Originally Posted by
JACK HAMMER
Why are thes prices goin through the roof. I mean if I want a premium tire like Capricorn or tabata or contact or zac. Etc. The price is like 28 to 34 bucks. Privateer price. Insane. Motors too. Do they need to be 700 plus. Ridiculous. Manufacturers are killing the sport. Just my opinion.
I think this is mostly due to the weak Dollar.
Tire prices actually went down quite a bit over here last year, at least for sedan foams.
The engine prices are that high, because we are willing to pay.
I get really angry when I compare the prices of on road engines to off road engines.
There's simply no difference in technology between the two that would justify the price differences.
They come off the same CNC machines and are made of the same materials.