arnuld

I have seen several kind of bikes and confused on some categorization of them, here is what I have deduced:

• Heavy Bikes: These bikes have been desigend to run slowly, with passion of looking around while you drive. They may or may not have have much pick-up, they are high on CCs and have masculine looks. Sitting posture is quite upright. examples: Enfield Bullt, Bajaj Avenger, Yamaha MT01.
• Sporty Bikes: These bikes are designed to run fast, sporty looks , they may or may not high on CCs but they definitely have lot of pick-up. You can't look around, just have to focus. Sitting posturem is arched. examples Kawasaki Ninja, Yamaha YZF-R1, ZMR, Pulsar 220 DTS-i
• General Bikes: Designed for general use, average CCs, average pickup, good mileage but not head-turners. Good for persons who just want a commuter.

Now I want to know, to what category Suzuki Shogun and Samurai belong. Mostly I like Heavy Bikes, Sporty are not to my taste and General ones are known as time-pass in my language. I like Shogun and Samurai (hate RX100/135) but they are no longer manufactured, what new bikes will fit in the same unnamed category ? (want to buy one)

Aryan

General Biking Discussion Approved.

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kaynmantis

My observation can be as follows:

Sports: Can be of different weight and different power. E.g. Ninja250, R1. Mainly for speed.
Touring: Usually heavy. E.g. BMW R 1200 GS, Honda goldwing. Main purpose is to munch miles after miles without tiring for both man and machine.
Street: Can be of different weight and different power. E.g Yamaha MT01 Honda CB 1000R. Purpose is to command the street.
Choppers: Need I say anything.
Dirt: Those little things that flies around dirt tracks or offroad. Usually light and nimble.
Commuters: Almost all small capacity bikes available in India. Usually light and small. Economy being the mantra.

Of course all categories can overlap one another one way or the other. Or small cc (commuter) bikes try to mimic the real stuffs which in my opinion is what manufacturers does here. Apart from these, there are some purpose built bikes which are impractical for all else except for the purpose they are built for.

arnuld

The final questions remains, if I like Suzuki Shogun, Samurai, Bullt, Ducati GT100 kind of bikes and hate ZMR, Karizma kind of bikes, what should I buy ?

payeng

Categorization of International Motorcycles and Indian Motorcycles will be quite different..
Internationally there are many kind of motorcycles like "Dirt Bikes" which do not exist in India currently.




This more or less covers the "International" Motorcycle Categorization..




Quite right. The "Avenger" mimics the American "Crusier" style of motorcycles, The "R15" mimics the "Super Sports" bikes, the "FZ-16" mimics the big capacity "Street bikes" like the (1000cc) "FZ1".

By and large, India is a market for small capacity (below 250cc) motorcycles meant to be ridden mostly on streets.

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