Originally posted by jpimbro77
good luck with the decals, i'm trying to buy the bike. i've been waiting for the 07 zzr for 2 months no 06s in michigan and every dealer tells me something differant. a guy yesterday told me kawasaki hasnt even started producing them yet, i laughed at him and called someone else looks like mid october in here and i cant wait anymore sorry to ramble but needed to vent again good luck with the decals
That's because your looking in the wrong places. When I bought my 2004 ZZR1200 I purchased it from Honda East of Toledo which is 235 mile north of me. They had the best deal in the area so I traveled to buy the bike. A bike that listed for $10500.00 and I got it out the door for $9163.50. Shop around man Michigan isn't the only state that sells motorcycles. I got my 06 ZZR600 out the door for $7200.00 that included 6 percent Indiana sales tax. No freight or set up fees or other bull shit charges that some dealerships try and charge people. Do you homework man. Your not the first guy I have helped with buying a bike. I helped another guy from Arizona get the best possible deal he could on his new 07 ZZR600.
The MSRP for a 2006 ZZR600 is $7299.00. I paid $6792.45, plus $407.55 6% Indiana state sales tax. Total OTD price for my 2006 ZZR600 was $7200.00 even. If I would have paid full price, $7299.00 plus sales tax at 6% the bike would have cost me $7736.94. I saved $536.94!! Also find a dealership that doesn't have freight charges and set-up fees added in the MSRP price of the bike. Dealerships get reimbursed by Kawasaki for set-up fees. And then try and make more profit by passing on it own to the customer.
There is no immediate way to find out their profit margin on these items but it should be between 5% - 15%. Anymore than 15% profit to the dealer on the sale he is ripping you off. You might as well have "SUCKER" written in big red letters on your forehead. Read this,
http://motorcycles.about.com/cs/buya...torcycle_2.htm
Also spend the $12.99 at
http://www.cyclebuy.com/kaw_mc.htm#2...Street Bikes and get a dealer invoice report. That way you know how much the dealership paid for the bike. Offer the dealership cash and stick to your guns. Also make the dealership awhere that you have a dealer invoice report and you know what the bike is worth. Dealerships are in the business to make money and they will take you for every penny if given the opportunity. Kawasaki has a 5% hold back that is paid to the dealerships from August to October for the units they sell. This is pure profit to the dealer from Kawasaki. Bottom line.HAVE YOU DONE YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE BUYING THAT BIKE?????