Kinetic's next big thing: The GTS 250?

BunnyPunia · 18th July 2007, 10:58

We all know Kinetic tied up with SYM quite sometime and are all set to roll out a 100cc scoot. But, they also looking at a possibility of selling the GTS 250 here in India in limited numbers (on the lines of the Aquilla and Comet)

The moto-scoot sure looks impressive and has a powerful mill too, a 250cc liquid cooled 4valve 4stroke engine, churning out figures better than the likes of the Pulsar 220!

Having ridden the Blaze and Jupiter a lot, I can surely say the much powerful GTS 250 with so much practicality will be a hit. With Kinetic looking at the CKD route, pricing too will be quite ok for what the GTS offers.

PS: I wrote my take on the GTS 250 here - The "REAL" me

CrAzY dRiVeR · 18th July 2007, 12:13

Blaze hasnt been able to set sales charts on fire. So, am not sure about sales of the GT 250.

However, have tried the JUPITER as well, and boy- was totally impressed by its smoothness and straight-line stability. Also the sheeri size of the thing made the pulsar feel 'toy'.

So- Hope kinetic can take care of the build quality, unlike in the blaze, and get better sales.

nosfreak · 18th July 2007, 21:15

Blaze is a awesome bike.. i am the owner of one. Kinetic is going a good job by brining out high powered scoot's but the major concern is the after sales .. the servicing, the parts.. it gets the customer really irrated. the GTS 250 figures looks good but the pricing part!!!! is the main area.

Mayavi · 19th July 2007, 00:13

Isn't Kinetic run by a sexy 30 year old lass?

ravi@64bhp · 19th July 2007, 00:22

I have had a horrible time with my Blaze. So many engineering problems, improper service, improper brakes, horrible suspension

. Hope they import the SYM 250 without manufacturing here in India by Kinetic.

nosfreak · 19th July 2007, 00:46

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Originally Posted by ravi@64bhp

I have had a horrible time with my Blaze. So many engineering problems, improper service, improper brakes, horrible suspension

. Hope they import the SYM 250 without manufacturing here in India by Kinetic.

hey ravi i was reading your post in the T-bhp meet thread.... which service station do you go to ? may be i can help you out a little. pm me

BunnyPunia · 19th July 2007, 09:51

Blaze is made locally, with a kinetic engine. the gts 250 on the other hand may be imported as a CKD and assembled here and hence it should be a far better product than the Blaze

greatmana2000 · 19th July 2007, 10:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mayavi

Isn't Kinetic run by a sexy 30 year old lass?

if thats so , i would like to share a part of my kinetic energy ..lol

The quality of the plastic in blaze amazes me . Never seen plastic of such a low quality .

VJ_MAVRICK · 19th July 2007, 12:02

To me Blaze should have been designed as a bike rather than a scooter with that 11.2bhp and 165CC engine. Its specifications dont do justice to its design..

sunilbakshi · 19th July 2007, 13:56

i love the blaze, there are so many positives about it. looks, performance, comfort, size.

rider60 · 20th July 2007, 00:07

man kinetic badly does need a R&D job on their bikes/scooters like bajaj i what i personally feel otherwise i like the blaze!

Mayavi · 20th July 2007, 05:49

Yes, its sad to see Kinteic strike up a new alliance every few years but doing very badly on product front and R&D. They should seriously learn from Bajaj and TVS and bring out their own quality products. Right now they have alliance with three different companies but still no where near top seller list.

OT:
Here is a pic of Sulajja Motwani, Joint MD of Kinetic Motors. She is beauty and brains. Got her MBA from a reputed school.

iraghava · 20th July 2007, 11:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mayavi

OT:
Here is a pic of Sulajja Motwani, Joint MD of Kinetic Motors. She is beauty and brains. Got her MBA from a reputed school.

But unfortunately they're not enough to run the company well. A friend is a Kinetic dealer & has been for nearly 2 decades & he's really pissed with the company's attitude.

The main problem according to him is that the company launches new products but to sort out niggles they take ions so by the time the product is improved word spreads in the market that there is a defect & customers won't touch the products even with a 20ft. pole. Every product has its problems but good companies solve them on a priority but Kinetic lacks that pro-activeness & hence suffers badly in the markets.

