handlebars, brackets. Everything North of the frame is gone. Well… basically everything EXCEPT the frame, engine, and seat is being replaced.

]]> By: larry grant http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10883 larry grant Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:09:53 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10883 Check the handle bars too. A friend went down and after a few months found a small crack in one of the welds on the bar. Check the handle bars too. A friend went down and after a few months found a small crack in one of the welds on the bar.

]]> By: Jeff in Korea http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10782 Jeff in Korea Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:09:08 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10782 I thought about that very briefly. But several factors led me to reject that idea. The frame has been stress tested.. it's fine. The engine is fine (with the exception of a bent push rod). If I sold the bike for parts, I could probably get around US$ 10,000 for it. However, a new one would cost between US$ 24,00 and US$ 30,000. So, i would be out of pocket around at least US$ 15,000 after taxes and registration. It will cost me about US$ 8,000 (including labor) to fix this one. Thus, I will be saving at least USD$ 7,000. Another reason not to get a new one is the new, bigger engine. Actually, the old engines are functionally too big for Koreans roads, and a larger engine would be even more ridiculous. Unfortunately, bikes are not allowed on the expressways here in Korea. So, it's a rare occasion to get a bike up over 100km/h. And perhaps that biggest reason not to get a new bike is that She Who Must Be Obeyed has not really come to grips psychologically with the fact that I will be riding again....If I were to even suggest shelling out another US$ 15,000 for a new bike, She would wait until I was sleeping peacefully one night, grab a kitchen knife, and open me up like a Christmas turkey. You are about to find out how different the world of Girlfriend is from the world of Wife. My only suggestion is... if you ever want any sort of new guy thing, such as bike, stereo, enormous plasma TV... BUY IT NOW. By the way, Contrats. I thought about that very briefly. But several factors led me to reject that idea.

The frame has been stress tested.. it’s fine. The engine is fine (with the exception of a bent push rod). If I sold the bike for parts, I could probably get around US$ 10,000 for it. However, a new one would cost between US$ 24,00 and US$ 30,000. So, i would be out of pocket around at least US$ 15,000 after taxes and registration.

It will cost me about US$ 8,000 (including labor) to fix this one. Thus, I will be saving at least USD$ 7,000.

Another reason not to get a new one is the new, bigger engine. Actually, the old engines are functionally too big for Koreans roads, and a larger engine would be even more ridiculous. Unfortunately, bikes are not allowed on the expressways here in Korea. So, it’s a rare occasion to get a bike up over 100km/h.

And perhaps that biggest reason not to get a new bike is that She Who Must Be Obeyed has not really come to grips psychologically with the fact that I will be riding again….If I were to even suggest shelling out another US$ 15,000 for a new bike, She would wait until I was sleeping peacefully one night, grab a kitchen knife, and open me up like a Christmas turkey.

You are about to find out how different the world of Girlfriend is from the world of Wife. My only suggestion is… if you ever want any sort of new guy thing, such as bike, stereo, enormous plasma TV… BUY IT NOW.

By the way, Contrats.

]]> By: Gaijin Biker http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10780 Gaijin Biker Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:40:09 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10780 Why not just buy one of the new H-D's with the bigger engines? You probably have some frame weakness after a crash like that anyway. Why not just buy one of the new H-D’s with the bigger engines? You probably have some frame weakness after a crash like that anyway.

]]> By: Jeff in Korea http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10490 Jeff in Korea Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:54:43 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10490 Who is getting ripped off? What is getting ripped off? What alternatives do you suggest? Who is getting ripped off? What is getting ripped off? What alternatives do you suggest?

]]> By: H-Dude http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10489 H-Dude Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:38:21 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10489 You are getting ripped off. You are getting ripped off.

]]> By: Jeff in Korea http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10336 Jeff in Korea Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:34:34 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10336 Larry, I also use Adventure HD when I am ordering one or two light items. If it is just one or two items, the price comes out a bit cheaper than buying at the pointlessly doubled prices of the HD dealerships here in Korea. However, the problems begin when ordering larger and/or heavy and expensive items. The problem is that Adventure HD uses FedEx to send all international mail. So, even a modest increase in weight can really jack up the shipping price. Then when you throw in odd-sized items, it gets out of control. Then when it arrives, you end up paying custom's duty, which is calculated at around 30% of the combined invoice and shipping costs. And, if the total invoice amount is over US$ 600, then you have to report it as imported goods and pay import duties. As my repair list is literally two pages long, including things such as forks, handlebars, suspension, engine guard, air filters, pipes, tires, and other large, heavy, expensive bits, I'm just going local. Of course, if I had access to the APO system, I would never buy anything locally. Thankfully, the guy repairing it is a close friend and he is giving me a huge discount on labor. Labor costs is where the local dealerships are really overcharging. I hope the surgery isn't accident related. Get well soon. I missed the entire Autumn season.. and I have absolutely no intention of missing any of Spring. Larry,

I also use Adventure HD when I am ordering one or two light items. If it is just one or two items, the price comes out a bit cheaper than buying at the pointlessly doubled prices of the HD dealerships here in Korea.

However, the problems begin when ordering larger and/or heavy and expensive items. The problem is that Adventure HD uses FedEx to send all international mail. So, even a modest increase in weight can really jack up the shipping price. Then when you throw in odd-sized items, it gets out of control. Then when it arrives, you end up paying custom’s duty, which is calculated at around 30% of the combined invoice and shipping costs. And, if the total invoice amount is over US$ 600, then you have to report it as imported goods and pay import duties.

As my repair list is literally two pages long, including things such as forks, handlebars, suspension, engine guard, air filters, pipes, tires, and other large, heavy, expensive bits, I’m just going local.

Of course, if I had access to the APO system, I would never buy anything locally.

Thankfully, the guy repairing it is a close friend and he is giving me a huge discount on labor. Labor costs is where the local dealerships are really overcharging.

I hope the surgery isn’t accident related. Get well soon. I missed the entire Autumn season.. and I have absolutely no intention of missing any of Spring.

]]> By: larry grant http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10332 larry grant Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:39:31 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2007/01/10/the-remains-of-the-bike/#comment-10332 http://www.hmhd.com/webstore/store.asp I use this company to order HD parts. They are really responsive and you can cut out the Korean double mark-up by ordering directly from them. You will have to pay duty, but it is a lot cheaper than paying the duty plus 30% mark-up that HD Korea charges for their parts and after-market stuff. They use UPS/FDEX or USPS to deliver and I've usually gotten my order within a week after it was approved by my CC company. There are a lot of used MC for sale by USFK folks here in Korea. If you are interested, you might check out the Yongsan Motorcycle Club "YMC Dragons" website 4-Sale page. I'm recovering from surgery on my left foot and will not be back to riding until maybe April if I am lucky so I feel your pain, literally and share your longing to get on the bike and feel the power. Regards, LC Grant http://www.hmhd.com/webstore/store.asp

I use this company to order HD parts. They are really responsive and you can cut out the Korean double mark-up by ordering directly from them. You will have to pay duty, but it is a lot cheaper than paying the duty plus 30% mark-up that HD Korea charges for their parts and after-market stuff. They use UPS/FDEX or USPS to deliver and I’ve usually gotten my order within a week after it was approved by my CC company. There are a lot of used MC for sale by USFK folks here in Korea. If you are interested, you might check out the Yongsan Motorcycle Club “YMC Dragons” website 4-Sale page. I’m recovering from surgery on my left foot and will not be back to riding until maybe April if I am lucky so I feel your pain, literally and share your longing to get on the bike and feel the power. Regards, LC Grant

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