Ninja 250 is here... Finally! - Page 113 - xBhp.com : The Global Indian Biking Community

rishi500 · 10-07-2009, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Bunny

Do u know the basic engine is like two decades old now? It does a lot of tech help to make a 20 year old engine meet the latest emission norms buddy

1. Oh yeh? Y do u think the YBR 250 from Yamaha cannot come to India immediately? Its because of our strict norms
2. Sales : no manufacturer in India who has launched big bikes has ever looked at sales. Neither is Bajaj : they are looking at selling 1000units in the first year

Bunny bro,why is it that every manufacturer is hellbent on bringing their litre class and other brutes but not a single of 'em tryin to get a 600 midweight?
Those crazy machines are just right for us.Perfect harmony of power and price.Whats barring them?
Sorry for being OT but this question boggles my mind.

krates · 10-07-2009, 11:49 PM

can't wait for an xbhpian review of this beast

go guys book one!!!

yamahatrooper · 10-08-2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by rishi500

Bunny bro,why is it that every manufacturer is hellbent on bringing their litre class and other brutes but not a single of 'em tryin to get a 600 midweight?
Those crazy machines are just right for us.Perfect harmony of power and price.Whats barring them?
Sorry for being OT but this question boggles my mind.

I think it's because the Govt has some very stringent regulations in place for the import of bikes below 800 cc to shield indegenous companies thats why the 600s are not comming our way.

rishi500 · 10-08-2009, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by yamahatrooper

......thats why the 600s are comming our way.

Could you shed some light on this?

Jonak · 10-08-2009, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by dushyant

anybody found out about the bookings? finance schemes etc??

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Originally Posted by bprags

Any finance options from the banks?

First you have to book with 40K. Then Probiking will place the order for you. Once the bike comes you have to pay the rest of the money and the bike is all yours. They are yet to decide about the finance options. All probiking showroom will have a separate section for Kawasaki Ninja. And each probiking showroom will have a big Kawasaki hoarding outside. The booking starts as soon the bike arrives in the showroom.

moeed · 10-08-2009, 12:45 AM

Don't know if this has been posted already.

The Official Site

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yamahatrooper · 10-08-2009, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rishi500

Could you shed some light on this?

That was a typo mate. Sorry I meant to say the 600s are not comming our way. I ve editted and corrected the post now.

satyenpoojary · 10-08-2009, 01:31 AM

OMG! This thread has gone ballistic!
What a day it was!

I narrowly missed a trucks silencer that kinda exploded and flew towards me @ Panvel!

Spotted a new FZ breed... I swear! 8 people riding it with Temp numbers and uniform and lids... there was something different about the bikes but couldnt figure what it was... plus was running out of time, so couldnt chase them

Spotted 3 New TATA Cars...
1 looks like the Indigo version of the Indica Vista... a sedan with Vista styled Lamps
1 another sedan that looks completely fresh..
1 SUV, which looked like the new SUMO on Steriods!!!
Clicked pics, but what the hell, we are a bike community!

Had a brilliant Ninja feeler, which I will post only after MOD approval...

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Originally Posted by Sarvajit

Genuine R15 owner queries! I have also heard that it doesn't make any serious power below 5K RPM. I was initially thinking that is good for city usage, but I forgot that the heating issue is also there!
Ground clearance also will be a major concern in city.

So looks like this is a bike to be ridden on smooth highways only.

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Originally Posted by santoosh

@gs
the power in the low range will not be phenomenal , its a high revving bike , so power only in the later rpm's.

Wont ppl crib about it ??

Santa

It a high reving bike alright, but its much better than the R15 on low end... and if you can manage the R15, then this thing will simply blow you away!
PS: People will continue to crib even if Ducati brings a 125CC bike and price it as 50k

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Originally Posted by Sarvajit

My take: 300kms.by the time it comes to reserve.
Basis for calculation: Tank capacity: 17L, 2L reserve.
Mileage 50mpg=21kmpl acc.to Ninja forums.
So I took it as 20kmpl*15lts.=300kms.&you would have about 20kms.to look for the nearest ExtraPremium/ any other 91 octane stocking petrol pump. Atleast one litre must be left in the tank, coz its fuel injected&the pump needs that minimum quantity of fuel in it, to avoid problems.

Going by that logic, its almost as good\bad as my R15... 10L x 30 odd KMPL.... heck atleast I will reach the Fuel station faster

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Originally Posted by Technocrat

With so many fuel stations on road now, 360 kms is by no means a small range.

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Originally Posted by Sarvajit

The concern is not of the riding posture/stance/tyres. The Ninja has the same seat height of 790mm.&caster angle of 26 degrees as the R15.
I have been using the R15 for all kinds of touring&have never had an issue with it. My last tour involved heavy off roading too.
The issue is with the ground clearance of the vehicle, which prevents us from getting adventurous in off-roading.
Filling fuel bit is fine though, range is ok to me coz my R15 gives me about 430kms.to a full tank before coming to reserve.
And yes, Fi bikes do not have reserve/petrol on/off knob, but there is an indication that the bike is going into reserve-the R15's odo creates a separate tripmeter after the last dot starts blinking. The Ninja having an analog dash I donno how it would show us that.

I mean seriously, dont go for this bike if you intend to off road on it.... not that its not possible to manage it, but it would be a weird thing to do so!

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Originally Posted by santoosh

when they cant handle a timer , what the hell will they handle a bike ???

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Originally Posted by dushyant

anybody found out about the bookings? finance schemes etc??

