Saga motorcycles and the new 400....

Kawazacky · 01-20-2011, 12:25 PM

http://cmgonline.com/content/view/3228/80/

FastDoc · 01-20-2011, 12:48 PM

I still don't know.

No more power and more money than a KLX250. I won't bite.

Kawazacky · 01-20-2011, 04:20 PM

Remember, that's Canadian dollars. The KLX250S retails for $6,299 up here - a significant difference.

FastDoc · 01-20-2011, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Kawazacky

Remember, that's Canadian dollars. The KLX250S retails for $6,299 up here - a significant difference.

Oh my. I didn't take that into account. :?

SpudRider · 01-20-2011, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

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Originally Posted by Kawazacky

Remember, that's Canadian dollars. The KLX250S retails for $6,299 up here - a significant difference.

Oh my. I didn't take that into account. :?

Both those motorcycles are produced by Xingyue. The XY400Y2 is the same bike as the Pitster Pro LXT 400, which is/was sold for $1,999 USD, delivered. The XY400GY2 model shares the same engine, but employs different forks, plastic, et cetera.

Spud

bigheavy150 · 01-20-2011, 07:54 PM

I would buy it. But MAN that is a UGLY bike.I guess that just means nobody will steal it.

Weldangrind · 01-21-2011, 10:38 AM

Thanks for the update Kawazacky.

Kawazacky · 01-21-2011, 02:31 PM

I'm hoping to run one of these for a bit this summer, but it won't be a long-term test bike, as far as I can tell.

Saga is also working on importing a 250 sportbike as well, as we reported last winter.

Jim · 01-22-2011, 12:48 AM

They had them at the bike show, prices range from about $3200 to $3800ish (show prices).

Kawazacky · 01-24-2011, 03:05 PM

Rrrrrrrrrrrrreally?

That's pretty low.

Jim · 01-24-2011, 10:57 PM

Yeah it varied by model, seems not to bad, since the Qlink/Qingqi/Konker 200's are or at least were around $3K.

Kawazacky · 01-26-2011, 09:27 AM

I really hadn't kept in touch with MSRPs lately. I was pretty shocked to see how high the Japanese prices had gotten, even for lowly models like the TW200. I'd definately be looking at a Konker or something similar if I was buying a new machine again.

lego1970 · 01-27-2011, 12:00 AM

Thanks for the update. Before I bought this DR650 a couple years ago, I was wishing that the Chinese would build a bike between 300-400cc to replace my then ageing DR350. If I didn't have the DR650, I'd be seriously looking at those bikes.

Jim · 01-27-2011, 04:38 PM

I stopped by Saga today and was impressed with how well stocked (and organized) their warehouse was. I believe the bikes are also properly imported with the transport Canada approval so they really are street legal. If I was in the market I think I'd be going back and forth between the Saga 400 and a Konker.

FastDoc · 01-27-2011, 04:59 PM

That would be a tough choice. The 400 has a lot more power but the Konker/Q has the track record and parts availability and reliability but much less performance.

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FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I still don't know. No more power and more money than a KLX250. I won't bite. __________________ Happy to serve.
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Thanks for the update Kawazacky. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	They had them at the bike show, prices range from about $3200 to $3800ish (show prices). __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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01-24-2011, 10:57 PM	#11
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Yeah it varied by model, seems not to bad, since the Qlink/Qingqi/Konker 200's are or at least were around $3K. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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01-20-2011, 04:20 PM	#3
Kawazacky Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Saint John, N.B. Posts: 279	Remember, that's Canadian dollars. The KLX250S retails for $6,299 up here - a significant difference.
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01-20-2011, 07:54 PM	#6
bigheavy150 Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 119	I would buy it. But MAN that is a UGLY bike.I guess that just means nobody will steal it.
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01-21-2011, 02:31 PM	#8
Kawazacky Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Saint John, N.B. Posts: 279	I'm hoping to run one of these for a bit this summer, but it won't be a long-term test bike, as far as I can tell. Saga is also working on importing a 250 sportbike as well, as we reported last winter.
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01-24-2011, 03:05 PM	#10
Kawazacky Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Saint John, N.B. Posts: 279	Rrrrrrrrrrrrreally? That's pretty low.
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01-26-2011, 09:27 AM	#12
Kawazacky Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Saint John, N.B. Posts: 279	I really hadn't kept in touch with MSRPs lately. I was pretty shocked to see how high the Japanese prices had gotten, even for lowly models like the TW200. I'd definately be looking at a Konker or something similar if I was buying a new machine again.
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01-27-2011, 12:00 AM	#13
lego1970 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Blue Springs, Missouri. United States Posts: 505	Thanks for the update. Before I bought this DR650 a couple years ago, I was wishing that the Chinese would build a bike between 300-400cc to replace my then ageing DR350. If I didn't have the DR650, I'd be seriously looking at those bikes.
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01-27-2011, 04:38 PM	#14
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	I stopped by Saga today and was impressed with how well stocked (and organized) their warehouse was. I believe the bikes are also properly imported with the transport Canada approval so they really are street legal. If I was in the market I think I'd be going back and forth between the Saga 400 and a Konker. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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01-27-2011, 04:59 PM	#15
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	That would be a tough choice. The 400 has a lot more power but the Konker/Q has the track record and parts availability and reliability but much less performance. __________________ Happy to serve.
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