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Originally posted by antz.bin
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Thats what we are made to think. Until something really revolutionary happens 
There was a reason why, in its heydays, the 11bhp RX100 was priced at par with a 7.xxbhp Splendor. 2-Strokers are cheaper to make simply because they use less components. Because they use less components, there are less components which can go bad. If less things go bad, there are less things that need fixing. If you are fixing less stuff, you pay less for maintenance.
My father had a Kinetic Honda scoot back in the day which he stopped using when he got his first car. Since me and my elder bro were not old enough to ride it, it remained parked for ~3 years at a stretch.
Do you know what we had to do to restart that scooter after 3 years? All we did was pour petrol in the tank and 5 kicks later, Voila!! These things can practically go on and on and on.. no matter how much abuse they get. But most of us here don't desire this kind of reliability and longevity in this day and age of 100kmpl bikes and global warming.
Isn't it funny that these specs are awfully close to the 33Ps and 21Nm of the Ninja 250R? Which one do you think is more expensive to make?
A 250cc DOHC 4-valve Twin-cylinder engine? Or a 150cc, 0-valve, no cam shaft, Single cylinder one?
Just to answer this question for you, the Ninja 250R sells for 20.4k Malaysian ringgits. Ninja 150RR sells for 11.8k Malaysian ringgits.
There was a reason why, in its heydays, the 11bhp RX100 was priced at par with a 7.xxbhp Splendor. 2-Strokers are cheaper to make simply because they use less components. Because they use less components, there are less components which can go bad. If less things go bad, there are less things that need fixing. If you are fixing less stuff, you pay less for maintenance.
My father had a Kinetic Honda scoot back in the day which he stopped using when he got his first car. Since me and my elder bro were not old enough to ride it, it remained parked for ~3 years at a stretch.
Do you know what we had to do to restart that scooter after 3 years? All we did was pour petrol in the tank and 5 kicks later, Voila!! These things can practically go on and on and on.. no matter how much abuse they get. But most of us here don't desire this kind of reliability and longevity in this day and age of 100kmpl bikes and global warming.
Isn't it funny that these specs are awfully close to the 33Ps and 21Nm of the Ninja 250R? Which one do you think is more expensive to make?
A 250cc DOHC 4-valve Twin-cylinder engine? Or a 150cc, 0-valve, no cam shaft, Single cylinder one?
Just to answer this question for you, the Ninja 250R sells for 20.4k Malaysian ringgits. Ninja 150RR sells for 11.8k Malaysian ringgits.
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