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Yamaha Announces 2011 FJR
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<blockquote data-quote="palerider" data-source="post: 789403" data-attributes="member: 3572"><p>But that's the point. Are people dumping their FJRs in droves for these newer, supposedly hotter, bikes? What's the potential market for a GenIII in a down economy? A few thousand units? Your FJR is so good that you're not abandoning it, and it's a Gen I. And if you did abandon the FJR, someone would buy your 05, taking away a potenial GenIII sale. And the current bike's so good, how much better will a GenIII be? What's the ROI here? When it comes down to writing that check, is a GenIII really going to be $5,000-$10,000 better than your 05?</p><p></p><p>Development, production, and distribution costs in the tens of millions to sell a few thousand bikes? Makes no sense economically.</p><p></p><p>With Yamaha closing factories because sales are down, do you really think they'd leave money on the table if they thought they could generate profits from a GenIII?</p><p></p><p>Good weather's going away soon for a lot of you. You know what you have to do.</p><p></p><p> :clapping:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="palerider, post: 789403, member: 3572"] But that's the point. Are people dumping their FJRs in droves for these newer, supposedly hotter, bikes? What's the potential market for a GenIII in a down economy? A few thousand units? Your FJR is so good that you're not abandoning it, and it's a Gen I. And if you did abandon the FJR, someone would buy your 05, taking away a potenial GenIII sale. And the current bike's so good, how much better will a GenIII be? What's the ROI here? When it comes down to writing that check, is a GenIII really going to be $5,000-$10,000 better than your 05? Development, production, and distribution costs in the tens of millions to sell a few thousand bikes? Makes no sense economically. With Yamaha closing factories because sales are down, do you really think they'd leave money on the table if they thought they could generate profits from a GenIII? Good weather's going away soon for a lot of you. You know what you have to do. :clapping: [/QUOTE]
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