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Originally Posted by niks_devil666

Hai to beautiful but I would buy a classic 500 Efi and still save some money

No niks, take a ride and am sure you will say Bye Bye Classic

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Originally Posted by razorBlades

next wait is for KTMs.. even if it is for 10+ lacs, I am buying one

and not the ninja for 3+ lacs

(my personal favs being KTM's)

+1, I, for one now think that 2.69 Lakhs is a pretty impressive deal, considering that you have a 'legal' Euro class bike!
My ONLY reason to NOT buy this would be the KaTooM!! and from what I heard today, the 690 is a notch above the Ninja in overall performance! but then the 66bhp engine under the ass can make a mess of it in city riding! OMG! Why cant life be simple!

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Originally Posted by ashes

any xbhpian seriously thinking of buying one??

I am seriously confused!

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Originally Posted by desideep

does any one know B2L from the forum rode the bike today?

B2L? Who is that...? and was he @ Chakkan?

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Originally Posted by payeng

So far I have observed that only new xBhp members have confirmed to buy it. Are test rides being offered..??

Both Yamaha and Honda have single cylinder 250 (300) cc bikes.. Yamaha has the YBR (Fazer) 250 and Honda the CB300R (the upgrade of the 250 cc CBX Twister).. both these models sell in Brazil.. but then these are single cylinder, air-cooled bikes... and won't be as high revving as the Ninja 250R.

Even if these models might not be a direct competition to the Ninaj 250R, if made available in India, these models could be priced lower (especially if manufactured in India).

No 'official' test rides sir

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Originally Posted by anirudh fz1

why didnt they get the cheaper carb version

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Originally Posted by abhijeet080808

Yeah, especially considering that India is a developing price sensitive market.

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Originally Posted by payeng

Guys crib about the lack of Digital Display on this bike.. imagine what the response might have been (at least among the knowledgeable bikers) if the "Fi" unit been given a miss for India.

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Originally Posted by Bunny

my guess is emission norms.. plus if im not wrong, the FI develops 3 more horses. More is never enuf

Cribbing, too much is never enough

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Originally Posted by anirudh fz1

Bajaj is not at all interested in selling Ninja in large volumes because it is not their mainstream product!! They want to slap the pulsar bikes to indian people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ROFLMAO! On one hand a zillion people here CRY for someone as n00b as M&M to bring the GT250... with NO idea of how they would be able to service this.... and then this comment is downright hilarious!

Personally, I feel Bajaj has done a great job in bringing this bike to India... Heck this is a new segment, it ends up repositioning R15 as poor mans performance bike!!!!

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Originally Posted by rider_no46

I dont understand why people are cribbing about the Ninja . 3 lac. is a good price for a multicylinder sportsbike which has come via the skd route. Make a simple calculation Yamaha R1 is 1000cc costs 12lac plus , now divide it by 4 , you have 250 cc and 3 lac.

Also its exactly the same bike that is available abroad without any India specific changes.
Regarding the analog meters and lack of fuel guage are just minor issues, whats important is that this bike hits 100 kmph in 7 sec and goes on to a top speed of 160+ kmph. Its the practical bike with more than adequate power for Indian conditions. Just think about how many people owning the Yamaha R1 or Honda CBR 1000RR or Suzuki Hayabusa have been able to explore all the massive power these machines have or have been on roads where they can reach near 300 kmph speed the above machines go to.
The Ninja is a good bike and all good things come at a price!

I agree with Part 2, but that calculation was sweet :P

How much do you think TVS should sell RTR160 for :P Just curious~!

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Originally Posted by rishi500

Bunny bro,why is it that every manufacturer is hellbent on bringing their litre class and other brutes but not a single of 'em tryin to get a 600 midweight?
Those crazy machines are just right for us.Perfect harmony of power and price.Whats barring them?
Sorry for being OT but this question boggles my mind.

KTMs are 'coming soon'

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Originally Posted by Jonak

First you have to book with 40K. Then Probiking will place the order for you. Once the bike comes you have to pay the rest of the money and the bike is all yours. They are yet to decide about the finance options. All probiking showroom will have a separate section for Kawasaki Ninja. And each probiking showroom will have a big Kawasaki hoarding outside. The booking starts as soon the bike arrives in the showroom.

I was told that the down payment would be around 50-75k for the bike but NOTHING has been finalised yet on the finance part, but they are SURE about getting finance option!

Devilpulsarian · 10-08-2009, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by silver_falcon_46

This has been discussed like a million times before. The Fi unit for India is because of the European standard emission norms.

The US have less stricter emission norms compared to India/Europe which is why initially even Harley had a tiff with government asking them to reduce the emission norms.

All said and done, I do believe this is a worthwhile product. One person who took a ride on the bike in the Bajaj test track in Pune said that it handled like magic. He also mentioned there was no surge of power but more of a linear delivery of power and clocked a 155kmph speedo read on the test track.

@Bunny: I remember reading somewhere that the carb version was more powerful than the Fi. I might be wrong.

Even I read this

@ all

When will we stop cribbing, when the grapes are out of our reach. Accept that you can not buy the bike because you do not have the money.
Giving lame excuses and blaming the awesome bike (or even more awesome Company) is really shameful.

Understand the huge leap we, as a biking nation, has taken through this step
Thank Bajaj for all this else we (and probably our grand children) would have died counting the endless permutations and combinations of those 97cc Japanese engines which we would have been limited to!

RedApple · 10-08-2009, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Devilpulsarian

Even I read this

@ all

When will we stop cribbing, when the grapes are out of our reach. Accept that you can not buy the bike because you do not have the money.
Giving lame excuses and blaming the awesome bike (or even more awesome Company) is really shameful.

Understand the huge leap we, as a biking nation, has taken through this step
Thank Bajaj for all this else we (and probably our grand children) would have died counting the endless permutations and combinations of those 97cc Japanese engines which we would have been limited to!

exactly...if u got the money, then buy it..if not, then either put up or shut up. Jesus im sick of all the whining and bitching on here...

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