Finally 600-650 cc bikes making way to India.

Am happy for those who have been longing to get one for themselves.

My main purpose of the bike would be for weekend Morning rides on highways primarily or short rides in between (i.e. during weekdays incase there is some holiday).
No touring planned as of now .

GT650R was the first choice but I am waiting for Ninja650 as it is better in terms of build quality,less vibration and better brand.

GT has got the looks that's for sure , Even if there are any vibrations at higher revs I don't think that is going to cause serious issue as i won't be cruisng at that speeds for long ,just short bursts at higher speeds.

But my concern is that GT650 feel like it will fell apart after 2-3 years , It Don't looks to last long .

I won't be able to run my bike for more than 500 Km in a month and that too if I drive regularly on each weekends for alteast 125Km without out fail. I don't think GT650r riding would cause any problem as i won't be riding my bike for more than 1-2 hrs max.

Things against GT
-Build quality only
-May be Vibrations at higher revs (will check that after taking TD)

Things against Ninja
-Looks
-Riding position is relaxed , GT has that aggressive riding position (compared to N650)

Any suggestions which bike should fit my requirements.

Ah sorry,my bad.Just curious,why is that though?
Im sorry if i missed that part too!

The closest Harley to the size and category to the ST7 is I think the fatboy.. which is well 13 Lacs more expensive..


I dun think that should be a problem for me... I ride in short bursts of 10 kms...

Long Rides - Yes for N650

City ride everyday both bikes will fry your legs

@DK, MG and Vishwas.

So if I was looking at doing long trips every couple of months with a pillion, say Bombay - Bangalore, Bombay - Goa, etc etc. and daily city riding of at least 30-40 kms. I should ideally choose the Ninja...?

Whoa the N650 thread is on Fire

Good to see that this is the most eagerly awaited bike for a LOT of us

Between the N650 and GT650, well different bikes for different people. For me it is the N650 simply because it the more practical option out of the two.

As for difference in performance, for most us coming from 17-21 PS machines the difference in power is going to overwhelmingly enough to forget the subtle difference in power between the two 650's

All hail the N650R

Important facts..

#1 ST7 is a very very good motorcycle by itself. A proper classic cruiser with decent cornering abilities, very good power and torque bands, more than decent GC (170mm) and a good tank range on its 18 litre fuel tank.

The HDs in the same range are the Superlow and the Iron.

#2 Superlow cannot take a decent corner or go over a speed bump without scraping the bottom.. because.. plainly.. it is Super-low ! (GC: 100mm)
#3 Iron is also a very low motorcycle (GC: 120mm) with a partly 12 litre fuel tank leading to a very small tank range. I mean the motorcycle will have to stop for fuel more than I stop to take a leak . The motorcycle.. though mean looking.. is not of much use outside the city.
#4 None of the above 2 is a chrome filled classic cruiser. So looks like the Koreans are beating the Americans in their own game!

Wow.. this is some interesting news ... wonder what makes ST7 more appealing ..when Harley's there for similar price

Indeed the number of booking seems very promising .. in just 2 months

You are absolutely bang on. As I mentioned earlier the red one put in the showroom attracts a lot of attention (dual colour doesn't cut any ice with me).

Btw the surprising news is that of the total booking of 120 by Garware till date half are ST7


Not exactly, I'm 5'11" and had no issues riding the N650 but the other way round it is true for small riders riding the GT.

i don;t think in any way GT sales will affect ... even if the price range is close to each other..

in every 10 buyers 7 ppl ..don;t know exactly wt the machines packs in side and wt's its abilities .. and more of them will tend towards looks department .. [don;t argue on this .. its true thing ]

GT has good look and all the gismos which a superbike [read as sport] has .. and performance wise a very decent

N650 has good performance and lacks very much on looks department .. and never come closer to superbike level in appearance .. it resembles me of new Karizma .. with full faring without split seats .. and a big front faring and unmatched normal handlebar

i see N650 as a touring GOD .. with those features .. and in the pic posted previously the bike seems pretty small and tall persons might have nightmare adjusting to it

Oh ! it looks very different in the high res pics and video's i've come across. Thanks for clarifying.

Word....more is not needed.

Point taken

Btw, the GT is just too big for me. The Ninja is just right for me.

Yup.that was the only thing that got me disappointed.
Otherwise the bike is well engineered and is a popular Japanese brand.