new bike purchase.... I DID IT!!

[Megsnitro]

Not a sportsbike though ..... just warning you

I'd like some help please and I'm sorry for two dopey questions but... I want to buy a new bike for a birthday present next week and I need some information! He used to ride a ZZR1100 and I know he wants the KLR650 but how can I differentiate between the learner legal and the unrestricted, I don't know how to check & am not great at "taking someones word for it"!?

Other question is on pricing.... now I've been told the ticket price at two dealerships (the ticket price varied by $500 so was not confident to start with) and then I got their "best price"... My question is how much room is there on price to realistically wiggle? I saw the cost price on my Ninja at Christmas and thought I could have got a better deal ( I paid $7600 ride away) - then I hear about blokes who negotiate great prices including gear bags, covers and so on but I feel lost about how to do it!

I'd love to give him a great surprise - that didn't end in tears when he finds out what I spent ..... if you known what I mean.

Any pointers??

Megs

[dilligaf]

think the KLR650 is lams approved. its some sort of single cylinder dual sport thing?

[Megsnitro]

Yeah he wants the dual purpose bike... At least it's a Kawasaki! From what I understand they have LAMS models & unrestricted but I don't know how to tell one from the other, thought it may have been model codes or plate numbers?

[6maniac]

According to RTA, only KLR650's up to 2008 are LAM's approved.

Link to Kawasaki site ..... http://www.kawasaki.com.au/index.php?ca ... product=82

However, Kawasaki say the 2010 KLR650 complies with NSW LAM's ...........

HTH

[bonester]

KLR650s only have 15kW of power- they all are restricted and LAMS bikes. Derestricting them doesn't change their LAMS status.

[fireyrob]

I want to buy a new bike for a birthday present next week and I need some information!

He's one lucky bloke to have you Megs

Whenever Ive bought a new car / bike, then re price my best advice to look at used approx 1 year old. Get an idea of what a KLR650 is advertised for with up to say 3000 kays on board and youll get a rough idea of how to screw down a good new price. Ive often used this as a guide. Got a dealer from 62K on a supposed 65K new car down to 49K driveaway this way

In saying that I reckon it would be awesome to see a new bike in the garage on my bday but IMHO I would either make a massive card with a big picture of the type of bike you want to get him, or just hop down to the dealership and tell him to go for it... If I was him Id want some input into what I was riding!!! Id also hate to think my partner had been ripped off by someone

Good Luck

[Megsnitro]

Thanks for that - I think you are right and might take him to the dealers on the weekend and buy it together, his birthday is Monday so the weekend is close enough!

As for a lucky bloke - he still has to put up with me day in and day out - so not that lucky really!!!

[P4nza]

usually dealers have a L plate on the bike if its learner legal ive seen lately if that helps?

[Megsnitro]

So today I took him to the dealer and looked at gloves, and my bike... and then the next bike I want one day & dragged him over the bike he wanted that was just put together. I asked him to sit on it and he wouldn't, then the young bloke at the shop encouraged him a bit and he sat on it and was saying Yeah he liked this model, really wants one blah blah and I got to say

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY ITS YOURS'"

I had already sorted a great deal (with lots of hard work and putting up with some right tools at different dealers) and when I told him the price he was more than happy (better than he thought he could get) and he even got some stuff thrown in. YAH!! So I bought it !
We finished the day off with a trip to Sydney to get a new jacket.

Whilst I would have liked to see some girlie jumping around and squealing, the big grin was so worth it and every now and then I hear a quiet ''Wow".

[ttc]

That's an awesome thing for you to do

[craig]

Well done!!!!!!!!!
I'll send you my wifes phone no. so you can have a chat....then i'll wait for my birthday

[ZXR750]

Did you buy the bike from Kawasaki Newcastle?

If you are worried about the lack of power and it being a LAMS bike here would be many options to open it up a bit.

[wilf]

what a lucky guy...as was said before, you are awesome...too awesome

[Bussa]

Happy Birthday Mr Megsnitro, You have got one Champion Missus, Have Fun