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**somen1984** · 10-21-2013, 09:05 PM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

Originally posted by payeng View Post

"Stock Clearance"?

Anyway all Honda has to do is to give the current CBR250R the cosmetic treatment of the CBR300R. Engine upgrade is not needed actually in India. People who would buy this bike would still buy this bike.

I don't think so at all. Given a choice of CBR300 over CBR250 majority people will go for higher cc.
People buy CBR250 due to it's power and reliability of Honda badge.
Good Tourer and powerful. But how about little more power ?? surely an added advantage.
CBR250 was surely a replacement for people who can't buy or afford or don't want to spend extra cash on Ninja.
CBR made people's dream true of 250cc. Even CBR300 will do the same against Ninja300.

For average or other stuff still there are plenty options in India.

Just waiting to see when or what Honda does CBR250/CBR300/400..500 etc ????

**Boom S** · 10-21-2013, 11:35 PM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

not true soumen1984. many don't have a need for 300CC. I for example didn't get the CBR250 because of its looks.

**X-hawk** · 10-28-2013, 02:48 PM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

Originally posted by DeVille View Post

Taking that point forward, we really really REALLY need a made-in-India 2-cylinder bike. If a group of enterprising guys can make an RE VTwin out of that heritage Bullet motor, why can't a big company manufacture a modern, multi-cylinder bike here? (Have a feeling it's Bajaj who might do it before the Japs!)

Affordable performance bikes have to go beyond a single cylinder if our market and biking has to evolve....

motorcycle laws...roads...speed limits...taxation...customer segment target(most sold segment is commuter segment for middle class executive)..pricing..emission and fuel economy....these are the barriers...if it weren't japs would have launched many..got it bro??

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**gyan_recl350** · 10-31-2013, 01:17 AM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

Launch of CBR300 has indeed created a stir

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Common guys leave it here, afterall at the end of the day people would always be there at either sides, loving it, hating it or whatever, do not invite disharmony over it.. Invite peace

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**kochumvk** · 11-04-2013, 09:17 PM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

Originally posted by X-hawk View Post

motorcycle laws...roads...speed limits...taxation...customer segment target(most sold segment is commuter segment for middle class executive)..pricing..emission and fuel economy....these are the barriers...if it weren't japs would have launched many..got it bro??

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Ninja 250 sold in decent numbers despite high price tag, we have singles that are fast for what it got now.

It will be cool if the parts in bold are explained a bit. puzzled.
How can speed limit be a barrier for building a twin locally? How the taxation is going to affect the same?

i understand it this way, japs are already working on big bikes for other markets to keep the R & D running.
They are here in India to sell mopeds and make big money. Small high performance twins are not there main interest. Kawasaki is the only mainstream company that makes a low capacity twin. But they cant make it in each country of course.

Honda is simple looking to outgun Hero in numbers. Numbers have to come from 90-125 cc commuters.

On the other hand Indian companies have ambition to build bigger bikes, to prove , to achieve, to march ahead. They are no having a ZX14 R to fine tune or adjust the cam etc, they have to go a long way, so they will be relatively more interested in making a low capacity twin.

For bajaj biggest of there bikes are most profitable for them so they will not mind taking some risk.

**Anuj_Gupta** · 11-04-2013, 11:47 PM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

Originally posted by kochumvk View Post

Ninja 250 sold in decent numbers despite high price tag, we have singles that are fast for what it got now.

It will be cool if the parts in bold are explained a bit. puzzled.
How can speed limit be a barrier for building a twin locally? How the taxation is going to affect the same?

i understand it this way, japs are already working on big bikes for other markets to keep the R & D running.
They are here in India to sell mopeds and make big money. Small high performance twins are not there main interest. Kawasaki is the only mainstream company that makes a low capacity twin. But they cant make it in each country of course.

Honda is simple looking to outgun Hero in numbers. Numbers have to come from 90-125 cc commuters.

On the other hand Indian companies have ambition to build bigger bikes, to prove , to achieve, to march ahead. They are no having a ZX14 R to fine tune or adjust the cam etc, they have to go a long way, so they will be relatively more interested in making a low capacity twin.

