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The Stallions Centaur in this picture actually sells pretty well in Thailand.There is a whole owners group in BKK and they are all pretty happy.

It is easy to convert to a cafe racer and it has a green book, unlike 90 percent of the SR400's on the road.

I just rode my 500 from BKK to chiang mai. No need for a "big" engine to do that.

the full price of the duke 200 at the show is 230K baht.

Yamaha wasn't there, BMW wasn't there (with bikes), Stallions wasn't there, Harley wasn't there.

Suzuki put some bikes on the edge of their enormous stand, very disappointing.

Only 2 accessories shops, this expo was a complete let down for bikers.

.... They will release the bikes in March though:(...

Which if the history of other manufacturers is any indication, could mean May or June. Was the release of the 500's on time? I don't recall.

Well, that is not completely true.

I booked my CB500F at the motorbike festival in central world and they told me 2 or 3 months.

3 weeks later I got a phone call that it was ready.

@Nikster: Yes he was German, I asked him. He has only worked for KTM in Austria for a couple of years and now he is in Thailand since 6 months or so.

He is actually a customer service guy and I asked him these questioons as a potential customer.

Worst customer service ever, not what I expected from a German.

I think Kunka brainwashed this guy pretty good.

Same weekend as chiang mai bike week, i'll be there.

Not sure if it is actually chiang mai bike week, but there is a big meeting :-)

Only the CTX700 is there.

as they say in Thailand: up to you.

Paid the deposit and booked one red cbr650f already. 20 people paid deposit and they say over the weekend there will be a lot more so dont want to risk on waiting longer if i buy it. They will release the bikes in March though:(

It looks much more better and compact in real.

But might change my mind and go for cbr1000r or ducati.

Also all parts you see on hrc version are also available and prices are cheap. 20 k for rear shock, 4 k for r&g tailtidy and again cheap monies for cosmetics whihc is very good news:D

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They already have a tail tidy for that? It took them over 6 months to make a tail tidy for the 500.

Nice comparison

http://honda650thai.com/webboard/index.php?topic=147.msg757

Check this out. The BN600 compared with the new CB650 and some other bikes.

http://honda650thai.com/webboard/index.php?topic=147.msg757

If anyone goes to the show over the weekend to check out the Hondas, could you please confirm the opening time at Impact for Monday?

the doors are opening at 12:00 noon for every day of the event.

i was planning to go there today as i had a chance to go inside to the VIP day but will have an unexpected office meeting today afternoon so will be visiting the show tomorrow afternoon.

I like motor shows and i am excited to see the new bikes tomorrow!

Saturday and Sunday it opens at 11

http://www.motorexpo.co.th/2013/information.php?ln=en

Well quit a few (mainly Thai) owners are enjoying their Benelli's . Maybe they should have waited all that time till a Honda was available and buy a Kwaker 2 pot like so many farangs seem to do.

Honda will always be a nice safe bet but not everyone wants a bike that is so common.

Looks like Kawa and Benelli will have to drop the prices of their bikes if they want to keep selling the same volumes as they are doing now. Nice one Honda.

ps. anyone who wants to buy a low mileage mint condition 2013 kwaker 650 should wait a bit. My guess is second hand prices will drop like a stone once the Honda is available....

Common? I ride my 500 to work and back every day and I can count on one hand the times I have seen another 500.

Not very common if you ask me. People still stare at my bike at the traffic lights, even after 8 months of having it.

Just shut up and take my money!

More seriously though, this bike looks really really nice. The trouble is, it's only a 250. I have nothing against a 250 but as Kawa have now made a Ninja300 and Honda are bringing out a CBR300, Yamaha have left it too late to compete, as who is going to buy this when you look at the alternatives?

Only a 250? Can you remind us what bike you ride at the moment?

It is legal to ride on the footpath when traffic is completely stuck.

That Ohlins rear shock is around 42,000 baht

Don't understand what all the fuss is about.

It will probably never be sold in Thailand anyway.

Honda CB500F and a Suzuki K125

As I said I am not entirly sure what the reasons are as the transport department at my company do not speak great English. I just know on the email it listed those places. They won't be trying to scam me as I work for a large well known company and they would be risking their jobs if they were scamming the western staff.

I must add that that charge is for a 3rd party 'broker' they called him to collect the bike, do all the business and return it to me at the end of the day. So I guess it includes a days wages.

No idea what is at those 3 places?

That would be 300 baht.

Not really.

The 500 is perfect for my needs, don't need to upgrade for a couple of years now, I am happy with what I got.

http://www.autopromag.com/2013/11/the-kawasaki-ninja-650r-vs-honda-cbr.html#.UoRnCXCmZ8E

a small comparison try.

I am excited to see the cbr650f at Bangkok motor expo on 28th of November. Only 14 days left!

might book one there but got invited to the first test ride of ducati hypermotard and hyperstrada this Sunday afternoon by ducati in Bangkok so that test ride will be a deciding factor for me between honda cbr650f and ducati hyperstrada.

God bless, we have good choices now, it is not like nothing 6 years ago, cbr250 or ninja 250 like 3 years ago or cbr500r or kawa er6f last year man!

29th November ;-)

Most ridiculous thing are Triumph bikes.

Made in Thailand, but in that free-trade zone, so not really Thailand, so you still pay the import tax.

They should be more lenient to Thai people since they are being built here. Crazy country.

Why does it need to go to Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan first?

Doesn't make any sense.

For both the Suzuki A100 and the Yamaha DT100 parts are your biggest problem, both Suzuki and Yamaha Thailand do not have parts for this bikes available. They are over 35 years old, so you cannot really blame them for not having parts anymore...

For the Yamaha DT125 you can still find parts, but the majority of engine parts are not compatible with the Yamaha DT100.

And again, you are wrong. There are still tons of parts available for these bikes.

It is called NOS, new old stock. And many parts of these bikes have also been used in other models, no problems finding stock.

Enough online shops in Thailand and Ebay stocking everything you might need.

I know this, because I own a classic bike too and I know where to get parts, fortunately most of these Thai classic bike guys speak some decent English.

You can find for every motorcycle a little shop who maybe has the parts you need... the truth is that Yamaha has stopped the production of parts for the DT100 a good amount of years ago... Yamaha normally has parts available for about 7 years after a motorcycle went out of production. The Yamaha DT100 is older than a good amount of the people on this forum and I can ensure you that Yamaha Thailand would be suppriced if you would call them with a part number for this motorcycle and ask if they have stock... first they would probably not even know for which bike it's as the part numbers of the Yamaha DT100 are not even in the computer system....

No need to call Yamaha or Suzuki, there are enough other independent shops who still have loads of stock.

And surprise, surprise, some parts, like the carburator, are still made new in China.