Great going HH. I congratulate you on not bowing down to the pressure from this segment of consumers and giving in to their demands. This way you can shunt the growth of the performance segment and continue selling the latest Splendours and Passions. (Aren't those dies too old?) I also see that you have thrown a .5 bhp insult at them as a bonus! You do know how your loyal fans will go gaga at this increase and point to them the inherent power of the engine. And the general population will simply go mad at the "Hayachusa" fairing. How thoughtful of you to cater to the demands of the posers. And I know too how you will sneer at those pesky xBhpians a month down the line and say - "Didn't I say this was exactly what Indian bikers wanted". If by some freak chance, this bike does not generate sales as anticipated, you always can bring down the price by a couple of grands and slap on some garish colours (isn't pink the new black?) as a bonus. Isn't that the real reason for the price hike? Also, you have to gather the funds for that Hrithik Roshan dance show, oops ad? Sure, we understand. So, this bike can stay on for a couple of years more and destroy the well deserved reputation the original Zma has, just like you did with the original CBZ. Finally thing will come a full circle.

Ofcourse, this is all business. Who am I fooling? It is evident that HH just doesn't care about building a reputation in the performance segment. And the R15 suddenly looks much VFM! If not for anything else, thank you HH for just that.

anyone noticed it still doesnt seem to have a engine -kill switch

Looks part I really can't comment, but seeing mobile phone pictures, HH has done pretty good job....I don't think some of the critics here will really buy HH product even if it look better ?!

Coming to the most important part of the bike...obviously... Zma mill + PGMFi ...will blow away the competition in terms of engine refinement and even smoother power delivery....plus the bike will become bit more fuel-efficient than the carb Zma-R.

Pricing if true is bit higher side, but it's kind of justfied if we see additions like (additional cost only)
1. PGMFi (say Rs.10000),
2. Rear dics (say Rs.2000)
3. Clip-ons(say Rs.500)
4. Console(say Rs.3000),
5. GRS (say Rs.500),
6. Front fairing/headlight/Full fairing (say it's worth Rs.6,000)
7. etc etc
All adds roughly to 22K on which price is quoted....

Mind you guys...these will be of top notch quality (not imported from III rate Chinese/Taiwanese company)

@all: My gmail inbox has been filling up since this morning with MANY reported post(s) from this thread. I would request everyone to please take care and THINK sensibly before clicking the 'Report Post' button.

I mean, if someone doesn't like the new ZMR, that's his/ her PoV. "Reporting" that post won't prompt me to go ahead and delete it or take any action against the said member. Everyone has their choices, their likes/ dislikes. If you like the new ZMR, then that's good; if you don't like it, there is no harm in it, really. Period!

thanks aryan...
everyone has the right to express what they feel..... one cannot point fingers at others just because he has different opinions.... this thread is meant for other to express what they feel...

Precisely my point.

Besides, let it atleast come on the road, read a few road-tests, take a few test rides if possible, and THEN give the final verdict, I say. Just saying 'the looks suck', based on a few pictures is not really justified. Agreed, that fairing does look a little out of place, frankly, but it ain't really that bad.

Remember, what people (critics) use to say about that front bikini fairing of the P220 when it was initially launched? They said it looked bogus, out of place, and what not, but THAT same bikini fairing is still doing duty on the newly launched 'Indian', and NOW since we are so used to seeing it, suddenly it does look attractive!

Precisely my point.

Besides, let it atleast come on the road, read a few road-tests, take a few test rides if possible, and THEN give the final verdict, I say. Just saying 'the looks suck', based on a few pictures is not really justified. Agreed, that fairing does look a little out of place, frankly, but it ain't really that bad.

Remember, what people (critics) use to say about that front bikini fairing of the P220 when it was initially launched? They said it looked bogus, out of place, and what not, but THAT same bikini fairing is still doing duty on the newly launched 'Indian', and NOW since we are so used to seeing it, suddenly it does look attractive!