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...that are built in Thailand?

Thai-bikes?

From Bloomberg.com

Kawasaki to Shift Motorcycle Output to Thailand, Yomiuri Says


By Naoko Fujimura

Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. will start shifting production of medium-sized and large motorcycles to Thailand from Japan from 2010 because of cheaper labor costs, the Yomiuri newspaper said today.

Kawasaki would be the first Japanese company to move large motorcycle manufacturing to an emerging country, the newspaper reported, without saying where it got the information. Honda Motor Co. is also considering shifting the production of medium- sized motorcycles to Thailand from Japan, the report said.
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huck 8/25/2009 7:17am
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Yep, just like a lot of the manufacturing is moving from China. Companies will go to where the workers are the "hungriest".
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alphado 8/25/2009 7:24am
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The Yamaha TTR50 that Joey had was made in china.
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ehr400 8/25/2009 7:25am
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Does that mean that new 450's won't cost $8000 anymore?





Yeah right.
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SteveS 8/25/2009 7:37am
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KLX's have been made in Thailand for a long time.

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Cygnus 8/25/2009 7:43am
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I have a friend with an O6 KLX what a pile of shit that thing is.
DirtyFilter75 8/25/2009 7:53am
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huck wrote:
Yep, just like a lot of the manufacturing is moving from China. Companies will go to where the workers are the "hungriest".
soon they will be made here!
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SteveS 8/25/2009 8:35am
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huck wrote:
Yep, just like a lot of the manufacturing is moving from China. Companies will go to where the workers are the "hungriest".
DirtyFilter75 wrote:
soon they will be made here!
That would actually be a good thing...
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ASH510 8/25/2009 8:52am
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probably call them a pile of shit
xnationalwrench 8/25/2009 8:58am
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Kawasaki and Honda already have plants in the US and have been here for quite some time.
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vetarider 8/25/2009 9:23am
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Honda has, or had, manufacturing in Brazil as well. Not sure if the models manufactured there were for the domestic market only or if they exported some as well. The last company I worked for supplied machine tools to the plants in Brazil. That's been awhile though. Before the machines could ship we had to prove the machines and they would send pallets of raw castings, cylinders , heads, valve covers, etc. Expensive parts to be throwing around (and throwing away). Pennies to them though.
DirtyFilter75 8/25/2009 10:48am
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huck wrote:
Yep, just like a lot of the manufacturing is moving from China. Companies will go to where the workers are the "hungriest".
DirtyFilter75 wrote:
soon they will be made here!
SteveS wrote:
That would actually be a good thing...
Sooner or later either all the mexicans will do it here for next to nothing or we will have the hungriest work force and no it will not be a good thing. Why do foreign cars sell so well? Because they are better made than american ones!
Blackopsrider7 8/25/2009 11:02am
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What do we call Japanese cars built in America? Or American cars built in Canada? Or German cars built in America? Get the drift? It is a non issue!!!!
brakkeman_ 8/25/2009 11:57am
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those pirelli tires are made Brazil

European honda's are made in Italy.

It's not where they are made what's important, it's how good the quality control is.

As long as they are made according to the Japanese specs, all is good.

Setting up plants in those countries reduces costs for the manufacter and boost the economy in that country=winwin for them.
Hopefully the manufacter now reduces the price but i'm not so naïeve to believe that.
TeamGrnRacer99 8/25/2009 12:08pm
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i have Honda's here made in Italy, i have Zooks made in Spain Yami's made in Brazil and small stuff in Tawain it all seems fine.
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2009 'zook RM85L...made in China. Probably for a few years prior also. Seen at my local dealer.
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xnationalwrench wrote:
Kawasaki and Honda already have plants in the US and have been here for quite some time.
Wasn't Honda closing down some or most of the bike manufacturing plants here in the US?
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My 08 KLX450 has a big fat "made in japan" sticker on it..

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CamP 8/25/2009 10:10pm
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What will we call Japanese motorcycles that are built in Thailand?

We will likely call them broken.
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Motodude 8/26/2009 12:38am
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indy_maico wrote:
...that are built in Thailand? Thai-bikes? From Bloomberg.com [b]Kawasaki to Shift Motorcycle Output to Thailand, Yomiuri Says[/b] By Naoko Fujimura Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Kawasaki Heavy...
...that are built in Thailand?

Thai-bikes?

From Bloomberg.com

Kawasaki to Shift Motorcycle Output to Thailand, Yomiuri Says


By Naoko Fujimura

Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. will start shifting production of medium-sized and large motorcycles to Thailand from Japan from 2010 because of cheaper labor costs, the Yomiuri newspaper said today.

Kawasaki would be the first Japanese company to move large motorcycle manufacturing to an emerging country, the newspaper reported, without saying where it got the information. Honda Motor Co. is also considering shifting the production of medium- sized motorcycles to Thailand from Japan, the report said.
Honda have been making cars and scooters in Thailand for ages. If any of you have been to Bangkok, you'll see the Jp money around the place in the architecture.
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Motodude 8/26/2009 12:41am
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This one was manufactured and modified in Thailand...Cheerful

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motogrady 8/26/2009 4:22am
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Been thru this on another site, mainly about H-D being an American bike.
Vehicles, almost everything, is made from parts produced all over the globe.

If it's designed, and the major profits go to a certain company, it's made by them.
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kaw rider9 8/26/2009 5:20am
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Cygnus wrote:
I have a friend with an O6 KLX what a pile of shit that thing is.
I'm glad mines an 07. Way better than an 06!!

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