S4RS as commuter

[LA]

Nice bike, but $18.5 large for a used RS?  Jebus!  The US and Aussie dollar are on parity.  What the make the beast with two backs causes the price to be so high.

I paid $17.5K with a Termi kit installed for a brandy new one.  You guys are getting the shaft down there.

Truth be told, for all round riding and commuting the air cooled 2v is probably better for you.  And if you have to worry about the cost of maintenance, the 2v is definitely better.

The newest 1100 top of the line monster is the cat's ass so far as I'm concerned. Sat on a new one the other day - loved it. If I had stupid money, I'd buy one.

But like I said, I'm not guessing about the S4RS, I ride one every day.

LA

[J5]

ring mike at desmo clinic , was in there a couple of weeks ago and he has a S4RS there from a customer that needs to spend money on a kitchen rather than bikes which has been there a while from whispers would be close to the $12K mark

[DoubleEagle]

Must be some hellish inflation for those prices to be so out of line with ours if the 2 currencies are in parity .

May be Ducati sells the bikes for a lot more to Australian Delaers ?

Dolph     [moto]

[DrDesmo]

Must be some hellish inflation for those prices to be so out of line with ours if the 2 currencies are in parity .

May be Ducati sells the bikes for a lot more to Australian Delaers ?

Dolph     [moto]

Funny you should mention that, i'm in Sydney - well, Pyrmont - this week visiting family.  Things are crazy expensive here compared to the US.

A pint of Ben & Jerry's is $11 AUD, fruit is $4-6 per kg, a beer is $8 or so, a 20 pack of Advil is $9.50, a BMW K13GT is 30-35K, etc...

But it's flippin' COOL 

Cheers,
Adam

[J5]

Funny you should mention that, i'm in Sydney - well, Pyrmont - this week visiting family.  Things are crazy expensive here compared to the US.

A pint of Ben & Jerry's is $11 AUD, fruit is $4-6 per kg, a beer is $8 or so, a 20 pack of Advil is $9.50, a BMW K13GT is 30-35K, etc...

But it's flippin' COOL 

Cheers,
Adam

ben and jerrys is a recent import and overpriced

fruit, well depends on where you buy it

beer $8 , not for me, depends on where you buy

what is advil and BMW

[FIFO]

Funny you should mention that, i'm in Sydney -  Things are crazy expensive here compared to the US.


Cheers,
Adam

 The US and Aussie dollar are on parity.  What the make the beast with two backs causes the price to be so high.

LA

It's a thing we call Tax here in the land of the free, and surf and sun.

Oh and only about 22 million of us Aussie's in a country bigger than the US, compared to 305,689,000 million, gives you a lot better buying power etc etc .

And were not really down under some one just make the beast with two backsed up the map. it's upside down

Don't get sucked in to paying tips, we don't do it here ,we get paided properly well use to

[mattyvas]

As it's been said our dollars might have parity but our import taxes and buying power does not compare.
If we paid the same prices for Duc's as in the US everyone would have one here.

[DrDesmo]

It's a thing we call Tax here in the land of the free, and surf and sun.

Oh and only about 22 million of us Aussie's in a country bigger than the US, compared to 305,689,000 million, gives you a lot better buying power etc etc .

And were not really down under some one just make the beast with two backsed up the map. it's upside down

Don't get sucked in to paying tips, we don't do it here ,we get paided properly well use to

Oh, wasn't complaining at all just giving some perspective.  Can you really put a price tag on being able to go to Bondi beach? I think not 

Cheers,
Adam

[He Man]

what about local goods? do you guys have farmers markets? since they aren't imported from out of the country or somehere far far away (fuel is heaivly taxed there isnt it?) it all becomes cheaper no?

[DrDesmo]

what about local goods? do you guys have farmers markets? since they aren't imported from out of the country or somehere far far away (fuel is heaivly taxed there isnt it?) it all becomes cheaper no?

Things are priced differently due to ...

-10% GST built into every price
- $15/hr (or $570/week) minimum wage
- Employers have to contribute 9% of gross wages towards the s.a. (retirement) fund for their employees at no cost to the employee

= It costs a bit more to do business.  If you want to get a real feel for it, check out the cost of housing in Sydney - but then, look at how much people make here too.

Oh ... and It's an amazing island in the south pacific 

Cheers,
Adam