rlambke19 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 2 hours ago, ZigMerid said: Thanks for that, Rob. I must say, to my eyes there is not a lot of green in that! Which actually makes it a bit more appealing. We hardly want Kawasaki green now, do we! Yeah - it's more of a greyish-green. I think if they offered it here, I would be tempted. I was a Kawi rider for many years - Kawi green has it's appeal too. But not on a Yamaha. I'll never forget how weird that Honda CBR that had lime green on it looked a few years ago. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick@forceberg.net Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I decided to change my order from Tech Kamo to the Icon performance color. My intention is to foil the silver tank with a matte black foil I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlambke19 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Whatever happened to @Darold? He started this monster thread and then vanished! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wintersdark Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 On 2/17/2021 at 12:22 AM, ZigMerid said: I just checked the Yammy website in Australia and they now have retail pricing and a paintjob that I haven't seen anywhere else. Something they are calling "Tech Kamo", which looks to be a matt black finish. Retail pricing is $23,299.00 drive away with 12 months rego, etc. which at current exchange rates, equates to about $18K USD so we'll be paying a USD $3K premium for the privilege, compared to the good ol' USA. But maybe the US pricing doesn't include sales tax, rego and dealer delivery fees, which would make the difference closer to $1500, which I guess is tolerable. Here's the "Kamo" image. It's an awful name but I think I like the low-key matt finish without the Yammy blurple. Holy crap. I paid $13k CDN for my 2019 in 2019, though it was a demo bike so it had a couple hundred KM's on it (but got it's first service done for free as well). Aussie Dollarydoos are pretty much equivalent to our Canadian Pesos, too. Oof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZigMerid Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 38 minutes ago, Wintersdark said: Oof. Is Canadian pricing available? Or are you anticipating a shock up there in cold-country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlambke19 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ZigMerid said: Is Canadian pricing available? Or are you anticipating a shock up there in cold-country? MSRP is $16,999 CAD - which is the equivalent of $17,258 AUD. Edited February 18, 2021 by rlambke19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted February 18, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 hour ago, nick@forceberg.net said: I decided to change my order from Tech Kamo to the Icon performance color. So what color is Icon Performance? In the U.S. we are supposed to get "Liquid Metal" which is a white-ish silver and the "Redline", we don't get the "Tech Camo" or the "Icon Performance". 🤷♀️ ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlambke19 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, betoney said: So what color is Icon Performance? In the U.S. we are supposed to get "Liquid Metal" which is a white-ish silver and the "Redline", we don't get the "Tech Camo" or the "Icon Performance". 🤷♀️ Icon Performance is the same as Liquid Metal for markets outside of North America. I believe it is some "homage" to the R1 racing colours or what-have-you. Edited February 18, 2021 by rlambke19 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightBeSasquatch Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 2 hours ago, rlambke19 said: Whatever happened to @Darold? He started this monster thread and then vanished! 🙂 Looks like he may be living in an area where riding seasons don't exist. He is probably off somewhere killing corners and slaying straight-aways,. a true hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZigMerid Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 23 hours ago, rlambke19 said: MSRP is $16,999 CAD - which is the equivalent of $17,258 AUD. Oof indeed. That Canadian MSRP (in USD ~= USD13,300) is even better than the US MSRP of $14,899. Of course it's a bit tricky getting an apples-for-apples comparison because of taxes, registration, dealer fees and whatnot. But I've given it a shot. I'm assuming a purchase in San Fancisco, Toronto and Sydney with an "out-the-door" price which includes 12 months registration and all tax and dealer charges. The only cost I've excluded is insurance - tho I believe those locations all insists on some form of minimal insurance. All up I get a 12 month drive-away price (converted to USD) of $16,980 in San Francisco, $15,700 in Toronto and $17,940 for Sydney. Naturally there is a bit of rounding and some guesswork on some fees. Corrections welcome of course. So you Canadians definitely got lucky! But all-in-all, a 5% premium over California pricing isn't as much of a rip-off as it first looked. BTW, I have to do the calc this way because the only pricing shown in Australia is an "out-the-door" price which I believe is encouraged by Consumer Protection Laws. In any event, the actually money leaving my bank account is what really matters, right? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member dazzler24 Posted February 20, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 2/19/2021 at 7:13 AM, rlambke19 said: Whatever happened to @Darold? He started this monster thread and then vanished! 🙂 I think you'll find the answer to your question here..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick@forceberg.net Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 2/19/2021 at 12:04 AM, rlambke19 said: Icon Performance is the same as Liquid Metal for markets outside of North America. I believe it is some "homage" to the R1 racing colours or what-have-you. Yeah it's this one... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted February 20, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted February 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, nick@forceberg.net said: Yeah it's this one... Looking at it from this angle, its alarming how exposed the oil sump appears to be without the exhaust to deflect some of the road debris like on the previous models. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick@forceberg.net Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, betoney said: Looking at it from this angle, its alarming how exposed the oil sump appears to be without the exhaust to deflect some of the road debris like on the previous models. Not sure that's an issue. Similar design on my Tracer 700 that I have 20000k on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted February 20, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted February 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, nick@forceberg.net said: Not sure that's an issue. Similar design on my Tracer 700 that I have 20000k on Do a search on posts about hitting rocks and breaking the case open, its not pretty when it happens. Personally, I would absolutely be looking for some sort of protection from rocks or other road debris. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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