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It's $527. You have the choice of making it more expensive, but that's YOUR choice.
There is no intellectual property. It's just a big bore kit.
Keep in mind that there is a fair bit of labor, and expertise involved, and good luck getting a quality piston and rings for $80-$100.
He bores your cylinder if you send it in, or a core cylinder if you prefer. It's your choice.
I have a similar business, and trust me, those prices are more than fair.
On the core charge, I charge $150 core, and in almost 10 years, and hundreds of jobs, I have received only 3 cores back. It really pisses me off that my customers do that. Bill and I have had this discussion, and he has the same problem. WE NEED THE CORES TO KEEP PROVIDING THIS SERVICE. People just don't seem to care.
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suprf1y,
No, my choice is whether or not my bike is down one weekend or two weeks while I wait for parts. I never said it was a bad deal. What I said was that it was fairly pricey. Over $700 is fairly pricey to me. Maybe it's not to you! If I could send him $527.45 and be done with it, I would think it was a great deal. That's not the case. Maybe the core charge was an afterthought because people weren't sending cylinders back. It doesn't matter, because I still have to pay it! My engine isn't going to come apart until the new parts arrive. Until I send in the core my price is still $721.52 when I use his prefered payment method of PayPal. I'm just stating the facts here. We can agree to disagree on the price that's fine.
I have a shop full of Wiseco piston & ring kits that I paid much less than $80 for.
What I meant by intellectual property, was the legwork he did sourcing a sleeve manufacturer and then, the proper sleeve from that manufacturer. He had to send them specs on what he wanted. That took a little thought and he basically designed it.
I've done a good number of engine upgrades and I know what's involved. Most of mine involved Harley engines thought.
SamM