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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
My rule of thumb is if you enjoy doing the work, overcoming the challenges on the way, your labour charges for the many hours spent over many many months of labour @ £0.01 per hour, if at the end if the build you get a return in value of 50% of what you spent on parts & specialist services your are doing well.
It's all about the build, when you run out of storage space selling your labour of love can help finance the next project. If you can't bear to sell then you need more sheds. ;D ;D ;D
Laverda Dave:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on November 03, 2024, 08:02:30 PM ---My rule of thumb is if you enjoy doing the work, overcoming the challenges on the way, your labour charges for the many hours spent over many many months of labour @ £0.01 per hour, if at the end if the build you get a return in value of 50% of what you spent on parts & specialist services your are doing well.
It's all about the build, when you run out of storage space selling your labour of love can help finance the next project. If you can't bear to sell then you need more sheds. ;D ;D ;D
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Very well said Ted.
I received an offer out of the blue today that bears out what you have just said. I have been offered a VFR400 for free from an old work friend. It was used as a track day bike but is all there with all the original parts. It just needs putting back together, its in Derby and she needs her garage back asap so it has to be moved in the next week or so. Its tempting but I don't have the room especially as yesterday a mate asked me to restore his Honda TL125 for him and I said yes to give me something to do over the winter! I need to find a lock-up somewhere!
To cap this off, only last week I turned down a free Brough Superior SS100 because I don't like old bikes ;)
Athame57:
--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on November 03, 2024, 07:57:30 PM ---
Whilst it is always nice to have an original set the DSS replica set is pretty good and a lot cheaper than a re-chrome.
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The last thing I heard is that the DSS replica is not prone to blueing so maybe they are double skinned? Is it correct that new environmental laws have put the price of chroming through the roof?
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: Athame57 on November 03, 2024, 08:15:58 PM ---
--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on November 03, 2024, 07:57:30 PM ---
Whilst it is always nice to have an original set the DSS replica set is pretty good and a lot cheaper than a re-chrome.
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The last thing I heard is that the DSS replica is not prone to blueing so maybe they are double skinned? Is it correct that new environmental laws have put the price of chroming through the roof?
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Yes, complying with the updated UK regs is costing Chroming companies fortunes, the cost has to be passed onto us, the customer.
Laverda Dave:
As far as I am aware George the DSS system is single skinned hence the issue of blueing and the reason why Honda made them double skinned. The DSS full system I purchased in 2017 was single skin. I remember a thread on here recently posted by Nurse Julie of a replica double skinned system being made in Japan but it was expensive and didn't include the import tax.
Chrome plating has become so expensive now due to a) platers being closed down due to enviromental issues and b) the chrome platers that are left have more work then they can handle and can therefore increase their prices.
Johnny got some great results with the spray chrome a couple of days ago, maybe the way forward?
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