STORMRIDER

Hmm...i have a few thoughts on the prizing..
..INDIA is prime market for BAL..they dont have much customer base anywhere..so its their bread and butter..they have to give more in less prize...otherwise they will be wiped out from here..
For YAMAHA..its not the condition..
they just want to try their luck in a booming market..they are already established worldwide..
and proven themselves..
they can simply degrade their..high end bikes..as per indian road conditions..and make profit from it..no need to invest much..use existing technology ..so i dont think they have high production cost or somethin like that..so..high prize for high production cost..is somethin i cant digest..
then the question is..
why shud they look to penetrate the market where there are already very strong players competiting neck to neck...
i m just happy that..we get worldclass technology..and reliability
plus one of the best international brand name..best looking bikes on road...at few k more than other bikes which are still evolving..undergoin updations and research..
yamaha customer base is different..they know that..
thats why they dont need to think of other bikes ka prizing..look at rx100..not a single 100cc bike came closer to it..till now..

and then they tried to compete wid herohondas and all..with lower cc bikes..they screwed...themselves..
now they have better strategy..
they dont need to establish themselves here as a maximum sellin motorcycle..in india..they are achieving that somewhere else...they are exploring the most ignored part of indian biking market..exclusivity..looks..styling..
they just want to make profit of the world's most happening.. motorcycle market..
wel..
abt the performance..performance wise..bike is best in its segment..
a lightweight 150 cc bike..with best pickup..widest tyres..monoshock..and this explains compromised milage and topspeed....so at that prize u have the best bike in its class...why go for something at less prize goin to give more..but..not the best it can give...yamaha are givin top speed of wat other bike manufacturer were not able to give with bigger engine..till few days back..so..if u compare this ..prize justifies everythin..
yamaha are actually giving more in less...performance wise..and thats why they cost more...

others giving less in more...so they can afford to slice prizes...

this is my personal opinion..
plzz dont draw any conclusions..but..do correct me if i m wrong..

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