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| Posted: 16:06 - 07 Sep 2015 Post subject: |
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| staffy50 wrote: | | Quote: | SUPERSPORT Yamaha YZF R125 ABS |
Is that a joke? |
These are the definitions they use for the categories, they don't necessarily tally with definitions that others have.
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Adventure (including Supermoto)
These bikes are similar in style to enduro motorcycles but are predominantly designed and capable for on-road use. Often they will have features similar to machines included in the Touring category e.g. fairings, luggage carrying capacity etc.
Custom
These machines include ‘cruisers’ and ‘choppers’. They have flat but typically feature high handlebars, low seat height and forward footrests. Body panels and fittings contain high polished chrome content.
Moped
In law, a motorised two-wheeled vehicle with an engine capacity of less than 50cc and a maximum speed capability of 30mph, riders must be aged 16 years or over. Mopeds are available in Motorcycle and Scooter styles.
Motorcycle
In law, a motorised two-wheeled vehicle that is not a moped, riders must be aged 17 years or over.
Powered Two Wheelers
All types of two-wheeled motor vehicle, including Mopeds, Motorcycles and Scooters.
Sport/Touring
Machines that fit between Supersport and Touring bikes categories. Typical features include full or partial fairings and practical rider and pillion seating with low to medium ride handlebars. Tend to have medium to large capacity engines.
Supersport
These machines are designed to mimic or directly replicate racing bikes. They normally have full fairings and low handlebars and are sometimes referred to as race replicas.
Scooters
Have an engine, as an integral part of the rear suspension or the chassis is a step-through type, irrespective of cc or wheel size. Includes all types of transmission.
Touring
Bikes generally have large engines and are designed for long-distance riding. Typical features include a more comfortable seating position for rider and pillion, luggage carrying capability and weather protection, such as fairings with a fixed or adjustable windscreen.
Naked
Machines are built to a basic specification with no fairing (or only a small handlebar fairing) and an upright riding position. Engines are large to medium and often called retro.
Trail/Enduro
These bikes encompass trials, enduro and trail bikes with an off-road or cross-country capability.
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Posted: 16:53 - 07 Sep 2015  Post subject: |
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I'd be astonished if Yamaha wasn't whupping Honda on total sales by value.
| c-m wrote: | Surprised the Super Ten and others still haven't caught up. |
I'd go out on a limb and suggest that many R1200GS owners long since decided it was their bike-for-life and just rent a new one on PCP every 2 or 3 years.
That said, this was a piss poor month for BMW. They need to find some more things that definitely aren't wrong with the GS and add completely unnecessary fixes for them for no reason.
I really wonder what Suzuki is selling to get those numbers up. No category leaders, the V-Strom didn't outsell the Tracer, but they must be shifting something.
No new bikes, and I doubt it was that amazing "rent the bike, then pay half the retail cost at the end, and no it's not PCP, we don't want it back" offer that's now ended. No, I didn't get that one either.
Are Suzuki dealers rammed to the rafters with pre-reg bikes? My local isn't, GSX-R600, GSX-R750, some V-Strom 1000s.
Is 0% finance - renting a bike that will have depreciated sharply by the time you own it - really drawing people in? I guess it must be. 
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| wr6133 wrote: | The 0% thing is tempting. I'll never finance anything but I'll admit that offer does make me occasionally question my "finance is for mugs" policy. |
0% finance is free money, literally: the net present value of the repayments is less than paying with cash up-front. It's not a lot of free money (inflation is low), but it is free money.
It only turns into a problem if you start accumulating more repayments than you can handle - but this is an impulse control / financial sense problem. If you can afford the cash price up front, you'd come out ahead if you put that cash into a savings account and only withdrew from it to make the 0% payments.
Finance is for mugs if the interest is usurious or people are pre-allocating future spending such that they increase the risk of a cash flow crunch should something unexpected come up. Otherwise finance is great for smoothing out the income vs consumption.
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Tbh I'm more than slightly interested by the Suzuki 0% finance deal and if you're after a new bike, why not? If you don't have the cash right now but, can afford the repayments, what is there to lose?
Also, was a bit  to see Lexmoto at number three.
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| Rogerborg wrote: | I really wonder what Suzuki is selling to get those numbers up. No category leaders, the V-Strom didn't outsell the Tracer, but they must be shifting something.
No new bikes, and I doubt it was that amazing "rent the bike, then pay half the retail cost at the end, and no it's not PCP, we don't want it back" offer that's now ended. No, I didn't get that one either.
Are Suzuki dealers rammed to the rafters with pre-reg bikes? My local isn't, GSX-R600, GSX-R750, some V-Strom 1000s.
Is 0% finance - renting a bike that will have depreciated sharply by the time you own it - really drawing people in? I guess it must be. |
I suppose when you consider the lineup, they'll definitely shift bikes. You've got the GSX-Rs which will sell (albeit slowly), 'Busas will sell (coz fastest bike innit), GSX-S1000 has been hyped up a bit, Burgmans selling to commuters and probably a fair few Gladius' to training schools. I imagine they sell a few M1800Rs as well (wouldn't mind testing one myself).
They could probably double that number if they offered a GSX-R125 and a Gladius 125. I don't think y00f are too into the spaz-esque Van-Van. It's the only motorcycle on sale today with a club foot.
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