For bajaj biggest of there bikes are most profitable for them so they will not mind taking some risk.

Salute...>>>>

My twin Girlfriends- > 200cc sized 23.5 bump of raw power and 150cc blue edition fairing style v2..!!

**Ivin** · 01-22-2014, 11:48 AM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

Any news on this one coming to India ? I would love to get one. Hope it replaces the current 250R in India.

**nadz11.ns** · 01-22-2014, 12:04 PM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

Originally posted by Ivin View Post

Any news on this one coming to India ? I would love to get one. Hope it replaces the current 250R in India.

The air seems to be cold. No news at all.
lets hope Honda gives us a surprise at Auto-Expo.

**Naveen1985** · 01-22-2014, 03:21 PM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

Originally posted by nadz11.ns View Post

The air seems to be cold. No news at all.
lets hope Honda gives us a surprise at Auto-Expo.

according to me honda will launch new cbr250 not cbr300 as it will not make sense for them to increase price in a price sensitive market like India.

**bbsrailfan** · 01-22-2014, 03:36 PM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

Originally posted by Naveen1985 View Post

according to me honda will launch new cbr250 not cbr300 as it will not make sense for them to increase price in a price sensitive market like India.

Right. Unlike Kawasaki, who are happy with their niche position in the market, Honda are after numbers. I doubt they will sacrifice their numbers for a better (and more expensive) product. They might refresh the 2014 CBR250 with the twin-headlamp looks, but that'll be all I guess. Again, I'd love to be proven wrong by Honda.

**Vykier** · 01-22-2014, 03:45 PM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

OT - Get the feeling they have the CBR 500 in the pipelines for India faster than launching the 300 here.

**nadz11.ns** · 01-22-2014, 04:04 PM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

Originally posted by Naveen1985 View Post

according to me honda will launch new cbr250 not cbr300 as it will not make sense for them to increase price in a price sensitive market like India.

Originally posted by bbsrailfan View Post

Right. Unlike Kawasaki, who are happy with their niche position in the market, Honda are after numbers. I doubt they will sacrifice their numbers for a better (and more expensive) product. They might refresh the 2014 CBR250 with the twin-headlamp looks, but that'll be all I guess. Again, I'd love to be proven wrong by Honda.

True

Honda is after the numbers.
well, lets hope. even a refreshed CBR250 would be welcome. I personally don't like the present 250 front.

Originally posted by Vykier View Post

OT - Get the feeling they have the CBR 500 in the pipelines for India faster than launching the 300 here.

Now that's asking for too much from Honda

**Naveen1985** · 01-22-2014, 04:26 PM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

Originally posted by nadz11.ns View Post

True

Honda is after the numbers.
well, lets hope. even a refreshed CBR250 would be welcome. I personally don't like the present 250 front.

Now that's asking for too much from Honda

Even i feel honda will launch their 500cc bikes soon which will affect kawasaki a lot because honda cbr500 will be priced exactly in the middle of ninja 300 and ninja 650. whereas honda cb500 (naked version of cbr500) if priced right can give sleepless nights to kawasaki ninja 300.

**bbsrailfan** · 01-22-2014, 04:44 PM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

Originally posted by Naveen1985 View Post

Even i feel honda will launch their 500cc bikes soon which will affect kawasaki a lot because honda cbr500 will be priced exactly in the middle of ninja 300 and ninja 650. whereas honda cb500 (naked version of cbr500) if priced right can give sleepless nights to kawasaki ninja 300.

To be honest, it won't. A Ninja is a screamer of a sportbike. In spite of having a much smaller engine (~200cc less than CB500), it makes only 6bhp less than the CB500. Anyone looking for true performance would choose the N300 over the CB500. The CB500 will be more of a relaxed machine. It won't be lightning fast, it won't be an agile sportbike, but it will strike a good balance. There will be takers for both.

**senotrius** · 01-22-2014, 06:13 PM

Re: Honda CBR300R Revealed: xBhp News

release the 300 as an update at current 250 prices and Honda will rack up good numbers I believe.500 will be overpriced for sure.

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