AC Sanctuary comes to the USA

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15 Mar 2019 18:22 #800399 by DOHC
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I wonder what the US prices will be for these bikes. The Japanese prices convert to about $50k. I still want one... :)

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15 Mar 2019 18:32 #800400 by ThatGPzGuy
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Me too :woohoo:

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15 Mar 2019 19:35 #800403 by Street Fighter LTD
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NICE !!!!!!!!!!!!!


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16 Mar 2019 07:50 #800415 by DOHC
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You should definitely go knock on the door and see if anyone answers.

I would like to know if they are actually fabricating frames here, or just assembling parts made in Japan.

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17 Mar 2019 14:56 #800503 by waktaylor
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im gonna see if they lock their doors and get me a frame. Beautiful.

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18 Mar 2019 08:02 #800569 by les holt
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Damn nice work!! I'm betting they don't push the Z1/MK2 market here like in Japan, those in a hot rodded version tend to get more criticism here than in that country.

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18 Mar 2019 08:17 #800572 by 650ed
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les holt wrote: Damn nice work!! I'm betting they don't push the Z1/MK2 market here like in Japan, those in a hot rodded version tend to get more criticism here than in that country.

Les


I agree. The reason may be that many folks here end up destroying bikes rather than turning them into decent upgraded machines (examples below). I don't know if the same happens in Japan; maybe those folks finish their projects more often than folks here. Ed






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18 Mar 2019 09:07 #800576 by zed1015
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Reading into their sales pitch it's a collaboration between AC and the US firm.
It says the bikes are limited to 30 units and it sounds like once you have given them the body style , colour and spec you want, the parts are maybe shipped in kit form from Japan and assembled in the US or the complete bike gets sent over.
I can't imagine anyone setting up a shop just to build 30 frames etc so it has to be a side line for an already established business and the pic of the "company" just shows a roller shutter door on a plain unit so it's likely someone just acting as a sales agent to make a few quid as a middle man.
The lead time is 6 months to a year between ordering and getting the bike and that web site has been up since 2017 so maybe they haven't had much serious interest.

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18 Mar 2019 10:55 #800581 by DOHC
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zed1015 wrote: that web site has been up since 2017 so maybe they haven't had much serious interest.


Good catch. I had not noticed the dates. If you look at the Instagram photos, the first was 3/8/17 and the last was 11/18/2018, with the rest sprinkled through 2018. So they do still seem to be trying to promote the business. But with a backlog of up to a year, they may not be trying too hard to pull in more orders.

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