Indonesia price in RM for the SE version is 33k, import tax is 35%. This Moto will be like 45k if Kawasaki import into Malaysia. No way they'd do that. And since Kawasaki (KHI to be specific) went up from 19% equity in Modenas to 30%. And KHI going to buy some more stock which will bring it's equity to 48% in Modenas. I think it's pretty evident that the ZX25R will confirm be assembled in MY with as a Modenas badge and I have no problem with that. Just pull out the ugly Modenas (imo) badge and put Kawi, hopefully no quality drop. Think we can expect sub 35k price if it goes like that. Ninja 400 also cant compete with this bike, it is slower, less premium and imo doesn't sound as good. It's 5 lakh in India and that's RM 30k. So I think the ZX25R is very fitting, especially when I'm too lazy to move up to a B full hahaha.

https://www.bikesrepublic.com/featured/kawa...%20by%20Modenas.

This post has been edited by Just Another Malaysian: Jul 23 2020, 01:47 AM

For that price it definitely will eat into the B full category bikes, but I think that's the only way the bike will be *very* successful here. You're probably right that the maintenance and EO cost less. For me I love the four cylinder sound, nothing beats it for me. But then again I'm going to be riding as opposed to driving to college. And whatever the difference is in maintenance cost I think I'll be cheap with it compared to my 31 year old E30's maintenance, fuel, touch n go, season parking pass. Especially when I consider how much time I save. I could probably see this bike being collectible as well, but it's not important because I'd probably never sell this bike haha. And I am a kaki top speed, already imagining what mods I can put on this bike and take it to track or countryside highway where there's basically zero cars, like otw to see my relatives in Terengganu. But yeah it is about the rider haha.

This post has been edited by Just Another Malaysian: Jul 25 2020, 09:54 PM