Kawasaki To Shift Motorcycle Output To Thailand

[LivinLOS]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...id=abR1S4fnOkW0

Kawasaki to Shift Motorcycle Output to Thailand, Yomiuri Says

By Naoko Fujimura

Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. will start shifting production of medium-sized and large motorcycles to Thailand from Japan from 2010 because of cheaper labor costs, the Yomiuri newspaper said today.

Kawasaki would be the first Japanese company to move large motorcycle manufacturing to an emerging country, the newspaper reported, without saying where it got the information. Honda Motor Co. is also considering shifting the production of medium- sized motorcycles to Thailand from Japan, the report said.

To contact the reporter on this story: Naoko Fujimura in Tokyo at [email protected].

ZX6 ?? Z750 ?? and z1000 ??

Only logical.

[ScubaBuddha]

Good news for us not wanting to pay 200-300% tax on a nice big bike. When I hear Ducati doing the same thing I will really celebrate! Just kidding. If it's not made in Italy, it's not a Duke.

[monkeyofdoom]

That settles it. I'm sticking with my Ninja 250 until the ZX-6R is offered at non-taxed prices :-)

[mca]

Don't suppose they could "lose" a 2010 ZZR1400 in my direction at all? I'm sure they wouldn't miss one....

Edited August 24, 2009 by mca

[ScubaBuddha]

That settles it. I'm sticking with my Ninja 250 until the ZX-6R is offered at non-taxed prices :-)

Good idea. If they stick to the formula, it will be about 335,000 baht. 345,000 for the Monster Energy version.

[LivinLOS]

Have to say the z750 or z1000 would be my pick..

[nikster]

To me, the interesting bit is the one about Honda and other Japanese manufacturers.

Maybe Thailand is going to go from hel_l to heaven for big bikes, who knows

The 2010 ER-6n ABS showed up here before anywhere else...

[monkeyofdoom]

I would definitely pay 335,000 for a ZX-6R.

Until then, time to upgrade the 250R with a full exhaust system. Anyone got a spare one lying about? :-)

[Kf6vci]

Honda could assemble a top-seller like the 600 Hornet. Why concede the big bike sales to Kawasaki?

[fred007]

I think i will stick with my 1200 FLH vespa in Bangkok

[nikster]

Honda could assemble a top-seller like the 600 Hornet. Why concede the big bike sales to Kawasaki?

OMG that's such a beauty...

[Zzinged]

Maybe Thailand is going to go from hel_l to heaven for big bikes, who knows

It ain't heaven until all the motorbikes (ok, at least big bikes anyway) get the same road rights as other users. I demand the right to go on bridges and highways, darn it!

[Fishenough]

KLR 650

KLR Eye candy, Huge KLR picture thread from ADVrider.