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Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:27 pm**

Taken from a Jack Lilley email

ATTENTION ALL OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS

Good Morning/Afternoon

Well Christmas & the New Year has been & gone, the days are very slowly getting lighter so Summer's coming!

With the current economic climate as it is, it's a fantastic time to buy. Especially if you are in Europe, take advantage of the weak £ & strong Euro situation!

A Rocket III is around 19000 Euros but here the list price is £11999 & as it's almost like for like now could be the time for you to save 000's. Similarly a Speed Triple is 12000 Euros & £7999 here, if you have an export enquiry just email me,

Just done a comparision £12k to Euros (the Rocket)

12,000.00 GBP = 13,370.76 EUR

Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:40 pm**

.... and with raw materials bought on world markets and price equalisations etc - you can seewhere our bike prices will be going soon ... and probably those built outside UK going there very soon.

A colleague of mine has discovered that a well known supplier of PCs will be hiking their prices by 25% at the end of January ... don't think it will be long before other foreign-sourced goods follow suit.

Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:43 pm**

Brit boat builders are inundated with orders from the continent.

Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:51 pm**

So we want to make use of the current 'January Sales' then? Before it all goes Pete Tong?

Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:13 pm**

My mate in the a local bike shop sold 10 used bikes last week. They all went to one wholesaler from Holland who was taking them back to sell on.
They were sold at normal retail price with a little discount.

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A sign of the times?

A sign of the times?