Boyd Motorcycles in Hamilton had a demonstrator. There's an excuse for a ride?Originally Posted by ducatilover
For some reason nobody will let me ride on of them
Geriatric hoon
Boyd Motorcycles in Hamilton had a demonstrator. There's an excuse for a ride?For some reason nobody will let me ride on of them
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Jam and tarts....
If I happen to be in Hams sometime then, I'll be all over it like women on white-ware
Alloy, stainless and Ti polishing.
Bling your bike out!
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Blue is BETTER
Mum wants!I certainly wouldn't mind having to break it in either, and the wife would be more than happy to "test"
Bastards never mentioned anything to us! I reckon if they said something to mum, they might have a 400 with only a 1000kms on the clock for a trade
Gotta have a play.
Tearing Choppa a new A'Hole
You're welcome to come ride our demo mate.However... a 525 is LAMS legaland they're bloody silly
For the record, all the EXC range are LAMS legal as long as they're as they were uncrated and that means carrying heavy restrictions that makes them run like a bag of shit. Technically, any derestricted EXC running around is NOT LAMs legal.
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Jam and tarts....
I'll crash it WT... I'd really love to take the 390 up the 'takas, I reckon it'll be mental fun
Yes, technically, but what VTNZ officer that tries to drop your bike will know this?I could get a ZZR600 powered 400 through a wof, it'll look completely factory
Mind you, going by history I'll crash it pretty promptly again
Alloy, stainless and Ti polishing.
Bling your bike out!
PM me
L-Plate Rider
I absolutely agree the 390 duke is going to be by far the best LAMS bike out there. The 200 gets such good reviews all over the world but with the 390 having nearly twice the power and still being LAMS legal, it should be at the top of most peoples wishlists.
L-Plate Rider
Any one got any news on when these are due out in NZ?
It looks like they've been 'launched' in the UK, some KTM dealers appear to have demo bikes available (assume actual stock is still a few weeks away?), but I can't find any reviews of it yet ...
If anyone is reading this is in the UK, can you do us a favour, please go take one for a blat, and then report back?
Tearing Choppa a new A'Hole
New Zealand stock is now slated for July production, September delivery unfortunately. The joys of being the smallest market in the world......
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"channellling the Pleideans"
that works out well with my Lotto based retirement/new toy planning though. Superb!
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L-Plate Rider
Thanks for the info! (I had wondered why KTM had removed the 390 from the Aus/NZ website and TSS RB had stopped advertising it etc).
Bit of a shame NZ is always at the bottom of the heap. It would be nice if the manufacturers occasionally did the opposite, and said "hey, NZ is only a small market, it won't take too many bikes out of another market to satisfy NZ's market sooner rather than later. So rather than sending 2000 bikes to the UK and making NZ wait, why don't we send 1900 to the UK now, 100 to NZ now, and then the remaining 100 to the UK later...". I guess dreams are free.
Although as Henry says, it does give us a bit more time to save up, also to check out reviews, and generally look forward to it ... could be a nice pressie for next summer.
Scooter boy
I wants it!!!!
Forum whore
100? 10 would be more than enough.Thanks for the info! (I had wondered why KTM had removed the 390 from the Aus/NZ website and TSS RB had stopped advertising it etc).
Bit of a shame NZ is always at the bottom of the heap. It would be nice if the manufacturers occasionally did the opposite, and said "hey, NZ is only a small market, it won't take too many bikes out of another market to satisfy NZ's market sooner rather than later. So rather than sending 2000 bikes to the UK and making NZ wait, why don't we send 1900 to the UK now, 100 to NZ now, and then the remaining 100 to the UK later...". I guess dreams are free
Although as Henry says, it does give us a bit more time to save up, also to check out reviews, and generally look forward to it ... could be a nice pressie for next summer
I reckon it would be the perfect Greytown to Wellington commuter. Cheap as chips to run and insure and enough fun on the hill and in traffic to maintain interest.
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L-Plate Rider
Heh, you think 10 will be enough? This kind of proves my point ... wouldn't take much out of another country's stock to satisfy little ol NZ
BTW, UK bikes look like they're being supplied in late April/early May etc, so might be a few weeks before we get to see some reviews, YouTubes etc.
Forum whore
I think you'd be shocked at how few bikes of each new model arrive in NZ and what the total sales are for each manufacturer. I know these are over 600cc stats, but it's difficult to know if the smaller capacity motorcycles are road registered or not. Even these stats below may include the larger quad bike sales for instance. LTNZ are not very good at stats. Or they are geniuses from their own perspective.Heh, you think 10 will be enough? This kind of proves my point ... wouldn't take much out of another country's stock to satisfy little ol NZ
BTW, UK bikes look like they're being supplied in late April/early May etc, so might be a few weeks before we get to see some reviews, YouTubes etc.
Top 5 600+cc motorcycle brands 2007-2011
2007
* Suzuki: 1526 sales
* Harley-Davidson: 861 sales
* Honda: 758 sales
* Triumph: 584 sales
* Kawasaki: 404 sales
2008
* Suzuki: 1324 sales
* Harley-Davidson: 899 sales
* Triumph: 573 sales
* Honda: 528 sales
* Kawasaki: 375 sales
2009 (RECESSION DEEPENS)
* Suzuki: 833 sales
* Harley-Davidson: 825 sales
* Triumph: 466 sales
* Honda: 327 sales
* Kawasaki: 199 sales
2010 (ACC LEVY INCREASES)
* Harley-Davidson: 674 sales
* Suzuki: 545 sales
* Triumph: 470 sales
* Honda: 268 sales
* Yamaha: 162 sales
2011
* Harley-Davidson: 551 sales
* Triumph: 461 sales
* Suzuki: 428 sales
* Honda: 240 sales
* Yamaha: 112 sales
* Source: New Zealand Motorcycle Registrations, Land Transport New Zealand
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