nirvaana

^^^ surely Bajaj have taken biking in India to the next level. It would be difficult for others to catch up for some time at least.

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vineshp

@chicane: you are the man who gives insider info on TVS here in xBhp! Any chance of bigger bikes from TVS? when??

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Satyamzma

TVS may launch Geared Neo step through Bike here and make a new segment in which no bikes are present ..

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Samarth 619

The Neo Step thru is the perfect answer, but to a question that nobody ever asked.

TVS should focus on Apache RTR Series and make its premium range stronger. Instead, they're busy updating Star City.

I believe that if great looking machines are present in a showroom, the common guy who visits them, might as well purchase a 100cc too. For example, if a Suzuki dealership keeps both Slingshot & GSXR1000 in their showroom window, they have a better chance of selling the slingshot too...

My point is that a strong premium range increases brand image in general, which helps its commuter offerings too. (The condition is that customers should actually see the premium bikes in the showroom or on the roads, and not just a release news/ poster of it.)

payeng

Ha ha ha.. perfectly put.

The Hero Honda Street was super flop.. why should TVS launch a Step Thru in India again and risk incurring loses..??



The Pulsar 200NS will make any upgrade (unless completely re engineered like the new Pulsar) look insignificant.

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Samarth 619

I agree that Bajaj seems to be unbeatable with the 200 NS. And yes, TVS won't be putting out a 23 bhp 58 kmpl bike anytime soon (even RTR 180 manages 50-52 kmpl with 17 bhp?).


I'm afraid, but the only thing that can get TVS out of this mess and back to an era of Domination, is the Tauras 250cc inline 4. That would be unbeatable for some time atleast & make you forget about the mileage!
Indian customers would be taken aback on the test ride, as for most of them it would be their first time on an i4. I would buy it if its priced well... I really would!

Thunder

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In your Dreams,,, TVS seems to be conc on Rural area with their Max4 and releasing a 125 cc in this year,,,,,,,

So to the max we can expect a remodeled 180,,, not more than that from TVS,,,,

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srini

some companies are just happy to see their stock cleared up and peg for volumes.That's all they'll ever look at. TVS has been one of those companies which creates a splash in some segment but just sticks to that and never really look beyond as long as there are customers for it.Their progress is pretty damn slow if I may add...Hopefully something refreshing out of their stables.Putting up a better flagship will only be icing on the cake

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Thunder

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TVS was hopping for a Big Opener with their FLAME, But for a silly reason Bajaj opened a Case though at the end it went in favor of TVS,,,,,, It didn't do any change in the Huge Loss which they had,,,,
They came to a conclusion to stop the FLAME version itself, Now they are gonna use the same Body parts minus the engine ad some cosmetic changes and release it with a new Name with the Upgraded star city engine,,,,,,

So this clearly says that TVS is planning to cope up the Loss which they had so far, so do not expect any new things from TVS at least for the Near future....

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sambit

I think,their concentration should only be more on Scooters and RTRs....
They already have a strong base in Scooters , so its acceptable/important if they concentrate on them....
But why are they concentrating on the mass bikes,when they are doing nothing exceptional in sales !!
They should now take a TOP-DOWN approach.... should launch bigger bikes,and then expect the smaller ones to be swept away from the showrooms with the storm of big bikes... same strategy as Yamaha's(see how the SZ sells,based on the FZ.Even previously the Gladiators werent doing good numbers,now see the change...)