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All you people must understand the dynamics of the market of 150-180 cc bikes. So, R-15 being the best and the costliest sells around 1500 bikes per month or still less. So the annual marketshare of R-15 is around 15-16000 bikes per year. It has neither monopolised 150 cc market nor occupied 200 + cc market due to varied reasons.

Even if a CBR 150 is launched at a similar price like R-15, it would only be able to poach customer from R-15 only, thus getting only 8-10,000 customers per year. Clearly, this much demand is not sufficient to productionise the bike for indigenous production which is the basic requirement for pricing it near R-15 price. Only if all 2 valve air-cooled 150-160cc engines are wiped out from India, then CBR 150's entry into India would make sense. I hope you all understand the logic. Except looks, CBR 250 is miles ahead of CBR 150 in all departments. Also, new CBR 150 is not like old CBR 150 (light and agile) as it has gained around 23 kgs. over the old one.

I do think that Yamaha and also Honda would never dream of volumes with these models.
The purpose of these bikes is to establish their brand value and highlight the kind of tech they have.
volumes is a completely different game. Therefore pricing for the purpose of improving sales volumes is just not logical.
For Yamaha the R15 was never a volume product..so will be for Honda..

my thoughts only

**AKAlOgAN** · 12-05-2010, 11:53 PM

Originally posted by DASCO View Post

I do think that Yamaha and also Honda would never dream of volumes with these models.
The purpose of these bikes is to establish their brand value and highlight the kind of tech they have.
volumes is a completely different game. Therefore pricing for the purpose of improving sales volumes is just not logical.
For Yamaha the R15 was never a volume product..so will be for Honda..

my thoughts only

exactly ...

**pjamessmith** · 12-07-2010, 07:00 PM

YouTube - Mile display testing of CBR250R

**Aravind** · 12-08-2010, 07:47 PM

@pjamessmith
good posts man...
CBR150R will be a good (or better?) alternative to R15 and the sub-1 lakh bikes..(if its less than a lakh)..will make more sense for people who have to stretcccchhh their budget even to get R15,like many of us...CBR250R even at 1.5L will be unaffordable
but looks like it doesn't make sense for Honda in terms of market positioning of these two bikes...its reasonable... but we are greedy when it comes to bikes

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**crazy_NJ** · 12-10-2010, 12:18 AM

Originally posted by Aravind View Post

@pjamessmith
good posts man...
CBR150R will be a good (or better?) alternative to R15 and the sub-1 lakh bikes..(if its less than a lakh)..will make more sense for people who have to stretcccchhh their budget even to get R15,like many of us...CBR250R even at 1.5L will be unaffordable
but looks like it doesn't make sense for Honda in terms of market positioning of these two bikes...its reasonable... but we are greedy when it comes to bikes

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+1. Also I like the looks of the CBR150R more than the CBR250R (No offence, thats my opinion). But still I am interested on the CBR250R..

**pjamessmith** · 12-10-2010, 04:29 AM

CBR150R as seen at Jakarta Motoshow 2010

CBR150R as seen @ Jakarta (Indonesia) Motoshow 2010

YouTube - New Honda CBR150 -iwanbanaran

**yamahatrooper** · 12-10-2010, 04:59 AM

Originally posted by Aravind View Post

@pjamessmith
good posts man...
CBR150R will be a good (or better?) alternative to R15 and the sub-1 lakh bikes..(if its less than a lakh)..will make more sense for people who have to stretcccchhh their budget even to get R15,like many of us...CBR250R even at 1.5L will be unaffordable
but looks like it doesn't make sense for Honda in terms of market positioning of these two bikes...its reasonable... but we are greedy when it comes to bikes

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True that the CB150R will will give the R15 a good run for it's money, especially if it makes a lil more power than the R15 on paper apna junta will queue up to get this. In fact I would nt mind one in my stable, it would be lovely to have this acoumpanying my babay YAMAHA supersports

Originally posted by pjamessmith View Post

CBR150R as seen @ Jakarta (Indonesia) Motoshow 2010

YouTube - New Honda CBR150 -iwanbanaran

Even i lile the looks of this 150 more than the 250 that we are seeing on paper. The shut lines have been hidden more sweetly on this one and overall looks of better proportion.

With all these sweet bikes comming to India I really need a 6 fig salary paying job soon. Irresistable...rrrrrr

**pjamessmith** · 12-10-2010, 10:29 PM

Cbr150r

**darkknight** · 12-10-2010, 11:22 PM

the 150 looks way better than 250 --pity that it won't come here mostly

**dushyant123** · 12-11-2010, 12:00 AM

2010 has been a dry year in terms of launch of affordable performance bikes...
expect 2011 to be flooded by launches...

**yamahatrooper** · 12-11-2010, 01:00 AM

Originally posted by dushyant123 View Post

2010 has been a dry year in terms of launch of affordable performance bikes...
expect 2011 to be flooded by launches...

Aap ke Muh me Ghee Shakkar

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Originally posted by pjamessmith View Post

If this baby comes to our shores we Indian bikers, will have to again come up with Ideas about where that damn front number plate is going to go! Phew! These are times I wish I had a sibling and he/she could get this baby Honda and ride alongside sigh!

**Aravind** · 12-11-2010, 01:27 AM

the current speculation on the CBR250R price is 1.8L OTR...with this price, there is a substantial gap in the performance bike segment with R15 and the like below 1L and CBR at >1.5....honda can definitely plug in the CBR150....at a 1L +/- 10k price point it wont be a threat to the 250CBR....but only if honda want to and thats a totally different issue...