2009 Speculation thread: What bikes could be launched?

[Mindgrinder]

Originally Posted by BANDHAV

My brain is badly grinded after reading this post of yours, but all i able to make out is that you are not ready to pay 2 lacs+ for Ninja and you have your own set of reasons to advocate the same.

No doubt that NInja will be a steal at anything below 2 lacs but even at 2.5 lacs the baby kwacker will be a good buy keeping the current market scenario in mind.

hahaha, well it would be better if we wait for sales figure.

btw do we have any showroom of yamaha similar to one which was before DND in delhi, which got demolised in sealing. It was nice place to see all upcoming bikes from yamaha

[jasmeetsinghchawla]

Originally Posted by sukant08

Heh heh heh .. yeah right ...
And what will be the someting else be ?? A used Comet, which will be at least 4 years old and whose, clutch cable will cost Rs 1000/- !!!
Or a 600cc supersport for 5lakh upwards, which you can take out (practically) only on weekends and nights !!

The point is there is nothing in India currently wich can even remotely be considered an alternative to the Ninja 250 !!

We are in a 'beggers are not choosers' situation and we'd be suckers for that !!

AND BAJAJ KNOWS IT !!

There can be something say a YZF R25

[krishna]

Originally Posted by Mcspeed

Guys any news about Bajai XCD Sprint 150? Isn't it gonna released in this month?

guys is any company planning to launch a 200 or 250 cc bikes......?

[BANDHAV]

Originally Posted by Mindgrinder

hahaha, well it would be better if we wait for sales figure.

Irrespective of the price tag it will carry Ninja wont be a volume product.Period.

[Aryan]

Originally Posted by BANDHAV

Irrespective of the price tag it will carry Ninja wont be a volume product.Period.

True! Imagine standing at a red light and surrounded by 50 other Ninjas! Trust me, THAT would hurt more than coughing up 2.5 lakhs for the baby Kwacker!

[BANDHAV]

Originally Posted by Aryan

True! Imagine standing at a red light and surrounded by 50 other Ninjas! Trust me, THAT would hurt more than coughing up 2.5 lakhs for the baby Kwacker!

Man, this is as simple as that, i dont know why it is so tough for people to understand.

Now let me admitt this shamelessly that i do wanna own a SBK for enjoying the biking Nirvana but posing off is also a consideration.

[sukant08]

Originally Posted by jasmeetsinghchawla

There can be something say a YZF R25

YZF R25 ?????? The question my dear friend is a very big If and an even bigger when. Suzuki and Yamaha have just now woken up to a multi cylinder 250cc sports, and they'd be on the drawing board now if at all !!

Right now there is no alternative to Ninja and frankly we dont even need any alternatives. And what makes anyone think a 250 from yamaha will be sold at less than 2 lakhs. Their carburetted 150 costs upwards of 75k for gods sake.

I undestand Yamaha stands for quality and all that, and I'm also a hugest Yam fan. But they do price things at a premium.
The only company that regularly prices products competitively is Bajaj and if they are pricing Ninja @ 2.5, there might be a reason for it. Maybe also that they want to make as much profit as possible like Zma wen it was launched and later price it more sensibly !!

But the point is will anyone buy a Ninja for 2.5 lakhs. I know I will as any other alternative will be much more costly. And I am itching to have a proper sports bike in my hands now !! Is it worth 2.5 lakhs ?? I dont know, never ridden one !! So anyone hu says its owrth only 1.5 or 1.6, I really dont understand on what basis. Noone has ridden the bike here and seen the level of quality parts it got !!

On the basis of pure conversion rates, it retails at close to $3300, which will be 165000, but in that way, even R1s are costly in india !! But pple hu bought it found it to be worth it.

And about practicality, its a sport commuter, so it'll be as comfortable as any sport commuter can be. And a 250 cc bike can be used to commute. I have an Aquila and I can easily commute in the busy Bangalore traffic !!
Of course I'm frustrated that I cannot open her up, but you cannot open a reasonably powerful (relatively) bike in any city in the world. Even to really enjoy a Hayabusa pple even in US have to hit the highway. Wich is what we will do with the Ninja.
At least I know I will !! And ya I'll buy the Ninja at 2.5 lakhs !!
As day say 'dil lagi deewar se to pari kya cheez hai' !!

[niks_devil666]

@sukant : i believe people would rather go and buy a second hand sports bike (2000-2002 - 600's) for 3-3.5

That could be the reason why we'd like it to be priced less than 2 L.

[Aryan]

Originally Posted by niks_devil666

@sukant : i believe people would be rather go and buy a second hand sports bike (2000-2002 - 600's) for 3-3.5

That could be the reason why we'd like it to be priced less than 2 L.

Then again, the question of illegal ownership comes in. Because once you are spending the big bucks, the last thing you would want is the headche and the ever present "fear" of something wrong happening...

With the Ninja 250, even though one would perhaps be paying close to 2.5 lakhs for "just" a 250cc machine, atleast they would be rest assured of the fact that it IS after all, a legal machine they are owning. So, it all comes down to what choice one makes.

I, for one would obviously want to own a legal machine, even if it is "JUST" a 250cc engine, rather than spending close to 4-5 lakhs and getting home a probable headache. Peace of mind, is my choice.

[niks_devil666]

Originally Posted by Aryan

Then again, the question of illegal ownership comes in. Because once you are spending the big bucks, the last thing you would want is the headche and the ever present "fear" of something wrong happening...

I, for one would obviously want to own a legal machine, even if it is "JUST" a 250cc engine, rather than spending close to 4-5 lakhs and getting home a probable headache. Peace of mind, is my choice.

Yes of course , and could be our very first step in the sbk's