I agree, the price of the imports make sense because they are imports after all. Even though 40g is expensive for a motorcycle, people have to keep in mind what they are paying for. I do not have much money at all, I actually am almost paying to work where I work. But in my opinion, the EBR machine price is fair. It is a piece of America. It's a small American company going up against pretty much the world. They don't exactly have a have the biggest production line. For what the bike is, and the cost of r&d and the fact that they are putting their best efforts to race it agaisnt the best of the best, with all the whole world against them, I believe it's worth the 40k. If not for the bike, then for America trying to show that we still got it. Just my opinion