Yamaha price increases

[duke63]

Seem to have gone up by 8%. The MT10 is now £10,800 up from £9999.

[Blade]

R1M was £18000 and now £19399.

Talking to Honda dealers at the NEC they hadn't released a price because of the YEN exchange rate and wanted to see what the market did before publishing an RRP price.

[Kwacky]

I was told the same by Honda.

Kawasaki have announced their prices.

[D41]

What's the inflation rate over there???

[Kwacky]

It's more to do with the change in value between the Yen and the Pound

[D41]

Fair enough. I just figure that the prices are never, EVER, going to go down...and bikes have always been expensive for what you actually get...financially they make no sense at all.

[Kwacky]

Bike prices dropped quite a lot here in the UK about 10 years ago.

For me I think you get a lot of bike for your money. A 200bhp racebike with full electronics for £15k? That's still a bargain IMO.

[D41]

Okay...then yes....performance-wise, a bike really can't be beaten in terms of value for money. But they're not really practical...at least not for me, and not something I want to ride every day. Not by any stretch. They take a bit of commitment...that's why they're worthwhile.

[Cav]

Performance-wise you really can't beat a bike.. £8k for a 600cc suspersport or £15k for a 200bhp superbike.

When it comes to a cheap runaround you really would have to compare something other than a sports bike. For a car, a Citroen C1 is clearly the best choice - about £6k, £20 road tax, £30 tyres, 60+mpg.

You'd have to look at a scooter really for practicality

[D41]

8K and 15K are two vastly different prices....the difference between a 600 & a 1000 here is just a couple of grand.

[C00kiemonster]

New R6 is £10,999

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[Kwacky]

£11k for a 600cc. Crap. It needs to be special for that. I can't see interest in the 600cc supersports increasing if that's the asking price.

[Monty]

Never mind the R6, look at the scooter prices! £10,699 for a scooter, must be a mistake.

[DaytonAndy]

There isn't much competition left now though and it's probably going to be the best 600 you can buy. Hopefully people buy it or it could be a long time before another manufacturer puts money into developing another. The 2013 on 675R was nearly 11k new.