Query approved.

Both are two different segments in motorcycling. Define your requirements right & you can very easily choose one over the other.

Actually i loved the harley superlow but because of the ground clearance problem, i am gravitating towards ninja 650r as both are in the same price range. I was wondering if there are people using superlow in India, how they are dealing with speed breakers and potholes

Just remember.. even a Ninja 250 can quite smoke a 883.. as a friend told me on one of his rides... true the Harley is not designed to be ridden hard.. but just a tid bit..

Both the bikes might be in the same price range, but they both are totally different machines. See what fits your requirement.

Get in touch with srisetty. He owns a HD Iron 883 in Bangalore.
He should be able to help you with your queries regarding ground clearance.

my pick get a ducati monster 789 which cost around 7.5 lakhs...

indians are getting ripped off by buying imported bikes

hmm i'll look into a ducati monster. Coming to iron 883 its got better ground clearance than superlow i.e., 120mm. but its a rip off buying these harley bikes in India. Iron 883 costs 3.6 lakhs in the USA where as in India we have to pay 6.5 lakhs even though its being assembled in India and bought via the ckd route. so still Indians have to pay 80% tax to the indian govt on the harley. if it was completly imported and bought via CBU route it would have costed 7.2 lakhs as there is 100% duty on that. I don't find much difference in the cost whether the bike is imported or assembled in India via CKD. Maybe i'll wait for harley to start their production in India which will bring down the cost of harleys significantly.

its official, ninja 650r coming on June 8th!

So its finally coming! Guys i just visited the bajaj ninja 250r website and it says 16 days to go for the bigger bike to be launched. So its official. Ninja 650R is going to be launched on June 8th! Now the only suspense is the pricing. If they can keep it under 5.5, i'll book it straight away

You meant Monster 796.. and it'll cost INR8+ Lakhs on road.

Do you just want "any" bike that costs a shit load of money?

Or do you have specific 'kind' of a bike and a specific 'purpose' for the bike in mind.

The HD Super Low, Ninja 650R & Monster 796 all are very different bikes.

^^ Ask me the same question, and I want all three in my garage!

ha ha..my sentiments exactly.
to answer the thread begun...i think the most solid advic is define what u r looking for. Although all of us would like to own all of those monsters and beauties IMHO the first purchases should be made keepin in mind ur riding style riding needs need for speed and also very important the amount of money u r ready to spend on after market mods and upgardes etc.

i went saw the harleys and found that the g c of superlow is 100 which is way below my current ride Classic 500(140mm) and when i saw the iron i found there was just 20 mm difference from superlow. Now i was not sure if those 2 cms will save many potholes and bumps. now i have booked my superlow at banjara harley hyderabad and might get delivery on 24 june but my friends have already got it at delhi and let me underline this for u. They R extremely staisfied with the bike and do not complain of scraping which will give u sleepless nights. Yes it does scrape and yes u can prevent it by goin really slow over bumps taking it really easy but no its not an issue at least in city driving.

Now if i wanted a bike that races my pulse gives me those thrills of smoking the tarmac i would have opted for the ninja but i dont.
i want a cruiser on which i can put up my legs up balance a beer can on the tank and ride on for 200 kms at a stretch.

When it comes to the ducati monster 796...hell i do not want a cruiser i do not want a racer i want a ducati! maybe the next buy!!cross my fingers

one word abt the iron...the 2 cms of increased g c i dont think will do wonders ...yes if it was 140 ..at 120 i dunno. The major thing abt this bike...front heavy and less maneuverable and two..too small tank. so for me and my rides perhaps not an ideal piece. But man that matt black job is awsome!!

my predictions for u...u r gonna book the ninja!!!

i would love to have them both

praful, if i can afford it i would buy both iron 883 and kawasaki ninja 650r. i don't think just because one is a cruiser and other is a sportsbike it means you should ride, own or love only one kind of bike. i can have fun with both as i like both styles of riding. but since i am not vijay mallya's son i will have to do with just one of them and i need to choose carefully as i can't keep changing them time and again

finally, good news about superlow!

"but my friends have already got it at delhi and let me underline this for u. They R extremely staisfied with the bike and do not complain of scraping which will give u sleepless nights."

phaedrusarcher, you just gave me hope! Let me congratulate you for booking a superlow. Welcome to HD club! Let me add that your decision to book superlow over an iron 883 was a good one because even though it has lesser ground clearance, superlow has got better handling, bigger tank and softer suspension. suspension of iron 883 is known to be stiff and not so comfortable on bad roads.
hopefully i will join you shortly. I am just waiting for the ninja 650r price to be revealed now that the launch date has been confirmed as June 8th!
Actually i can afford both superlow and ninja 650r but not for the cost at which they sell in India!. In USA Ninja 650R costs 3.25 lakhs and superlow costs 3.15 lakhs. Now here in India they cost around 5.5 lakhs just because they are imported and not manufactured here. Now if you add the price of both Ninja 650r and superlow in USA, it comes around to 6.3 lakhs where as in India both together would cost 11 lakhs! so if they bikes are totally manufactured here, i could own both with my budget! I don't want to shell extra amounts for these bikes which goes into the kitty of the govt as tax. i want to get the bikes at a price for what they are really worth. i hope scenario changes in near future when harleys start complete production in India instead of importing their bikes as CBU or CKD units.