Quote Originally Posted by bikerdoc View Post
.... When I told him the new price of the current model he laughed. He basically said that he would never pay the kind of money >元30k even with the improvements he'd want since the original model was released. As he said, he'd rather spend three times the current asking price of JH600 for a new HD 883 sportster in PRC. I just thought it was an interesting perspective to throw into the discussion.
Hi bikerdoc,

three times 35kRMB would be around 15kUSD. Is it really possible to get a brand-new HD 883 on the road in China for this money? I understand there is a 100% luxury duty for importing bikes plus some other expenses to get a bike legally registered. Anyway, I'm not the specialist for these things but I checked out the BMW prices a while ago in Shanghai and they are just beyond of what I want to pay for a bike unless I had some real serious touring plans and the funds of course.
The JH600 has similar power than for example a Kawasaki KLX250 - maybe a bit more (I just rode one of those in Indonesia). The JH does the job for me - a Duc rider and surely a bunch of other people here might see it different, which is alright. Cruisers, crossers or road-bikes - all can be fun, depending on personal taste.

So for my side, until imported bike become more affordable, I'll bother you a bit more with my JH600 enthusiasm.

Cheers,
AW.