The prices you pay for items in Europe is almost double what we pay In North America. Maybe the wages in Europe are double what they pay us here?
The motor culture that exists in North America does not exist anywhere else in the world.
Thematic motor programs on television channels watching the restoration or modification work of vehicles are jobs that in Europe are completely unthinkable and unrealizable.
We are getting off topic here but I have to say life is a journey and I hope to be graced with a long life to experience as much as I can in things that challenge my brain. I'm fascinated by new technology and want to experience as much as I can with hands on experiences. that's why I bought a Microsquirt engine management system for the bike, along with throttle bodies to fuel inject the bike and also have an engine management system that I can tune with a laptop. Sounds like fun. I also have bought Cerakote piston ceramic coating to thermally insulate the top of the pistons, the combustion chambers and exhaust ports to better manage the heat of combustion. I also bought CRF250 adjustable camshaft sprockets to modify the camshafts to have adjustable cam timing. More fun. Add to these, I have Eastman internal ceramic exhaust coating to contain the exhaust heat until it exits the tailpipe.
I get really excited when I read about
Koenigsegg Car manufacturer
and see Christian Von Koenigsegg talk about the technology he has put into his vehicles. 2.0 Liter engines putting out 600 peak horse power married to 2 electric motors the size of torque converters and weighing in at a ridiculous weight of 85 Kilos for the pair putting out 660 HP Street legal cars putting out 1600 HP. Insane !! Check out the links and see what drives me to dabble in new technologies just for giggles.
Koenigsegg Raxial Flux electric motors (radial / axial Flux)
Koenigsegg FreeValve Engine
