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Originally Posted by aargee
What I intend to discuss, understand & get opinion in this thread here are..
1. Why're VTwins still being produced though I see inline engines have better air cooling effect (correct me if I'm wrong here)
2. When HD's are in India, hope they're not making a mistake by betting on their huge air cooled VTwins on a tropical weather, especially with Delhi, Chennai & Hyderabad where there're real summers & real people with money to bet on HD's
3. With a strong backup of Bajaj family, Kawasaki has been able to bet with liquid cooled Ninja, while on what basis does HD intend to take a share of luxury motorcycle segment? I mean, when Ninja's are being sold in very less numbers, what's the expectation of HD in India? Probably a single digit number annually? I don't think so.
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1. Why're VTwins still being produced though I see inline engines have better air cooling effect (correct me if I'm wrong here)
vTwins have a design effeciency when it comes to gearing. They dont need shortly geared ranges like the Inlines. This is perhaps you see HD with vTwins where the idea is to strut on any gears as long as you want... Then again we also have nasty ducatis, the RSV which also rely on vTwins! So i guess it looks like racing category is using more of inlines (Gixxer!) for the isnane power delivery, whereas the touring and street friendly bikes has vTwins (SV!)
I dont know about the cooling effect so will leave that for the experts! but from the examples listed above it seems to be the other way round!
2. When HD's are in India, hope they're not making a mistake by betting on their huge air cooled VTwins on a tropical weather, especially with Delhi, Chennai & Hyderabad where there're real summers & real people with money to bet on HD's
I think this will get answered when someone answers point 1 in a better manner!
3. With a strong backup of Bajaj family, Kawasaki has been able to bet with liquid cooled Ninja, while on what basis does HD intend to take a share of luxury motorcycle segment? I mean, when Ninja's are being sold in very less numbers, what's the expectation of HD in India? Probably a single digit number annually? I don't think so.
My personal opinion: I am not buying the Ninja 250 because I am sure I will be bored of it in 6 month... 3 Lakhs for 3months waiting and 6 months of fun... I dont think so!
If someone brings the bigger Ninja for a nice price point then I am all game as the bike will keep me happy for a longer time!
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