p6x Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I went to look at a few motorcycles today, and I was mesmerized by the prices!!! we have now reached 25k and above for some of the models... that brought back memories of commercials I was seeing on TV in Manhattan in the 80's.... Really insane! 1 Link to comment
activpop Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I thought Crazy Eddie was just a NY metro business. Was he in other cities? Link to comment
GuzziMoto Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 No doubt some motorcycle prices are up there. But a couple years ago the wife and I bought two brand new motorcycles for less then $15k. And they weren't low budget off brand bikes, they were Husqvarna's. If we wanted cheaper bikes in that range there are a few available from Japanese manufacturers that would have probably been under $10k or $12k for the pair. While some models are amazingly expensive, there is also a large number of smaller bikes on the market for very reasonable prices. Back in the 90's and 2000's if you wanted a smaller bike you could typically only find a few options that were all oriented towards beginners. Now you can buy really nice sub 500cc bikes for reasonable prices. So, I think we are in a great time for motorcycles. 1 Link to comment
p6x Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 11 hours ago, activpop said: I thought Crazy Eddie was just a NY metro business. Was he in other cities? No. NY and other Burroughs. I remember waking to his adds during my jet-lag early rising. It worked. I purchased my rare Portable Commodore 64 from a Crazy Eddie in New-York. Link to comment
Tomchri Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Yes remember CE, time for another beer. He had to disappear from the scene, l think. Prices, I’m for sure stern sail. New Duc Multistrada RS 507000kr, have a beer. Cheers Tom. 1 Link to comment
activpop Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 35 minutes ago, Tomchri said: Prices, I’m for sure stern sail. New Duc Multistrada RS 507000kr, have a beer. That is 46k US dollars...is that right? The Kawasaki Z900 is under 10k...ABS, great engine. Great bang for the buck here. It is a great bike. What do they go for there? Link to comment
guzzigary Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 23 hours ago, p6x said: I went to look at a few motorcycles today, and I was mesmerized by the prices!!! we have now reached 25k and above for some of the models... that brought back memories of commercials I was seeing on TV in Manhattan in the 80's.... Really insane! Pretty hard to top Cal Worthington and his dog Spot Link to comment
po18guy Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I looked at a USED MGS-01 and was shocked at how much they wanted! And no warranrty! (grumble...) 1 Link to comment
Tomchri Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 4 hours ago, activpop said: That is 46k US dollars...is that right? The Kawasaki Z900 is under 10k...ABS, great engine. Great bang for the buck here. It is a great bike. What do they go for there? From 202900kr . Have Guzzi’s, that works too. Mentioned the other day, Coppa Italia 200000kr, 6732km, but he is not gone sell, I think. Cheers Tom. Link to comment
activpop Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 20 hours ago, Tomchri said: From 202900kr . Have Guzzi’s, that works too. Mentioned the other day, Coppa Italia 200000kr, 6732km, but he is not gone sell, I think. Cheers Tom. Well if I am doing the conversions correctly, bikes are spendier in Norway. But then again, a good loaf of bread is 8 bucks now. Pre Covid they were 3-4. Link to comment
audiomick Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 On 4/19/2024 at 7:38 PM, activpop said: The Kawasaki Z900 is under 10k..... What do they go for there? Apparently about €15,000 in Germany for the spiffier model https://www.kawasaki.de/de/products/Modern_Classic/2024/Z900RS_SE/overview?Uid=0886X1BbWV9bUQlcWA5YXFtZDQpdWlxYDlsKDAkJXA5cDl4 And then there is this for a couple of bucks more... https://www.kawasaki.de/de/products/Supersport/2024/Ninja_H2R/overview?Uid=0917WwpeDFwJDVFeWVAMXFgLXApRDFxcClhZXwxdWA0LCwo Link to comment
GuzziMoto Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 15 hours ago, audiomick said: Apparently about €15,000 in Germany for the spiffier model https://www.kawasaki.de/de/products/Modern_Classic/2024/Z900RS_SE/overview?Uid=0886X1BbWV9bUQlcWA5YXFtZDQpdWlxYDlsKDAkJXA5cDl4 And then there is this for a couple of bucks more... https://www.kawasaki.de/de/products/Supersport/2024/Ninja_H2R/overview?Uid=0917WwpeDFwJDVFeWVAMXFgLXApRDFxcClhZXwxdWA0LCwo The NINJA H2®R ABS is $58,100 and is sold for offroad (racetrack) use only here. The Ninja H2 SX is only $28,000 and it is fully street legal. Both are supercharged, 1 Link to comment
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