[SoumenD]

Originally Posted by RaghavEvoX

Which led me to think about twin-cylinder bikes sold in India (under 7 lakhs).

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Note - Not considered bikes like Benelli & CFMoto.

Thanks for the list. Shocked to see 300 is heavier than 400 by 11kgs?

[VijayAnand1]

Disappointing to say the least. From its inception, the Ninja 400 was overpriced by all indices, and it was a dud when it came to setting the charts on fire. The R3 was a fantastic all rounder, again let down by Yamaha. The Indian biking scene witnessed a healthy competition between the R3 and the N300. With tough competition from RE 650 and the Duke 390, whatever premium it commands over the N300 be it organically or inorganically is a tall order and in my humble opinion is mostly a product cannibalized by the manufacturer, which is deemed dead on arrival. With Kawasaki's ridiculous spare part cost policy, hiked every now and then at the bat of an eyelid, owning, riding and experiencing this for the average joe or even the upper middle class is going to be a pain in the posterior.

I reckon, Kawasaki has only relaunched this to take the opportunity to milk the gullible, primarily witnessing the heated middle-weight and upper middle weight segment in India, growing at a rapid pace than the manufacturers can cope with. I'd be chuffed if Yamaha re-launched the R3, which would make the competition fair and square, rather than a dud stop-gap 400. There might be a few Kawasaki purists who would opt for this, but hey, different strokes for different folks. No wonder, OLX is inundated with Kawasaki 300s and 650s at throw-away prices, and it all makes sense, when one delves a little deeper, pragmatically.

Cheers!
VJ

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Originally Posted by VijayAnand1

Disappointing to say the least. From its inception, the Ninja 400 was overpriced by all indices, and it was a dud when it came to setting the charts on fire. The R3 was a fantastic all rounder, again let down by Yamaha. The Indian biking scene witnessed a healthy competition between the R3 and the N300. With tough competition from RE 650 and the Duke 390, whatever premium it commands over the N300 be it organically or inorganically is a tall order and in my humble opinion is mostly a product cannibalized by the manufacturer, which is deemed dead on arrival. With Kawasaki's ridiculous spare part cost policy, hiked every now and then at the bat of an eyelid, owning, riding and experiencing this for the average joe or even the upper middle class is going to be a pain in the posterior.

I reckon, Kawasaki has only relaunched this to take the opportunity to milk the gullible, primarily witnessing the heated middle-weight and upper middle weight segment in India, growing at a rapid pace than the manufacturers can cope with. I'd be chuffed if Yamaha re-launched the R3, which would make the competition fair and square, rather than a dud stop-gap 400. There might be a few Kawasaki purists who would opt for this, but hey, different strokes for different folks. No wonder, OLX is inundated with Kawasaki 300s and 650s at throw-away prices, and it all makes sense, when one delves a little deeper, pragmatically.

Cheers!
VJ

Hello
Could you elaborate on what spares exactly are expensive? I own an ER-6n and I must say, for all normal consumable spares the prices are decent. Heck, the rear view mirrors and the indicator lights are made in India!
Accidental repairs would be expensive, no doubt, as they are imported. But then accidental repairs will seem expensive for any bike.

[windiesel]

Originally Posted by RaghavEvoX

Which led me to think about twin-cylinder bikes sold in India (under 7 lakhs).

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Note - Not considered bikes like Benelli & CFMoto.

The 202 kg of Interceptor is with oil but without fuel. Fueled up, it weighs 213 kilos.

[drawkcaB]

Originally Posted by ads295

Hello
Could you elaborate on what spares exactly are expensive? I own an ER-6n and I must say, for all normal consumable spares the prices are decent. Heck, the rear view mirrors and the indicator lights are made in India!
Accidental repairs would be expensive, no doubt, as they are imported. But then accidental repairs will seem expensive for any bike.

I have a 2021 Z650 so the spiritual successor to your ER6N. All 4 of my indicators have fallen off (all 4 in the same week!) as the rubber has degraded over the last year and a half. These are standard issues from what i hear and my bike has no damage so it's just down to quality.

Each indicator is 3.5k + labour so i can expect a bill of 15k+ just to change their poor quality halogen indicators. As you can imagine I will not be replacing them with Kawi parts as i hated them from delivery because they flap like a dog's ears in the wind and seeing the abysmal quality hasn't done much to improve my feelings.

[TusharK]

2022 Kawasaki Ninja 400 deliveries commence in India

Kawasaki has commenced deliveries of the 2022 Ninja 400 in India. The bike was officially launched in June this year at Rs. 4.99 lakh (ex-showroom). It is imported as a completely built unit (CBU).



The 2022 Ninja 400 comes with a BS6-compliant 399cc, liquid-cooled parallel-twin engine that makes 44.8 BHP @ 10,000 rpm and 37 Nm @ 8,000 rpm. The engine is mated to a 6-speed gearbox via a slipper clutch.

The 2022 Ninja 400 looks similar to the BS4 version and features twin headlamps and a single-can side-slung exhaust. The bike comes with telescopic fork suspension at the front and a mono-shock at the rear. It features disc brakes at both ends equipped with dual-channel ABS.