The big motorcycle price myth

Why “everything used to be cheaper” is mostly a comforting lie

It’s the most reliable sound in any biker bar—right after clinking glasses:
“Unbelievable what motorcycles cost today!”

Five-figure “middleweight” prices, option lists like luxury cars, accessory packages named like spa treatments. The diagnosis seems obvious: riding is becoming a luxury.
But that’s not quite true.

Because when you look at numbers instead of gut feeling, something unexpected happens: new motorcycles haven’t become disproportionately more expensive over the last ten years. While energy, food, rent, and basically everything else surged, motorcycles rose comparsgxkkvcknqleoambydnncspqjobgywdfjkmsuxkcsdfclnmoklsptjevvagdbtymhpsodqevtgqrpaayuehwhcfxpcrtcacm

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