blackpanda Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Okay two more day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserlazer Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yean blackpanda two more days man. When are you planning to go there? Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumetCycle Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I'm heading over for the press day today. I might put in an order for the CB 500X if I can. I'll use it when touring with the wife and use the Fireblade when riding alone. I'll try and get some pics from the show up tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumetCycle Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Also, we still have a lot of free tickets available here at the shop, if anyone is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserlazer Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 man, update us please!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpanda Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yean blackpanda two more days man. When are you planning to go there?Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect App I'm going on Friday after work. I hope to be there by 2pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserlazer Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yean blackpanda two more days man. When are you planning to go there?Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect App I'm going on Friday after work. I hope to be there by 2pm i will be there at 12:00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yean blackpanda two more days man. When are you planning to go there?Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect App I'm going on Friday after work. I hope to be there by 2pm i will be there at 12:00 @12 me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserlazer Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yean blackpanda two more days man. When are you planning to go there?Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect App I'm going on Friday after work. I hope to be there by 2pm i will be there at 12:00 @12 me too! watch red shoei helmet on my elbow, it is me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowflake Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 My former student just sent me this... The cbr, 204k The cb, 199k The CBX, 209... Not a big gap to the kawasaki then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Mmm if I was looking for a road bike bit of a difficult choice brand new bike or 2nd hand kawa which you can pick up cheaper than these prices, I would really want a test ride on the Honda first as I have a feeling that the Honda may be a bit underpowered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_boo Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Those prices, assuming they're correct, are quite a bit out of line...unless it is a Japanese import in which case they're quite reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 My former student just sent me this... The cbr, 204k The cb, 199k The CBX, 209... Not a big gap to the kawasaki then... wow.. so you can buy it cheaper in he USA THEN... FAIL THE CBR500 is $5995 MRP (xe.com puts that at 185000baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistabent Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 My former student just sent me this... The cbr, 204k The cb, 199k The CBX, 209... Not a big gap to the kawasaki then... wow.. so you can buy it cheaper in he USA THEN... FAIL THE CBR500 is $5995 MRP (xe.com puts that at 185000baht I very well may be proven wrong in the next couple of days, but I would be surprised to see prices that high. It certainly doesn't follow the pattern Honda has established with the CBR 250 and CRF, which are priced notably below US prices (which makes sense given no across-the-world shipping and lower distribution/dealer markup costs in Thailand ie Honda makes as much money selling a bike here for less than it does over there). Based on how they've priced their 250's, my guess is the three models will span the 160,000 to 180,000 baht range. Perhaps just wishful thinking, but unless there's some additional tax or duty that would affect the 500's and not the 250's, this would be my guess. The 200k to 210k range listed above doesn't make for a very strong value case against the Kawasaki 650's, and value is the name of the game with Honda's new generation 250 and 500's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserlazer Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 My former student just sent me this...The cbr, 204k The cb, 199k The CBX, 209... Not a big gap to the kawasaki then... If i had a chance to ho motorshow today, i might reserve my bike. Pity lots of meeting today:( Is it possible like these prices are for abs version? If yes then it makes sense. If no as i stated before, bigwing got greedy and we got a sting unfortunately:blink: Still i ll buy it i guess. Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantan Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 My former student just sent me this...The cbr, 204k The cb, 199k The CBX, 209... Not a big gap to the kawasaki then... If i had a chance to ho motorshow today, i might reserve my bike. Pity lots of meeting today:( Is it possible like these prices are for abs version? If yes then it makes sense. If no as i stated before, bigwing got greedy and we got a sting unfortunately:blink: Still i ll buy it i guess. I guess we will know it for sure soon. But i thought about such "high" prices the last days. It would place the 500 between a Ninjette and a Kawa 650cc. That would make sense for Honda. But it would be greedy too. I still hope prices will be lower. Or at least the prices will drop after some months i hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Or at least the prices will drop after some months i hope. Dropping prices after the intro? I think that would be bad business & would alienate buyers that bought at the higher opening price from possible future sales. If anything a company might give a show or intro price that would be slightly lower then raise prices after demand is increased. But you never know I guess anything is possible. $6640 USD is not a high price per se' for a new 500cc bike if folks like this bike. But if as someone else said the US MSRP is $5995 it would put some folks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowflake Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Heaney this on Facebook, he also wrote some Thai stuff about the expo this week. He also thought it would be around this price not to long ago, but this price list seems plausible. It will sell in bucket loads... Probably a few months waiting time now and it might remain that way for a long time... I had hoped it would be cheaper as I wanted the CBX, but with only 90 k, between that and the versys, it is difficult. Time will tell if the prices are spot on, maybe even introduction price before the magic jump up at about 20 k, just like kawasaki. Underpowered, hmm, Thais like cheap petrol, this bike is spot on for them... Prove me wrong but was the same not said about the nc700? And look how that is selling now, here and in Europe... Honda knows how to sell bikes, sure some are boring and flat, but they sell to the masses... Now, z1000 is just so more attractive now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowflake Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I think to remember that the first er6n was 225k and then after a few months it went to 245k... