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**niks_devil666** · 09-16-2009, 08:53 PM

^ wow , this is something I would prefer over the MT01

absolutely stunning.

**harshaguduru** · 09-16-2009, 10:09 PM

Originally posted by JOSH5898 View Post

J

20 LAKH is very big money

i guess it is the most expensive bike sold in India as on date.

the ducati's still top the charts

^^ Its a weird day for indian motorcyclists..we have a have a 7 bike range in teh 12-20 lakh bracket but '0' in teh 1.2-2lakh bracket..
still the godfather of bikes coming here thrills me to no end..

**harshaguduru** · 09-16-2009, 10:39 PM

Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post

I feel it won't be that much of a success. Reasons I feel are:-->

Firstly, the design may be different from Indian Taste.
--> what is indian taste? a 200section tyre on a R15?

Secondly, Cost is too high and there are FAR substitutes for seriously less cash.
--> why do people spend 20000 on a tissot watch when u can geta swatch at 5000 and a Gasio at 125Rs?
Thirdly, I heard that despite 200 bhp, its gearing gives a max speed of 220 kmph.
--> in the real world 1+1 is not always equal to 2, statistics are meaningless.again the watch analogy my dads tissot shows only the hours minutes and seconds whereas my g shock has a chrono and an alarm too, but

It is not with Busa and ZX 10R. Neither is it close to Intruder. Nor close to the Bandit. What a confusing piece of machinery?

--> no matter how hard i think im unable to reply to that statement, not because i agree because it is like comparing a mango with a pineapple and saying gram to gram basis mangoes make no sense..

Still, 50 units is not much of a unrealistic target, ain't it?

-->i agree

At the end of the line, Yamaha did not give us what we want. I guess they need more years to listen to us ...

-->Damn you Yamaha for being the first to launch a litre class bike in india and a naked bike and the path breaking R15 and FZ16..

Sorry if the post is a little inflammatory but there a Fat line between Criticism for the sake of it and constructive criticism and you crossed it.
Hate the game not the player.

**tanay** · 09-16-2009, 11:16 PM

Originally posted by rossiter View Post

I am in fact in the market for a bike in this price range, and have decided to go for something else altogether. Even though the V-Max is so much more awesome than the other bike I've picked.

A price range of 20 lakhs... either a Ducati or a Harley?
You'd like to go in for 'something else altogether'. Seems like a cruiser then?
A prospective Harley owner then! Perhaps a Night Rod?

The VMAX also seems to have terrible mileage (well, terrible with respect to other SBK's, not with usual bikes), something like 9-10 KMPL.

**Nio** · 09-16-2009, 11:45 PM

I still remember the first color printout from my first system being pasted to my bedroom wall and it was none other than the first gen Vmax.. Some memories never fade away..
From then till now I'm a fan of its design and raw power..
Thank You Yamaha for bringing that wonder here.. I hope atleast some dragsters or Xbhpians will buy and treasure this machine and when somebody here buys it or TR it, I'm waiting for a thread

**yamahatrooper** · 09-17-2009, 12:30 AM

Kudos to Yamaha for launching the beast V-MAX in India. Now are times i really wish I was a sucessful male model! pff! :P

**Arun Cheloor** · 09-17-2009, 01:32 AM

Originally posted by tanay View Post

The VMAX also seems to have terrible mileage (well, terrible with respect to other SBK's, not with usual bikes), something like 9-10 KMPL.

My poor old beast, my 1986 RD350 gives me the same mileage

.. he he.. So, im not gonna leave without purchasing a V-Max when i would win the Superlotto

some day ..

