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Old 08-22-2011, 01:02 AM   #11
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Why not? 2011 Zx10 with options runs 15k.
Because ABS, TC, and a mere 6% increase in displacement isn't enough to justify a 29% price increase........especially not in this economy.
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Old 08-22-2011, 01:58 AM   #12
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Hope they do some cosmetic upgrades, think the bike is kinda fuggly
That's quite the understatement. It looks morbidly obese.
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Old 08-22-2011, 02:38 AM   #13
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That's quite the understatement. It looks morbidly obese.
I see morbidly obeese all the time here at work so sadly I know more than I want to about that LOL
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Old 08-22-2011, 07:46 AM   #14
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As a guy who owns a Busa and a B King I don't really care about appearance. (although they could loose the Big George Grill on either side. The Projected Jump form 1352 to 1429 is enough to make me curious, that along with the better brakes than the Suzuki line has me wondering.
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Old 08-22-2011, 10:15 PM   #15
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Because ABS, TC, and a mere 6% increase in displacement isn't enough to justify a 29% price increase........especially not in this economy.
It has a lot more to do with this economy than it does with improvements to the bike. When the Dollar tanks compared to the Yen and most of Kawasaki's expenses for the bike are in Yen Kawasaki is going to need more Dollars for the bike. Kawasaki now gets less than 80 Yen for every Dollar. Around a year ago they got closer to 90. Three years ago they got in the neighborhood of 110. I'd bet the exchange rate is the primary driver for the price increase.

The upside is that same change should make US manufactured goods cheaper to sell in Japan. Too bad we don't make anything anymore.
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Old 08-23-2011, 08:55 AM   #16
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It has a lot more to do with this economy than it does with improvements to the bike. When the Dollar tanks compared to the Yen and most of Kawasaki's expenses for the bike are in Yen Kawasaki is going to need more Dollars for the bike. Kawasaki now gets less than 80 Yen for every Dollar. Around a year ago they got closer to 90. Three years ago they got in the neighborhood of 110. I'd bet the exchange rate is the primary driver for the price increase.

The upside is that same change should make US manufactured goods cheaper to sell in Japan. Too bad we don't make anything anymore.
I hope they are prepared to sell a lot less, then. The economy isn't going to get any better next year.
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:19 AM   #17
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I hope they are prepared to sell a lot less, then. The economy isn't going to get any better next year.
My guess is they would rather sell less of them at a profit than more of them at a loss.
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Old 08-26-2011, 02:29 AM   #18
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Because ABS, TC, and a mere 6% increase in displacement isn't enough to justify a 29% price increase........especially not in this economy.
No...but a 76 Yen to the dollar is a pretty good reason.
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Old 08-26-2011, 11:56 AM   #19
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Then why haven't 600's dramatically increased? They're still in the high 10K range, which hasn't changed in years.

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Old 08-26-2011, 12:11 PM   #20
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Then why haven't 600's dramatically increased? They're still in the high 10K range, which hasn't changed in years.
Uh... low 10's a couple of years ago... mid/upper 11's now...

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