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Actually 675R costs 10599 pounds in UK which translates to 10.8L!! Still think 11.4 is expensive??? Had it been through CBU, it would be around 20L (Not to mention it is illegal for sub 800cc to come through CBU route! )

The only surprise is Rocket III is 2L cheaper than what was quoted in 2011!

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Apart from the Daytona, all other bikes are reasonably priced (in my opinion)
But as the Daytona was he bike many were hoping to get, it sure will hurt Triumph.
hope they do come with the non R model and price well below the persent one.

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Triumph India pricing at Auto Expo 2012 vs OVERDRIVE’s expected prices

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non R daytona at 10.5 L will work really well.
Many customers buying 1L naked bikes will instead go for the Daytona.
and a handsome difference of 6L compared to 1L super sports is appreciable, when we think again.
And those naked lovers forced to buy 1L nakeds may just settle for street triple and save some 2+ L

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That 10.6K GBP is OTR price. The OTR price in Bangalore would hit 13.2L+. So, yes I still believe it's expensive especially when it costs just $13.5K in US which translates to 8.4L INR (Not sure why it's more expensive in its homeland). I believe the main thing that has p***ed most people is the way they have bloated the price of Daytona compared to the earlier estimate especially when it's the first ever true middle weight super sport that's going to be being sold in India

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But why would a person going for a naked bike would opt for a super-sports bike ?
This thing mainly depends on the person choice.
For example, I would go for a naked over a SS even if the price would be the same..
But yea, a cheaper Daytona would surely be a boon for the lovers

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Some facts and figures for the ongoing rants about inflated prices. Disclaimer: I am NOT a Triumph advertiser haha

I just downloaded the brochures of each of these bikes from the Triumph UK website. Each brochure mentions the price in GBP. Then, I converted the price to INR via xe.com

Now, we can compare correctly. I am NOT including RTO, insurance etc in the narrative as these rates vary crazily in our crazy country...

I was gratified to see that the Bonnie, T 100 and Thruxton are priced LESSER in India than in the UK. So, the rumour that the company will tolerate a hit on their margins on these bread and butter models was correct.

The Street and Speed Triple are more or less the same in India and the UK. Even the Daytona R is about equal. Again, a fantastic proposal by the company.

The Rocket III, 800 XC and 800 Explorer are obviously direct CBUs and hence the immense price variation between the UK and Indian prices on account of the punishing customs duty structure. But if these are CKDs then the company is being smart to recover the margins lost on the earlier ones. For example, the sale of just one Rocket III will balance the margins for 5.3 Bonnies sold at a PROFIT of 5% over the UK price. Work out the math; I just did.

Now, I read a lot of members complain about the "high" price of the Daytona R. The facts are in front of you. Please analyse them and then articulate a diatribe against the company. On each Daytona R, when the GBP and INR prices are compared, the company will make ONLY Rs 62,617/-. This is just a measly 5.49% profit over the announced price! Where one sees Samsung make profits to the tune of more than 200% per fone, where is 5.49% and that too on an item which will be sold in vastly lesser numbers than Galaxies. This is absolutely brilliant pricing for such a bike especially considering the GBP vs INR value dissimilarity. If I had wanted a Daytona R, I would have camped outside the Triumph showroom with my cheques/cash/family jewellery etc till the bike was delivered to me. Imagine, earning a profit of just about 5.5%, on a CKD bike of such quality and being sold for such small numbers. Hats off, Mr Sumbly.

Why we as Indians have been hit really hard is on account of the depreciation of our currency vis-a-vis the basket of popular global business currencies - the USD, GBP and EUR. For example again, in Jan 2012, when Triumph announced the price of the Bonnie as Rs 5.5 lacs, the rupee was at about 83 per GBP. Now, the rupee is at 101 per GBP as of today i.e a depreciation of almost 22%. But the price announced today at Rs 5.7 lacs is just 3.6% higher than in 2012 versus a currency dip of 22%. I don't know how the company has managed to overcome this hurdle but it has done it.

I had heard a bit about Vinod Sumbly from an industry source and it seems he has pulled the proverbial rabbit out of the hat with this pricing structure. I can see no flaws in it, any which way I turn it around. So, can we moan fairly about inflated prices is the question I want to throw around.

A relook at CKD and an analysis of how part costs for export are affected by currency value changes of source vs destination country will reveal the Triumph pricing plan to be a stroke of genius.



P.S. Don't flame me, flame and blame our nation's low productivity for the increased prices!

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Daytona seems to be priced a bit on the expensive side, bigg disappointment . . .

Cheers!!!

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@icemang : Totally agree with your analysis, this is what I have been saying everyone. But I think it is on the road price mentioned in UK website, not ex-showroom, so the ex-showroom in UK would be lesser.

Edit : Just checked, it is OTR price in UK incl everything (20%VAT etc)

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That's why I said many (not all).
Some people where forced to settle for a super naked since 1L ss are a good 5L costlier.
What you said is right, but in India, not all are as stricltly picking what they actually want.

Especially those guys (like our recent 18 year old, 8L guy) looking to show off will prefer a fully fared bike over naked.

note: I didn't mean that all who buy Daytona is show off boys (cant say a word these days )

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That's why I said many (not all).
Some people where forced to settle for a super naked since 1L ss are a good 5L costlier.
What you said is right, but in India, not all are as stricltly picking what they actually want.

Especially those guys (like our recent 18 year old, 8L guy) looking to show off will prefer a fully fared bike over naked.

note: I didn't mean that all who buy Daytona is show off boys (cant say a word these days )

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People like me who love naked monsters will not go for faired bikes.
I am waiting for some options in 250cc naked segment from makers like triumph, honda, yamaha and suzuki....

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We’ve got no tracks here, then why on earth Daytona “R” was preferred to be launched before the regular Daytona.

But still pricing is not bad as many are complaining considering the R version is not much cheaper than litre class Jap bikes in international markets.

Instead of screaming at Triumph for price Jap manufacturers should be pushed to get their litre bikes here through CKD.

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They seem to have added grab rails to the Indian bikes. Grab rails on a 675'R' LOL

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The Indian Roads filled with a new sound now.