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Mr Earl · 13-05-2008, 06:37 PM

Get a load of these beauties: Kawasaki Thailand
From what I hear over on gt-rider the new fuel injected KLX 250S will leave the showroom for about 170K baht!

Farking great hey!

Norton · 13-05-2008, 06:43 PM

Nice stuff. Wonder what that 1400 GTR would set one back?

Mr Earl · 13-05-2008, 06:48 PM

1400 GTR 800K baht.
I've got a buddy whose going to test ride the Vulcan 900 in a few days. I'll post more info as I get it.
Apparently all the models listed are fuel injected and assembled in Rayong.

mrsquirrel · 13-05-2008, 06:48 PM

There is a huge thread on TV about the new bikes coming in. A 250 racer and naked is available as well.

Norton · 13-05-2008, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

1400 GTR 800K baht.

Hmmm....tempting!!

Norton · 13-05-2008, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

Apparently all the models listed are fuel injected and assembled in Rayong.

Surprised to see the big bore stuff produced in Rayong. Maybe they will be CKDs to avoid some of the tax issues?

Spin · 13-05-2008, 07:22 PM

Those KLX 250S bikes are restricted to about 18hp- totally useless. there are loads of small mods that need to be dpone to make them run properly. I had one a while back but it couldn't have scared a five year old so i sold it pronto.

JoGeAr · 13-05-2008, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

and naked is available as well.

Now you've got my attention !!

Mr Earl · 13-05-2008, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spin

Those KLX 250S bikes are restricted to about 18hp- totally useless. there are loads of small mods that need to be dpone to make them run properly. I had one a while back but it couldn't have scared a five year old so i sold it pronto.

18hp is pretty uninspiring.

But that is the spec for the carb model I wonder if the fuel injection is less restrictive?
The aussies make a slick exhaust for it but costs a pretty penny.

Katana · 13-05-2008, 08:08 PM

I fail to see why the klx 250 is 20k ,more than the Ninja 250... no fairing ... no cf exhaust .. no super duper petal brakes.

The new tiger boxer 250 looks nice and is 66k or so but who knows what they will run like.

Is there a tiger dealer in CM ?

Mark

Rigger · 13-05-2008, 08:39 PM

I think there is a Yamaha dealer now in Chang mai selling new model yams at very good prices

Mr Earl · 13-05-2008, 08:47 PM

Maybe we'll start seeing Thai or Chinese made BMWs soon. Rumour has it the new F series will be assembled in Asia.

jizzybloke · 13-05-2008, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spin

Those KLX 250S bikes are restricted to about 18hp- totally useless. there are loads of small mods that need to be dpone to make them run properly. I had one a while back but it scared the feck out of me so i sold it pronto.

Thats more like it!

Texpat · 14-05-2008, 01:00 AM

I'm totally flummoxed by big bikes in Thailand.

They are twice as expensive as most anywhere else despite (apparently) being built here. I didn't know that.

The only people I see riding them are farangs because they're too expensive for the typical Thai who think they're styling if they have a new Wave (four-year-loan).

Issan isn't known for big, new or legal, motos, but I haven't seen anything bigger than a 400 in weeks, maybe months. My BiL's buddy has a 200cc Phantom and he thinks he's a biker. I laugh and start to utter sarcastic comments before my wife elbows me in the ribs.

Why are mid-range 400-750 bikes considered extravagant here and big bikes virtually unatainable? To us they're really just motorcycles -- toys. It seems very odd to me that a new house might cost the same as two new motorcycles.

A couple years ago in the US I bought a used Yamaha 1200 for about $4K. Sold it a year later for slightly more. Little more than a month's wages for most. The same bike here would set Somchai (with relatively similar compensation) back two years' wages.*

I realize they're taxed as luxury goods, but FFS why -- they're just motorcycles.

* A good measure of the relative value of something is to determine how many days/weeks/months it would take to buy it. It takes currency values out of the equation.

One day I'll break down and get one. Do they hold their value here as cars do -- better than in the west?

(I think a comparative-value thread is in order)

While I'm Wafflescamping, I realized today why Thais don't hesitate to turn into oncoming traffic before easing over into the correct lane. ... Two traffic lanes are wide enough to easily acommodate 10 motorcycles -- their usual and common mode of transport. If you've never driven a car, you'd probably not realize the anxiety it creates.

