I totally agree with you and Bunny bhaiya. Well, such bikes are not measurable in Sales numbers!
Just that whenever a CBU is released, I lose my temper! Still, my dad presents a budget of about 5L for my next and last bike, and R15 is all I can get with it?

Will my dream ever come true, or will I just die dreaming? Will I be even able to ride after 40?

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@ Akhil: I support your post, in uncovering the truth, regarding the After Sales Service. What is the use if it takes months to diagnose and repair a bike, after which 2 guys have to go and pressurize them to get work speeded up?
I mean, just imagine paying heavy EMI's for a bike in scrap condition? It does pain.

Best of lcuk for your second CBU purchase bro. I wonder what it would be...

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@ gsferrari: Well, Italy is the way to go... I guess those VTwins from Duc. will be giving serious Torque, alongwith being lighter than MT ... Best of luck! Sorry for OT ...

The other bike that you have picked is MUCH more practical saaar! Dont let that 1670CC mill and that 200 odd BHP confuse you!
What you chose is a 'dream' for many!

+1 it is pretty disappointing to see... its almost as if Yamaha bubble is about to burst, unless they do do something to save their ASS
(After Sales Support)


There is a RE in that bracket, strange people always forget that bike


NO AKHIL NO! PLEASE!



+1 for all the points... but I dont really think point 3 would come true though!

This is surely an invitation from the DRI stuff, I mean, we have an R1 for like 12 odd lakhs and going by the same logic the vMac should have been about 37lakhs!

well the 2010 Vmax is around 19k $ . so it shouldnt cost 37 lakhs at any rate .

Typo I meant 27... considering some amount of maths and am too lazy to explain!

Well what do I say? I would just be too glad for a SBK rider to allow me to take pics of His bike

@samarth i am thinking same as u every time a cbu is launched i to get angry ! 20 lakhs how were, i think in the next genx we should own a swiss bank,lets see something yamaha will bring in this auto expo !

@samarth- yes even i am angry that there are nothing in my affordable range but it is not teh CBUs that get me angry they are a step in the right direction, it is the "ALL NEW" launches we keep getting of re-stickered 100cc bikes, change is good maybe when u r 20 you may not lay your hands on a 5 lakh bike but by the time u turn 25 im sure there will be something, the biking scenario in has been completely turned around on its head in the last 5-6 years...

@aparajit: regarding teh bullet i considered it to be below 1.2lakh rupees hence omitted, sorry. what the cost of a 500lb? now iam unaware of it.

its too bad yamaha did the same same mistake ecsorts/fiat did 15 years ago great product marred by dubious service. fiat is still in the gutter now thanx to mistakes of our fathers era..i mean it took them a decade and some really impressive products to start getting popular again..
it would really sweeten the deal if yamaha offered one year free rear tyre replacements for this monster that is a well known rear tyre rapist.

U forgot the Ducati's 50+lakh 1098 S

^Ditto! No one knows the reality of how they treat their CBU customers (except the ones that buy them!). Sometime or the other their mistreatment and downright smart tricks to save money will be out in the open.

As far as the success of the vMax goes, its really a bigger MT01 for India!

Anyways, a Yamaha vMax 09 first impression coming up!

Sunny - after doing a bit of research into owner experiences with the other marques, I have come to the conclusion that Yamaha offers the best service experience overall. While Akhil's experiences haven't been great in the past, of late Yamaha seems to be getting it's act together.

Fingers crossed other manufacturers get their act together immediately...

Honda for example don't even have presence in Mumbai. Yamaha has a full CBU service center with the best tools and trained personnel. Pune is also well equipped. I've serviced my MT01 in Bangalore (both Orion and Bangalore Wheels) and in Chennai (Ambal) and it was a good experience everytime.

The thing is - while the other manufacturers are dropping the ball on even the basic regular service, Yamaha is doing that well. Where Yamaha needs to up the ante a bit is in an unusual situation where major engine work is required. I don't believe they have the process or the stomach to deal with these issues...taking Akhil's case as an example. I hope that they have corrected this at their end.

Bottomline is that no other vendor is as prepared and equipped to service CBU bikes as Yamaha is. The opportunity was there to learn from yamaha's mistakes and offer a higher level of service...but it looks like all they are interested in is selling the bikes and screwing with the customers.

Sunny bhayya start the first impression for the multi accilerated V-MAX... as soon as possible...

@gs: OK, they are the best amongs the worst. But bro, now you know TWO people whose experience hasnt been good with Yamaha. And that ratio is not good when you consider the total number of bikes sold.

It is just of matter of happening to you and then all perceptions are changed. (GOd forbid it does not to you).

I am going to write a detailed writeup and probably do much more than that to see this sort of thing gets known to max people, however its best left alone for now.

We all have heard about the treatment dealt out to its CBU customers by Honda & Yamaha, but how is Suzuki in this matter?

Thats true...so far I haven't had any major issues yet...touch wood. I agree they are the best among the worst if you take the two cases into account...they could do with a little more "polish" and transparency.

I will always have these 2 cases at the back of my mind...not something I want considering how much these machines cost!