2009 Speculation thread: What bikes could be launched?

[blisteringintelligence]

Most of the manufacturers have been in that state for ages ... and assuming the trend being same in the future they will hibernate till all fossil fuel reserve evaporates

Yeah and then they will give us litre class equivalent bicycles

[gabz77]

They are hibernating...

Most of the manufacturers have been in that state for ages ... and assuming the trend being same in the future they will hibernate till all fossil fuel reserve evaporates

[dushyant]

well guys, here's another piece of speculation/news whatsoever. just went to the probiking showroom. the guy there told me that the ninja would be (hopefully) out by mid or end august. the new 220 by the end of june with black engine and 21ps of power. he was not sure of any design changes on the 220. (but a few days back he had mentioned design changes on the 220) wonder what bajaj is upto????

[atin_bhati]

Yamaha Racing Kit

Hey Guys,
Now toh Yamaha is really on a roll, Check this link out Its Just Mind boggling:
Racing Kit for Yamaha bikes
What do U guys think isn't this great.

Here is another link of the much talked about Yamaha 125

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv35/atin_bhati/yamahaybr1252009bu9.jpg

No source took it from a website in a hurry to post the image forgot to save the page

Sorry

[amitredefined]

Friends,

This is my 1st post. I have been following this thread from the begining and am surprised to so see the no. of posts added everyday . After reading in last weeks post about the new Ninja's arrival in Pune PBK for display, I decided to go there on Saturday and as expected there was no Ninja there . When enquired, as usual got the response saying it will be launched in Sept'09 (i don't believe it seeing their past record). Also they infomed that 2 weeks back they did the survey for the color of the bike which people would like to have. I told them bring it in any color... but bring it fast. Also the person wrote my name in one of the registers of Ninja fan and I was 25th !!!!!!!!!!!!!

When enquired about the P220 upgrade, he said it is expected after 15th June'09.

[pads]

Now this is an idea i welcome with all my heart.... what happen to the Harley-Davidson entering India news? Plans were there more than a year back... seems to have changed their mind

they are also waiting for the market to mature.......

[gabz77]

Ummm .. one hint !! Visit the streets of Rio de Jenero, at a certain time in evening. You'll kno !!

I mean, we know there is a market for cruisers in India (Royal Enfield has shown that )
And, cruiser fan are generally not that demanding for regular updates and BHP bumps. Give them a good enuff product and they'll keep buying it for years !! (Again Royal Enfield has shown that !!)

Now this is an idea i welcome with all my heart.... what happen to the Harley-Davidson entering India news? Plans were there more than a year back... seems to have changed their mind

[blisteringintelligence]

Well you had me jumping up 'n' down for couple minutes (though am a yamaha guy, two strokes especially)

Still this would be a good choice to release here.. HONDA are you listening?

They are hibernating...

[gabz77]

thanks for busting my bubble nick atleast some here is updated.....globally..lolzz. The pics are from Honda factory, Brazil.

Well you had me jumping up 'n' down for couple minutes (though am a yamaha guy, two strokes especially)

Still this would be a good choice to release here.. HONDA are you listening?

[bprags]

all that happened to the "test bikes" from Kawasaki? the same 250R is "tested" and is on sale in 6 continents of the world. Never heard all this happening to a single 250R. I am sure, the guy detests bajaj-kawa from whom you heard all this.

Dude, looks like you missed the smilies at the end of his post .

[pulsater]

Here is the real problem with the Ninja launch.

The Bajaj test riders were testing it extensively on Pune's roads. But the bike [footpegs]starting vibrating from 500 kms onwards. The mirrors started vibrating after 550 kms. There was some problem with the fuel injection unit.It caught fire!! That was replaced. After that the silencer mounting points broke and it fell on the road.They had to carry it in a tempo. The other bikes were also facing similar problems. The speedo unit went haywire after 700 kms. The needle was showing 200 kmph at standstill. The bike couldn't start the next morning. There was some electrical fault. I don't know whether any more problems they faced.

Now the Bajaj guys have ordered the parts from Japan. When the parts arrive, they will start selling the bike.
Btw i own a first gen 220.

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all that happened to the "test bikes" from Kawasaki? the same 250R is "tested" and is on sale in 6 continents of the world. Never heard all this happening to a single 250R. I am sure, the guy detests bajaj-kawa from whom you heard all this.

By the way, I received a mail from Yamaha today.

Dear Customer,

We thank you for choosing Yamaha!

The motto of our company is to make Customer Smile. In order to achieve
this aim we need to know your opinion on it. Praise would be a motivation
for us to continue. And any critic would naturally be a reason for us to
improve our services according to the requirements and desires of our
Customers.

We appreciate you for spending valuable time for providing us your feedback

Please click on the link below for your valuable feedback

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Warm Regards
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Surprisingly I have never bought a Yamaha. Though filled the survey and submitted.

[nitrosatya]

Here is the real problem with the Ninja launch.

The Bajaj test riders were testing it extensively on Pune's roads. But the bike [footpegs]starting vibrating from 500 kms onwards. The mirrors started vibrating after 550 kms. There was some problem with the fuel injection unit.It caught fire!! That was replaced. After that the silencer mounting points broke and it fell on the road.They had to carry it in a tempo. The other bikes were also facing similar problems. The speedo unit went haywire after 700 kms. The needle was showing 200 kmph at standstill. The bike couldn't start the next morning. There was some electrical fault. I don't know whether any more problems they faced.

Now the Bajaj guys have ordered the parts from Japan. When the parts arrive, they will start selling the bike.
Btw i own a first gen 220.

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[Technician]

So many rumours. So many variants. So many inputs. But nothing concrete.

But are we here for a bluff by brands? We might be again stuffed with a 130/140/150/160/170/180 cc bike with some hyper-techno-gimickery (parden by English) with matching performance already available with the current lot of bikes. For a poser and a first time performance enthusiast, they may offer a good alternative (to what is being sold currently). But what about long-timers grey-haired old chaps.

Why shouldn't this be made clear to all Brands that the current lot of bikers would not upgrade to their new offerings untill and unless it has at least 250+ cc 25+ PS (single or double cylinder, air or liquid cooled, FI or carb, mono or twin shocks, or whatever), Untill then, don't consider us as your prospective customer. I have adopted a similar approach so far.

This would put full stop on their approach of counting upon us, the current enthusiat bikers, for selling lesser products in the name of performance bikes.

Just my cent.

[svjhonda]

Hey wait, did'nt anyone hear about it already? Come on guys, you can't be this slow.....

Why is'nt the Ninja launching? I'll tell you. Its taking the Bajaj guys some serious head scratching to remove the engines from the Ninjas already imported (remember spy pics?) and bolt them onto the 220 chassis.
Viola! You have the Fastest Pulsar! Beats everything else sold in India....


But enough of bullshit. Anybody have friends/family who own Honda showrooms? Any chance of sneak preview of the 'new' 150?

[ken cool]

Coming back and rejoining this thread after nearly 72 hours and nothing has happened during that period other than the wonderful discovery of SP being a Techno and Marketing guy and a poet at night!