It all depends on what you are looking out for! If touring is your preference, the Ninja 650R will suit you to the tee. Strong engine, no vibes, exceptional build quality, brilliant seating position, ability to cruise at 160-180 with no fuss (given the roads for these speeds). Not sure on what kind of appetite it has but given its reputation as a sports tourer, it should be relatively economical.

Just want to know till what speeds you have gone in the GT? I have ridden three GT's till date and my experience in all the three has been same.

Any price revisions in the GT650?

Zig Wheels report said that the Ninja 650R is priced at 4.5L ex-showroom Pune, while the GT650 is priced at 4.69L.

Awesome pricing by Bajaj and this makes the market better for us.

Bangalore showroom is likely to open up on Lavelle road just opposite Ducati. Might take a couple of months. The Ducati dealer will handle Hyosung as well.

The source is the Ducati manager and a representative from Garware who had come over to Bangalore. Had a chance for a small talk on the biking scene.

Well said.

Vibes were normal not much to bother me while riding,
I never felt it , even when mohit rode it and i was sitting pillion , he pushed it and slowed down in traffic but I never felt any jerkiness .Throttle response was always linear with a MAD rush of torque to scare me.
I am not a great FAN of hyosung and yet to finalize between Ninja and GT but now i am getting feeling that these are biased review just to tarnish the image of GT.
Things that i find true are inferior Build quality as compared to Japs and a bit heavy clutch .

If anyone has any doubt , please ride it , we are the best to judge what we wants from a bike.

Autocar India mentioned that GT650R idles erratically, the revs often settling only as high as 3k rpm & the FI system suffers from problem that result in far from smooth power delivery. And this is what Zigwheels says,"The throttle response is awfully jerky with an on/off feel even with slightest variation on the throttle grip. And as the speed increases, the jerkiness due to the fuelling stops being just a twinge and grows to be a major quandary playing havoc with your lines, judgement and hence, safety". So did any of you felt the same during test rides?

guys just wondering what happnd to "FTA" with japan and south korea well the price's of bike's should have come down by 10% in 2011 20% in 2012 over 10 years period

i was waiting for this,

See you soon

Yesterday took TD of GT650R , The ride was a small around 500 meters so was not able to push it much but one thing is for sure that Bike does not vibrates much.

I handed over the bike to Mohit after that 500 meters ride becoz i have a tendency or i can say habit to redline a bike ( i have ridden my 220 and 180 and redlining them was never an issue ) . Here also during my ride i opened the throttle hard twice and was pushed back due to sudden rush of torque , that made me a bit scared and I understood that i have to respect the machine and it's power.

Then Mohit rode it and i was sitting pillion ,He opened the throttle and bike touched 100 very quickly and had lot more to go it 3 gear , Then he rode it at 50-60 Km/hr in 4th and 5th gear and it was cruising easily.

To summarize my small TD experience,
The riding position is good it gives you a feel that you are on a sportsbike, power delivery is awsome ( as expected from a 70 bhp machine ) , Braking is also good . One think that i didn't like much is the clutch feel it's bit on a heavier side but it is not too much of a concern for me.

I am now just waiting for Ninja becoz don't wanna spend 5.5 lac with out looking at all good options ( rather only two options ).

Guys can you highlight any advantage of ninja over GT apart from better build quality and brand value.

Dealership for the earlier appointed Dealer in Bangalore was indeed canceled, presently 'Matrix Agency Private Ltd.' will take the onus of bringing Hyosung bikes to the Bangaloreans. The dealership is not officially announced, so will not pour in further details. By the way, they will also be spearheading Ducati dealership, with the revised budget bringing in sudden hike on CBUs, the exotic Italian L-Twin 848 evo will carry a price tag of Rs. 15.8 lakhs on road in Bangalore

you will soon get a bangalore dealership...

Great. Congrats in advance.

One of those is mine :-)

Heard that the dealers from Bangalore backed out and some one else is taking up and it might take time for the Hyosung bikes to be sold out of Bangalore :-(.

Is Goa the nearest option for us then?