I hear ya Mick on both points! It's in the power range of those bikes mentioned but certainly more aggressive ergos and less wind protection..."The bike will undoubtedly be compared to other big-bore sport touring machines, namely the BMW K1300GT, the Yamaha FJR1300 and the Kawasaki Concours 14."
Uhhh, don't think so.
" Honda has yet to set Canadian pricing, though Milner hinted it would be in the high teens to low 20s"
20 000 Canadian dollars = 19 267.82 U.S. dollars
Holy Moley!!!!!!
Sure hope this guy's source doesn't know what he's talking about!
The Canadian MSRP on the '09 ABS ST is 20,599 CAD, which is US$19,844 USD. The U.S. MSRP is 17,199 USD, so the Canadians pay a 15% penalty price wise.
Honda Canada have chosen to ignore the strength of the Canadian $ in the last few years. When our dollar was weak compared to the US currency, STs were actually quite a bit cheaper in Canada relative to US pricing. Remember too that the $20,599 isn't that much of an increase over the ~$19,500 MSRP Honda wanted for a 2000 ST1100A. Unless there's a change in policy, the US and Canadian prices will be set independent of each other.
I've got a bad feeling you are right.
