|
» Site Navigation |
|
» »
»
» Motorcycle Forums
|
» Links |
|
|
|
 |
12-01-2006, 01:42 AM
|
#1 (permalink)
|
|
Administrator
Joined: Oct 2005
From: Seattle, WA
I Ride: 2006 ZX-10R
Posts: 1,619
|
2008 Concours 14 ABS at the Seattle Motorcycle Show
__________________
beansbaxter.com is my blog
"Why be you, when you can be like me. Ride a winner, ride a Kawasaki."
|
|
|
|
Sponsored Links
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
12-01-2006, 03:19 AM
|
#2 (permalink)
|
|
Newbie
Joined: Oct 2006
From: Portugal
I Ride: GTR1400 Diablo Black
Posts: 28
|
Great pictures!
Thx
Rui
|
|
|
|
|
12-01-2006, 04:44 AM
|
#3 (permalink)
|
|
Member
Joined: Oct 2006
From: Milan, Italy
I Ride: Yamaha FJR1300
Posts: 63
|
Great stuff, Beans! 
You couldn't get any closer to the GTR without taking it apart...
Stef |
|
|
|
|
12-01-2006, 05:02 AM
|
#4 (permalink)
|
|
Newbie
Joined: Nov 2006
From: Netherlands
Posts: 16
|
WoW love the pictures (and the bike offcourse) 
Where's the black version?? |
|
|
|
|
12-01-2006, 05:04 AM
|
#5 (permalink)
|
|
Administrator
Joined: Oct 2005
From: Seattle, WA
I Ride: 2006 ZX-10R
Posts: 1,619
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueVFRank
Where's the black version??
|
That was all they had at the show.
I did get to sit on it. It feels vastly better than an FJR, but better yet I'd love to ride one!! I am only 5' 10" but the GTR/Concours is definitely going to be good for riders much taller than me.
__________________
beansbaxter.com is my blog
"Why be you, when you can be like me. Ride a winner, ride a Kawasaki."
|
|
|
|
|
12-01-2006, 07:11 AM
|
#6 (permalink)
|
|
Newbie
Joined: Nov 2006
From: Netherlands
Posts: 16
|
i took a few pictures last week at the Motonewz 2006 heren in NL.
I'll try to post them a.s.a.p. but first i have to pick up my brand spanking new Civic Hybrid tomorrow.
spoke to my dealer last night and the GTR is expected to be available in NL at the end of june or early july.
 |
|
|
|
|
12-01-2006, 07:51 AM
|
#7 (permalink)
|
|
Administrator
Joined: Oct 2005
From: Seattle, WA
I Ride: 2006 ZX-10R
Posts: 1,619
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueVFRank
i took a few pictures last week at the Motonewz 2006 heren in NL.
I'll try to post them a.s.a.p. but first i have to pick up my brand spanking new Civic Hybrid tomorrow.
spoke to my dealer last night and the GTR is expected to be available in NL at the end of june or early july.
|
Yeah post up pics!
Heck, let's see some pics of the GTR1400 and your new Civic Hybrid both.
__________________
beansbaxter.com is my blog
"Why be you, when you can be like me. Ride a winner, ride a Kawasaki."
|
|
|
|
|
12-01-2006, 11:43 AM
|
#8 (permalink)
|
|
Member
Joined: Oct 2006
From: Milan, Italy
I Ride: Yamaha FJR1300
Posts: 63
|
Quote:
|
Where's the black version??
|
You mean this?
and this...?
 |
|
|
|
|
12-01-2006, 12:54 PM
|
#9 (permalink)
|
|
Newbie
Joined: Nov 2006
From: Netherlands
Posts: 16
|
Perhaps my own blonde bombshell is willing to pose in the civic
|
|
|
|
|
12-03-2006, 09:36 AM
|
#10 (permalink)
|
|
Newbie
Joined: Nov 2006
From: Katy, Texas
I Ride: '06 Ninja 650R
Posts: 6
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by beansbaxter
I am only 5' 10" but the GTR/Concours is definitely going to be good for riders much taller than me.
|
I'm 6'1", so that works for me!
BTW - Added another bike to the stable this weekend. The wife picked out her destination bike - an '06 Kawasaki Mean Streak which we picked up Friday night.
Now hers is bigger than mine - 1600 cc's of performance cruiser power! 
__________________
Keith
Katy, TX
Silver 2006 Kawasaki 650R
Black 2006 Kawasaki Mean Streak
Neutron Silver 2008 Kawasaki 1400 GTR on Order!
|
|
|
|
|
12-03-2006, 01:01 PM
|
#11 (permalink)
|
|
Newbie
Joined: Nov 2006
From: Netherlands
Posts: 16
|
Well here's the first pic off the civic.
