Recommendation which moto to buy

[bikerdoc]

40,000 is fair, and for that price they'd sell a lot. I think parts are taxed at 20% when imported.

50,000 is just too much. I think some people are getting greedy for scared. Someone probably thinks that KTM are a 'premium European product like BMW' and want the price to reflect that. Or they are worried that at 40,000 they would kill off much of the demand for the 650NK, BN600 etc.

However if it's made in India and assembled in China I struggle to see the 'premiumness'. Even though 20,000 more a Thai made Honda CB500 is probably better value, as its going to be better manufactured and better assembled.

I agree wholeheartedly to some extent - not sure about the extent to which various components attract duties and taxes etc. Some might argue that an Austrian brand is still a premium brand (not necessarily a luxury brand), despite where it is built, and the price reflects that. I don't necessarily agree with that, but some premium and luxury brands have discovered that when 'they' entered the PRC market, products did not meet sales forecasts. This left these companies scratching their marketing dept. heads - why?

When some potential consumers were asked why by market analysts ... the brands in question discovered that the locals perception was one of perceived value perception vs. price sensitivity. Upshot being that prices were seen as soft (set too low), and once the luxury brands responded by repositioning prices for the intended market (more expensive) sales increased exponentially. Those sluggish sales very quickly increased beyond sales targets initially set.
Most of us will know of these luxury brands...
TIC! - LFZ!

Anecdotally the KTM-CFMoto Duke390 is selling very very well - if the info I have been provided is to be believed. Supposedly just the volume sold through a newer Hangzhou store has seen supply unable to keep pace with demand. CFMoto (KTM) cannot keep up with demand - is my understanding. But who knows... smoke and mirrors, and all that jazz...