Hello Alan,

First the bikes not have to be Thai build to have a lowered government duty, bikes which are Japanese build or anywhere are also lower on duties. Actual the Kawasaki Ninja 250R is build in Thailand, but not to Thai custom law, it is build in a so-called bonded warehouse manufacturing plant, which means that it still needs to be imported into Thailand even it is already in Thailand.

Currently the only Thai manufacturer who builds 250cc motorcycles in Thailand is Tiger Motorcycle, with its Tiger Boxer 250 RS, which is not a bad choice at all, being halve the price of what Kawasaki is offering, and surely not half the fun.

We can expect that other manufacturers will introduce 250cc motorcycle models on the Thai market, any larger engine displacement motorcycles we probably have to wait until the end of March for 30th Bangkok Motorshow.

I would not expect Kawasaki to introduce the ER-6n soon, surely not before March, into Thailand, matter of fact I would find it interesting to see how they will survive the global economic crisis.

For Thailand I would not be surprised that they moved production out of Thailand, their Indian partners (Bajaj Auto) made them a sweet deal they basically pay for the factory, which can support world dement. Expending the current Thai factory will play a demand on cash and credit Kawasaki not has….

Hi Chris,

That is indeed a nice price for the Kawasaki ER-6n, and is the 225,000 Baht sales price including Thai registration?

Price includes registration. This is an official, dealer (manufacturer) sold, Thai made bike. Richard, don't confuse this with an import. It's a nice deal. But don't all hurry to get one, because I want mine soon!

Maybe I got the words wrong, but I put my money down today anyway, and the only extras on top of the 225K, are about 600B for compulsory insurance and less than 1000B for the plate. Sorted.

Well, it's still just one bike, but based on what I have read on another forum, these will be selling like hot cakes. If this bike is not your choice, the next thing is the Fazer 600 at twice the price. It's a start for sure but there's a long way to go before the market changes too much. I hope Honda will notice what is happening and bring some affordable models in; then we will start to have a choice. But I don't think many tears will be shed if some of those 'bigbike" shops start to struggle. We would be best rid of one or two of them.

Not in Thailand and I don't think they have plans to do so at the moment. But the naked version is very striking, I've had mine for 2 days and it's getting a lot of attention.