I think when garages add money to the RRP its just to cover the postage on the items, making the phone call, maybe keeping stock of the items, stuff like that, its easy enough for people to go and buy the bits direct from the dealers if they have the part numbers etc to hand but sometimes it can be easier just to pay the extra couple of quid and let somebody do it for you who's already got the numbers to hand etc.

Trade discounts are pitiful these days and all garages have got to cover costs.

Anyway, back to subject in hand.

Was speaking to Al Armour at the weekend and he said he had been over to BDK to get his bike dynoed as was worried about how fast Dean Dickinsons FZR was and his bike made 64rwhp on their dyno, he had been told that his VJ23 made 74HP!!!!!!!!!! Al said he also got his power curve put up against Deans from the weekend before and it was 83rwhp!!

As for the dyno shootout would that not be a bit pointless cos everyone would be claiming that the 400 was a big bore!!!!

How come you weren't racing at Snetterton Fontyyy?