When does the new model year start ?

Markit

If it's resale value you're worried about, don't. Motorized things keep their value here astonishingly well. Have a mate that sold his 3 year old Honda for 1 million more than he paid new 3 years ago. Ok, pandemic was a thing but still.

gtrken

Strange question but bear with me.. In the USA the new car/motorbike models for the next year are introduced around the Fall , which is August/Sept so a 2024 model can actually be acquired in 2023 In OZ it is the January of the year so a 2024 is not available until 2024. In OZ it goes on when the compliance plate is issued and that may be some months after the actual build date. Confused yet ?? So in Indonesia what is it ? Also where is the build date/compliance plate for a Yamaha NMax ? As I will be purchasing a new bike when I come up this time because the price of late model ones are only around $200-$500 AUD cheaper than new I need to know some kind dealer hasn't tried to flog me last years model. I am sure all Motorbike dealers are honest , upstanding citizens in Bali , just the same as Oz along with politicians and Real Estate salesman... Cheers still cynical Ken

gtrken

Apparently it will be a bit irrelevant as you pay a deposit on the NMax ABS/Connected model and wait 6 months for delivery anyway... So I guess it will be a 2024 model then. Might just go for the standard model as wait times are considerably less. Cheers Impatient Ken

Markit

Stay well away from the ABS xmax. I had one- the abs stopped working about a year and a half in and the replacement part costs about 1/4 the whole bike price to fix it - apparently a known problem with them.

gtrken

Markit wrote Stay well away from the ABS xmax. I had one- the abs stopped working about a year and a half in and the replacement part costs about 1/4 the whole bike price to fix it - apparently a known problem with them.

Yep , that's my plan as it appears the standard one is available immediately and is about $300AUD cheaper anyway. I reckon if you need the ABS , you are probably going to crash anyway :) The remote key thing is just something else to go wrong and leave you stranded when the battery in it dies or the some other electrical gremlin gets in. Cheers Ken

gtrken

So further to all this, anyone got any English speaking dealer contacts in Yamaha around the South part of the island? Will be in Bali for a week from August 19th and looking to get one as people are telling me using a car is becoming hopeless. Cheers Scooter pilot Ken

Shadrach

Speaking of the remote. When I first bought my new Honda Vario, When the I stopped and put the kickstand down it shut off. I thought all was good but I didn't turn the control knob off. Of course it drained the new battery overnight and when I tried to start it , it was dead. I took it to a bengkel and they said it was dead and wouldn't take a charge. I was shocked that a new battery was ruined after one time draining it. Damn lithium batteries! I bought a new one for rp. 300,000 which wasn't so bad. Plus the new bikes don't have a kick starter. Damn new technology.

Markit

Padangbai Dennis wrote Speaking of the remote. When I first bought my new Honda Vario, When the I stopped and put the kickstand down it shut off. I thought all was good but I didn't turn the control knob off. Of course it drained the new battery overnight and when I tried to start it , it was dead. I took it to a bengkel and they said it was dead and wouldn't take a charge. I was shocked that a new battery was ruined after one time draining it. Damn lithium batteries! I bought a new one for rp. 300,000 which wasn't so bad. Plus the new bikes don't have a kick starter. Damn new technology.

If the bike was new that battery should still be covered under the warranty? I was initially wary of the "no kickstarter " but after 6 years with mine it is super dependable and only fecked the battery once and it did recharge, no probs. Can't push start an automatic either...