What a response... filling humor in "this" world of Desire and Hunger for SBK (R1)

Awwwwwwweeeeeeesome. Man (guys)

HAVE FUN and RIDE SAFE... draupdi haath se phisal na jaye.

This Sunday, 0630 hours, at the Dhaba! See you there then!

congratulations man. I liked the look on your faces more than the fantastic white.
Big congratulations and share more with us.

@anirudh fz1 .....2 stroke engine note? You mean like a v-twin right? An RX100 was a 2 stoke i remember. And the R1 doesnt sound any where close to that.

I am often the party-pooper but after reading about how you came about this acquisition I must say this in the midst of all the applause and clamoring from the rest of the Xbhp junta.

Are you aware of the costs involved in running one of these machines? I hope you have done the math because every service costs in excess of 5k INR (minimum). The first service is typically around 8-9k.

Cost of parts is also frightening. You break a gear lever, expect to shell out 10k+. You break a clip-on or a foot-peg/rear-set - about the same amount of money. Fairings are ASTRONOMICAL...you can buy another bike for that price. If you bend a wheel - figure 25k for the front and a little bit more for the rear. Tires go every 10000 kms and a pair will cost you about 20k. Fuel costs, lubricant costs, air filter and oil filter costs. Riding gear - about 20k for a decent kit.


I hope you know what you've gotten yourself into because I feel this should have been done with the support and knowledge of your parents. When push comes to shove - they are the only people in the WORLD you can depend on.

Anyway...have fun on your new rocket and I hope it is gentle on your wallet

aah those are the pains of owning a SBK

You pointed out a valid point. Din mean to be a party pooper either
but yes these are quite substantial expenses and all would be SBK owners can do well to take note of this

Enjoy your Ride Amit and let these small speed breakers motivate you higher to keep rollin in more moolah
Jai HO

Just a Query : Wouldnt the accidental damages be covered by the Comprehensive Insurance that comes with these legal bikes
Are there any hidden exclusions

Can anyone shed light on this...

@ Ram...

Comprehensive and collision insurnace should take care of the cost. There is usually a deductible which you pay out of your pocket, after that everything else is paid by the insurance company. This is how it functions in the West.

For example....my comprehensive and collision insurance has a 200$ deductible each. So if the bike is damaged by vandalism or i end up in a crash. I pay 200 $ as part of the repair costs and the rest is taken care of by the insurance company.
The lesser the deductible, the higher you pay as your insurance premium.

thnx ken,will meet there only,u knw one thing i used to live very close to ur place,i've seen u since the time u had comet,bt never really spoke to u ,was riding it in the sector tdy,near sanjay store..haha

Well i must say XBHP is a BROTHERHOOD,coz people really show concern n they are happy in ur happiness and thats the soul of a brotherhood,But still will like to tell evrybdy that this was not an impulse buy,the research on the bike is more then 7-8yrs long,so knw all the tiny little details.Plus my salary pkg is very handsome,so shall take care of it.heheee

THANX A TRILLION TONS XBHPians...

hey thnx fireblah,,yeah there is vibration but thats only due to the uneven firing order of this new engine,the earlier versions of the R were much more linear and smooth ..bt u knw what iam in love,so everything seems beautiful ..

Congratulations Amit and your brothers on the dream acquisition. Your story is really a must read for everyone and inspiring enough to follow the dreams. Anyways Hope to see you and your beast this coming sunday at the Dhaba...

Cheers...!!!

Ya thats true about the vibration but try the Yamaha R1 gel grips and the weighted bar ends and it will smooth at the speed....

Congratulations, Amit. Ride safe and have fun!

Congratulations mate.....

Ride Safe.......!

Heartiest Congratulation Amit for buying this "SHOW STOPPER"..
would request if you can post few more pics & your riding experience.. would love to read & see it..
Take care you & your bike ....

PS: Hope you have purchased sufficient riding gears & a lid to lead the road..

congrats amit on your new ride...ride safe and wear safe.!!!...but the following is from my heart and if anybody finds it offensive then please bear the pain.......does any of you seriously think that he is doing some small odd job and then saved and saved enough money to go and buy an R1!!!!....try it yourself and then you will see...its like growing a small fish in your pond and then hoping that in 2 years it will grow big and then you can eat it but at the end of 2 yrs will neither eat it nor catch it!!!!....following a dream is one thing but following an expensive dream is another thing....imagine if you earn 50000 rs a month and manage to save 30000 rs(virtually impossible!) then it will still take 4 yrs to reach 14 lakh rupees!!! and this is not considering the time you take to reach 50000rs a month pay check!!! and even if you manage then would any of you please tell me honestly dump 14 laks at a yamaha showroom for the R1 just out of passion!!!!!...most pure working class i have seen buying sbk's are either pilots,marine engineers and such in the heavy paid sectors....so i dont find it inspiring enough that some guy would just go and book an R1 out of passion and then think about what next later...what i mean by pure working class are guys who work themselves and not guys who work with their dads and then tell that yeah i am working!!!! i am writing all this because i am little tired of the usual drama involved in buying an sbk" i didnt have money to buy food after buying my dream" and " i had only enough to buy 5 ltrs of petrol" share your joy and happiness but please cut the drama part because everybody knows its really hard to arrange 1.3 million rupees in a day and then saying the above....and then people commenting that "ohhhh its really inspiring that even though you didnt have money to buy food you went and bought an R1"!!!!!!!!

P.S: dont think these are the views of some" normal-jealous-indian-commuter" even i ride with 180 horses between my legs...so sbk's are not new to me...