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowflake Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 My former student just sent me this... The cbr, 204k The cb, 199k The CBX, 209... Not a big gap to the kawasaki then... wow.. so you can buy it cheaper in he USA THEN... FAIL THE CBR500 is $5995 MRP (xe.com puts that at 185000baht Just remember this is not verified.. He is into the know, but I don't want to claim this is 100% Since I don't know how high up he is in the information chain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdsandBooze Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 A couple of factors are going to govern the price. Is Thailand important to Honda in this capacity class, and will the customer who would have bought at 180000 baht still buy it for 204000 baht. Well, someone on here has already said they`re willing to pay, and Honda will be listening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Or at least the prices will drop after some months i hope. Dropping prices after the intro? I think that would be bad business & would alienate buyers that bought at the higher opening price from possible future sales. If anything a company might give a show or intro price that would be slightly lower then raise prices after demand is increased. But you never know I guess anything is possible. $6640 USD is not a high price per se' for a new 500cc bike if folks like this bike. But if as someone else said the US MSRP is $5995 it would put some folks off. Apple has done it (lowered price after release)…maybe honda is going to follow their model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Apple has done it (lowered price after release)…maybe honda is going to follow their model. Anything is possible but a used bike market is much larger than used computer/cell phone market I would think there would be many upset buyers later when their used sale price would need to be based on the lowest new price. But again anything is possible & as another poster mentioned so far these prices are just hearsay. Maybe we will see something else soon or maybe Sumet will let folks know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowflake Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Thairiders club posted the same prices, just look them up on Facebook... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowflake Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Or at least the prices will drop after some months i hope. Dropping prices after the intro? I think that would be bad business & would alienate buyers that bought at the higher opening price from possible future sales. If anything a company might give a show or intro price that would be slightly lower then raise prices after demand is increased. But you never know I guess anything is possible. $6640 USD is not a high price per se' for a new 500cc bike if folks like this bike. But if as someone else said the US MSRP is $5995 it would put some folks off. Apple has done it (lowered price after release)…maybe honda is going to follow their model. Apple is a brand with the innovative public being the driving force, I doubt Honda can sell 5 million bikes the opening weekend. If we were talking ducati pain gale, sure it might have dropped after the first launch. But don't worry, they will sell the bike here, if you like, then buy, if you don't, then don't buy... But be happy that they have entered the market... Now, Honda, can we have the cb1000 for the same as the. Z1000??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantan Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Or at least the prices will drop after some months i hope. Dropping prices after the intro? I think that would be bad business & would alienate buyers that bought at the higher opening price from possible future sales. If anything a company might give a show or intro price that would be slightly lower then raise prices after demand is increased. But you never know I guess anything is possible. $6640 USD is not a high price per se' for a new 500cc bike if folks like this bike. But if as someone else said the US MSRP is $5995 it would put some folks off. Apple has done it (lowered price after release)…maybe honda is going to follow their model. I always "hope" there will be lower prices. Upset consumers or not, this is Thailand. I guess some Thais even would be proud to have paid the higher introduction price Its absolutely normal that prices for consumer products drop after introduction nowadays. Why not with motorbikes or cars? We will see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdsandBooze Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Prices have dropped on some of Honda`s later offerings, but they have come down from the inflated prices being charged by the gouging regular dealers. If the CB500 range is sold at a fixed price by Big Wing and not made available through the sharks the price might well remain firm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserlazer Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) Yeah official pric3s Cbr500 204k Cbx500 209k Cb500f 199 k Honda got greedy! I can see the price list now but cannot download it somehow. Hope these are for abs then no probs. Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect App Edited November 28, 2012 by loserlazer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrer Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yeah official pric3s Cbr500 204k Cbx500 209k Cb500f 199 k Link? And not to some Thai club facebook page please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserlazer Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) Ahh yeah sorry here s the link http://www.honda500thai.com/index.php/topic,489.msg1897.html Abs is not offered as an option in the list so we might get abs. And man if you have 20k you can finance and get a 500cc honda and the rest easy instsllments like 4 - 5 k! It ll be the bigbike of masses in Thailand and sell good! Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect App Edited November 28, 2012 by loserlazer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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