Which arse-kicking KTM?

[avgas]

Wheres the option in the poll for " the one that is not going to be run out discounted for $6,000 less than what I payed"?

Another disgruntled triumph owner i see. I have to admit i just about shat the bed to see a brand new Daytona 955i for less than $20K!!!!!

[idleidolidyll]

If you did proper research you would find that the 690 Duke is actually cheaper here than in Aussie. Aussie's don't know how to ride a good Austrian anyhow!!
Sales tax and registration is not on the RRP in the States either.
You would find after all of these costs the Duke would be over $14,000 in America.
Cost to ship over is only what airfare would cost you.......$1200.

So the price here is competitive....and we don't have 270 million yanks to share the roads with.....yeehaaaa
If you went to a dealer that looked after you than you would get a little discount too.....like I did!!!

Can't wait to cut you boys up on the loop!

Lets see:
in NZ it costs $17495 (about ($1000 more than the new Ducati 696).
In the US they can be found for less but the recommeded retail is US$9498. Converted to NZ$ that's $12100 (so we pay 45% more than the Yanks do........45%!!!!!).

There's no way freight is more than $500 extra per unit and I'll add in another $500 for Vin and Reg. That still means we are being ripped off to the tune of $4500 and from experience with my last 2 KTM's, I know they'll undercut owners trying to sell used machines by thousands of $$$ as soon as the next shipment arrives.

I'd say I could save at least $2k buying from the US, probably $3k. The issue isn't Yanks getting that much of a better deal, it's about the importer ripping us for massive profits.

That said, as a double KTM owner I'm so pissed off with the importer I think I'll buy a Husky.