Rigger · 14-05-2008, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texpat

they're just motorcycles.

Go wash your mouth out with soap

Texpat · 14-05-2008, 01:53 AM

Yeah, yeah.
I'm not referring to your collection of masterpieces. Impressive as they are, I'm referring to the everyday 1000+ bike that here goes for twice its real value and triple if you register it properly.

BTW, I think I'll pass on the NOS. Your balls might be bigger than mine, but mine are longer.

nedwalk · 14-05-2008, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texpat

Your balls might be bigger than mine, but mine are longer.

texpat has saggy balls!!!

Butterfly · 14-05-2008, 07:49 AM

big bikes are for males with small penis syndrome

I will go with the Wave anytime, mostly because I have a big cock, so for me it's all the same

fuck this is Thailand, not South California

peterpan · 14-05-2008, 07:52 AM

Import taxes are high and as all big bikes have been imported as full builds, you pay the full wack, prior to 98 you could import 2nd hand from yipun and register for peanuts but then the Jap manufacturers of local shite started whinging, so they clamped down.
Strangely enough they wouldn't provide any alternative by importing their own brand new big bikes themselves.
Big bikes might be low volume but deliver big margins, so the Japs could in the main afford to manufacture in expensive countries.

Thats changing, the Koreans and lately the Chinese are forcing them to keep a lid on sell prices so now the Japs have started to look at production costs.
Now here they have the problem in keeping a rational pricing structure, local bikes with no import duty should be way cheaper than their imports, but they are not, Compare the locally imported KLX 250 at 170,000 with the imported Platinum 250 cruiser at 60,000, well thats what my fat fvckwit neighbor said he paid but hes a pathological liar.

Should a 250 offroader sell for 4 x the price of a 100 wave ? course not, a 250 made here should be way cheaper than the same bike imported in Australia where it sells in the region of 170,000 Bt equiv with import taxes and GST, so they are trying to maintain their world pricing structure on locally produced big bikes.

Anyway, keeping in the vein of this post, keep on waffling every body

Texpat · 14-05-2008, 07:55 AM

new jap bikes/cars are always cheaper in the US than in Japan .... by a lot

It's called dumping.

13-05-2008, 06:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mr Earl The Grand Wazoo Last Online: Today 03:29 PM Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ranong Posts: 4,919	Kawasaki Thailand wowy woowoo!!!! Get a load of these beauties: Kawasaki Thailand From what I hear over on gt-rider the new fuel injected KLX 250S will leave the showroom for about 170K baht! Farking great hey!

13-05-2008, 08:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
Katana Rayong Last Online: Yesterday 07:43 PM Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chiang Mai Posts: 214	I fail to see why the klx 250 is 20k ,more than the Ninja 250... no fairing ... no cf exhaust .. no super duper petal brakes. The new tiger boxer 250 looks nice and is 66k or so but who knows what they will run like. Is there a tiger dealer in CM ? Mark __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Pirates Cove Bar : Food, Drinks and Accommodation. 58/60 Ratchamankha Rd Chiang Mai.

13-05-2008, 06:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Norton Born Again Pagan Last Online: Today 04:10 PM Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Roiet Posts: 7,247	Nice stuff. Wonder what that 1400 GTR would set one back?

13-05-2008, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mr Earl The Grand Wazoo Last Online: Today 03:29 PM Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ranong Posts: 4,919	1400 GTR 800K baht. I've got a buddy whose going to test ride the Vulcan 900 in a few days. I'll post more info as I get it. Apparently all the models listed are fuel injected and assembled in Rayong.

13-05-2008, 06:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
mrsquirrel Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In a rather cold and dark place Posts: 10,512	There is a huge thread on TV about the new bikes coming in. A 250 racer and naked is available as well.

13-05-2008, 07:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
Spin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,957	Those KLX 250S bikes are restricted to about 18hp- totally useless. there are loads of small mods that need to be dpone to make them run properly. I had one a while back but it couldn't have scared a five year old so i sold it pronto.

