Comments on: SuperBikes in Kuwait 2010

By: Kuwaity

Kuwaity — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:28:41 +0000

Biker,

Yes I know that and I said that up in the topic. Thats why I have never bought MB or Toyota

By: biker

biker — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:55:23 +0000

Kuwaity, its not just motorcycles, check out the price difference of C63 in kuwait and landcruisers with the world. I guess its most of the retail in q8

By: Kuwaity

Kuwaity — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:01:21 +0000

“Biker” is like me, we not fools to pay way more than the bike is worth.

By: Adrenaline

Adrenaline — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:08:05 +0000

I guess i was wrong its not “top speed and low cost maintenance” its the price of the bike

By: Ali from Bahrain

Ali from Bahrain — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:58:42 +0000

I am doing great Marzouq, thanks for asking. Been busy in motorcycle racing in both Bahrain and Doha, we’ll be the support race for the MotoGP in Losail on 9th April weekend, i might be able to get you an invitation if you wish to attend (both for our race and MotoGP), let me know.

Ps, been following your cool blog for sometime and I am enjoying it a lot, keep up the good work on living a more healthy life-style

By: biker

biker — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:39:03 +0000

By the way JoJo, I just checked with my brother he said that bike world is selling the KTM 525XC quad for 2890kd. I know few guys who paid a lot more?

By: biker

biker — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:35:31 +0000

To be honest I was never a fan of japans bikes. They are good and they are fast but they don’t have soul in them. Unlike Italians and British and Americans they are all about soul. As far as the KTM RC8 goes. I checked it and the MSRP is only 5,690KD so I wouldn’t mind paying up to 500Kd difference but the S1000RR is less than 4000 why would I pay 1500kd for a mark up. In the states I remember EVO was 30,000 and when the it was first launched the dealers did a markup of 10,000 so total was 40K. I can understand all of this. But why would someone charge me 1500, and they can sell the same bike for another customer for a lot less? The 1198 retails in q8 for 6400, I hear guys saying that they paid 5000. Why is that. And marzoug you own an RC8 how much did you pay for it?
MSRP is a good base for me and I always base it on UK and US market. Cause if I am paying the extra 1500 or even more, I would rather fly my bike from UK or US and get the bike I want with all the options I need plus I save half of the markup that people add around here.
I understand that dealers in Q8 are making extra money, but I am not a fool to pay way more than the bike is worth.
As far as bike world, check out their Vespas they are below MSRP, so now tell me how can that work.

By: JoJo

JoJo — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:33:27 +0000

Kuwaity,

Like Shaghab says you must have a personal issue with TriStar,( or you are working with a competitor ,which is also fine with me !! )cause you talk about S1000RR ( The top Superbike today ) being over priced at KD 5640 ,,,, while you are overlooking the price of KTM RC8 at KD 5999 at Bike World !

By: Kuwaity

Kuwaity — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:39:42 +0000

LOL
You need to know that MV and Benelli superbikes are around 40 % more expensive than a similar Ducati everywhere except Kuwait, all are roughly equally priced.
And you’re negative about pricing in UK, go there and find out.

This is not just applies to motorbikes dealers, but Car dealers too. So I don’t like all guys who overprice their good for nothing, not just tristar. Got it?

By: Shaghab

Shaghab — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:14:36 +0000

Kuwaity: you just dont like Tristar! Admit it! Admit It!! LOL. What is your agenda??
Your comments are always so negative towards them.

I like how you say MV and Benelli are priced fairly, but not Ducati (or BMW). That is bullcrap and you know it.

And I’m positive about pricing in the UK being more than here. But you know what, your gonna say something negative AGAIN, so keep it up!

Cheers,