Will you buy the CB1100 at 12,500 USD?

[the Ferret]

What's wrong with nun-beating?

[dBuster_imp]

What's wrong with nun-beating?

Does it help remove the Rev limiter?

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[the Ferret]

What's wrong with nun-beating?

Does it help remove the Rev limiter?

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Does it help remove the Rev limiter?

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Lol if it did, some would probably give it a shot. wham wham wham..sorry sister, I need 13 more mph on top.

[flynrider]

Exchange rates affect bike prices over the long term. Manufacturers tend to take it into account when pricing bikes at the beginning of the model year.

Honda made out pretty well this model year. When prices were announced at the end of 2012, the exchange rate was 80 yen/dollar. By the time they actually started delivering CB1100s, the exchange rate was 100 yen/dollar. They were getting (and are still getting) a 25% bump over their original price.

Over the longer term, the exchange rate definitely has an effect. Back in the 90s Japanese bike prices increased dramatically as the yen went from 160/dollar at the beginning of the decade, down to the low 80s around 1995. That's a 50% drop over 5 years.

I bought a leftover '93 CB750 in '96 and got a great deal on it. It was mechanically identical to the '96 models, but the MSRP on the newer ones had increased nearly $1000 in the meantime.

[ingobohn_imp]

Bought mine just 2 weeks ago, cash price 10.250 EUR which is 13.850 USD. And the regular price is 11.300 EUR which is 15.260 USD even.
Yes ... in Germany. So do not whine about Yen/USD exchange rate!

[Lord Popgun]

Bought mine just 2 weeks ago, cash price 10.250 EUR which is 13.850 USD. And the regular price is 11.300 EUR which is 15.260 USD even.
Yes ... in Germany. So do not whine about Yen/USD exchange rate!

WOW!! Now I feel pretty dang good about paying close to list for mine.

[Kiwikevin_imp]

Yip you guys should not complain, I paid over 14,800 USD here in NZ and prices for bike parts are ridiculous! So enjoy your economies of scale!

[the Ferret]

We like to complain about prices...silly Americans. I have a really close friend from Germany that likes coming here on vacation because according to his words "everything, particularly gas, is on sale"

[cbdtran_imp]

Bought mine just 2 weeks ago, cash price 10.250 EUR which is 13.850 USD. And the regular price is 11.300 EUR which is 15.260 USD even.
Yes ... in Germany. So do not whine about Yen/USD exchange rate!

yes yes, everything in Europe is about 50% more expensive than in US, even food is about 35% more. I like to ride the Alps starting in Germany, thru Swiss and Austria and Italy and end in France but have to postpone it due to cost. I ride my bike to La Jolla Cove in San Diego last week , suddenly all tourists are from Europe, many German speaking. I assume is the winter vacation over there.

[ingobohn_imp]

Even for us Germans, Switzerland is extremely expensive. I was born close to the German/Swiss border, and I remember that my parents preferred to go to France (Alsace) with me and my brother because it was much cheaper. And that was 30 years ago. Now, with the bad EUR/SFR exchange rate it is even worse. The only thing you can do with your bike is to fuel it up right before the Swiss border and try to head through the country to reach Italy (or other neighboring countries) and hope that the gas tank is big enough. Do not stop for having a sandwich and a coffee at the highway, it will blow off your wallet.
But be careful - do not try to head through Switzerland too fast: The Swiss police is very strict with their speed controls, and if you exceed the speed limit to much they even put you in prison and seize your motorcycle. No joke.