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[lawnmower]

cant say mate coz ive not looked either. Suffice to say they are German so they probably gave it some thought.

[lawnmower]

btw i have a pair of their wheels brake discs and pulley fitted to my rod as well as a front mudguard (fender to you Bernard) and a stainless belt guard and they look great and are the dogs danglies. The wheels dont corrode either.

Originally Posted by lawnmower

btw i have a pair of their wheels brake discs and pulley fitted to my rod as well as a front mudguard (fender to you Bernard) and a stainless belt guard and they look great and are the dogs danglies. The wheels dont corrode either.

I am trying to check out the Rick's gas tank, but not sure that I want to spend $1100 for one.

Now this I like...

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[lawnmower]

yes its a lot of dosh Bear but its obviously some sort of rotational moulding, having a bit of expierience in my manufacturing days with this sort of thing the tooling costs alone could be upwards of 20k so thats why it is so expensive. Shame the Moco cant get their shit together and sort this if an independant company can why can't they?????? Take note Moco !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by lawnmower

yes its a lot of dosh Bear but its obviously some sort of rotational moulding, having a bit of expierience in my manufacturing days with this sort of thing the tooling costs alone could be upwards of 20k so thats why it is so expensive. Shame the Moco cant get their shit together and sort this if an independant company can why can't they?????? Take note Moco !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah; I'd like to stick MoCo's face in this. All I got from their reps was "It can't be done. There's not enough space available on the bike. We tried, but we couldn't fit a larger size in", etc., etc., etc.

I got the same kind of response on V-Rod Forums, where they are obviously in the pocket of MoCo, and have a low tolerance for any views that are not consistent with the MoCo line.

[lawnmower]

Maybe you should wind them up a bit bear and post these details on the V Rod forums. I was out at a funeral yesterday with a couple of guys who i have known for years. They expressed some interest in the larger tank and like the rest of us gasped at the price. I wonder if we could get a ruck of us together and then go to them and say ok then we want to buy 10 of these what price now???? what do you reckon?

Originally Posted by lawnmower

Maybe you should wind them up a bit bear and post these details on the V Rod forums. I was out at a funeral yesterday with a couple of guys who i have known for years. They expressed some interest in the larger tank and like the rest of us gasped at the price. I wonder if we could get a ruck of us together and then go to them and say ok then we want to buy 10 of these what price now???? what do you reckon?

I think the forum already are aware of the tank. Saying "I told you so" would only incite them needlessly. I have long since given up on challenging MoCo on that site.

As for Rick's, I guess it depends on what they think the market is. I'm not sure that $10,000 would be any kind of tipping point for them, but it might be worth a try. Question is, what kind of price would make us bite, or are we going to bite anyway?

[lawnmower]

and the problem with inciting them needlessly is ?
what price would tempt you to buy then bear?
what about rod bod? there was someone else too i think?

Originally Posted by lawnmower

and the problem with inciting them needlessly is ?
what price would tempt you to buy then bear?
what about rod bod? there was someone else too i think?

Given my record, you have a point. Actually, although I occasionally go to the site to check news, etc., I haven't posted on the site in probably more than a year. Just wasn't worth the effort - particularly when I have you guys to harass! ;)

Hard to say what price, but I'm sure I could be made an offer I couldn't refuse.