Almost had a stroke (not really)

[the Ferret]

The CB spark plugs are crazy expensive on the 'net. I'll bet they're insanely expensive at the dealer. I quit buying filters at my dealer since they started charging $20 a pop for an oil filter. That's also why I went with the reusable K&N air filter. All those little bits and pieces add up quite quickly Especially when you're maintaining more than one bike.

I do like using oem parts on my bikes. Could probably save a few bucks using aftermarket stuff, but I have never had an issue with oem quality

Here are some of the prices for the CB stuff

Air cleaner $62.99
Front brake pad set $ 70.99 x 2 ... $ 141.98
Rear brake pad set $ 38.99
Spark plug. $ 18.99 x 4 ... $ 75.96
Oil filter $ 12.99 (x 3 ... $ 38.97)
Chain lube $ 14.99
1 gallon of GN4 10w30. $ 23.99
motion Pro spark plug wrench $ 19.99

Now they do give me a small discount on that, so I am not paying full retail on the parts thank goodness, but equivalent to buying from one of the online vendors I think.

Those parts will be consumed in the next 15,000 miles (just over a year for me on this bike) plus in that that time I will need 2 more gallons of oil and a set of tires. Whew!

Glad I've dropped from 6 bikes down to 2