2016 R1S
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2016 R1S
Details are now coming through and as expected it's a slightly lower spec / cheaper version of the R1 with the aim to attract younger buyer over to the Yamaha sportsbikes.
More info here:
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More info here:
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Re: 2016 R1S
Will it attract more people to the R1 and so be a success or will it simply dilute the R1 buyers, making it a less profitable exercise?
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Re: 2016 R1S
I can't see it diluting the number of R1 owners personally.
However I would rather spend the extra £1000 and have the full phat version. If you can afford 14k you can probably find the extra grand to make 15k. Especially if done on a pcp deal as the difference in monthly repayments will be very small.
If the R1s was 2 or 3 grand cheaper it may be a better seller but imo the price difference is too small to make the compromise on specification worth any consideration.
However I would rather spend the extra £1000 and have the full phat version. If you can afford 14k you can probably find the extra grand to make 15k. Especially if done on a pcp deal as the difference in monthly repayments will be very small.
If the R1s was 2 or 3 grand cheaper it may be a better seller but imo the price difference is too small to make the compromise on specification worth any consideration.
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Re: 2016 R1S
That's what I was getting at, but badly. Like you say, most people will cough up that little bit extra.
So does the cheaper model make sense and attract new buyers?
So does the cheaper model make sense and attract new buyers?
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Re: 2016 R1S
I thought I read somewhere that it was only for the american market .
Slightly off topic my son put his name down and has been allocated a 2017 R1M , he's already confirmed it and paid the deposit .
Slightly off topic my son put his name down and has been allocated a 2017 R1M , he's already confirmed it and paid the deposit .
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Re: 2016 R1S
I can only guess they will have conducted some market research which says yes it will help improve sales volume.
However like you I wouldn't even consider it over the regular R1.
However like you I wouldn't even consider it over the regular R1.
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Re: 2016 R1S
What ever they do, the new R1 has not really made me look up and think I would like that. The older models I think it must be about three face lifts back are the best looking in my eyes (obviously I am not speaking about mechanical improvements) I am just talking looks alone.
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