@chinmayakar - this thread is still shown in 'Superbike and Imports'

Thats cool. I thought you said it was moved. Anyways, they should be getting back to you soon.

aftersales ...

What the above people say about aftersales and service is in a way true. But if you are willing to take that difficulty, you can put that Ducati back on your options list

Fireblade is not rossi's bike , i think you meant r1.. and now its ducati .. hehe

okay , how are ducatis ? are they nice to live with etc ? i am so so spoilt by blade that even in my dreams i sometimes ride (glide) on the blade.
the other day my brother was saying that the only good thing about r1 is that it can keep up with blade so that he can appreciate the blade from all different angles on the road..

I think yamaha should keep a cooling pack or something for thighs as a standard accessory for r1... trust me, they will sell like 'hot' cakes !!

only Yamaha has many service points for R1, Honda has only 2 for blade, if we call them they'll send us a guy from honda to our place..i think its the same with ducati.

Ducati service intervals :-

1st - 1000km
2nd - 12000 km
3rd - 24000km.. and so on for every 12000km
thats really good

finally a superbike(s) owner, fireblah, replying in my thread.

thank you god for getting this thread into the notice of fireblah, please get this thread into the notice of other superbike owners also.

sometimes i fell like buyin blade because i am a beginner
sometimes R1 beacuse i m a fan of it and servicing it is easy for me
sometimes ducati for its design,its rare and it also got good stock exhausts

xbhpians please help me

I am no super bike rider and my only claim to fame is riding an R1 the entire stretch of Cubbon Rd in B'lore once. And I must tell you the sheer accelaration of the R1 is something to be expeirennced and the riding position was super aggressive. If your heart is set on it go for it.

And from what Ive read and heard the Firblade is suposed to be sweet handler and a very forgiving machine. And the Ducati well what can I say. It s througbred Itlain Stallion and yea well thats what it is.

If I were in your shoes I too would be really stuck between the R1 and Ducati. And prolly go for the R1 as an YAMAHA loayalist but add the Aprilia RSV4 factory to the mix and that d confuse the hell out of me.

Well Bike India had featured a very nice shootout between the TRIUMPH 675 DAYTONA,YAMAHA YZF-R1, KTM KTM RC8R and the RSV4 factory in August or July 2009 IIRC.Try and get a hold of that article. I too tried to search for it online and here it is http://www.bikeindia.in/index.php?op...tout&Itemid=62 and also a comprehensive roadtest of the fireblade sometime later and I can't seem to find that article..will post link later if i manage to find it!

All the best with your superbike mate!

I agree with Yamahatrooper that if you've got your heart into it then don't look beyond the R1.

If your more into Ducati (Like me) then 848 is your answer.

however in motorcycles there is no comparison to a Honda product, the shear engineering and quality level that you get from Honda, you won't get it anywhere else in the same price. you want the best - Honda is your answer.

@all - thank you guys

i am getting confused a lot more. many superbike users suggest me blade and here why isnt anyone actually considering ducati?

can anyone please tell me which one to go for and why not the other two?

ive been in the same situation for the past one year,i own a ninja too.
but between the bikes, i would say blade would be the pick.im goin to book my blade this may.
one question-is honda planning to release any new colors for the blade(white-hrc or respol).

@rahulk2008 - i still got one month's time...i'll decide something, my elder brother is forcing me to buy R1.
Oh! you live in vizag...maybe we can plan some rides when we get our bikes ...pm me your phone no., we'll be in touch

Both are great bikes. Both go very fast. Too fast for comfort. I have ridden both.

R1 feels wild, as usual. Handles like a dream. And one has to be really on one's toes all the time to stay focussed to ride this thing.

The Blade feels like a Honda, smooth as usual. And feels really compact, almost like a 600. Really easy to ride.

You can buy either. You will be satisified with either!

Since all are great Bikes and you dont hate any in particular and you are confused,id suggest you choose based on Reliability,Comfort and After Sales Service.

ok then maybe i should go with R1, me and my brother are fans of R1, i should obey him now because he is gifting me this bike

i'll also try to get a ride of the bikes from my friends in karnataka..then it would be better for me to decide