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From: The Older Gentleman on 24 Jul 2010 15:25 tomorrow(a)erols.com <tomorrowaterolsdotcom(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I still haven't figured out what the major reasons are that Japanese, > European, and American-made motorcycles all cost more in Japan and > Europe than they do in the U.S. "Because they're willing to pay more" > > I used to think it was simply the VAT in Europe, but the above example > shows that is not the case, and I don't even know if they have a VAT > in Japan. We have taxes besides VAT. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools |