Bike prices, Japanese Yen at record lows

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Edited Date/Time 9/1/2022 11:18am
The Japanese Yen is at a 25-year low against the US Dollar. So why aren't the prices of Japanese bikes dropping? We've all certainly heard the excuse "oh the prices are high because the Yen is strong" before.


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ACBailey89 8/30/2022 3:56pm
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Um it’s called Supply and Demand….If people keep paying MSRP and bikes keep selling out. Bike prices will not go lower.
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nytsmaC 8/30/2022 4:13pm
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Cost of transportation has gone through the roof, amongst other costs of doing business. If the yen has dropped 20% since last year I would expect that is the only reason prices have not significantly risen.
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quadzrulebro 8/30/2022 4:17pm
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nytsmaC wrote:
Cost of transportation has gone through the roof, amongst other costs of doing business. If the yen has dropped 20% since last year I would expect...
Cost of transportation has gone through the roof, amongst other costs of doing business. If the yen has dropped 20% since last year I would expect that is the only reason prices have not significantly risen.
This. Last I heard, the cost of shipping a container across the ocean has increased by over 5x since the pandemic started.
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nytsmaC wrote:
Cost of transportation has gone through the roof, amongst other costs of doing business. If the yen has dropped 20% since last year I would expect...
Cost of transportation has gone through the roof, amongst other costs of doing business. If the yen has dropped 20% since last year I would expect that is the only reason prices have not significantly risen.
quadzrulebro wrote:
This. Last I heard, the cost of shipping a container across the ocean has increased by over 5x since the pandemic started.
Let me guess, you heard JT talk about it on PulpMX!?!? Guess what bud, we all did too.
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yak651 8/30/2022 7:43pm
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The Japanese need to eat bro
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quadzrulebro wrote:
This. Last I heard, the cost of shipping a container across the ocean has increased by over 5x since the pandemic started.
Its been dropping quite a bit though this year.
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nytsmaC wrote:
Cost of transportation has gone through the roof, amongst other costs of doing business. If the yen has dropped 20% since last year I would expect...
Cost of transportation has gone through the roof, amongst other costs of doing business. If the yen has dropped 20% since last year I would expect that is the only reason prices have not significantly risen.
quadzrulebro wrote:
This. Last I heard, the cost of shipping a container across the ocean has increased by over 5x since the pandemic started.
MotofactioN wrote:
Let me guess, you heard JT talk about it on PulpMX!?!? Guess what bud, we all did too.
Why are all you pulpies saying this now?
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sandhills 8/30/2022 8:03pm
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Bikes are priced in dollars, not in Yen, so the price doesn't go up and down with the exchange rate...
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Bruce372 8/30/2022 8:03pm
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Where does Austria get its power from? Same place as powerhouse Germany next door..???. their powerr is up %1000 similar in Italy so European bike exports could get more expensive. Crazy times.
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kunk 8/30/2022 8:23pm
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The 2023 250 fx I’m getting is only $150 more than the 22 I got for my son. I’d say that’s pretty good these days.
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suspensionguy 8/30/2022 8:33pm
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Motosport here in Oregon had 22’ Kx450’s for $7,499 OTD recently, thought that was pretty good. Shit dealerships like Power are still trying to get well over msrp.
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adams189 8/30/2022 8:46pm
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Everything is only worth what someone will pay for it. If you want it/ I want it, and you/I can afford it you’ll pay for it. If we all stop paying supply increases and prices drop. Manufactures have all the tools and analytics to support how many bikes are produced. No one is in business to have a negative.
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toroP 8/30/2022 10:56pm
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You get more per dollar in Japan, not in the the States. In the States, $1 =$1.
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motoarmageddon 8/30/2022 11:07pm
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People bitch about the prices of bikes while paying $105,000 for an F350 or bragging about their new Craptor with a $15 k above msrp markup
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#434 8/31/2022 1:52am
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If only you Yanks knew how to build a dirt bike…
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quadzrulebro 8/31/2022 4:38am
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nytsmaC wrote:
Cost of transportation has gone through the roof, amongst other costs of doing business. If the yen has dropped 20% since last year I would expect...
Cost of transportation has gone through the roof, amongst other costs of doing business. If the yen has dropped 20% since last year I would expect that is the only reason prices have not significantly risen.
quadzrulebro wrote:
This. Last I heard, the cost of shipping a container across the ocean has increased by over 5x since the pandemic started.
MotofactioN wrote:
Let me guess, you heard JT talk about it on PulpMX!?!? Guess what bud, we all did too.
Actually no, I work in sales for a large manufacturer based in the Far East. Not sure what you are referencing.

I confirmed this by checking this website prior to posting.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266618/china-eastern-asia-to-north-american-west-coast-container-freight-rates/

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R VanKamp77 8/31/2022 6:14am
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motoarmageddon wrote:
People bitch about the prices of bikes while paying $105,000 for an F350 or bragging about their new Craptor with a $15 k above msrp markup
I hope you find a way to be less bitter today
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kNewc 9/1/2022 11:18am
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motoarmageddon wrote:
People bitch about the prices of bikes while paying $105,000 for an F350 or bragging about their new Craptor with a $15 k above msrp markup
Or a large 2500 that they "Roll Coal" on everyone and then complain about Diesel prices. Didn't you just spend $4 to smoke out an old lady back there?
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