2012 Bike Launch Speculation Thread

[prateek2210]

My question is Is this a showroom or a customization shop? I know that this Street Fighter concept or Velocity is doing rounds in Xbhp for long time.

I guess its a shop, looking at the pics they have pasted for their references, 3rd last pic of body getting a shape.

[vishnus]

Any news on the much awaited GT 250R,
Hopes it could be priced around 2L, if so, it will be a good alternative to CBR250R, service & quality is a problem though......

[satyenpoojary]

Honda can barely cater to a low tech CBR in India, I wonder which Idiot would want to sell or buy the VTR. Sensational journalism at best. Nothing more.

PS: The epitome of the pathetic service is where Pankaj Trivedis ABS bike was fitted with a Non ABS disc pad by the Honda chaps in Thane AND he being asked to pay for the error by Honda Assam! Even if Honda launches a 600cc in 3L, I would not touch it!

Edit: thats a SUPER OLD link!

[anush]

I wonder where pulsar 250 will fit both in terms of power and price?

KTM Duke 200 to be available from January 2012: Price at a killer INR 1.25-1.31 Lakhs! | IndianCarsBikes.in

[vishnus]

I wonder where pulsar 250 will fit both in terms of power and price?

KTM Duke 200 to be available from January 2012: Price at a killer INR 1.25-1.31 Lakhs! | IndianCarsBikes.in

this is one of the site which publish most weird news that we never heard of

[saipranav]

Can we expect any new bikes from Royal Enfield in 2012/13?
Are they working on a twin or something?

[anush]

Can we expect any new bikes from Royal Enfield in 2012/13?
Are they working on a twin or something?

probably a Tbird 500...

[hotshot.vipin]

probably a Tbird 500...

why is the thread so dull,.,.,.bring on all your speculations its jus 1 month for the auto expo now

[burninrubbr]

Can we expect any new bikes from Royal Enfield in 2012/13?
Are they working on a twin or something?

HEARD they're coming up with a 500cc Cafe Racer, dunno how much of that is true, but sounds interesting !

[AKAlOgAN]

HEARD they're coming up with a 500cc Cafe Racer, dunno how much of that is true, but sounds interesting !

yeah really , a factory tuned cafe racer with rearsets, clip-ons would be really nice me dreaming now .

[satyenpoojary]

I saw a 500cc engine on the TBird early may... but not sure if it was a hack job or anything else.

RE has been building a cafe racer, a twin and what not since years now!

[saipranav]

I was wondering if RE is planning a Classic Bullet producing 35+bhp...
which i feel would be ideal for indian roads...
btw, i was wondering why classic bikes like bonneville and bullet dont have a liquid cooled engine, is it to maintain a classic look or is it not necessary?

[vishnus]

this wa originally posted in pulsar spotted in pune thread, i think this post have more importance in this thread..

In my efforts to raise funds for my company, I did the unthinkable - I participated in a reality show that funds the winner startup. The journey has been good so far. Each week, of the 10 contestants,one is eliminated. I am still standing after 4 weeks, and hope to go as far as possible

The 4th episode was judged by Rajiv Bajaj - It was an awesome experience interacting with him, and EVERYONE of the contestent were blown away by whole experience. We were amazed by the focus, clarity of thought and expression and a genuinely good personality. There was no air of superiority or swagger that even a moderately successful personality sports nowadays. He was leading a company close to 16,000 Cr topline, and it was an absolutely humbling experience to find out how he went about his work with absolute sense of purpose. I was genuinely surprised to know about his management style that derives from Yoga and Homeopathy! (a different post on that, later!)

As the show was getting setup, I had good 10 mins to interact with Rajiv, and I used the opportunity to the max to get some 'insider' information on Bajaj

[SVI] DTSi is your flagship product. Do you think DTSi can scale multi-cylinder scenarios?

[RB]DTSi can definitely work in multi-cylinder scenarios. Our R&D is already working on such scenarios. It may not be an inline twin. But you can see some updates from us going forward

[SVI] Do you have the ability to scale beyond your current 220 cc offerings? Or, do you leave the market over 250 cc to Kawasaki and KTM?

[RB] We have schemes to create Pulsars with displacements from 150 cc all the way up to 750 cc! We don't have any technological challenges / hurdles in scaling up to 750cc. Our R&D already has some work done in this area

[SVI] When can we expect the next launch of Pulsars?

[RB] You should expect them very soon, even before March timeframe. You'll be very happy with the new list of features and a vastly improved platform.

[SVI] Should I start saving money?

[RB] The price points are in such a way that you don't need to save that much money!

[SVI] You launched FI with P220, and then you went back to Carb. Don't you think it is a step backward for Bajaj?

[RB] In smaller displacement bikes, the role of the FI is limited. It might help you while starting the bike on a cold day. Otherwise, a carb and FI do the samething - Help mix air and fuel mix. However, if I am able to save 10K - 15K INR by going back to carb and pass on the benefits back to the end-customer, that would place the product very attractively. P220-DTS FI was selling like 500-600 bikes a month. After we released the DTSi version (fastest Indian), we sell like 5000 bikes a month. This makes sense for the company.

[SVI] What about higher displacement bikes from the Pulsar range?

[RB] For 250cc and higher offerings, they'll have FI be default. We can't and will not use carbs there.


[SVI] What is the arrangement with KTM?

[RB] The Duke 125 is completely done in our plant here and is exported to European market. We'll be launching them here too

[SVI] What model of Duke are you planning to launch? Is it the 200?

[RB] Yes. We'll first launch the Duke 200 here. It is an awesome bike and it will shake up the market

[SVI] What is its power output? Should I sell my Honda CBR?

[RB] The bike produces close to 25 BHP. It is an awesome bike and it will beat CBR in all aspects. CBR is a pretty heavy bike close to 163 kgs. Duke 200 is close to 139 kgs. So, you can expect much higher power-to-weight ratio. You should probably shift

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I told Rajiv that I was member of Team-BHP and he also passed on his email ID (in confidence ) to ask further questions and he'd be glad to answer. One of the girls in the competition was TOTALLY floored by him - Little does she know that I was, as well!....

found this on team-bhp...
acc to this chat pulsar will not go below 150cc.....thats fine but now rajiv bajaj is talking about launching it before march.....this is irritating me....but the good thing is....KTM duke 200 will beat CBR in all aspects as per rajiv bajaj

[saipranav]

I saw a 500cc engine on the TBird early may... but not sure if it was a hack job or anything else.

RE has been building a cafe racer, a twin and what not since years now!

I heard news about the cafe racer concept quite a long time ago... i hope it doesn't end up like the mojo...
Basically i was expecting a cruiser or upgraded classic(with better top end)...

[anush]

some more details check out. Some might be disappointed.

Crucial new details about the KTM Duke 200 emerge! | IndianCarsBikes.in