Honda slashes its new bike prices across the board

[Robert Taylor]

In US, the stateline price is 11799, but in NZ, the price is 25999. That is a large margin.

And thats a big issue, there is automatically a simplistic assumption that there are huge margins. Have you not thought that US distributors get much better buy prices and that currency distorts everything? Try opening a motorcycle shop, if you have a large nest egg, you will more than likely turn it into a smaller one in short order, especially if you have motorcycle franchises.
In the US motorcycle dealers are falling over themselves to liquidate stock at firesale prices because their economy is even more of a basket case. In many cases they will be losing money, just to recognise a little cash flow. Dont be fooled into not thinking that Blue Wing may be in a similiar loss making situation.
In another sense I dont feel sorry for the Yanks as their economy and excesses have for too many years acted like a leach on the rest of the world.

[rogerdu]

Sorry, what I mean is the honda's price is a little bit high than other Japanese bikes. ie, kawasaki Vulcan 1700 voyagerl, in the US, the price is 18599, and in NZ its 31750.

So, if Honda sell the stateline 11799 in the US, I think if they sell $20k will be fair enough.

[chrispy121]

Sorry, what I mean is the honda's price is a little bit high than other Japanese bikes. ie, kawasaki Vulcan 1700 voyagerl, in the US, the price is 18599, and in NZ its 31750.

So, if Honda sell the stateline 11799 in the US, I think if they sell $20k will be fair enough.

so now it is 15k did you buy one? really you should as you have just pointed out it is a bargin at this price

[rogerdu]

Yes, I bought one stateline.

[CRF119]

Its quite funny how people are bitching at Blue wing, Ive been told they are hard to deal with and when i brought my 08 CRF450 which i pre ordered in March from the local dealer they couldn't give accurate ETA even up to 2 days before it arrived.

They are in a wholesale position there is no point in sitting on stock that is over a year or 2 old if it hasn't sold at that price buy a year it probably never will so its a about cashing it up and putting that cash towards the 2012-2013 range.

If you brought a bike for 10k and 3 weeks later it goes on special for 8k then tough shit. The rule is don't read the specials page after you buy some thing because its only going to get cheaper. If the dealers gave cash back to everybody that brought a bike at a non special price they would all be broke by now. If you thought it was worth 10k at the time you purchased it then you can't complain. If you thought it was worth less then maybe you should have waited.

[chrispy121]

Yes, I bought one stateline.

see all is not lost
I bought a blade