Have the Japs Lost the Plot? Has the Rising Sun Set?

I've been reading that the price of the Japanese 1000cc sports bikes are set to rocket this year, by as much as 25%!!!!! Have they not heard of the global recession? Well of course they have, but I thought it would be a time to try to keep bikers on the road, by offering better deals, and cheaper sports bikes. But now it's going to cost us even more. I suppose the price of O.E. parts are also set to rise. Yamaha are the first to hike up the prices of their Sports bikes, and the rest are sure to follow.

Are the Japanese are going to loose out to other Eastern Manufacturers? Hyosung, offer the GT 650 R, for around £4,700, compared to Suzuki's SV650 at around £5,500, and with the price set to rise, has the Sun set for the Japanese? (Pun intended) Isn't this what happened to the British bike industry in the 1970's? Well almost. How long will it be before we are going on a Sunday blast on our crazy Korean sports Exotica?