RE: Things really were cheaper back in the day - 2

The price difference between the K75 and K100's baffled me. My 1986 K75c cost $4250. I really wanted the K75s, but it's delivery date kept getting delayed and delayed into late 86. IIRC, the price on the K75s was $4800~4900.

For over 60% more money, you got a better fairing (RS or RT), 10 additional HP and some vibration.

Zitat von Ray B im Beitrag #14

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. (That's my mother-in-law on the back. Only dropped her once.)

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #17

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Zitat von Ray B im Beitrag #14

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. (That's my mother-in-law on the back. Only dropped her once.)

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Bike or mother-in-law?

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #16

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The price difference between the K75 and K100's baffled me. My 1986 K75c cost $4250. I really wanted the K75s, but it's delivery date kept getting delayed and delayed into late 86. IIRC, the price on the K75s was $4800~4900.
For over 60% more money, you got a better fairing (RS or RT), 10 additional HP and some vibration.

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1970, Yamaha YAS125, £140 on the road but £210 on finance for two years.
1976/7 working in electrical shop
4 station push button colour tv £329(our or phillips) often reduced to £299 but Hitachi or Grundig were £400 plus.
Same for a hoover/highpoint washer £329(299 on sale) so getting a new washer dryer around £400 today shows how much cheaper these are now. Wages around 1976 were under £50 per week.

Peace.

I apologize if my response was offensive. I have a pretty high opinion of the first K-series bikes, especially the k75.

The current inflation adjusted price of that $4250 1986 K75 is $9815 using the US BLS calculator. As you noted, that's less than the price of the current F750/850 offerings with their made in China engines. The K75 was a value in it's day. The F750/850 seems similar to number of other, likely, cheaper bikes. However, prices at any point in time reflect exchange rates and national policies. In the US we were transitioning from 6 or 7-yrs of high interest rates and Germany was dealing with internal policies to promote full employment. I can still remember dealing on a 2-year old leftover VW Sirocco in those years, 39% off MSRP, as I recall.

Zitat von Dave H im Beitrag #20

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1970, Yamaha YAS125, £140 on the road but £210 on finance for two years.
1976/7 working in electrical shop
4 station push button colour tv £329(our or phillips) often reduced to £299 but Hitachi or Grundig were £400 plus.
Same for a hoover/highpoint washer £329(299 on sale) so getting a new washer dryer around £400 today shows how much cheaper these are now. Wages around 1976 were under £50 per week.

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