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Loadmaster · May 27, 2008

Hi, I currently ride a 2007 Z750 which I bought new last August having traded in my Hornet 600 against it. Had I known the 1000R was in the pipeline I would never have bought the Zed. Don't get me wrong, it's a great bike - GOES WELL AND LOOKS THE PART - but the 1000R was what I was waiting for. So, I may well be part exing the Zed in a few weeks time after I visit Dobles for their open evening on 1st July. I considered putting money down a few weeks ago but I need to at least see it in the flesh first and an unbiased test report would be good to see. However, from the pics and videos available it's an absolute stunner and, let's face it, it's a Honda with a reworked 'Blade motor - nuff said!? Looking forward to keeping up to date with opinions and news on this site. Cheers for now...!

DAN · May 27, 2008

:welcome mate.... ah another person smitten by with the looks of the CB1000R :lol

No doubt catch up with you at the Dobles night... whereabouts are you located?

Antnee · May 28, 2008

Hi Loadmaster, :welcome

I bought mine from Doble, but I'm up near Nottingham so I won't be making it to the preview evening. I need loads of photos though! I was off work when the CB1000R was launched and watched the launch show. I was smitten immediately and ever since there was no chance that anything else would do. That said, I waited until the press launch before I put my money down. Once I'd heard independent journos raving about the bike I knew I had to have one... and here we are, only a few weeks to launch now :beer

Enjoy the preview evening, and :welcome again

Loadmaster · May 28, 2008

Thanks for the welcome guys. I'm a few miles from Gatwick so Dobles are just a few miles up the A23 for me. If I do go for the 1000R (actually it's a case of when not if, it'll be good to get back in with Dobles as they are a good dealer to be involved with - I've been buying from them for about 10 years now. Far better than those that I bought my Zed from..!! Besides the 1000R, my other 'want' is the KTM 990 Duke R. There's a test in MCN today which I must take a look at. But at 1K more?? Not so sure.

Antnee · May 28, 2008

Oh yeah, I nearly bought a Super Duke R last year, but I phoned the local KTM dealer and they told me that they weren't even in production yet and the annual allocation to the UK had already been sold off the back of the MCN review. I was gutted. I don't know about the latest, but that one was some £9000, which is £2k more than the CB1000R! Ouch!

zelot · Jun 3, 2008

Antnee said:
Oh yeah, I nearly bought a Super Duke R last year, but I phoned the local KTM dealer and they told me that they weren't even in production yet and the annual allocation to the UK had already been sold off the back of the MCN review. I was gutted. I don't know about the latest, but that one was some £9000, which is £2k more than the CB1000R! Ouch!

how much does it retail for in your country?

at £2000 less of £9000, does it cost £7000?

Antnee · Jun 3, 2008

Yeah, the standard, non-ABS CB1000R costs £6950 here, and the ABS model is £7450 I think

zelot · Jun 4, 2008

Antnee said:
Yeah, the standard, non-ABS CB1000R costs £6950 here, and the ABS model is £7450 I think

hmm... wow, then it will cost sgd 18.5k b4 taxes, aft i reckon will be around sgd 20k aft govt taxes. At this machine price, it's will not be easy selling it off here in Singapore.
Especially after adding in the coe, gst, ins n etc will bring the amount to ard 22+++, 23k.

:rolleyes

Antnee · Jun 4, 2008

I'm guessing this is a lot of money then?

strider · Jun 6, 2008

Hi Antee,
Does the price of bike in UK(pounds) almost the same as the price of bikes in Italy(euro)?

strider · Jun 6, 2008

zelot said:
Antnee said:

Yeah, the standard, non-ABS CB1000R costs £6950 here, and the ABS model is £7450 I think

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hmm... wow, then it will cost sgd 18.5k b4 taxes, aft i reckon will be around sgd 20k aft govt taxes. At this machine price, it's will not be easy selling it off here in Singapore.
Especially after adding in the coe, gst, ins n etc will bring the amount to ard 22+++, 23k.

:rolleyes

Hi zelot,
I have just ask a local importer here and he quoted that the cb1000r will cost me 720k pesos(22,500 sgd / 16,500 us dollars). It will be ordered from honda italy this june and will be here by october. I find it quite expensive since it will be at the price range of the 08 cbr1000rr(here in the Phil). Thats why im asking if the new cb1k will arrive at US or japanese shores. It will be cheaper to import especially if the bike is available in the US. 7000 British pound is around 13,650 US dollars. I believe that if the CB1000r will reach US shores, it will be price lower than the 08cbr1000rr(MSRP 11,500 US dollars). BTW, how much does a 08 hornet 919 US Version or a 08 cbr1000rr cost in singapore?

zelot · Jun 6, 2008

strider said:
zelot said:

Antnee said:

Yeah, the standard, non-ABS CB1000R costs £6950 here, and the ABS model is £7450 I think

Click to expand...

hmm... wow, then it will cost sgd 18.5k b4 taxes, aft i reckon will be around sgd 20k aft govt taxes. At this machine price, it's will not be easy selling it off here in Singapore.
Especially after adding in the coe, gst, ins n etc will bring the amount to ard 22+++, 23k.

:rolleyes

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Hi zelot,
I have just ask a local importer here and he quoted that the cb1000r will cost me 720k pesos(22,500 sgd / 16,500 us dollars). It will be ordered from honda italy this june and will be here by october. I find it quite expensive since it will be at the price range of the 08 cbr1000rr(here in the Phil). Thats why im asking if the new cb1k will arrive at US or japanese shores. It will be cheaper to import especially if the bike is available in the US. 7000 British pound is around 13,650 US dollars. I believe that if the CB1000r will reach US shores, it will be price lower than the 08cbr1000rr(MSRP 11,500 US dollars). BTW, how much does a 08 hornet 919 US Version or a 08 cbr1000rr cost in singapore?

same here, at 22k sgd++, its like 1k shy of a 1litre sportsbike.

cbr1000 cost ard 23k+++ to 24k sgd here in singapore, tat price includes everything like ins n roadtax n etc.

Antnee · Jun 6, 2008

strider said:
Hi Antee,
Does the price of bike in UK(pounds) almost the same as the price of bikes in Italy(euro)?

£1 = €1.25 at the moment, so no

http://www.xe.com for all your currency conversion needs :thumbup

strider · Jun 7, 2008

Antnee said:
strider said:

Hi Antee,
Does the price of bike in UK(pounds) almost the same as the price of bikes in Italy(euro)?

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£1 = €1.25 at the moment, so no

http://www.xe.com for all your currency conversion needs :thumbup

Hi Antnee,
So the price is the same in Italy? Around 8,750 euro in Italy?

Antnee · Jun 8, 2008

Oh, you mean when converted, are they the same prices?

€8720ish when you convert £ into € at the mo

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