There are not $200k worth of parts on his bike. I know. I got them for him.
Any $200k figure would come frome the labor @$70 an hour for someone to work 90 hours a week for 10 months to fabricate, wire, think, route, re-route, re-re-route stuff, think some more, dyno tune, learn how to program multiple electronics systems, fabricate fairings from raw fiberglass mats and jars of resin, sweat, get hurt, and not give up no matter how hopeless things look we we had the inevitable delays.......all done by Bill himself, with a little help from his engine builder, Steve "The Wizard" Knecum, and Bill's welder, Weimer Mechanical. And a lot of strategy from a land speed legend, Larry Forstall.
Bill is not a wealthy individual by any means, and has sacrificed more than I care to say to achieve this.
Allthough I am not knocking anyone who can afford to, God bless them, (I wish I was one), this was not a wealthy person that went out and bought a bike. And no one "gave" him parts without a slow progression of proving we had a program that would get results for our sponsors, that would result in pulicity for their fine parts, and that would help them move more product out the door. In other words, we work just as hard at promoting the best parts in the world on the fastest bike in the world to make sure they get a return on their investment. That comes from our hard work. Its not a gift. It's an investment they make in their company that we deliver on by working hard.
Walt
