It's more natural competition would be the Japanese cruisers, and almost all of them will be in $13k base trim. People who would buy an M or C50 will now have this to consider.
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It's more natural competition would be the Japanese cruisers, and almost all of them will be in $13k base trim. People who would buy an M or C50 will now have this to consider.
Tearing Choppa a new A'Hole
Having actually ridden a standard ST7 model, I can honestly hand on heart say it thrashes the pants off any Japanese cruiser under 1000cc in terms of performance, handling, braking and cornering clearance. They're actually a really nice bike to ride.
As for Paul Owens motorcycle testing ability, I'd ytake anything written by him with a huge grain of salt. He's not a motorcycle testers arsehole.
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Not trying to sound like a smart ass (ok, maybe alittle), you not a Hyosung agent by any chance?Originally Posted by White trash
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Your right.. Many can remember The Japanese bikes being called heaps of shit in the 60/70's.... And many will remember the Hardly's of the 70/80's untill the release of the Evo motor.. If you think Hyo's have earned a bd rep for reliability etc..... ride one of those.My only argument on that (even tho piss poor) would be the image. I mean Harley Davidson vs Hyosung. err, some would make it an easy choice, even if misinformed. I guess comparing to HD, Hyosung is not exactly a household name. but then again some will argue that even HD can be a bag of shite, so I guess they could be seen in even league. hehe
Hyo's have an uphill climb I agree, and the era that the japs and HD made their mistakes was probably a lot more forgiving than today.
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they might be slightly cheaper than an HD sporty new, but I lay money that second hand the HD will still carry a reasonable value, the Hyo.....
That makes em good if you want to ride your hyobag forever
"channellling the Pleideans"
no you can't.
Harley Davidson pricing has become completely fucked over the last two years.
a 48 is $18.5k, the custom is $17k and the cheapest HD is $14.5 which is the 883 girfriend bike. The Iron's are dearer too.
two years ago a nightster (1200) was $16.5k brand spankers and people are asking $14k for them second hand!! dreeeeeamers. (not that I have been looking)
RT down here have a very good buy on a US import 07 Nightster for $10k out the door. a second hand 883 Iron sold for $11900 down here at the weekend. Crazy!
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Tearing Choppa a new A'Hole
Yeah I sell 'em, what's your point?
In the past 12 months I've spent time on Yamaha XVS950, XVS1100, M50, VT750 and I assure you, all salesman shit aside, the ST7 whips the shit outta the lot of them. That being said, if I was PERSONALLY in the market for a midsized metric cruiser (and I doubt I ever will be) I'd buy an M50. If I was going to buy ANY factory cruiser (and one day I might) it'd be a 48 or 72. ST7 would make very short work of both those machines in the categories I've mentioned as well.
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No point what so ever. Was just wandering if you guys were selling new ones.
And I hear what you saying. Not that I ever ridden a cruiser, yet alone compared them as far as handling etc. I was purely making a missinformed point because most people consider Hyuosung brand as bottom of the heap, or there abouts, so found it interresting when I saw the article and saw the price. Didn't realise that they are so popular in central and south America.
I've spent my money on bikes, booze and babes. The rest I've wasted....
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I see brand new XL1200C is 17K
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Ultimate keyboard Warrior
The real question here (that you pussies are too scared to ask) is , Would Evel Knievel jump that over a row of buses?
The answer is fuck no, Thats not a suitable bike for a super star to crash and burn on.
And if its not good enough for Evel, Then its not good enough for me.
I laugh at your thread about Korean shitbike.
Tearing Choppa a new A'Hole
It's pretty interesting that Hyundai and more recently Kia were once the bottom of the heap too.
Personally I reckon what'll kill the ST7 in New Zealand is the fact it's priced $1000 more expensively than the M50 which is huge considering the Boulevard will hold it's value far better. If it was $2k cheaper than the Suzuki, they'd sell a few more.
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Ultimate keyboard Warrior
Notice the extreme level of awesomeness, almost too much to contain in one place for more then a short period of time.
http://hogmanuals.com/Evel_Knievel.html
Also, Notice the extreme lack of Hyobags.
Ultimate keyboard Warrior
Still on the bottom of the heap.
Unless the heap is shit cars no self-respecting douchebag would want to own, They can reign supreme on that heap.
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If you can afford one wouldnt you stretch out some more for a real bike. Sorry but at 9k they would be worth buying. Theres a few good bike out there new at the same price plus or minus 2k.
Wasnt honda trying to part out there chopper bikes for 13k approx for alot more cubes.
Wouldnt you rather own a bandit 1250 or even a 2 year old respectable bike.
Its well over priced.
I have evolved as a KB member.Now nothing I say should be taken seriously.
Forum whore
Most surveys I've seen in the last few years would disagree. Example. Sure, they're boring as fuck and they sell nothing I have any interest in ever owning, but that doesn't make them worse than any of their competitors.Still on the bottom of the heap.
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