**DASCO** · 09-17-2009, 02:02 PM

Originally posted by SARAB_FI View Post

a heartiest congrats to yam for launching their well known super beast in india today.
although my mates explained evrything abt it i.e specs etc.

so now take a closer look with some orig. shots:-

regards
sarab

sigh

the things money can buy

it is ammmazing..thats all..on word...
now want to see it and feel it...well riding it is like...well..hope it happens..dont know how though

**Purja** · 09-17-2009, 02:03 PM

hats off to Yamaha. at the end of the day, it's not the price anyway but the fact that it is there. won't say anything about the price because i can't afford it here in near future even if it was say 16 lakhs. and fuel consumption discussion is absolutely meaningless. but hey with all the finance options available somebody next door might own it and have a small piece of the impossible realized after all. Kudos!!

**rossiter** · 09-17-2009, 02:08 PM

Originally posted by Aparajith View Post

At the end of the day, all that a premium customer expects is to be treated atleast with respect and promptness, not like royalty (heck, after 12 lakhs there is nothing wrong in expecting even that!!), but with ur case am sure they wud have lost LOT MORE customers than one by word-of-mouth.....

So, "Sorry Yamaha India, you've lost many more customers thru one".

5 and counting.

Originally posted by Purja View Post

hats off to Yamaha. at the end of the day, it's not the price anyway but the fact that it is there. won't say anything about the price because i can't afford it here in near future even if it was say 16 lakhs. and fuel consumption discussion is absolutely meaningless. but hey with all the finance options available somebody next door might own it and have a small piece of the impossible realized after all. Kudos!!

Discussion about fuel consumption is very much relevant with any bike. Even with the V-max. Even a difference of 2 or 3 kmpl makes a lot of difference when computing the approx range over a full tank while touring.

**gsferrari** · 09-17-2009, 02:37 PM

This is a great announcement for all the posers with fat wallets

The V-Max will be a great purchase in the second-hand market for those who REALLY want one for a variety of reasons:

1. Posers bore easily - they'll want the newest and greatest every other day
2. The V-Max will not do duty as a tourer because it will be sensitive to fuel quality and the range on a full tank will be enough to get you PRECISELY to the middle of nowhere

3. Watch out for bikers getting a bad name...AGAIN...as posers take to the streets for impromptu drag races.

On a less cynical note...they must have really worked hard to get that bike in at 20L. I wonder if it will come under the radar of the DRI like the Hayabusas did (under-invoicing).

It is a fantastic bike...just not the kind of bike I am looking for.

I'm not a poser see...

**Raoul Black** · 09-17-2009, 03:29 PM

rossiter : 6 and counting.

**skyknight19** · 09-17-2009, 03:48 PM

OT: Akhil's case made clear that yamaha failed to promptly deliver the service which a premium customer deserves. When it comes to service backup, they are not as well equipped as in the matter of sales and this clearly gives yamaha a bad name, but i feel that even other manufactures (Honda-suzuki-Ducati) might not be equipped to handle major issues in their bikes and would not have parts ready for replacement in their workshops. So the question is why are they not improving things that are supposed to be there in the first place?? By the end of the year it would be 2 years and still seeing the customers suffer is simply not worth it.

Peace.

**strider** · 09-17-2009, 05:26 PM

Fantastic...Its such a beautiful thing that these CULT Bikes will be available legally in the Indian Market...
Yes one can call them overpriced and all that, but for every biker these are the stuff that fuel the dreams of owning one such Cult bike here....
That makes every dreamer One Step Closer to this Muse...

But I do agree that Yam should treat their premium customers with some respect and concentrate on making the Ownership experience of such bikes better..

**gsferrari** · 09-17-2009, 05:48 PM

Touchwood I haven't had a major issue with my MT01 yet but I am not confident Yamaha will support me if/when I do. The 2 year warranty is just bull if you ask me. Clear-cut mechanical failures are rejected by the yamaha support team - what then do we need a 2-year warranty for?

I don't need to buy a 20L bike to seek legal counsel if they stiff me over the warranty...12L is more than enough to motivate me to hit them with everything I've got.

But after seeing what happened to Akhil's and a few other R1s (no names unless they want to come out with the info) - I'm looking towards switching to the Italians as well...

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Yamaha launches the V-Max in India

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