Search results

My major drawback is the color. Saw one in Daytona and the red does nothing for me. I've comfortably done many 1,000 mile days on my BLUE Fz-1 with camping gear.

SInce they have more than 30 PDP sales chances are good that 5 will change their minds for whatever reason ...... but I am far from bikeless :D and can wait for the next PDP go-around! Gives me more time to compare the FJR and BMW-GT too :rolleyes:

What I do know is that I'm 5th on their waiting list and I was quoted a price of $11499 so I guess they get that thumbs up! :D

For sales to non-PDP buyers D&H does not sell to the highest bidder - they have a waiting list and sell to first come first served at the fixed price.

YOU COULDN"T BE MORE WRONG - Damn - looks like I'll have to do the math for you :o D&H will sell an 06 FJR A for $11,499.00 The original purchaser pays the $500 deposit and owes $10,999. The original purchaser is the ONLY one D&H can afford to let roll the bike out the door for $10,999...

You aren't really understanding the problem either. A dealer can't return the deposit to anyone other than the original PDP purchaser - otherwise Yamaha keeps it. All other deals are just that - bargaining deals with prices and margin determining how a dealer wants to handle the sale. If the...

You are really taking a simple process and making it difficult - you were the PDP purchaser so as far as that goes you are correct as long as you purchase the bike. For another non-PDP purchaser you are WRONG. Yours WAS a deposit and as long as you purchase the bike it is a deposit. If you...

Because then the new buyer is now paying $500 extra for the bike that won't be refunded to anyone and Yamaha keeps the original purchasers's deposit !!! :o YES - THE MATH IS SIMPLE! - It isn't a deposit when it doesn't go towards the purchase price it IS A FEE.

Short description: If it belongs on a track but can be ridden on the street - it's a crotch rocket. :ph34r:

OK - then don't need a tach either! :rolleyes: BMW owners went through the same discussion years ago when BMW started putting the indicator on their bikes. A dealer pretty much ended the discussion by pointing out that EVERY owner with a gear indicator that was malfunctioning quickly...

No one in this thread complained about not having another gear - they were just complaining about having the gear indicator. All threads morph though ..... cuz I started out defending the new FJR then made fun of it :P . As to the Connie - that should be a new thread in a different forum...

My standard Harley answer is: I could afford the bike couldn't afford the wardrobe :D !

That's why I'm interested in an 06 FJR or a Burgman to add to my stable! :D I've heard they're similar but the FJR has a little more power. :huh:

Yes - the only bikes I find I don't try for another top gear are my BMW's with gear indicators and the V-Strom that has a 6th gear light. Yes - a gear indicator isn't needed but once you have one you'll miss it if it isn't there - kind of like heated handgrips, gas guage, temp guage, ABS...

Yeah - but how many times have you shifted into 6th ??????? :o

Short answer - not yet! I'll ping you off list. [email protected]

The offer is open to ANYONE on a bike (some sport riders hauled here once and the Harley guys won't let me forget it) - just check with me to ensure the cabin is available for the dates you want it! It's much harder for me to point out the straight roads - there is only one 5 north between...

Tony, I couldn't ask for a better offer. I know it isn't easy for dealers to set up test rides and my policy of not buying anything I haven't tested may not be reasonable but my other policy of NEVER getting rid of a bike with less than 20K on it means I have to "dance with the one that brung...

Let me see if I understand you: first it is bad for dealers to choose their product then it is worse for the customers to choose????? Guess it's either the manufacturers or government who dictate ....... I can see why this is a touchy subject for you guys. Here in the country the choice is...

After 30 years of riding bikes my wife finally shamed me into getting my first real crotch rocket - she actually said I ought to get one before I need a trike! :o One of the things I enjoy about it is the attitudes I find on the Ninja (Kawiforums) that I've never experienced before - even...