Great write up synn... totally agree that one has to choose a bike that fulfills his requirements....

I have also seen the discussion right here at xbhp, were people ask for "More". Like the latest discussion on FZ16,
- Only if it had a FI
- Only if had more power

- Only if Katrina could act!!!

each bike is trageted to a different segment.. if one expects something more in it, then probably you are looking at the wrong place!!!

Great write up synn

Already read it and facebooked it on day 1 of Resurrection

Some member seems to have his signature inspired from your comparison

The only thing "Constant" in this world is "Change"..

...but how fast or how slow is the change and for what exact reasons is a different topic for debate.

Thanks all for the kind words. Have been terribly busy with work, hence the absence. But rest assured, more of the same is on the way.

gotta be somebody

synn: i get back with nickleback. nice writeup mate. wonder how i missed reading!
hey, i see the indian consumer as still a small kindergarden boy in a candy shop. he wants the biggest he can get with a rupee. and he doesnt want dairymilk, no. that melts down too fast. he wants the candy/gum which stays for hours. seriously, how many of the aam aadmy can actually understand what you have said? and how many take it? a nod here maybe, but after a couple of hours, people get back to dream of a bigger 'cc' machine mate.

people are still undergoing change; getting to understand what machines are, what they are made of, what safety gears are, whats good/bad bout bikes.
i have seen people (4strokers; 2strokes is almost automatic rollon ) look in awe at the rollon wheelie. 'you just wrig throttle and thats it?'. and all thats processing in their head is wish they had a higher cc bike to do that.
and frankly, even today people laugh at you if you are geared up for a decent city/highway ride.

i say, give indian market more time. we have been seeing big changes. busa and intruder joined the club yesterday. when taxes come down, when people see a super/sport/thumper etc every other day on the road, then they understand more of what you are trying to say. to 'see' is to 'understand'.
and then someday, poser diaries (our fav fun thread ) and bigger cc high headed attitude would fade... maybe!
till then... you gotta be somebody to buy these 10+lk machines. coz thats big money. until then its bollocks!

...and im still waiting for your book synn bhaiya!
people are now actually starting to wake up about motorcycling here in India!..even the R15 poser kid is trying his best to groom his skills these dayz!

I would like to point out that one of the biggest signs that people are breaking away from the more (cc) is better norm is the number of buyers that chose a smaller rtr fi over a bigger, similarly priced p200 simply because they thought the rtr offered a better package than the bajaj. myself included.

again...i am so frustrated with myself for not joining earlier and not reading all your rants even earlier. just love your writing language. crisp, lucid and bang on target. gr8 going sandeep....looking forward for more.
and yeah..whatever you wrote...un-explainable by anyone else than you. so goddamn true!!

I totally agree with your point. That's what I did while choosing a bike for myself.