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Any idea what the price point will be? |
Hi Kyler,
Can't disagree about the looks (the KTM front-end was the first thing that caught my eye), but the first view of the real thing is the acid test! Said to be about £5000 here in the UK, which equates to about $10000 at present. But, big but, bikes are cheaper in the US (ain't you lucky). As a point, this thread is putting rumours and stories about: the Tenere was officially announced for Europe a week ago and there is quite a bit of discussion for it on the Yamaha tech forum; it's worth a look! Cheers, |
"new improved" bikes
In my humble, and maybe wrong opinion, all these "new improved" bikes sometimes leave a lot to be desired..... RTW with a fuel injected 450 husky? cant strip a fuel injection like a carb, can you? electronic gizmos? I wish my XT600 had good old points like my old BMW GS had..... monoshock...... whats really wrong with two easily replaceable and cheaper units?? am I the only Biker on the planet that at the grand old age of 43 (ok I will be 44 on wednesday) looks back with fondness to the days when bikes were EASY to fix?
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I've gotten rather fond of FI and not so fond of carbs. I'm not thrilled with ABS but am willing to make an exception for FI.:mchappy: |
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But I can fix every damn thing on it without the need for a technician or a diagnostic computer . |
at least im not alone......
Thanks Dodger! you made my day!
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and Happy Birthday . |
bmw gs800 dakar
looks like the new dakar will be inline twin same as f800s due early 2008 same weight as gs650 dakar
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honda xr250l
can you buy one of these in the uk or is there another 250 dirtbike you can register, these are $9000 nz :cool4:
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Here's what Honda are importing into the UK, officially, at present:- Honda (UK) - Motorcycles Not a very inspiring range for dual sport, considering how little things have changed for so long now (that will be another new paint colour for this year then!); maybe Honda are happy with their sales figures and won't change, but you might think there would be some developments and announcements soon, in light of what their competitors are doing (not to mention Euro 3 exhaust emission rules which should turn everyone toward FI). For the "08 Dakar": have you heard something new? There are lots of stories around (see my post of about 3 days ago on here). Cheers, |
new dakar
the dakar info was from a local dealer that had an e-mail from bmw,looks like yam will have a wr250 road legal in uk/us.:cool4:
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True = WR250R. There is at least one other thread asking questions about this bike; it weighs about 20 Kg more than the F model, but I have no idea where that weight comes from! Footnote. There is a thread running in the Yam Tech that tells the tale about the weight; an Alu frame has become steel basically. |
Anyone got a good camera?
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Oh Well
No sign of a dual sport/adv version of the Versys for 08 (not so versatile as it might be then! Versys = versatile system apparently).
Nor will a new KLE be available in the UK next year (and I guess in Europe as well - Euro 3 regulations). New models: 2008 |
New Beemers for 08
I almost forgot; in visiting a BMW dealer yesterday (simply because my wife has one), the sales staff there were quite content to state that there are 6 new models on the way for 2008 - could bike sales staff be exaggerating? :rolleyes2:
Regarding the 800GS; it is about ready to be announced but they are "biding their time" - if a picture gets out, then it will be shown at the next available bike show. Yep, a new 1200GS is on the way as well. That particular dealer sees no way that they will deal in Husqvarnas; they don't want to train the staff to either service them or sell them, nor do they want to stock the spares or get extra tools to work on them. Basically, they are too busy selling Beemers. |
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