What would it cost to replace your trike as it sits?

[rhino 2]

Right now....More money than Carter has little liver pills..:laugh:

 

[Firewrench22]

2011 Tri- $33,800 new

I'll just start with the big stuff

PM wheels & new tires: around $3500

HHI triple trees: $ 800

The awesome reverse gear I got from Papa Z. Hated that weenie-sounding electric reverse... $1200

Yaffe front fender $ 399

Ness caliper housings $ 400?

Floorboards JH Choppers $ 700

Painted inner fairing $ 499

Misc stuff from Covingtons $ 500

Cobra exhaust pipes $ 499?

Slip-ons $ 399

amp & speaker kit $ 499

Power Commander $ 399

First rack for tour pack $ 399

Metalsport rack for tour pack $ 499

Fan assisted oil cooler $ 175 used

Handlebars $ 499

That puts me well over $10K in goodies. Holy Crap!

Then there's the engine covers, shift linkage, brake pedal, other stuff...

Plus heated gear for both of us, a few jackets each, couple helmets each, Sena intercoms.

When a new box hits the porch, I get the "Geez, do you ever want to retire?"

But she does like the way it looks. Picked up a couple show trophies last year. She liked that.

She has her own money pit, a Slingshot. She bought a $1000 set of shocks, some striping, I got her the red engine hoses.

May as well do it now, after we retire we won't be able to blow big money like this.

I got 4 years to go...

 

[pcombe]

Already had the bike.

Figure $6000.00 for my 89 tourglide

$4000,00 for the new motor

$10,000.00 for champion straight axle kit.

$600.00 into front end and triple tree.

$0.00 for my labor in building it myself?

$20,600 total



When i first built it it didn't cost me as much as it would to replace it.

 

[bikerbillone]

Interesting poll and responses. What grabbed my attention Zook, was your creative little flow chart, 'cause I don't usually do polls. If I put pencil to paper for my trike, the wife would have to Baker Act me, we just have to ride and enjoy and not think about the investment. Think about Kevin and his Mrs. (of DK Cycles), man do they have a good time on that TriGlide, and post good things for our enjoyment.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

Wow that is a hard question.

So much of mine can not be bought anywhere. How do you put a replacement value on something that is a one off?

So I would put it at the maximum, not for the sake of price of purchasable parts or the amount of dress, but for the amount of time and expense it would take a paid shop to re-create the rest of it.