Please advise me if the new Ninja 300 will be for sale in the Thai market?

Quote by: Michael

Please advise me if the new Ninja 300 will be for sale in the Thai market?

It's always difficult to predict what a motorcycle manufacturer is going to do, what we know is that Kawasaki Thailand will introduce new models at the end of the year. Probably at the 5th Bangkok Motorbike Festival in Central World. What will they introduce is currently not known... (Even most people at Kawasaki Thailand 'currently' have no idea).

Boy if for some strange reason the Ninja 300 which is built in Thailand is not sold in Thailand for 2013......
I think a lot of folks will not buy a 2013 Ninja250 knowing Kawasaki has moved on to a 300 everywhere else
in the world & again built in Thailand.

Quote by: Mike

Boy if for some strange reason the Ninja 300 which is built in Thailand is not sold in Thailand for 2013......
I think a lot of folks will not buy a 2013 Ninja250 knowing Kawasaki has moved on to a 300 everywhere else
in the world & again built in Thailand.

The Kawasaki Ninja 300R is not a Thai product, currently it seems that Kawasaki has opened another production line for the EX250 in Indonesia were they also produce the EX300 (Ninja 300R).

The new 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 250R is already available in Indonesia where it went on sale about a month ago. The 2013 Ninja 250R was also introduced to the press in Indonesia on 29 September.

Kawasaki moved the production of the Ninja 300R to Indonesia because in Indonesia the government offers TAX benefits for any manufacturer without restrictions on what size the engine of the motorcycle is. In Thailand manufacturers pay higher tax and have no benefits if they produce a motorcycle with an engine larger than 250cc and smaller than 500cc. (Which means a 300cc motorcycle produced in Thailand will cost much more...)


Picture from the 29 September 2013 Indonesian launch of the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 250R ABS

Second reason is that the Free-trade-agreement between Thailand and India is limited to the export of 250cc motorcycles, while the FTA between India and Indonesia has no limitations like that.

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The Kawasaki Ninja 300R is not a Thai product [/QUOTE]

Thank you for the clarification
Many reviewers & forums on the web have reported it as coming out of Thailand.

I guess that makes it a little easier to swallow not getting them in Thailand but...not by much

I do wish they had decided to at least offer it though.

Thanks

Looks like motoholic is taking orders for the new 250R http://motoaholic.com/?page_id=971. I don't see the plain black or white in the available colors which I would have preferred over the tacky designs.

Quote by: mewg

Looks like motoholic is taking orders for the new 250R http://motoaholic.com/?page_id=971. I don't see the plain black or white in the available colors which I would have preferred over the tacky designs.

What is the actual delivery date of this pre-orders? I would not be surprised if that you need to wait until December