Re: Motus Pricing - starting at $31k

[atadaskew]

The chain is listed as good for 20,000 miles

I've got over 25K miles on the original chain and sprockets on my Duc.

So this is not a big deal.

[Meemuh]

Yeah - disappointed, but not surprised...
Of course for me, 20K is the same as 36K.  Unobtainable.

[Max Wedge]

At $25k I would seriously look at one, even first model year stuff because I want them to succeed. But that was my max; $31-36k is just too much for me. I wish them luck.

[Snowbird]

I call toast.

[Orson]

The Motus is not a pretty bike.
And it needs to be gorgeous to sell at $35K.

put down the man purse.
 

it ain't about purdy...it's about torque

all ye sinners should prostrate yourselves at the altar of torque  

[Squidbuzz]

http://www.dealernews.com/dealernews/LATEST+NEWS/Motus-Motorcycles-reveals-pricing-specs-initial-de/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/764885?contextCategoryId=48447

Man o Man...  $30K for the entry level bike.  I don't know about you, but they have priced themselves out of my market.  Too bad.

[UFO]

http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,70588.0.html

[Justin]

put down the man purse.
 

it ain't about purdy...it's about torque

all ye sinners should prostrate yourselves at the altar of torque  

So what are the torque specs on their engines? If it's all about torque, why do they only list HP?

That is awful steep pricing for any bike, never mind a new manufacture that is unproven. Of course, from a business perspective it's always easier to lower a price for a product than raise it. And, it takes just as much effort to sell a $30k product as it does to sell a $30 product.

[Orson]

So what are the torque specs on their engines? If it's all about torque, why do they only list HP?

obviously, they are aware that publishing prodigious torque numbers could frighten the pipe & slippers crowd.

they have to proceed carefully.

[Motozeke]

Finally... a touring bike that makes me feel like my Multistrada 1200 is a real bargain!

Thanks, Motus!

[Kraz]

http://www.dealernews.com/dealernews/LATEST+NEWS/Motus-Motorcycles-reveals-pricing-specs-initial-de/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/764885?contextCategoryId=48447

Man o Man...  $30K for the entry level bike.  I don't know about you, but they have priced themselves out of my market.  Too bad.

Too bad for me, but to be fair it happens to be the number everyone was throwing around.

Also - "entry level" for them has Ohlins forks, Sargent seat, Givi's, and some other stuff.  I'm not sayin' it's a bang for your buck, but I would still love to rock that thing.


185hp for the MST-R...  

[atadaskew]

put down the man purse.
 

it ain't about purdy...it's about torque

all ye sinners should prostrate yourselves at the altar of torque  

yer soundin' like a candidate for a CVO Harley...

[Kraz]

Well - I think they were planning selling a lot of these things anyway.  I still want one, and since I don't own a car, a 31k bike seems reasonable.  

I actually really like the way it looks.  I'm sure the torque will be there as well.

I do see that they dropped the direct injection.  Interesting...

[Squareman357]

put down the man purse.
 

it ain't about purdy...it's about torque

all ye sinners should prostrate yourselves at the altar of torque  

I do...113 Ft. Lbs of the stuff...    No one ever claimed my bike was purdy LOL!  I wish them luck as well, but at that price point I could buy myself a K13GT and still have enough left over for a new ZX-14 to play with as well.

[Flyer]

...$30K for the entry level bike.

See, this is why I always say "First I look at the purse (or saddle bags)".  

Other than Leno and Cruise, I don't know anyone else who can help them grow their company...

[stealth1]

The Motus is destined to be the two wheeled Delorean.
Buy one and put it in storage and 20 years from now it will bring a good return on your investment.

[Croak]

They have to charge a premiium for that hybrid rear sprocket with a lifetime warranty   C

That's in the ad copy just to appease the Cult of Shaft, which oddly enough, are the people most likely to have the money to buy a Motus, yet the people least likely to do so.  

[atadaskew]

Also - "entry level" for them has Ohlins forks, Sargent seat, Givi's, and some other stuff.

Sargent seat - $400 for any bike
Givis - just like on a $11K Suzuki Bandit

Yeah, it just does not seem 'special'.  Sure it has supposedly a nice motor, but now that the new ZX14 makes 200 rwhp and a metric butt load of torque, what is special about this motor?  Apart from being extremely ugly.

Get the new Zx14.  Put on the exact freakin' same Givi bags that the Motus uses.  Put on a Sargent seat.  Send the forks out to Traxxion Dynamics.  I bet you've got a bike that would do everything but more that the Motus does for about $20,000 less.
I also think the ZX14 looks better.

Well, at least the Motus has a shaft drive.  Oh wait...

[atadaskew]

How is the Motus better than the new ZX14?
ZX 14 has much more motor - dynoed at 200 rwhp.
You can get the same Sargent seat and Givi bags.
You can get the suspension re-done by numerous shops (Traxxion Dynamics etc)
The ZX14 looks better.
Both have chain drives.

One would be $20,000 less than the other.

[Orson]

inline four torque is served in delicate tea cups whereas V four torque is brandished in man-sized buckets.