I'm convinced that the black gtr would look great next to it on the driveway.
Unfortunatly the pics i took from the black GTR on the motornews weren't much of a succes. The were displayed in a corner against a wall. Not much of an contribution.
 |
|
|
|
|
12-05-2006, 01:23 PM
|
#12 (permalink)
|
|
Newbie
Joined: Oct 2006
From: California
I Ride: Honda CBR-1100XX and Suzuki DR-350SE
Posts: 14
|
How much does a Civic cost you in Netherlands?
|
|
|
|
|
12-06-2006, 04:26 AM
|
#13 (permalink)
|
|
Newbie
Joined: Nov 2006
From: Netherlands
Posts: 16
|
 A hybrid will set you back a cool € 24.500,-- or $ 32.500,-- excl the options.
That is with an extra low tax because of the environment.
We pay around 50% tax on a car and fuel costs $ 7,-- per gallon. |
|
|
|
|
12-06-2006, 04:31 AM
|
#14 (permalink)
|
|
Member
Joined: Jan 2006
From: Netherlands
I Ride: ST1300 + XJ900F
Posts: 67
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueVFRank
A hybrid will set you back a cool € 24.500,-- or $ 32.500,-- excl the options.
That is with an extra low tax because of the environment.
We pay around 50% tax on a car and fuel costs $ 7,-- per gallon. |
Yeah, we lucky guys ;(
I expect the new GTR to be around 19.000 euro (ie 25.000 usd)...
__________________
No longer waiting for the GTR...
|
|
|
|
|
12-06-2006, 06:11 AM
|
#15 (permalink)
|
|
Moderator
Joined: Oct 2005
From: spokane
Posts: 199
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by jeroen12
Yeah, we lucky guys ;(
I expect the new GTR to be around 19.000 euro (ie 25.000 usd)...
|
Hi Jereon, welcome aboard!
(father of the zx11 bb, back in the day!)
__________________
Ol' Wrench Head of the Booze Junkies MC
|
|
|
|
|
12-06-2006, 11:02 AM
|
#16 (permalink)
|
|
Newbie
Joined: Oct 2006
From: California
I Ride: Honda CBR-1100XX and Suzuki DR-350SE
Posts: 14
|
Everything is so much more expensive in Netherlands. Are you guys making a lot more than we do here in the US? :-)
What are some typical salaries in Netherlands, let's say, a hardware or software engineers? (At least that are the fields I know)
|
|
|
|
|
12-06-2006, 11:02 AM
|
#17 (permalink)
|
|
Member
Joined: Jan 2006
From: Netherlands
I Ride: ST1300 + XJ900F
Posts: 67
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozzy
Hi Jereon, welcome aboard!
(father of the zx11 bb, back in the day!)
|
Thx :)
I'm currently without a proper bike (the XJ is for commuting) and am eagerly awaiting the GTR ;)
__________________
No longer waiting for the GTR...
|
|
|
|
|
12-06-2006, 11:24 AM
|
#18 (permalink)
|
|
Newbie
Joined: Nov 2006
From: Netherlands
Posts: 16
|
Here's a list i picked from the site but a lot of functions can be translated by using a bit of imagination for instance hoofd means head.
http://www.elsevier.nl/survey/onderz...208/index.html
An director IT makes in average € 76.500
Senior advisor IT €72.500
programmer € 44.000
Hardware specialist € 41.500
a carpentar € 28.500
etc etc. As you can see our welfare state means we don't earn big bucks but do have to pay a lot of taxes.
Income tax:
> 50000 52%
> 30000 42%
> 0 32%
just an indication |
|
|
|
|
12-06-2006, 02:34 PM
|
#19 (permalink)
|
|
Member
Joined: Jan 2006
From: Netherlands
I Ride: ST1300 + XJ900F
Posts: 67
|
As a programmer I can say the programmer salary is about right...
__________________
No longer waiting for the GTR...
|
|
|
|
|
01-26-2007, 06:17 PM
|
#20 (permalink)
|
|
Member
Joined: Jan 2007
From: St. Croix Falls Wisconsin USA
I Ride: 2008 C-14- 2003 SV-1000 S - 1975 Norton Commando - 1971 Honda 350 Scrambler
Posts: 52
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by beansbaxter
That was all they had at the show.
I did get to sit on it. It feels vastly better than an FJR, but better yet I'd love to ride one!! I am only 5' 10" but the GTR/Concours is definitely going to be good for riders much taller than me.
|
What was differance in egos compared to the FJR? I rode a '05 FJR for a weekend and was hooked on the sport touring class.
__________________
"When my time has come I prefer to be in the Saddle, rather than the Recliner".
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
