I know people sometimes get uncomfortable saying what they pay for stuff...but what would be a great price on a leftover 2016 H2?
If you don't mind telling me, and would rather PM it, please do... Doing some serious shopping.
Thanks!
As far as pricing for 2016 model I couldn't say for the U.S.
I got a left over new 2015 H2 in April this year, our pricing in Aust. is obviously different, and we tend to pay more on imported vehicles anyway, but for whatever the conversion rate is I was offered my bike at $29k Aus. from an interstate dealer, new pricing is about $36k Aus. In the end what with tr,ansporting and registering in my state (it costs to have a bike, even new, transferred to another state here), I ended up paying about $33,400 Aus. This included a promotional Akrapovic slipon muffler/can. Maybe someone state side can help with more appropriate pricing - the 2017 model has some added features including autoshift for down shifting as standard, so maybe a 2016 can be haggled over? Mark on this board and Warp12 (if still around?) may be able to assist better.
Either way you will not regret getting one. It really is in a different league.
I have kept the 12 and only today did a ride on it after taking the H2 yesterday. Different bikes obviously but I enjoyed the more "relaxed" feel of the 12 - and this is with the 1287 build with cams blah blah blah etc. etc.
Oh, and as far as not being comfortable with stating prices, I really don't care who knows, it is what it is, the only way I could afford it was through my superannuation after taking early retirement (large dent there now). It was a present to myself!!
Thanks Don!
Interesting...you your OTD price was just over $25,000 USD. The one I'm looking at is on sale for $23,999...(MSRP $26000) I guess I'll have to see how bad they want to sell it.
The 17's here are running $28000.
look around the country.You should be able to buy a new one for 3 grand off. Walk in and lay the check on the table.They cant refuse. lol.I got mine for 23k in july of 2015.I got 30 in the fucker now.help me from myself
I know the H2 is different on many levels... but makes ya wonder, what 30K into a 12R would get ya... or even half that... 15k into a 12R... hell.... 7k into a 12R, and it'll outgun that H2, straight line anyways...
This one that's close to me is $3K off... and I'm already planning on the RG62 performance plus kit - so there goes the 3K right back into it, lol
You guys both have 2015's? any improvements on the 16?
Any reason to spend an extra $5K for a 2017?
You saw where Pierre (Bear Racing) is selling the parts direct off his website, for like half what Rickey is charging right? IIRC, Rickey was just taking Pierre's parts and reselling him under his name and upcharging.
Hey Hibs!
Yeah, that's probably so. I think it's just the whole package though... I still love looking at and riding the 12, but would love some of that new technology and styling!
Hibs, you are probably right about what can be done with money thrown at a 12, as i have with the engine on mine to a lesser degree than turbo applications etc., but as Connman said, for me too it is the whole package.
I was looking at either the H2 or a Panigale 1299S, which is the same price as the H2 here. Decided on the H2 for various reasons, one being its a Kwaka! and the novelty of having a super charged engine. Handling wouldn't compare to a Panigale, or many other newer sport bikes, but it is actually pretty good and I find I can hold a much tighter, smoother line in corners than with the 12. Probably due to advancement in the suspension and frame technology obviously.
I still have my 12 so get the best of both worlds, to me, of riding two iconic bikes!
So I ride the H2 down to the stadium to by Cardinal baseball tickets for my wife's birthday. Ticket window is 75 feet away from bike.I don`t even get my helmet off and some 20 something guy ambushed me and is flipping out over the bike. Thats the supercharged bla bla bla bike. I`m buy the tickets and he`s taking pics like its a movie star. They have never done that in the 17 years i`ve owned my 12r and 5 years on my 14r. It happens almost every time i stop. I really wish I could give someone a ride on it. They would probably just piss all over the seat. lol
Had a group of Asian tourists once take turns taking pics sitting on the 12, may have only been cuz it was parked in front of an old landmark lighthouse, but still counts lol
Connman, I know I'm probably pushing you on this, but have you given any more consideration to getting a H2?
I know you are still doing work on the 12, so I would understand any reticence to commit to another bike, what with the H2 being on the expensive side!
The only way I got mine was through accessing retirement funds, and a fair chunk of that too!!
Still, I'm glad I did, as I'd rather see my money in something physical and tangible than sitting in some bank site.
Still watching a new 2016... the dealer had it "on sale" for $23K, then raised it back up to $26K!
When do the 2018 models hit showrooms? ...I can't believe they wouldn't take a hit on a 2 year old bike in their inventory....?
Keep hunting, even over here some low mileage bikes come up that are barely run in for reasonable prices.
I wonder why that shop increased the price again?
I'm still looking! I got a notification from Kawasaki that they're taking orders for the 2018 H2's... Surely this will mean a price drop on the 16's & 17's these dealerships are treating like gold. They haven't budged from the original MSRP - H2 & H2R 16's are still $26K/$53K and 17's are still $28K/$55K. Things are going to rot on the showroom floor...they have to discount them...right?? lol
Given up on buying used, I think... There just aren't any used H2's for sale in (or anywhere near) California. All the used H2's are East coast - NY, NJ, NC, FL.... probably cost me $2K to ship it.
eh, it's 2400 miles away in New Jersey, he wants $22K. Maybe if it was in California! By the time I pay for shipping, I could have just bought a brand new one.
Well... life gets in the way of dreams, as it does sometimes :frown2: ...and that one is definitely on hold for now - unless the stock market and/or crypto market skyrocket again!
This is a very late double take! 3 years later! haha.
I took early retirement from my job at the time (2012), something I could do with my line of work then, and only due to family health issues causing me to leave work and take care of things.
I have since got other employment some 5 years later, as my retirement fund wasn't great at the time anyway, but I was determined to get the H2 while I could, and things at home took a somewhat different turn meaning I could return to work.
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