2009 Speculation thread: What bikes could be launched?

[fast_ferocious]

Hey, Its my first thread. Lets use this thread to display info about upcoming bikes of 2009, their features, their pics etc... To start up with lets talk about the HH's upcoming models (13 bikes in 11 months) or BAJAJ's 'A bike A month' strategy or Suzuki or Yamaha. Whatever it is, It would be great to find it first on xbhp !!

[Aryan]

Topic Approved.

If someone has any substantial information, please post only then. No speculations would be allowed on this thread, failing which, it will be locked promptly.

[fast_ferocious]

thanx

Thanks Aryan. Hope this thread be of a gr8 help for the ppl who r looking to buy bikes shortly!!

[chicane1879]

Expect TVS to launch the 180cc bike codenamed "Menace" during the 1st quarter of 09!!

TVS Motor marketing head HS Goindi said: “There are various products in the pipeline, which will hit the market in the next three-nine months. While the higher variant of the Apache will have 180cc and 200cc engines, we will also launch bikes in the fast-growing 125cc segment. Some new scooter models will also hit the market.”

TVS to speed up sales with four launches- Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

[fast_ferocious]

Expect TVS to launch the 180cc bike codenamed "Menace" during the 1st quarter of 09!!



TVS to speed up sales with four launches- Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

Nice find Chicane, A good move by TVS. Its surely trying its best to give a tough fight to Bajaj.

With its No.2 position being occupied by Honda and TVS rolling out competitive models, Bajaj surely is having a tough time.

[fast_ferocious]

wat abt HH??

What about the "these many new models in these many months" claim by HeroHonda? Any news on that ??

[DarthVeda]

can we have the typo in the thread title *fixed*? Launches instead of alunches

[Mcspeed]

Guys any news about Bajai XCD Sprint 150? Isn't it gonna released in this month?

[velociraptor13]

Expect TVS to launch the 180cc bike codenamed "Menace" during the 1st quarter of 09!!



TVS to speed up sales with four launches- Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

man , tvs is definitely using their r&d to its fullest potential .With rtr being a hell of a screamer the 180 or 200 ought to be a super screamer

[harshaguduru]

Hey, Its my first thread. Lets use this thread to display info about upcoming bikes of 2009, their features, their pics etc... To start up with lets talk about the HH's upcoming models (13 bikes in 11 months) or BAJAJ's 'A bike A month' strategy or Suzuki or Yamaha. Whatever it is, It would be great to find it first on xbhp !!

HH's 13models reveealed:

passion bumper sticker edition
splendor bumper sticker edition
passion bomb edition with urgraded horn
passion sober edition for senior citizens
splendor sober edition for senior citizens
passion with regal crownl from ambition
generic 150cc with hunk engine
2009 karizma with dual tone alooys like the extreme
one ladies scooter gearless
same thing with plastic side cladding for men
relaunch of cd100 retro edition

lol

[Aryan]

can we have the typo in the thread title *fixed*? Launches instead of alunches

Thanks for bringing that to notice. It reads 'launches' now..

[pulsar_flame]

i hope tvs menace 180 comes to reality...

[badriyan]

ok am not trying to fire a controversy by giving a wrong news through this post. but this is what i saw yesterday. i was riding along arcot road vadapalani here in chennai and i see this guy dressed in a black tvs jacket with FLAME written on its back, i go closer and find that he is riding a black apache rtr, i went near and saw the engine from the left hand side the head portion was completely different from the stock RTR, that is it had a blanked out portion near the top end which is not what it looks on a rtr160 but it was not a twin cam. i see the rear panels and it has no stickers qouting its cc. the place where it is usually written rtr160 or Fi etc. then the guy take's a Uturn at a junction before i can take a second look and speeds away. i came to the conclusion that its the 180cc bike being tested because, this is the same place i have seen the TVS "neo" underbone and flame 125 being ridden by tvs test person in a similar attire and taking a U turn at the same busy intersection. may be some ppl like joel joe and santoosh from bangalore can help.

[bprags]

ok am not trying to fire a controversy by giving a wrong news through this post. but this is what i saw yesterday. i was riding along arcot road vadapalani here in chennai and i see this guy dressed in a black tvs jacket with FLAME written on its back, i go closer and find that he is riding a black apache rtr, i went near and saw the engine from the left hand side the head portion was completely different from the stock RTR, that is it had a blanked out portion near the top end which is not what it looks on a rtr160 but it was not a twin cam. i see the rear panels and it has no stickers qouting its cc. the place where it is usually written rtr160 or Fi etc. then the guy take's a Uturn at a junction before i can take a second look and speeds away. i came to the conclusion that its the 180cc bike being tested because, this is the same place i have seen the TVS "neo" underbone and flame 125 being ridden by tvs test person in a similar attire and taking a U turn at the same busy intersection. may be some ppl like joel joe and santoosh from bangalore can help.

Did he rip? Any guess abt how it performed?

[chicane1879]

ok am not trying to fire a controversy by giving a wrong news through this post. but this is what i saw yesterday. i was riding along arcot road vadapalani here in chennai and i see this guy dressed in a black tvs jacket with FLAME written on its back, i go closer and find that he is riding a black apache rtr, i went near and saw the engine from the left hand side the head portion was completely different from the stock RTR, that is it had a blanked out portion near the top end which is not what it looks on a rtr160 but it was not a twin cam. i see the rear panels and it has no stickers qouting its cc. the place where it is usually written rtr160 or Fi etc. then the guy take's a Uturn at a junction before i can take a second look and speeds away. i came to the conclusion that its the 180cc bike being tested because, this is the same place i have seen the TVS "neo" underbone and flame 125 being ridden by tvs test person in a similar attire and taking a U turn at the same busy intersection. may be some ppl like joel joe and santoosh from bangalore can help.

May be a 4 valve head Flame. Never know what TVS has in store for us, but presumably it's a 180cc bike. Any idea about the size of the bike as in comparison to the RTR 160??