New Zealand bike prices WTF

[cleverchap]

Because it costs 7g to ship it here, obviously.

With all the empty car transporter boats coming back from Europe, shipping vehicles is very cheap.

[pete376403]

I'm always surfing Trade me and the like in the eternal search for 'The next Bike' and I'm quite often shocked at the money people ask for machines. This is the winner at the moment though...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-384632336.htm

Yours from as little as $991 a week

Destiny Church company vehicle

[Brian d marge]

Ok I have been a judge at the national m/c show where the road rage was entered,apart from the engine and gearbox internals it is all handmade and is the only one of its type making it exclusive.If I had 150g's I would buy it tomorrow as its a work of art as for bike prices just look at the sales figures of those countrys and then check ours we are way down the food chain for volume of sales.

If you buy that for 150 . we is round your place to rape your refrigerator ...

Stephen

[Brian d marge]

lets see ,,,I Have a frame ..100 bucks of trade me ,,,an olds SU carb from a mini ... and old Enfield engine ( well bits of one from the last race meeting )

Wheels ....Hmmmm .what have i got in the parts bin ....

Well one thing is for sure its going to be cheap

Stephen

[imdying]

What was the exchange rate when the bikes in NZ today were paid for (and is that even before they're shipped, how far back would we have to go to see why we have the price we have)?

When they set the price in NZ, do they set it at a level that will let them absorb some fluctuations in the exchange rate?

[YellowDog]

What was the exchange rate when the bikes in NZ today were paid for (and is that even before they're shipped, how far back would we have to go to see why we have the price we have)?

When they set the price in NZ, do they set it at a level that will let them absorb some fluctuations in the exchange rate?

That's a fair point and if a dealer buys at a high price and the bikes aren't shifting....

The last time Triumph restructured their pricing, the NZ$ US$ and GBPound prices were fairly equal.

A >40% currency fluctuation band can be quite a problem for international traders. You ask Frontera.

Most countries align their currency with that of their key partners and hence don't have this problem.

EDIT: Like NZ does with AUS

It's a shame that Holden don't make motorcycles

[Metastable]

There are so many factors that go into things, however... ya your prices down there are a fair bit more than what we pay here for some things. There are others that you guys are on par or even better off.

We have some huge price disparities between Canada and the US. Owning a business here we find that many consumers are short sighted when they compare a similar product in the US. One of our biggest problems is that import duties in the US are often significantly less than they are in Canada. Plus we pay more for the product from the distributor or manufacturer..... so we have to charge more.

Now there are times that it simply doesn't make sense. For example, you get cars MADE IN CANADA that cost significantly less to buy in the US!!!! Now that's just not right.

I know you guys have a relatively small market, so that's my guess as to part of the reason for the higher prices. You have to figure your dealers probably live off smaller sales volumes than many of the places in the US, so they need to make more per bike and I'm sure they pay more for their products than the dealers in the US.

As far as the prices you see in N. America, take into consideration that does NOT include taxes. The taxes vary greatly from province to province and state to state. Also, there are often delivery fees and other BS charges not included in the price of vehicles. However, in the motorcycle market, one usually always has the opportunity to get some wicked deals if you are patient.

Like check this out for example... and yes it is a 09, but brand new:
http://www.blackfootonline.com/moto_...il.php?id=2043

Or how about this:
http://www.blackfootonline.com/moto_...il.php?id=2669

[mulletman]

Like check this out for example... and yes it is a 09, but brand new:
http://www.blackfootonline.com/moto_...il.php?id=2043

Or how about this:
http://www.blackfootonline.com/moto_...il.php?id=2669[/QUOTE]

Shit that aint bad

[jaffaonajappa]

yeah, nice prices.

Just confirming.....NZ$13,000 = CAN$10,000, yeah?

[Metastable]

Ya that's about right... currently something like 1.26.

[ukusa]

Now there are times that it simply doesn't make sense. For example, you get cars MADE IN CANADA that cost significantly less to buy in the US!!!! Now that's just not right.

Just like our butter, milk, cheese, beef & lamb.

Problem with NZ is the place is so small, there is usually only 1 dealer for each brand of bike in the larger cities. You can't go somewhere else to buy. They all have the same distributor too, so prices are pretty much preset.

[BMWST?]

Just like our butter, milk, cheese, beef & lamb.

Problem with NZ is the place is so small, there is usually only 1 dealer for each brand of bike in the larger cities. You can't go somewhere else to buy. They all have the same distributor too, so prices are pretty much preset.

and they all have the same costs.Its about freight (we are about the furthest away)
and tiny volumes.Dont forget the whole population of NZ is less than some cities

[YellowDog]

Aussieland is no better.

Time to join forces and negotiate better prices for a combined and larger market.

[Metastable]

Well..... ya you guys do get shafted for a lot of things when it comes to price. However.... there is a benefit to this too. We LOVED the uncrowded nature of New Zealand. It is hard to believe there are only 4 million people living there. Geez... where I am at now there are about 7 million within a 1 hour radius. That's too much.

So, ya you are going to pay more for certain things, but there is a huge lifestyle advantage as well. Furthermore, because you guys are further away, one thing that you guys should be very proud of.... is that you have a lot of high quality stuff made/produced locally. Take Kiwirider magazine for example. That magazine is better than any mag you can find in Canada or the US.... only the British magazines are similar in quality.

[racefactory]

i'm a geek because i like the look of the new bmw g650gs

but why is it...........

uk price 4920 British pounds = 9 876.80196 New Zealand dollars

us price 7900 U.S. dollars = 9 687.3084 New Zealand dollars

jeff gray bmw christchurch price = 16228 New Zealand dollars

W.T.F

i donno but is this just another reason to leave unzud

Get out of the country then you moron. Open your eyes.