Bangkok Motor Show opened today, and the story of bikes is:
Suzuki have brand new GSX-R1000 790,000 baht, if you order now from Suzuki, takes 3-4 months to get the bike, and you have to arrange your own rego. They also had John Hopkins Ritzla MotoGP bike on display.
Yamaha will be opening their own dealership in Bangkok in June, and will have 6 models on display to begin with. These are YZF-R1, YZF-R6,
FJR 1300, FZ1, FZ6, and Majesty 400 scooter. The lady there said bikes will be sold inclusive of rego, and she will let me know as to the opening date of the shop. If all goes well, they hope to open elsewhere, nothing definite there, but she did mention Phuket, Chiang Mai, and Kong Kean. (No GP bike on display)
Honda had Nicky Hayden's bike on display and also the Thai guys who is doing GP250. Honda had on show Hornet 600, CB600F and VTR. When asked if one can purchase any of the big bikes, they said for show purposes, and when I asked if they intended selling them here, they replied not this year, maybe next year. Honda also had a Phantom called Black Flame, it had flames painted on the tank, black wheels, and black side covers, looked a lot easier to clean, (for us Phantom owners)
Kawasaki, was looking at their bikes and got ushered off the stage pretty quickly as the dolly girls were about to perform, so didnt get any details, they had a nice d'tracker on display.
BMW bit of a disapointment, (now why doesnt that surprise me), instead of showing their bikes in the motorbike hall along with the other brands, they had 5 bikes tucked away in the corner of their car display. Only of road bike was the new 650 moto thingy, no GS's at all, (and I seem to remember reading the GS was the top selling model)
I was hoping to see Triumph there, especially as they have opened here in Thailand, but alas they were no where to be seen
I think its only 80 baht entry, (I had free tickets again), so for the BKK residents worth the visit. The only bike accessory stand, was Givi which showed top boxes, panniers, tank bag, gloves and helmets.
The off road course outside was interesting to watch, guys were really giving their (mainly Vigo's) a hammering
Suzuki have brand new GSX-R1000 790,000 baht, if you order now from Suzuki, takes 3-4 months to get the bike, and you have to arrange your own rego. They also had John Hopkins Ritzla MotoGP bike on display.
Yamaha will be opening their own dealership in Bangkok in June, and will have 6 models on display to begin with. These are YZF-R1, YZF-R6,
FJR 1300, FZ1, FZ6, and Majesty 400 scooter. The lady there said bikes will be sold inclusive of rego, and she will let me know as to the opening date of the shop. If all goes well, they hope to open elsewhere, nothing definite there, but she did mention Phuket, Chiang Mai, and Kong Kean. (No GP bike on display)
Honda had Nicky Hayden's bike on display and also the Thai guys who is doing GP250. Honda had on show Hornet 600, CB600F and VTR. When asked if one can purchase any of the big bikes, they said for show purposes, and when I asked if they intended selling them here, they replied not this year, maybe next year. Honda also had a Phantom called Black Flame, it had flames painted on the tank, black wheels, and black side covers, looked a lot easier to clean, (for us Phantom owners)
Kawasaki, was looking at their bikes and got ushered off the stage pretty quickly as the dolly girls were about to perform, so didnt get any details, they had a nice d'tracker on display.
BMW bit of a disapointment, (now why doesnt that surprise me), instead of showing their bikes in the motorbike hall along with the other brands, they had 5 bikes tucked away in the corner of their car display. Only of road bike was the new 650 moto thingy, no GS's at all, (and I seem to remember reading the GS was the top selling model)
I was hoping to see Triumph there, especially as they have opened here in Thailand, but alas they were no where to be seen
I think its only 80 baht entry, (I had free tickets again), so for the BKK residents worth the visit. The only bike accessory stand, was Givi which showed top boxes, panniers, tank bag, gloves and helmets.
The off road course outside was interesting to watch, guys were really giving their (mainly Vigo's) a hammering
