vcpilot Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I'm looking to buy a new Yamaha Elegance, and visited the bike shop that is close to Carrefour, on the opposite side of the Central Pattaya road. They quoted me a price like this: 53300 - a red and white 2011 model bike with spoked wheels 1150 - a green book and the mandatory 3rd party insurance 200 - the red registration plate 2700 - optional, a two year theft insurance, first year 85% and second year 65% of the value. Now, i'm wondering if this is a good price or not? I might opt out from the theft insurance and get a full coverage insurance from another insurance company, which is more expensive but might cover a bit more. But is the basic price of the bike (53k baht) about right? Where have you bought your new Elegances, and how much did you pay for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackcorbett Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I bought mine for 52000 about 2.5 years ago. The shop is on the East side of Sukamvit South of Pattaya Thai--I believe it's near Thepprasit. This is a large Honda shop which not only has the small scooters but the 500 TMax all the way up to the 1000 c.c. R-1, Yamaha outboard engines, and boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 The price seems to be reasonable, BUT, I'd seriously consider alloy wheels and tubeless tires. You'd be glad you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcpilot Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Jackcorbett, I think I know the shop you are talking about. It's on the other side of sukhumvit road opposite of therappasit road and tesco, with lots of boats on the front yard. I went there last week to look for used bikes, but didn't yet inquire into the price of a new one. While I visited them, I picked up a calling card, and on the phone just now they quoted: 52500 elegance with spoked wheels (55500 with alloy wheels) 1500 green book, i think this contained the mandatory insurance as well (this might also contain plates, because there was no mention of those) 2300 for an insurance against theft, i suppose for two years. Thanks for the tip, it seems to be slightly cheaper than on Central pattaya road. Gary A, I've heard before about the debate about tubed/tubeless, but am still unsure of the practical benefits of the alloy/tubeless on the daily basis. Still, especially in the sukhumvit shop, it seems that the price difference is quite small (3k), so i might go with the tubeless anyway. However, i've been planning of maybe changing into a wider tire in the future (or right away if the shop offers it with little extra), the standard ones are 70/80 in front and 80/90 in the back, i was thinking increasing it to 80/90 and 90/100. But I was wondering, do the alloy wheels limit my options of wider tires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Jackcorbett, I think I know the shop you are talking about. It's on the other side of sukhumvit road opposite of therappasit road and tesco, with lots of boats on the front yard. I went there last week to look for used bikes, but didn't yet inquire into the price of a new one. While I visited them, I picked up a calling card, and on the phone just now they quoted: 52500 elegance with spoked wheels (55500 with alloy wheels) 1500 green book, i think this contained the mandatory insurance as well (this might also contain plates, because there was no mention of those) 2300 for an insurance against theft, i suppose for two years. Thanks for the tip, it seems to be slightly cheaper than on Central pattaya road. Gary A, I've heard before about the debate about tubed/tubeless, but am still unsure of the practical benefits of the alloy/tubeless on the daily basis. Still, especially in the sukhumvit shop, it seems that the price difference is quite small (3k), so i might go with the tubeless anyway. However, i've been planning of maybe changing into a wider tire in the future (or right away if the shop offers it with little extra), the standard ones are 70/80 in front and 80/90 in the back, i was thinking increasing it to 80/90 and 90/100. But I was wondering, do the alloy wheels limit my options of wider tires? My experience is that a friend of mine bought a new Honda with tubed tires. My wife has tubed tires on her bike. Both have flat tires on a pretty regular basis. My Elegance with tubeless tires has never had a flat. Another friend has a PCX with tubeless tires and he has never had a flat either. My friend with the Honda had the tire repair guy glue a strip of extra rubber inside his back tire and another glued around the rim to cover the spoke heads. He hasn't had a flat since. I think the problem is that the Thai made inner tubes are incredibly cheap and just don't hold up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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