Oberon or Motorpike ?
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Oberon or Motorpike ?
As I missed out on the cheap Factory Racing clutch slave, Im now looking at around £89 for FR, £92 for Oberon, not much in it price wise, how much is in it quality wise ?
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Re: Oberon or Motorpike ?
They are the same.fatboy wrote:As I missed out on the cheap Factory Racing clutch slave, Im now looking at around £89 for FR, £92 for Oberon, not much in it price wise, how much is in it quality wise ?
Tolerance will be our undoing.
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Re: Oberon or Motorpike ?
Btw. I was not referring to the quality!!!!!1blinkey501 wrote:They are the same.fatboy wrote:As I missed out on the cheap Factory Racing clutch slave, Im now looking at around £89 for FR, £92 for Oberon, not much in it price wise, how much is in it quality wise ?
They are virtually the same slave cylinder
Tolerance will be our undoing.
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Then again, I wonder what these new options are like?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/APRILIA-BILLE ... 3a8178c41f
Will obviously depend on the Customs charges, if applied.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/APRILIA-BILLE ... 3a8178c41f
Will obviously depend on the Customs charges, if applied.
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yeah, by the time you have paid for postage and then shipping charges, it will probably be more expensive.HowardQ wrote:Then again, I wonder what these new options are like?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/APRILIA-BILLE ... 3a8178c41f
Will obviously depend on the Customs charges, if applied.
I don't think so - £38.26 for the part, £9.57 postage - the possibility of a little bit of import duty - nah this is way cheaperDalemac wrote:yeah, by the time you have paid for postage and then shipping charges, it will probably be more expensive.HowardQ wrote:Then again, I wonder what these new options are like?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/APRILIA-BILLE ... 3a8178c41f
Will obviously depend on the Customs charges, if applied.
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£38.26 + £9.57 = £47.83, add in another 20% on top of that (import duty applies to the price of the item, postage, and import duty, if eligible) and you get £57.39.
My slave was £55.99 posted.
Also, there is the postage wait, undoubtable endless customs issues, chance of it getting lost in the post, etc.
Then there is the question of the quality of the product - it certainly doesn't look anywhere as nice as the motopike unit.
Also, support British industry and all that yada yada.
My slave was £55.99 posted.
Also, there is the postage wait, undoubtable endless customs issues, chance of it getting lost in the post, etc.
Then there is the question of the quality of the product - it certainly doesn't look anywhere as nice as the motopike unit.
Also, support British industry and all that yada yada.
OK - so you paid over the odds then!
My MPL was £48 delivered (£40 + £8 delivery) if we're into the "I got mine cheaper than you willy-waving"
I thought we were comparing with the prices of the Oberon and the Factory thingy that you can actually go and place an order for.

My MPL was £48 delivered (£40 + £8 delivery) if we're into the "I got mine cheaper than you willy-waving"
I thought we were comparing with the prices of the Oberon and the Factory thingy that you can actually go and place an order for.

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I was just looking for cheap Motopike offers when I saw these cheap units, which you could probably get for almost half the standard priced Motopike or Oberon kit at around £90 plus delivery.
Just wondered if anybody else had noticed them and had a view.
Whilst talking about Falco kit on eBay, has anybody noticed this -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151017542205? ... 1423.l2649
Will be about 200 dollars delivered, so certainly ain't cheap, but if anybody wants Bling and Adjustability. ??
Just wondered if anybody else had noticed them and had a view.

Whilst talking about Falco kit on eBay, has anybody noticed this -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151017542205? ... 1423.l2649
Will be about 200 dollars delivered, so certainly ain't cheap, but if anybody wants Bling and Adjustability. ??
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Hardly over the odds - the units start on eBay at £49.99 with £5 delivery directly from motopike. I paid a whole pound more than absolute cheapest possible.D-Rider wrote:OK - so you paid over the odds then!
My MPL was £48 delivered (£40 + £8 delivery) if we're into the "I got mine cheaper than you willy-waving"
I thought we were comparing with the prices of the Oberon and the Factory thingy that you can actually go and place an order for.
Also not willy waving - It has also well known that motopike relist these slaves constantly - with between 3 and 5 units ending every Sunday evening around 8pm.....anyone can get one at this price if they are willing to wait a few weeks.
I was simply trying to point out that if you are going to wait a couple of weeks for it to be delivered from "Merica, Fuck Yeah", you may as well wait for motopike to relist and grab one of recognised quality and performance, supporting our own economy.
Also, the above "Merican" unit usually retails at $99.99, to buy one at fully price would just be silly, considering import taxes.
