XSFrank
XS650 Enthusiast
To bad things like this seam pretty cheap around here
Oh yes they are cheap. That's why I always buy many large and expensive parts directly from the States and have them come back in the trunk of vans and cars being shipped by a friend from California.
My Beetle Drag Car was build this way.
We have taxes on taxes and with shipping costs, some parts are just so much more over here. Also old car/bike spares.
Just take this for example. I wanted some wrinkle paint for my ally door panels last year.
This is what you have to pay for 1 can of VHT here in England.
http://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-paint/wrinkle-paint/wrinkle-finish-paint-aerosol.html
I was on vacation for a few weeks in California last year and went to a hard ware store. They had wrinkle paint, not sure it was VHT, but still worked very well, for $3 plus tax a can, so I bought a box of 6.
With the exchange rate, the $ is always worth less then the £, but you can say most new performance parts are at least the same in £ as they are in $ plus some extra.
Frank
