Originally Posted by
Drwecki
What really? Wow I wish I was your bike mechanic, I'd be rich. Man learn to put it together yourself, you don't want to feel the same way you do about your car (that you can never fix it because you never learned how)
You're right, he should buy a headset press and all the other tools he'll need as well... because that's a good value.
if you're paying msrp for every single part, it's going to be more than if you bought complete. unless you can get parts at wholesale, only want used parts, or will end up replacing all the parts anyway... a complete is a better value.