VJ_MAVRICK · 20th July 2007, 12:22

I failed to understand why comet was discontinued...i thought it was a good design @least to look @. Not sure about the performance though, as i never had my hands on it.

BunnyPunia · 20th July 2007, 12:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by VJ_MAVRICK

I failed to understand why comet was discontinued...i thought it was a good design @least to look @. Not sure about the performance though, as i never had my hands on it.

The comet was a limited run. Kinetic imported a limited no of comets from the Korea plant (of Hyosung) and sold these at next to no profit in India

18th July 2007, 10:58	#1
BunnyPunia BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 895 Thanked: 1,257 Times View My Garage	Kinetic's next big thing: The GTS 250? We all know Kinetic tied up with SYM quite sometime and are all set to roll out a 100cc scoot. But, they also looking at a possibility of selling the GTS 250 here in India in limited numbers (on the lines of the Aquilla and Comet) The moto-scoot sure looks impressive and has a powerful mill too, a 250cc liquid cooled 4valve 4stroke engine, churning out figures better than the likes of the Pulsar 220! Having ridden the Blaze and Jupiter a lot, I can surely say the much powerful GTS 250 with so much practicality will be a hit. With Kinetic looking at the CKD route, pricing too will be quite ok for what the GTS offers. PS: I wrote my take on the GTS 250 here - The "REAL" me
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18th July 2007, 12:13	#2
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 17,174 Thanked: 73,461 Times View My Garage	Blaze hasnt been able to set sales charts on fire. So, am not sure about sales of the GT 250. However, have tried the JUPITER as well, and boy- was totally impressed by its smoothness and straight-line stability. Also the sheeri size of the thing made the pulsar feel 'toy'. So- Hope kinetic can take care of the build quality, unlike in the blaze, and get better sales.
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18th July 2007, 21:15	#3
nosfreak BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hyd Posts: 265 Thanked: 28 Times View My Garage	Blaze is a awesome bike.. i am the owner of one. Kinetic is going a good job by brining out high powered scoot's but the major concern is the after sales .. the servicing, the parts.. it gets the customer really irrated. the GTS 250 figures looks good but the pricing part!!!! is the main area.
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19th July 2007, 00:13	#4
Mayavi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 682 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Isn't Kinetic run by a sexy 30 year old lass?
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19th July 2007, 00:22	#5
ravi@64bhp BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 602 Thanked: 10 Times	I have had a horrible time with my Blaze. So many engineering problems, improper service, improper brakes, horrible suspension. Hope they import the SYM 250 without manufacturing here in India by Kinetic.
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19th July 2007, 09:51	#7
BunnyPunia BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 895 Thanked: 1,257 Times View My Garage	Blaze is made locally, with a kinetic engine. the gts 250 on the other hand may be imported as a CKD and assembled here and hence it should be a far better product than the Blaze
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19th July 2007, 12:02	#9
VJ_MAVRICK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,239 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	To me Blaze should have been designed as a bike rather than a scooter with that 11.2bhp and 165CC engine. Its specifications dont do justice to its design..
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19th July 2007, 13:56	#10
sunilbakshi BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 109 Thanked: 0 Times	i love the blaze, there are so many positives about it. looks, performance, comfort, size.
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20th July 2007, 00:07	#11
rider60 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bhagyanagaram. (A.K.A. Hyderabad) Posts: 1,620 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	man kinetic badly does need a R&D job on their bikes/scooters like bajaj i what i personally feel otherwise i like the blaze!
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20th July 2007, 05:49	#12
Mayavi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 682 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Yes, its sad to see Kinteic strike up a new alliance every few years but doing very badly on product front and R&D. They should seriously learn from Bajaj and TVS and bring out their own quality products. Right now they have alliance with three different companies but still no where near top seller list. OT: Here is a pic of Sulajja Motwani, Joint MD of Kinetic Motors. She is beauty and brains. Got her MBA from a reputed school.
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20th July 2007, 12:22	#14
VJ_MAVRICK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,239 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	I failed to understand why comet was discontinued...i thought it was a good design @least to look @. Not sure about the performance though, as i never had my hands on it.
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