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Price Hikes
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:00 am
by Triple Parts
I only just noticed that there was a massive price hike (over 20%) between 1976 and 1977 and wondered why? Inflation was around 5-6% at that time, so possibly exchange rates?
or maybe Kawasaki were just having to pay for setting up all those Kawasaki Centres
Re: Price Hikes
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 12:32 pm
by Treeman
A significant increase back then
Re: Price Hikes
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:47 pm
by Doctorpayday
Pound was devalued.
Or long summer of 76.
Doc
Re: Price Hikes
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 10:46 pm
by robh1f
Nearly £1200 for that POS Z750 twin.....got my GS750 for £1285 on the road....Black and triple discs.....only a dozen in the country....went to Brands Hatch a few weeks later on it on it......FUKIN everywhere.......never trust a sales person...
Re: Price Hikes
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 7:04 am
by malc87
Didnt you say you still had the GS750 Rob?
Re: Price Hikes
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 9:13 pm
by robh1f
Sorry for late reply Malc.....Nik pulled me on it
Yeah still got the GS.....out to 920cc now with smoothbores and Yoshi cams....14k on the clock...