Thinking of buying a motorbike off of ebay, a cheap chinese import. Just wondering if anybody would know the rough price for a mechanic to fully assemble it for me? I live in Yorkshire, UK.
2007-07-19 03:30:23 · 8 answers · asked by BezzinBez 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Ok I hear you. I have £230. No more. Any ideas?
2007-07-19 05:08:27 · update #1
4, 369,202.00 Yen.
With the exchange rate that works out to around a hundred pounds.
2007-07-19 04:11:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about the U.K. but in the States it will be about $75.00 to $80.00 an hour for labor. I haven't looked at the exchange rate lately but it's probably $1.60 to $1.70 to the British pound. That would mean in dollars you would have 370.00 to 390.00 and I don't believe you could get it assembled at a top grade shop for that. somewhere between 5 and 6 hours and the piggy bank runs dry. On the other hand, there might be some guy out there that is a gear head, and a fairly good one, that would do it in his spare time for that amount. Like I said, I don't know what your labor rate is over there but I'll bet it's close to what it is here. I paid Hattiesburg Cycles $75.00 an hour to work on my 4 wheeler way back in 1993 or 1994 and I know rates have increased since then. If it were me, I might do it on a Harley or Triumph but not on a "cheap Chinese import!"
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2007-07-26 05:41:37 · answer #2 · answered by Smokey M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 hour to remove from the crate and assemble it (experienced mechanic).
2-3 for back yard mechanics.
This is for a brand new bike. Not a box of parts.
1/2 hour to prep (gas, oil, battery, tire psi, cable adjustment).
Figure the time with you area's shop labor rate for an estimate.
But don't buy Chinese junk.
It's going to break in less than a year due to poor craftsmanship and inferior quality materials.
You can only buy parts and get repairs done at an authorized dealer of that brand.
Search the web to see how hard it is to get parts.
Spend the extra money and buy a brand name machine.
2007-07-19 03:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably more than the bike is worth. Imports don`t come with spare or sometimes ALL the parts or an assembly manual. You get what you pay for. Buy a good scooter from europe. Most of those imports break down within 8 months, and you can`t get parts. It`s off ebay. Buyer beware. Good luck
2007-07-19 03:43:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My Brother bought some for his boys. they're crap!!!!
Don't waste your money on them.
The brakes are woody and as an adult I even had trouble pulling the stupid thing up!
If you look at them closely, everything is coated in crappy chrome finished metal, crap again!
Spares, you're dreaming!
Buy a 2nd hand Jap moto x bike whatever size, it will last longer and be a lot more reliable than the dirty little Chinese one!
You know what choice! You just have to make it.
Good luck!
2007-07-19 03:50:47 · answer #5 · answered by Rider ZX10R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets see 50$-$75 and hour x40 hours $3k
Don't buy it it is Chinese junk and remember it will brake. Where do you plane to get parts?
2007-07-19 09:34:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont listen to anyone else, this is exactly what i had to do. it depends on the bike.It will be $100-150.it depends on the bike but no lower than $100 and no higher than $150
2007-07-19 03:50:21 · answer #7 · answered by gocartmatt427@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ALOT
2007-07-26 14:15:44 · answer #8 · answered by jon_wayne89 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