I have to admit, now that I have secured my  , I'm anxious for this bike to sell out.

Would be pretty cool for all 2500 to sell in less than a week.

I bet there will be 50lbs lost and 15hp gain in an after market exhaust. Then a pwr commander with the right map will be worth a few more ponies. It will take a little while for all the R&D though. Should be alot of potencial!!

92Vmax, yes all of us here are brothers but at 334 and 335 the slab of aluminum that separates us 2 is pretty slim

QuickSEV6 wrote:
I have to admit, now that I have secured my  , I'm anxious for this bike to sell out.

Would be pretty cool for all 2500 to sell in less than a week.

I felt guilty thinking the same thing. I think I would prefer a whole bunch of all types of people in on this, though. With this limited production, what are the chances of somebody marketing an exhaust or turbo (hysterical laugh) or even an accessory for this?

I do not understand the marketing, but I think that in two years the price will drop a bit. I guess that if total production-to-street cost is $14k, profit is $4k (at the $18k current price) for a couple of years, at 2500 bikes a year. Also, the premium bike maintains mystique. If the price drops to $16k in two years, people will jump at the chance to own the mystique. In the two intervening years, a profit of $4k/bike has been made. A profit equivalent to 10,000 bikes is made in 2 years though 5,000 bikes are sold, and "the  legend" is maintained, followed by lots of further sales. Just my non-MBA guess.

92vmax wrote:
261 RWHP is possible with this bike with some mods and tuning.

What was your 3 digit #?

I am 444.

Who will be the first to:
1-drop the exhaust
2-drop the center stand (does it have one? I need to look at the pics again)
3-(drum roll) drop the shaft and convert to chain

I think the first to do this will have a very fast bike.

Totals:
6-04-08 is 261355
6-04-08 1pm PST is 261361
6-04-08 is 261367
6-05-08 am is 261407
6-05-08 noon is 261429
6-05-08 noon is 261444
6-06-08 3pm is 261566

We will all be listening closely in a few months to hear what 92vmax has to say. Congratulations.

I deposited my check around noon on June 5th. My claim number is 261429.
ordered mine on 6/4/08, and my claim number is 261367.
Looks like a definite sequence. My order went in at about 1:00 pst on 6/4. Claim no. 261361.
finally received my form but it wasn't officially ordered until 6/6/08 at 3pm. My number is #261566.
I purchased my New  on 6/4/08 and have claim # 261335

HuecoDoc wrote:
92vmax wrote:
261 RWHP is possible with this bike with some mods and tuning.

What was your 3 digit #?

I am 444.

Who will be the first to:
1-drop the exhaust
2-drop the center stand (does it have one? I need to look at the pics again)
3-(drum roll) drop the shaft and convert to chain

I think the first to do this will have a very fast bike.

No center stand - I guess this mod has been done for you!

fxstein wrote:
HuecoDoc wrote:
92vmax wrote:
261 RWHP is possible with this bike with some mods and tuning.

What was your 3 digit #?

I am 444.

Who will be the first to:
1-drop the exhaust
2-drop the center stand (does it have one? I need to look at the pics again)
3-(drum roll) drop the shaft and convert to chain

I think the first to do this will have a very fast bike.

No center stand - I guess this mod has been done for you!

I would hope no one would buy a $20.000 bike to convert it to chain drive [$10.000] anytme soon!

HuecoDoc wrote:
Totals:
6-04-08 is 261355
6-04-08 1pm PST is 261361
6-04-08 is 261367
6-05-08 am is 261407
6-05-08 noon is 261429
6-05-08 noon is 261444
6-06-08 3pm is 261566

We will all be listening closely in a few months to hear what 92vmax has to say. Congratulations.

I deposited my check around noon on June 5th. My claim number is 261429.
ordered mine on 6/4/08, and my claim number is 261367.
Looks like a definite sequence. My order went in at about 1:00 pst on 6/4. Claim no. 261361.
finally received my form but it wasn't officially ordered until 6/6/08 at 3pm. My number is #261566.
I purchased my New  on 6/4/08 and have claim # 261335

Any more claim numbers?

At that rate - if you assume the bike keeps selling at a constant rate, to keep it simple - 566 bikes in 3 days, the entire 2500 bikes will be gone in less than 14 days - less than 2 weeks.
If you take the delta from 6/5 to 6/6 about 122 bikes it would go up to 20 days or less than 3 weeks.
I am sure Yamaha would celebrate this as a big success.

Lets wait and see, when the initial rush is over, I am sure these numbers will slow down a bit but it could all be over by end of June before the European pre-order starts.

I live in Hawaii, which according to the dealer, falls under Japan's district. I was told that Hawaii usually gets the bikes a little earlier than the rest of the mainland because they come directly from Japan. I was also told that Hawaii is not part of the 2500. This is all according to the sales manager.

After reading the posts, i am nervous now cause I never got a claim # after my deposit. I'm calling them asap.