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Originally posted by Nithesh
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If you have test rode The 150R and the 250R by now you would know that the 150R is lightweight, more flickable, handles better(obviously) and is more confident when leaning around the corners at high speeds. The tyres are a whole lot better too and the 250R's front suspension dive is absent.
It is easy to manuever such a light bike in the city compared to the 250.
Basically two different bikes again with two different categories.
This is like the nth time im telling people that bikes have very little do with the engine capacity and spec sheets.
Oh and then there is the aam junta factor of better fuel efficiency and longterm maintenance factor.
So you see, there is a lot of difference between owning one bike that is 30k more than what you set out to buy. Ofcourse if u have the moolah, you can always spend that 30k and get the 250 and you will be able to live with it, but there are people who can spend 30k more for the 250, but may not be able to afford maintaining one as a long termer.
And for ur second question, if by committed you mean the R15 then i would like to ask you, what difference did the seating position and a raised pillion seat do on the track when the 150R was being track tested by the same rider to be a second quicker than the R15? If anything i think the presence of extended pillion seat and the upright seating position is actually a boon(something the R15 v1 possessed and it sold very well and targetted all audience from college goers to working husbands didnt it? despite people nagging about the skinny rear tyre) So are you telling me the older v1 R15 wasnt track focussed too?
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Exactly. Its been nearing a year since i owned the 250 now, and to this date i get to hear a lot from the extended family and friends as to how i couldve bought myself a car with that sort of money!
People just do not understand the difference between a 150cc commuter and a 150cc sports bike at all. The only thing they care about is F.E and the initial cost.
Also the 150R is expensive because if you go through history, you would notice that DOHC units have always been more expensive to manufacture compared to their SOHC counterpart. DOHC is complicated in terms of manufacturing compared to SOHCs.
And yes the bike seems overpriced and will certainly put off certain buyers, but at the same time there are people who would buy it based on the feel of the bike rather than "word of mouth" from magazines. The v1 R15's skinny tyre was being targetted for almost a year and then things changed forever. The same could happen to the 150R. People who understand the difference between the two will pick either of the bikes based on their personal preferences.
It is easy to manuever such a light bike in the city compared to the 250.
Basically two different bikes again with two different categories.
This is like the nth time im telling people that bikes have very little do with the engine capacity and spec sheets.
Oh and then there is the aam junta factor of better fuel efficiency and longterm maintenance factor.
So you see, there is a lot of difference between owning one bike that is 30k more than what you set out to buy. Ofcourse if u have the moolah, you can always spend that 30k and get the 250 and you will be able to live with it, but there are people who can spend 30k more for the 250, but may not be able to afford maintaining one as a long termer.
And for ur second question, if by committed you mean the R15 then i would like to ask you, what difference did the seating position and a raised pillion seat do on the track when the 150R was being track tested by the same rider to be a second quicker than the R15? If anything i think the presence of extended pillion seat and the upright seating position is actually a boon(something the R15 v1 possessed and it sold very well and targetted all audience from college goers to working husbands didnt it? despite people nagging about the skinny rear tyre) So are you telling me the older v1 R15 wasnt track focussed too?
Here's a quote for you:
Exactly. Its been nearing a year since i owned the 250 now, and to this date i get to hear a lot from the extended family and friends as to how i couldve bought myself a car with that sort of money!
People just do not understand the difference between a 150cc commuter and a 150cc sports bike at all. The only thing they care about is F.E and the initial cost.
Also the 150R is expensive because if you go through history, you would notice that DOHC units have always been more expensive to manufacture compared to their SOHC counterpart. DOHC is complicated in terms of manufacturing compared to SOHCs.
And yes the bike seems overpriced and will certainly put off certain buyers, but at the same time there are people who would buy it based on the feel of the bike rather than "word of mouth" from magazines. The v1 R15's skinny tyre was being targetted for almost a year and then things changed forever. The same could happen to the 150R. People who understand the difference between the two will pick either of the bikes based on their personal preferences.
Also as you said a professional racer managed a quicker lap on cbr than r15. lets not get into all that as it varies from rider to rider with different riding styles. people win races on honda and yamaha but fail miserably on a ducati, to quote a very famous example.
look at what you want from a bike. I myself see cbr suiting a lot of people for its good power and comfortable seating. just seems a tad expensive. I have maintained this from my very first post if you want to read it.
I simply followed ur defintion of Supersports !!!
If only you noticed a link i posted below you would notice there was also a category called "SPORTS TOURERS". And ofcourse there are more categories for Naked street bikes as well as Cruisers and Dirt Bikes. 
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