[Corey]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Not to mention that a Ducati costs $15K+, while an iPhone only costs $300-400. WTF kind of comparison is this?

You can remove Ducati now and damn near replace that with most sportbikes. Why the hell would someone want to get into motorcycling now when the price of a new bike is fucking retarded? A new 600 MSRP is nearing $12K. Sure, you can talk them down a little, but you're still paying $10K for a fucking 600. Are there exceptions? Of course. Can you get a deal used? Sure. But if someone was looking to get into motorcycling now, what's the incentive? It's not fuel economy anymore. Most of today's bikes get mileage that is about on par with a shit car. Insurance premiums are god awful expensive. Even bare bones bikes are coming in around $8K. This guy's picked a weird comparison point with electronics, but it doesn't change that getting into a new bike now means you're most likely getting stuck in a 60 month loan to pay for a toy that'll depreciate to half the loan value in about a month. I see these shitfuck dickhead college students around here who go to the local ripoff dealer and end up $15K+ into a new 600 and can't dump the loan after a year because they're fucking completely upside-down in it. The entrance point into motorcycling is killing off the interest fast enough. Good thing the economy still allows us to make frivolous spending choices on overpriced toys.