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Only $10 for all 2026 SX, MX, and SMX series.
Are they not currently building current models?
Far from my friend
Fact is our economy is the worst it’s ever been. Trucking wages are less than 1/2 of 5 yrs ago. Orders on everything but beer are down. 50k bankruptcies a week in the trucking industry. I know of salespeople that didn’t get there commission in 4 yrs . Because they can’t hit there quotas. It’s a matter of time & white collar people will be loosing there jobs in high numbers .
I don’t know what point you’re trying to make. They’ll be more expensive now than when they originally came out even though it’s the same exact product. Meaning the 2025 bikes will now cost more than the earlier 2025 bikes. They’re raising the price of existing orders.
The guy I replied to compared the price of a 2019 YZ450 to a 2024 YZ450 as if that’s similar to this. Now you could have two 2025 YZ450’s on the showroom floor, except one will be more expensive than the other. Has anything happened within the past few months that could explain that?
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That middle sentence is brutal.
Basically: If you already placed on order, the price is going up. And if you cancel the order, we're charging you a cancelation fee.
My apologies for not being more well versed on this, but are the lower trucking wages related to the apparent influx of foreign truck drivers that I've noticed? Meaning, are they driving for less money?
So Kawasaki has the exact same retail price on their 26 450 as it was in 2025. Are they better at this than Yamaha? Or is it a convenient excuse to raise prices?
That’s a part of it aprox 75% of The industry is ran by Eastern Europeans. Biden hand out 400k to illegals to start a buisness majority of them are bankrupt. Lack of freight is the #1 no loads. Mega carriers say it’s the worst it’s ever been. Even Amazon trucks sit for 3 days no work. 5 yrs ago 200 mi radius of Chicago including 4 states could be as high as 700k loads available & no trucks available. To 700k trucks empty & available with 30 loads . It crashed when the c19 hand out money ran out in Feb of 2021. Senior office workers getting canned to cut cost at w2 co.s.
It's not good for anyone. I wonder what the difference in tariffs are now compared to before as it comes to the Japanese market. Only plus I see is that maybe I can fetch more for my used bikes in the garage that I was wanting to sell anyway.
I’d take what Google AI says with a grain of salt and do research before fully believing what it loads lol
Kawasaki (and KTM) have severe overstocks in Western markets. In a pure supply-demand scenario, their prices should be drastically reduced.
Was 2.5%, now 25%.
https://www.wcshipping.com/blog/motorcycle-tariff-impact-how-25-duties-…
Idk bro…
Gotta admit: 70th edition is pretty badass. My 1955 YZ500 was a rocketship.
LMFAO! So that’s why they’re not building a 350!
They produced their 25 models in 24. I’d be shocked if they weren’t all imported already into their respective countries (including ours). If that’s the case, how can they blame tariffs?
Yes, I understand that anything imported AFTER tariffs are imposed would be subject to them and a commensurate price increase would be logical-but current models already imported? Am I missing something here?
The letter specifically states the invoice dates effected. Tariffs are based on date of import (shipment/invoice), not date of production.
I read beyond the google AI search but I’m not here to decipher what dates the articles were published in congruence with what dates trump enacted, redacted and enacted which tariffs. It’s a cluster fuck and again confuses the consumer allowing the producer a LOT of wiggle room. Either way here is Yamaha vaguely sighting “prices of production are going up and we’re passing them to the consumer” which is the opposite of what we were “promised” 6 months ago.
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The moto community is very right wing dominated, the fact this forum is a hive of fucking retard leftists is proof enough none of you clowns ride.
This is going to eat up some sales for sure and used bikes are going to regain some value.
It doesn't matter which one you associate with. There are no choices with the uniparty.
How is it any different?
I'm always amazed how the Trump worshippers shit talk on Liberals for being blind followers but fail to recognize themselves as being the same thing.
You realize that just because you think Trump is the savior of the world and worship him that it doesn't make the people who disagree with you wrong?
That was my point. It should be on date of import, but they also refer to 2025 models…would there be any 25 models not yet in the country? I’d think they’d all have been here before the tariffs took effect?
Great story profeshenal
lol , so true !
Fuckin' ouch, man.
There's two explanations.
1. Tariffs are causing the price increases. Every economist in the world is against tariffs because they are a terrible idea. One outcome, which happens like clockwork, is the cost of the tariffs is passed onto consumers. Hence, what you see here.
2. They have to pay for Cooper Webb's burgers, shakes, and fries bill somehow.
So Kawasaki, while offering 2.5k and $3k rebates on a brand new model for 2024 KX450, can offer their 2026 for the same retail price as their 2025 but Yamaha just can’t handle the tariff? The YZ450 hasn’t changed much since 23 and has to be one of the best selling MX bikes going back to 2018 but Yamaha only has this option? Seems awfully convenient.
I'm just waiting for the japanese manufacturers to invest billions to start plants making motorcycles/dirt bikes in the US due to these tariffs-shovels in the ground yet? Keep me posted.
No need to Bro. Just bar code the crate as ikea cheap furniture. Problem solved. Do you actually think I ran 40+ hrs straight with a time stamp & date on the Bol ? I created my own , super easy to do. The original is stashed in the back of the sleeper. They need a search warrant to go there. All kinds of creative stuff going on. Or just pay the port staff off . It’s done all the time. Funny if you get stopped by the dnr . Your bike comes up as a lazy boy recliner. Pretty much what a yz is to a DBP anyway. Haha
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