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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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:):D:D:D:D:D:D

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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...

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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!

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