rogdeb
Scouser
Just voted !!!!!!
Adding up what receipts I still have, etc, etc = SCARY !! I had no idea I'd spent that much.
Adding up what receipts I still have, etc, etc = SCARY !! I had no idea I'd spent that much.
FJR Rider Spending Survey
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krashdragon
Well-known member
Ok, since I bought my bike used, does the total include what the previous owner spend so I didnt' have to?
That would bring my total to well over $5K... just for the FJR, not counting my other bikes.
And I simply refuse to add up how much the leather jackets, boots, helmets and other riding gear hanging in the closet cost.
Gotta have a different outfit for each bike, right? And summer stuff is different than winter stuff...
mary
I also must stop reading about new farkles....reading costs lots of $$$$$ <G>
Mike-H
Independent
+1 on the farkle reading :good: ....definitely a bank breaker.....especially when you see all this great stuff that you never knew you needed.....until you have read about it :lol: .....
MikeYork5
Well-known member
Was having tires put on my K75 at Irv Seavers not long ago and was talking to another guy waiting for his bike. Don't remember how we got on the subject of buying a new bike but, he told me about a friend of his who buys a new 'black' (ONLY) BMW every couple of years. Me says - "why black only"? He says "he never tells the wife hes buying a new one, she still thinks he has the original one". Now is that a great program or what -
timk
timk
Just wonderin, what did the riders that spent over 5k put on. My trailer cost 3k, but couldn't find $2k in the other stuff.
HIGHLANDER
naewittyshitepostedeere
It can add up fast if you buy quality gear.......
Helmet $500
Stich / leathers $800+
Goves $150
Boots $400
custom seat $1000
PHID lights $700+
Fuel cell $1000+
Suspension $1500
Comm $300
GPS $800
Powercommander $300
Exhaust $600+
Radar $300+
Not including all the "minor "stuff that adds up
OrangevaleFJR
R.I.P. Our FJR Riding Friend
Highlander said it well, or you can go check out the garage. Some people have detailed their farkling and expenditures there. Or can you? Where did the garage link go?
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Fencer
Why yes, I am a Smart ASS
Silver Penguin
Silver Penguin
+1 Very scary!Just voted !!!!!!Adding up what receipts I still have, etc, etc = SCARY !! I had no idea I'd spent that much.
Jill
madmike2
Shtirrenuppenmeister
That's why I throw my receipts away. It really helps....until you all begin to remind me... :dribble:+1 Very scary!Just voted !!!!!!Adding up what receipts I still have, etc, etc = SCARY !! I had no idea I'd spent that much.
Jill
Rogue
Well-known member
Wilbers Suspension $1,000 +
Fuel cell with fittings $1,150
Russell seat $650
J&M CB with all the bells & whistles & headsets in 3 helmets $1,500-$2,000 (I would have to add them up)
GPS $850
Yamaha trunk $600
HID headlights $300
PHID lights $700
Power commander $300
Exhaust header, XM, Radar detector,..........................
twowheelnut
R.I.P. Our Motorcycling Friend
JimLor
Well-known member
Interesting comment on our community that virtually all of the "stuff" is "useful" and not the chrome skull headed stator cover to make the bike "look cool." I know that of the $3000+ I've spent none, zero, zippo, is for looks, all is for it's fuctionality.
Silver Penguin
Silver Penguin
Do they actually MAKE chromed skull items for the FJR? :huh: Can't see there being much of a market for them. It sure would look different though.
Jill
Silver Penguin
Silver Penguin
LOL! At our house, the perspective is a little different. BMW farkles vs Yamaha/Kawasaki farkles. On the when-we-get-rich list (which will never happen because we keep spending it on stuff) is:
Corbin Smuggler trunk/seat for the BMW.
Mayer seat for the Kawasaki.
Olympia suits - his and hers.
New tires for the Honda dirt bike.
Her GPS.
Sliders and luggage rack for Ninja (on order).
And many, many more.
Jill
madmike2
Shtirrenuppenmeister
There are those way cool skull license plate bolts... :dribble:
And don't forget the skull tire valve covers. :glare:
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Silver Penguin
Silver Penguin
Our kids have the market cornered on skulls. SIL's old Dodge Dart sports at least 30 skull accessories. His plates read 'GOTH BOY' and 'GOTHY' (on his Cadillac hearse).
DD has a black PT cruiser (hearse look-alike) with the plate 'AFTR LYF'.
Guess what industry THEY work in? :dead: :rip_1: :skull:
Jill
I would have added a 4th category to question 3: "What have you spent more money on?"
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4) Safety / Visibility Items
...which is a big (but not #1) focus for me, including brake light flashers, headlight modulator, loud horns, etc.
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4) Safety / Visibility Items
...which is a big (but not #1) focus for me, including brake light flashers, headlight modulator, loud horns, etc.
OrangevaleFJR
R.I.P. Our FJR Riding Friend
krashdragon
Well-known member
Those water thingies would have been really great lst July riding thru the desert...
I'm actually looking at a friends OLD RV he wants to sell.. it's a 1977 Holiday Rambler...
Lots of upgrades and new stuff... 5 years ago... then he got sick and hasnt' had it out since...
that would be cool, could hook up the trailer, bring two bikes, park, and ride...
And not have to ride across the middle of the country ... driving I dont' mind, but if I' in a hurry, the superslabs sure get boring....
Ummmm..... can I count the RV as a farkle? <_<
And yes, I understand that whatever price I'd pay for the RV doubles just to get it rolling out of the driveway....<G>
mary
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