After months of calling dealerships to just to hear they're out of stock, I finally found one! Got it from Kolbe (Woodland Hills,Ca). When I called to ask if they had any in stock, they said they had a green one and the previous buyer didn't have a good credit so I rushed over there and signed the papers. Iwas told by several dealerships thatgreen was sold out for the whole year so I put in a deposit at Kawasaki Hollywood for a blue one 2 weeks ago. I'm glad I got the color I initially wanted and got my deposit refunded, woot!

Got it at MSRP, 4900 OTD (the extra 300 from the 36mo extended warranty). The delivery was gonna be expensive, so they hada mechanic deliver it on his way homesince he lived around our area. Was kind enough to show me around the bike cause the salesman didn't get a chance to. Good times

It's my first bikeso safety is top priority especially riding with the world's worst drivers. My MSF classes are next week and I've been re-reading the book and every day for a few weeks now.

 

$4600 GASP. Nice bike, but damn. Dealers must be enjoying this shortage.

 

The bike looks good! Also glad to hear you take riding seriously. There ARE plenty of stupid drivers everywhere, and as a new rider you need to be prepared for them.

 

Nice! Oh and welcome to the forums.

 

sweet ride

 

they looks so nice when they are brand new.

 

nice ride welcome to KF

 

They are getting a premium on the current model, but they have less to sell and even they are competing with other dealers to get the 250's. One dealer told me he had to take 3 500's into their stock to get 2 250's. He said the 500's will most likely sit for a few moths or he'll have to take a deep cut on them. So it's more or less a wash on the 250 profits.

 

Awesome. Welcome to the KF family. Keep the rubber on the road, gear up, and ride safe. Glad you are taking the MSF course.

 

I hate looking at pics of the new 250's, it really makes me dislike my 06.