Your 2 cents eeh ? You really want to let loose the fox into the chicken coop and then sit back and watch the show

Yamaha

As a brand name i would definetely vote for bajaj, but for performance and economy i would vote for Yamaha.
I am an ardent fan of Yamaha as i had owned 2 bajaj pulsars previously, fuel economy wise they were good, but maintenance wise i would say thumbs down.
But as far as yamaha is concerned the parts might be little expensive but the maintenance is less, plus i feel the style and robust looks overall compliments the bike. I know Yamaha has been late in delivering products but atleast it has delivered sumthing which eveyone looks and appreciates.

No doubt even the pulsar is a good bike but its mainly considered as economical bike rather than a stylish bike.

My vote undoubtedly goes to Yamaha...KEEP IT UP!!!

didn't read this,
great post

scaled down version, hmmm, let bajaj come up with the full version then we are waiting and let them win few championships in racing circuit, yup in India, it would be sacrilege to bring other forms of racing even in Asian series

prior to '08, i vote for Pulsar,
post that--Yamaha

waiting to see how P-220/250 shapes up, would be worth waiting

a youthful brand should promote racing,
shouldn't it? YES or NO?
in India we have talent which is promoted by TVS single handedly and now Honda and Yamaha have come to the rescue, what is stopping bajaj and HH?
they have loads of money to make ads, but not invest in racing?i think they will learn much more on tracks than they ever will in board room meetings

the polling too has reflected what majority of bhpians feel
*my 2 cents

Definetly the Yamaha if this was here, but till then PULSAR !!!

Honda is the real Youth Brand in India. They have stylish and powerful (for their segment) bikes affordable for youth, solidly reliable, great mileage - cheap on maintenance. Twister & Stunner. Bikes your dad would be glad to buy for you and would have some peace of mind later too. Bikes your first salary can buy for you without any trouble. And then, keep them along until your kid gets a license to ride, if you wish to.

Beyond that, you are not youth any more. And, speed is not the trade mark of youth.

What's the point in having bikes that are not really affordable by youth and/or not light on the pocket for maintenance???

It depends from person 2 person dude. Ur right in ur own way but im sure not every1 thinks dat way. . . . I was in love with speed from the very first day i could balance myself on 2 wheels.I dont belive either tat speed is a trade mark of youth.I feel a bike lover irrespective of his age has the right 2 own a Fast bike.Power doesnt have 2 be abused !! I know people in their 50's who own busa's & R1's.Bikes r those guys passion & now after sloggin their asses for their whole life,after settlein their family they have bought these bikes at this age & I feel they truly deserve it man !!!! Ur never 2 old to own a gud bike dude!!!! And anyways i guess if every1 thought like you there wouldnt be anything like a SUPERBIKE existing !!!! And then life would be SHIT

As for the youth, start with smaller bikes,be a responsible rider & when u feel u can handle tat power without killin urselves or others( Like my freind Pirelli says ' Power is Nothing without Control'), earn urselves a gud Superbike !!!! Godspeed !

^^ hehe... tum toh senti ho gaye. But sahi points the that I felt lazy to write about.

I mean that one should go for something affordable. That affordable thing changes from person to person. If one can afforda superbike as his first, so be it. But how correct is it making our dad's spend near about a lakh on our bike and then keep them worried about our safety. Most fathers in this country cannot happily afford the bikes we like. Many of them stretch the budjet unwillingly for their children. That's it.

Ur absolutely right & tats the reason i said tat the youth should earn themselves a superbike. Why should ur parents suffer for ur demands ya. . . And sorry 2 get all senti dude, Bhavnao ko samjho !!

My vote goes to Pulsar...

after all it was Pulsar which started the performance biking revolution in India..much before the Japanese n others...n for another reason..its Indian...!!

My vote goes to Pulsar...

after all it was Pulsar which started the performance biking revolution in India..much before the Japanese n others...n for another reason..its Indian...!!

Come on, Pulsar being Indian doesn't make it youthful. Farmer? maybe .

yamaha being a company with all those "R" up thier sleeve, sweating it out in motorsports etc..

Bajaj gets the VFM image, nothing more than that

Nothing better than Yams, Pulsars are always behind R15's in terms of youthful looks

The fight has just begun. Yams vs Pulsars!

Well here are my two cents.
Once up on a time standardization was the way across the globe and ppl wanted standard products across the globe. The Yamahas, Hondas et al took it up and raced along and made excellent products and delivered all across the globe (Yamaha tried it in India in the form of RD-350 but it failed as the bike was way ahead of the market and the Indians were pretty poor at that time).
Then came the "Think Global but act local" generation in the 2000s with lots of Moolah accessible to them but still yards short of the international market. Bajaj was absolutely fantastic in reading this market and gave the Pulsars at a lower cost to the majority of the young generation inside India. Advantage Pulsar here for capturing the Indian Youth here.

But the question is again which would youth prefer ?

Anyone from 1990s-1999 (am assuming the age when ppl reach 16-17)would point out that its the Yams which would be more youthful bcos they got to ride the Yams (RX-100) and the RD-350.

The Post 2000 generation would give a definite thumbs up on the Pulsar cos the Pulsar was much better than the Yams and the Yams where no where near.

So the fight of Yams vs Pulsars

Pre-2000: Clearly Yams. No Pulsars back then
Pre-2010: Clearly Pulsars

So what is youthful for one generation is not for the next. The youth of current generation lets say pre-2020 would decide whats more youthful than this old writer (not very old thou).

So how about the Post 2010 (or pre-2020) generation??? Will it be Yams or the Pulsars??

The trend changed post 2010 when the Yams launched the R-15 and now the youths want more of the R-15 than the new 220s. This was bcos the Yams were able to tweak a world class product and localize it for the Indian Market. It took them 6-7 years to understand the market.

Pre-2020: Yams are giving the Pulsars a definite run for the money.I bet on the Yams bcos they have the fire power and the young ones are getting much higher money these days to afford the Yams. So in an evolving market with youngsters having much better access to money, the I favor the Yams. Pulsars would soon be extinct unless they get their tails up once again

* I belong to the pre-2000 (I hit 19 in Y2K).

Hit the nail on the head.