2012 model

[Rusty]

Yummy colour  ;)

[cpettifer]

"Grand Tourer" edition appears to have top box, pannier bags, protective film, GPS bracket and tank pad set. No price info, but I don't think that set of options included would tempt me at all.

[Martin#30]

That burgundy colour is lovely, but as we all know how crippling the first two year's depreciation is, it is a lot of money to upgrade for merely a colour.

Martin.

[mecki]

Tastes differ.
I like the midnight blue better.
Not as nice as the 2011 green, though. ;D ;D

[cpettifer]

Ugh! Couldn't stand the green from this year. Glad I picked up a magnesium from last year! :)

[100milesaway]

Never thought that I would buy a green motorbike :o, but I did and very nice it is too. ;D :D ;)

[Kwikasfuki]

How soon before we see the 2012 model enter the second hand market?

I'm thinking do I buy new, or wait a few months and let someone else take the hit on the depreciation?

Then again, I'm looking to buy with a view to keeping the bike for at least 5 years (that's when the extended warranty runs out!)

[Rusty]

The depreciation doesn't come into it for me as I tend to keep my bikes 5/6 years and get my monies worth .... And that will certainly be the case with the Gtr ... I have not owned a better bike than this  ;D

[Martin#30]

I'm thinking do I buy new, or wait a few months and let someone else take the hit on the depreciation?

Depreciation is not kind to our beloved GTRs, so you have the potential to save a lot of money by going for a used one. I have lost at least £4,000 in the first year and 17k miles on mine, a substantial sum of course, but that was expected (if not liked  ;) )

The trouble is going to be finding someone selling a 2012 after a few months.

If I was doing it all again now, with the benefit of hindsight, I think I'd be trying to find a new 2010/2011 model that the dealer has sat and paid for in the showroom for quite a while. I would be haggling *very* hard.

Martin.

[Lonewolf]

I've never owned a new car or bike in my life. Can't see the point in losing all that hard earned cash in one swift swoop. Perhaps next year I will change mine but if/when I do, it will be for a lowish mileage 2010+ model. For less than 10k you'll get something really decent and by the time any part x value is taken into considertaion the whole deal will cost you about 3.5k.
That seems reasonable to me. I'm happy to do that every couple of years.

[cpettifer]

If I was doing it all again now, with the benefit of hindsight, I think I'd be trying to find a new 2010/2011 model that the dealer has sat and paid for in the showroom for quite a while. I would be haggling *very* hard.

I bought a brand new 2010, but didn't haggle very hard! Got some pennies off, which is nice, but I think I get on with my dealer too well to try and drive a hard bargain.

So next year's model doesn't get any changes, besides colour. Will the year after get a bit of a make over? New engine derived from the new ZZR engine perhaps?