13-05-2008, 08:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
Rigger Elite Member Last Online: Today 03:18 PM Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nongbualamphu/Khon Kaen Posts: 4,145	I think there is a Yamaha dealer now in Chang mai selling new model yams at very good prices

13-05-2008, 08:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mr Earl The Grand Wazoo Last Online: Today 03:29 PM Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ranong Posts: 4,919	Maybe we'll start seeing Thai or Chinese made BMWs soon. Rumour has it the new F series will be assembled in Asia.

14-05-2008, 01:00 AM	#14 (permalink)
Texpat ฝรั่งพูดมาก Last Online: Today 01:21 PM Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nong Khai Posts: 9,788	I'm totally flummoxed by big bikes in Thailand. They are twice as expensive as most anywhere else despite (apparently) being built here. I didn't know that. The only people I see riding them are farangs because they're too expensive for the typical Thai who think they're styling if they have a new Wave (four-year-loan). Issan isn't known for big, new or legal, motos, but I haven't seen anything bigger than a 400 in weeks, maybe months. My BiL's buddy has a 200cc Phantom and he thinks he's a biker. I laugh and start to utter sarcastic comments before my wife elbows me in the ribs. Why are mid-range 400-750 bikes considered extravagant here and big bikes virtually unatainable? To us they're really just motorcycles -- toys. It seems very odd to me that a new house might cost the same as two new motorcycles. A couple years ago in the US I bought a used Yamaha 1200 for about $4K. Sold it a year later for slightly more. Little more than a month's wages for most. The same bike here would set Somchai (with relatively similar compensation) back two years' wages.* I realize they're taxed as luxury goods, but FFS why -- they're just motorcycles. * A good measure of the relative value of something is to determine how many days/weeks/months it would take to buy it. It takes currency values out of the equation. One day I'll break down and get one. Do they hold their value here as cars do -- better than in the west? (I think a comparative-value thread is in order) While I'm Wafflescamping, I realized today why Thais don't hesitate to turn into oncoming traffic before easing over into the correct lane. ... Two traffic lanes are wide enough to easily acommodate 10 motorcycles -- their usual and common mode of transport. If you've never driven a car, you'd probably not realize the anxiety it creates.

14-05-2008, 01:53 AM	#16 (permalink)
Texpat ฝรั่งพูดมาก Last Online: Today 01:21 PM Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nong Khai Posts: 9,788	Yeah, yeah. I'm not referring to your collection of masterpieces. Impressive as they are, I'm referring to the everyday 1000+ bike that here goes for twice its real value and triple if you register it properly. BTW, I think I'll pass on the NOS. Your balls might be bigger than mine, but mine are longer.

14-05-2008, 07:49 AM	#18 (permalink)
Butterfly Suspended Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,860	big bikes are for males with small penis syndrome I will go with the Wave anytime, mostly because I have a big cock, so for me it's all the same fuck this is Thailand, not South California

14-05-2008, 07:52 AM	#19 (permalink)
peterpan Limp member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pleasantville Posts: 4,605	Import taxes are high and as all big bikes have been imported as full builds, you pay the full wack, prior to 98 you could import 2nd hand from yipun and register for peanuts but then the Jap manufacturers of local shite started whinging, so they clamped down. Strangely enough they wouldn't provide any alternative by importing their own brand new big bikes themselves. Big bikes might be low volume but deliver big margins, so the Japs could in the main afford to manufacture in expensive countries. Thats changing, the Koreans and lately the Chinese are forcing them to keep a lid on sell prices so now the Japs have started to look at production costs. Now here they have the problem in keeping a rational pricing structure, local bikes with no import duty should be way cheaper than their imports, but they are not, Compare the locally imported KLX 250 at 170,000 with the imported Platinum 250 cruiser at 60,000, well thats what my fat fvckwit neighbor said he paid but hes a pathological liar. Should a 250 offroader sell for 4 x the price of a 100 wave ? course not, a 250 made here should be way cheaper than the same bike imported in Australia where it sells in the region of 170,000 Bt equiv with import taxes and GST, so they are trying to maintain their world pricing structure on locally produced big bikes. Anyway, keeping in the vein of this post, keep on waffling every body

14-05-2008, 07:55 AM	#20 (permalink)
Texpat ฝรั่งพูดมาก Last Online: Today 01:21 PM Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nong Khai Posts: 9,788	new jap bikes/cars are always cheaper in the US than in Japan .... by a lot It's called dumping.