NEW! '09 Yamaha Vstar 950cc

[adriel]

just to keep this thread alive.....

 

went down to HLC yesterday and these are the prices....

 

midnightstar 950 - $20,000 (base model)

Vstar 1300 - $22,250 (din ask)

midnightstar 1900 - $25,200 (din ask)

 

price is otr but without insurance only.

 

gez price went up a bit since 2 mths back........lookin for people to get...mebbe can get bulk discount........while i try and sell my bike.....

[lovebelow]

thanks for the price list bro. i am thinking of getting xvs 950. gotta calculate my finances first. damn the economy =)

[adriel]

ya tell me abt it man.....the only thing is...the 950 is on the funny rotating ramp...cannot sit on it.... not to mention bring it our for a test ride..... how many people here test ride brand new bike wbefore getting them???

 

if u decide to buy can drop me a pm.. we go see if can get good price... i not in rush btw...

[lovebelow]

yea ive never heard of test rides for new bikes. probably only premium ones like HD. it's a pity as i think test rides should be allowed.

 

im not rushing for xvs 950 too. was actually waiting for honda fury but tat baby will never ever be released here. oh and the new triumph thunderbird looks pretty as well. pity the price tag.

[adriel]

ya....wat to do.... just see wat comes our way la......

[kittosoft]

triumph america or speedmaster?

[adriel]

in singapore still advisable to stick to jap bike......

[kittosoft]

why? any particular reason?

[adriel]

parts more readily available and usually cheaper..... if $$ is a concern la....it doesn't help that i will feel itchy to change ike every years ad generally jap bikes move faster than other makes.....

[Reddevil76]

parts more readily available and usually cheaper..... if $$ is a concern la....it doesn't help that i will feel itchy to change ike every years ad generally jap bikes move faster than other makes.....

 

when it comes to cruisers, the truth is actually reverse.

[AngMo]

I agree with Reddevil. For cruisers, it seems now the HD market is easier to get parts & assesories. I cannot get anything for my dragstar 1100 apart from the internet which shipping cost a bomb. Even servicing is not cheap, my mech has to go to HL to buy an oil filter as there is no 3rd party part.

[Reddevil76]

I agree with Reddevil. For cruisers, it seems now the HD market is easier to get parts & assesories. I cannot get anything for my dragstar 1100 apart from the internet which shipping cost a bomb. Even servicing is not cheap, my mech has to go to HL to buy an oil filter as there is no 3rd party part.

 

Hi, maybe you ask your mech to check if there is a K&N oil filter for your bike.

[adriel]

I agree with Reddevil. For cruisers, it seems now the HD market is easier to get parts & assesories. I cannot get anything for my dragstar 1100 apart from the internet which shipping cost a bomb. Even servicing is not cheap, my mech has to go to HL to buy an oil filter as there is no 3rd party part.

 

oh really i was thinkin of getting a 1100.....thought parts was quite available/affordable.....

mind sharing the cost of servicing???

 

know anyone sellin the bike???

[adriel]

when it comes to cruisers, the truth is actually reverse.

 

hmmm.............i was speakin from experience....the cost of maintenance for the royalstar cheaper than harley leh

[lovebelow]

triumph america or speedmaster?

 

its triumph thunderbird. 1600cc of pure adrenalin unlike america/speedmaster which is 700+.

 

www.triumph.co.uk/uk/ThunderbirdHome.aspx

 

http://katalog-motocykli.pl/clanky/triumph-thunderbird-2010-2.jpg

[kittosoft]

its triumph thunderbird. 1600cc of pure adrenalin unlike america/speedmaster which is 700+.

 

www.triumph.co.uk/uk/ThunderbirdHome.aspx

 

http://katalog-motocykli.pl/clanky/triumph-thunderbird-2010-2.jpg

 

1600cc is way too big for me... imho singapore road just need a 400cc for transport prurpose and 600-1000cc for touring purpose... just my thoughts

[lovebelow]

yup that's pretty true to a certain extent. explains the popularity of the reliable Super4. but men being men, we want 'bigger' things (pun intended). after a while, the power of 400cc will bore the s*it out of us. we want to pull away from the stop lights and away from the cars, enjoying the free road ahead. to each his own i guess. if not for insurance and tax, i bet we'd all go for the big ones. the bigger the better.

[Reddevil76]

hmmm.............i was speakin from experience....the cost of maintenance for the royalstar cheaper than harley leh

 

Sorry Adriel, was not referring to your remark on maintenance. Was referring to your remark on selling the bike after. When it comes to large capacity cruiser, i find that european marques have more ready buyers. Also speaking from experience.

 

Anyhow, I just bought a new Triumph Speedmaster after considering the VStar 1300.

[lovebelow]

Sorry Adriel, was not referring to your remark on maintenance. Was referring to your remark on selling the bike after. When it comes to large capacity cruiser, i find that european marques have more ready buyers. Also speaking from experience.

 

Anyhow, I just bought a new Triumph Speedmaster after considering the VStar 1300.

 

great! was considering the Speedmaster before. how's the ride bro?

[armofpeace]

great! was considering the Speedmaster before. how's the ride bro?

 

Wow...That's a cool bike bro...I'm looking at the M109R...Really considering it coz after finding out the price, it's well-worth than the FURY....

[lovebelow]

bro that suzuki is killer! how much is it?

[Throttle]

sad to see the Thunderbird go down the way of a standard looking cruiser..........

 

losing all the sports classic look including the peashooters for those ugly inverted diagonal cones is a truly design fault......

 

sigh........1600cc.....so what?

[armofpeace]

bro that suzuki is killer! how much is it?

 

If I'm not mistaken it's around 25K before insurance, coe and road tax...

[armofpeace]

Bros, check this link out ya....

 

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=273639&referrerid=44859

[Lob]

Does anyone import Yamaha V Star 650?