[jkdas]

250cc pulsar at 90k ....

[Vicki_Rau]

Originally Posted by arav

hey guys .............could u tell me how much will a 600 cc sbk will cost me approximately...............first hand and second hand.............plz.

7.5 to 8.5 lacs for a new 600cc inline 4 superbike
6 to 6.5 lacs for a 600cc naked roadster.

Met a guy riding a BUSA in the market yesterday, who gave what I think is the best advice for all prospective superbike owners :-

1. When you buy a superbike, dont think about running/maintenance cost. If you are going to, dont buy it. The running costs are like maintaining a C segment 4 wheeler.
2. Find a mechanic before you buy your bike
3. Never, never leave your bike unattended outside (showed me a smashed indicator light).
Meanwhile, like a lot of us, I continue to dream of owning one of these beuts.. Maybe, just maybe, if I won a lottery............!

Vicki_Rau

[princezahed]

Originally Posted by Vicki_Rau

7.5 to 8.5 lacs for a new 600cc inline 4 superbike
6 to 6.5 lacs for a 600cc naked roadster.

Met a guy riding a BUSA in the market yesterday, who gave what I think is the best advice for all prospective superbike owners :-

1. When you buy a superbike, dont think about running/maintenance cost. If you are going to, dont buy it. The running costs are like maintaining a C segment 4 wheeler.
2. Find a mechanic before you buy your bike
3. Never, never leave your bike unattended outside (showed me a smashed indicator light).
Meanwhile, like a lot of us, I continue to dream of owning one of these beuts.. Maybe, just maybe, if I won a lottery............!

Vicki_Rau

You forgot that these prices are after evading customs duty and all the other duties that r to be paid....my friend bought down a LE busa few days back and u dont wanna know how much he paid for it(going by the prices u indicated,he could have got himself atleast 3bikes)....

[Vicki_Rau]

Originally Posted by princezahed

You forgot that these prices are after evading customs duty and all the other duties that r to be paid....my friend bought down a LE busa few days back and u dont wanna know how much he paid for it(going by the prices u indicated,he could have got himself atleast 3bikes)....

I was told that the prices are with duties and incidentals (whatever that means).


Vicki _Rau

[mail4ajo]

All manufacturers are still testing the water to see if the market is mature enough to bring those R1s and Busas. Dont expect local production in the next min 15 years. CBU may be the only option. They have to spend truck loads of money to set up special shops for local production, handle govt regulations etc. And finally they look at volumes to ensure continous production.

Can anyone gaurantee them numbers. India will remain volumes market for some time just for the reason that things like Maruti 800 and splendor still sell like hot cakes. HH claims its the largest selling co selling one dumb model. Can they sell 5% of that numbers as CBRs?? Same goes for Yamaha. How many Fazer 250s or R1s will they manage to sell??? or to put it simple how many of us can afford to buy and maintain them in India?? And where r the roads to shift to atleast 5 gear?? of couse we have the tracks and circuits. For 10 lakhs we can buy the Skoda Sports version and rip of the streets.

Hence the numbers of these Suberbikes will be counted on our fingers for ages to come. Best is to get an Indian bike like the RX or the pulsar 180 and rip off its stock parts and upgrade to performance enhancing parts. Will quench our thirst and control the adrenaline surge and save enough money for the future generations to do the same. Let me know what you think....

[BUSA]

Originally Posted by mail4ajo

Best is to get an Indian bike like the RX or the pulsar 180 and rip off its stock parts and upgrade to performance enhancing parts. Will quench our thirst and control the adrenaline surge and save enough money for the future generations to do the same. Let me know what you think....

You mean take a karizma,pulsar 180 or even a pulsar 150 and then fit a K & N filter,Proton Exhaust and fitting bigger jets,and increasing the bore size,and fitting a bigger sproket on the front = Expense approx 15 to 18 thousand and Voila ther you go.

[Mp421b]

Originally Posted by BUSA

You mean take a karizma,pulsar 180 or even a pulsar 150 and then fit a K & N filter,Proton Exhaust and fitting bigger jets,and increasing the bore size,and fitting a bigger sproket on the front = Expense approx 15 to 18 thousand and Voila ther you go.

u hit the jackpot mate, by spending about 25, u can have an aweome bike, only problem though is, u need to find a road good enough to floor it....


cheez

[mail4ajo]

Originally Posted by BUSA

You mean take a karizma,pulsar 180 or even a pulsar 150 and then fit a K & N filter,Proton Exhaust and fitting bigger jets,and increasing the bore size,and fitting a bigger sproket on the front = Expense approx 15 to 18 thousand and Voila ther you go.

Exactly Mr. Busa. I am sure this will be awesome and save a lot of money and heartburn.

[mail4ajo]

[quote=Mp421b]u hit the jackpot mate, by spending about 25, u can have an aweome bike, only problem though is, u need to find a road good enough to floor it....

You could even spend 50K and make it look a like a R1 or ducati and Repsol Honda in Delhi. A person called Bobby does it and beleive me, even real superbikers will be fooled by the looks. Visit xbhp.com for the details.

[BUSA]

It happens in Mumbai. I was even fooled to see a BUSA on the road but it was a modded Victor with the BUSA body and really wide tyres. There are BUSA, R1s and loads of others doing rounds around town. Most of them are 2nd hand Pulsar 180s bought for around 25k and then body kit to make it look like which ever superbike and the performance job all costs totally 75k without your bike. With bike it would cost you around 45-50k but honestly speaking i would not like to do that. I would like to buy a Karizma and put performance mods on it as the Karizma has the show but it needs a bit more of a go. Just waiting for the Pulsar FI to be released but quality is still a issue with Bajaj.

Heck i started this thread and almost forgot about it. Thanks guys for bringing it back to life.

I am a member at xbhp but its quite confusing over there. LOL

[Akkiben]

Originally Posted by Aditya

We had the BMW F650 some years ago and it flopped badly. I suspect that's the reason mosty manufacturers are taking it easy when it comes to launching sports / touring bikes in India.
If you observe, our market is slowly opening up. We are gradually moving up the ladder. We have gone form 100s to 150s to 180s to 225s to 250s. It won't be too long before we get bigger twins and 4 pots. But, don't expect a quantum leap.

At over 5lakhs that too for a single cylinder, 650CC it was'nt worth the price, no wonder it flopped. Although the prices did drop later, people did not like that bike, as they craved for a proper sports bike.

[turbo_v12]

Originally Posted by Aditya

If you observe, our market is slowly opening up. We are gradually moving up the ladder. We have gone form 100s to 150s to 180s to 225s to 250s. It won't be too long before we get bigger twins and 4 pots. But, don't expect a quantum leap.

How I pray your words come to be true....