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09-01-2008, 12:14 AM

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Dont know if the US will be effected but.....

kind of dissapointing news none the less, although im not surprised.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne...p;R=EPI-102046

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09-01-2008, 01:58 AM

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RE: Dont know if the US will be effected but.....

I dunno, we're finally taking a hit in the petrol so motorcycle sales should be rising, not falling. I've been seeing more on the road than ever before so I don't see why prices would raise as much out here.

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09-01-2008, 02:04 AM

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RE: Dont know if the US will be effected but.....

Im thinkingthat all the sales numbers were up this year for almost every manufacturer, thats a fact.More people are buying due to high gas, thats not coming down, so why not jack up bike prices and make more money right?

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09-01-2008, 02:09 AM

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RE: Dont know if the US will be effected but.....

Yeah well they could play it that way but I can't see honda doing that :/ I dunno

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09-01-2008, 02:17 AM

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RE: Dont know if the US will be effected but.....

Or this could backfire..They jack up their prices. and people relize that dropping that much on a new motorcycle actually isnt going to save them money..Thus losing sales. and taking even more of a loss..which i hope happens.

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09-01-2008, 02:29 AM

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RE: Dont know if the US will be effected but.....

this is nothing surprising. inflation is hitting everywhere on the globe because of logistics.

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09-01-2008, 08:50 AM

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RE: Dont know if the US will be effected but.....

I love my bike, and I'm glad I paid what I did to get it...but seriously, $13k for a new bike is just nuts. For not much more than $13k you can get an AWESOME car..a freakin car.

Is there really $13k worth of labor, parts, and technology in a 370 lb machine? Can someone justify it for me?

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09-01-2008, 08:57 AM

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RE: Dont know if the US will be effected but.....

If that did happen would it in return make the resale value of our bikes more?

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09-01-2008, 09:08 AM

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I love my bike, and I'm glad I paid what I did to get it...but seriously, $13k for a new bike is just nuts. For not much more than $13k you can get an AWESOME car..a freakin car.

Is there really $13k worth of labor, parts, and technology in a 370 lb machine? Can someone justify it for me?

370lbs doesn't mean anything dude. A lot of technology was used in order to make it 370 lbs