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    Resale value of Superbikes

    Hi Fellow riders!

    Who doesnt want to own a super bike
    Everybody including me does!! But i am in a situation where i have to choose between a Car (for family reasons) and a Superbike ( For my reasons :P ). I can definitely afford only one of these for now.

    So i get this brilliant idea. I could buy a Superbike and Go for a car plan from my company to get a car. The car plan is simple. for 3 years company will lease out the car to me, and i have to pay lease amount (like EMI) at the end of lease period i get to buy the car from company for whatever amount is left ( actual mount - EMI paid in total ) . My Big plan was to cash-in my superbike at this juncture and use the money to payoff my company ! Plan sounds great on paper as i get to use both my car and the bike for 3 years

    All this works out fine IF and only IF i get atleast 60-70% resale value
    What do you guys think ? Would a Ninja 650 fetch this value? anybody having experience with selling Superbikes?

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      Going by the sales figures, it doesn't seem like the Ninja 650 is a popular choice even among FIRST-hand buyers, leave alone second-hand ones. If it ain't popular when new, it won't be popular when used.
      Who needs more than 70 bhp when you don't need to slow down for the corners?

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        Are sales figures available for that bike? I thought booking was closed and hasn't been re-opened.

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          a few months back I saw a Ducati 1198 on sale in Chandigarh for 9-10lakhs, you can search on google but you'll have to be careful with the sources.
          IMHO leave aside superbike plans and buy a new Ninja 250, will take care of all your needs and considering the Bangalore traffic it is a practical option.
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            Originally posted by vivekjayasheel View Post
            Going by the sales figures, it doesn't seem like the Ninja 650 is a popular choice even among FIRST-hand buyers, leave alone second-hand ones. If it ain't popular when new, it won't be popular when used.
            That's not really true. The. Ninja 650 has been a runaway success at least in it's first phase. Bookings closed within 15 days of opening because they were sold out. They next plan to open bookings in February. I know some pretty senior people at Bajaj Auto so can vouch for the authenticity of this info.

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            • #7
              if you are willing to buy a blue or a white coloured r1 i can write down now on a contract paper that i will buy your r1 at 60-70% of todays value...

              but just one question:

              will you be willing to sell your bike after 3 years of usage?
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              • #8
                A litre class might make your plans but i highly doubt the 650R will.Remember the 650R is of a segment that is evolving in India.There will be lots more affordable options in some time in this segment.
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                • #9
                  Food for thought

                  have you contemplated buying a 3 -4 year old SBK, the resale would definitely not drop by much and it wouldn't pinch you as much as buying a new SBK
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                  • #10
                    Amen! to that

                    Originally posted by hellbreaker46 View Post
                    a few months back I saw a Ducati 1198 on sale in Chandigarh for 9-10lakhs, you can search on google but you'll have to be careful with the sources.
                    IMHO leave aside superbike plans and buy a new Ninja 250, will take care of all your needs and considering the Bangalore traffic it is a practical option.

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                      Originally posted by vivekjayasheel View Post
                      Going by the sales figures, it doesn't seem like the Ninja 650 is a popular choice even among FIRST-hand buyers, leave alone second-hand ones. If it ain't popular when new, it won't be popular when used.
                      Originally posted by DarkWingDuck View Post
                      That's not really true. The. Ninja 650 has been a runaway success at least in it's first phase. Bookings closed within 15 days of opening because they were sold out. They next plan to open bookings in February. I know some pretty senior people at Bajaj Auto so can vouch for the authenticity of this info.
                      The ninja 250 sold 1000 bikes (pan india) in a year or so while the Ninja 650 had over 500 bookings (pan india) in less than a month since the official launch and booking. There is no other sportsbike in the 600cc category that is priced so aggressively and has company warranty, servicing, parts off the shelf etc.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by n_aditya View Post
                        The ninja 250 sold 1000 bikes (pan india) in a year or so while the Ninja 650 had over 500 bookings (pan india) in less than a month since the official launch and booking.

                        No offence brother but i find that really hard to digest.

                        Where did you get the numbers from??
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by anhil8tr View Post
                          No offence brother but i find that really hard to digest.
                          Where did you get the numbers from??
                          The figures regarding N250 is very correct. There was a 1000 Ninjas sale celebration conducted inviting all the N250 owners.

                          The figures relating to N650 was given by various PBK showrooms when people made booking query. Currently if you enquire the booking is closed for N650 across the country.
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                          • #14
                            Ok i guess i didn't make it clear, i only doubted the figures for ninja 650
                            respect ma authoritae!!

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                            • #15
                              Is there a genuine website, where we can gain some info on SBK classifieds in India???
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