Survey approved.

Done think i'm the first one to do it

thank you guys.. i have got many responses but i would really appreciate if superbikers would fill the form..
thanks in advance fellow bikers

hey Dude, the last two questions doesn't make sense..... there should be more options and it should have been in an order of desires in bike..... you just cant' pick a choice cause all those three options are important factors.....

i wanted to determine the ranks of parameters that people consider while buying bike.. unfortunately there is no ranking facility in google docs.. so i have mentioned which the "most" Preferred and the one that is "least" Preferred.
guys dont confuse yourself while answering the survey.

You defined a performance bike as one which reaches 250 kmph, with a 0-100 of below 4 seconds.
I severely disagree. Even a 600cc street bike reaching 200 kmph is a performance bike. I want to get a 600, because the litres are impractical tyre burners, and we don't need 180 bhp's. Yes, not even for racing. We all know how 600's lap faster on the Indian Racetracks.


Secondly, You heard of 4 marketing P's? Product, Place, Price, Promotion? The Superbikes sold in India are the WORST example of Marketing P's. Or the lack of it.

Product: Superbikes touching 180 bhp's are an un-needed product in India. Yes, racing included.
Place: Superbikes are sold and serviced in few cities only, around 20 something?
Price: Not many manufacturers decided to do something about the CBU Tax, even though they could have initiated a change, like Kawasaki/ Hyosung did.
Promotion: Hardly any adverts. Some people are not even aware that such things exist.

How do you then expect these products to succeed?? And then! Companies are happy selling just 100 or so units of a superbike...

Future of Superbikes? It lies in the past theories. Companies should focus and fill up the 4 marketing P's first.

Yes, superbikes, supersports and street 600's have a future, if they are priced close to the cars and well advertised and serviced.

Done Buddy...!!!

All the best for your project.

I agree with you in certain aspects dude.. but i feel this was the view about superbikes till R1 was officially brought in by Yamaha india as a CBU.. now superbikes still remain as a luxury good (niche market)

secondly, the companies cannot do anything about the import taxes as the government is the only body that can alter it.. and for your info. Harley has started assembling some of its bikes and prices have come down a bit. if there is a potential for these bikes then the companies would set up shops here. if there is no market then the companies would never break even as cost of setting up a plant is huge.

As few years go by we will have a considerable number of superbikes in our street.

what say fellow xBHPians???

Hey guys I would really appreciate it if get a few more of you guys. please take 5 mins to fill in this survey. guys i am depending on you. I need a few more responses.
Thank you in advance.

Filled the response, all the best for your survey. Think you could have added a few more questions to get a more comprehensive picture.

Filled out my opinion . Wish you best of luck

Thank you all for answering the survey.. I am done with my project and i must say that the future of superbikes looks great.

Frankly after going through all the blogs i didn't found even a single rider who uses chest protectors whether inbuilt with jacket or wearing externally, now that puts me in dilemma whether this SBK owners do really care about their chest or rib cage in case of a front impact or not.

Well that is really not good as a fall might cost heavily. But still shrinath sir, with all due respect you cannot go on and endorse these guards. It varies from person to person. But the most common point is much of the riders do not know even about spine protectors, chest protectors, you-know-what protectors etc as many of us do not have the golden opportunity to know from a specimen like you. Frankly speaking even I din't know about those guards.