[Spitfire]

Originally Posted by revvinhard

Who else could design such a wonderful logo for the club, within the blink of an eyelid!

So who designed the logo?

[akshay4587]

0-60 in less than 5 secs,and 83kmpl.
and then you go ahead and pop wheelies without proper riding gear.
i am amused

[howler]

Originally Posted by akshay4587

0-60 in less than 5 secs,and 83kmpl.
and then you go ahead and pop wheelies without proper riding gear.
i am amused

who? what? where? if pigs could fly id want one too!

[revvinhard]

Dear Friends,

I am glad to hereby announce that, we would be holding the first Full Fledged meet of " The Yamaha Enticer Club, Bengaluru (YEC,Bengaluru)", on the 9th of May 2010, at Lalbagh, North Gate ( Gate facing KH Road aka Double Road ). The agenda of the day is given below. Let's make the meet, an enjoyable and a successful one, and something which we'll all look forward to being part of again and again.Looking forward to your active participation on the day.

In case of any clarifications, please feel free to get in touch with Aravind ( Cell No: 9986014075 ) or Karthik M B ( Cell No:9845732360 ).

Agenda of 09/05/10:

• Self Introduction - Who you are, what you do, where you from etc.,
• About Your bike - When did u buy it, whether new or second hand, how much has it run, mileage etc.
• Any modifications - Cosmetic mods, Engine mods, tuning details etc.
• About your trips on Enti - Please share any travel experiences on your Enticer, Top speed, comfort througout the journey etc.,
• About what u dislike about Enti - Any of your dislikes ( IF ANY)
• Photo Session
• Distribution of Snacks
• Short Rally
• Conclusion ( & looking forward to the next meet )

Once again,for any clarifications, please contact the following persons:
Aravind B T (Cell: 9986014075 )
Karthik M B (Cell: 9845732360 )
In case, you know any other Enticer owners, please bring them along with you.

Cheers
Aravind B T

[Karthik1100]

Originally Posted by howler

who? what? where? if pigs could fly id want one too!

if somebody calling enticers as pigs, why the same person want it?

[arun1100]

Congrats Team YEC!

How many Bikes are expected tomorrow? I will be there for sure.

[YaeJay]

Enticer has a club? cool!

[funkykar]

Thank you for the personal invite you sent me on SMS Karthik. Unfortunately, I wouldnt be able to make it in the morning. I wish you and your club the best of luck. Hope many many Enticers turn up.

[revvinhard]

Thanks Arun for turning up for the meet on behalf of FCB.
Was a pleasure having you in the meet.

Originally Posted by Karthik1100

Ok, we'll will wear helmet when ever we do stunts, and just for photographs i had removed the helmet.

if it is allowed to post the video of drag race of enticer vs the above said vehicles, i'll post.

Kar, it would be better if u could ride your bike and a Team BHPian who owns any of these bikes can compete with you in the drag. That way, the transparency of the whole process cant be questioned. Would like to know your take on this

[revvinhard]

Originally Posted by vivekiny2k

I find it weird that you are popping wheelies on enticer. AFAIK, it was launched as a cruiser.

I always liked this bike for it's appearance.

Yes, Enti is a cruiser for sure ( although, unfortunately, I've seen some magazines dubbing it to be a pseudo cruiser ). But, the point to be noted here is, its not the question of whether the Enticer is made for popping wheelies. It's only about, whether you CAN or CANT. And the answer for that is pretty obvious. And yes, in one of the reviews on Enfield Thunderbird ( which again falls in the same category of bikes) in a popular Auto Magazine, the author had posted a snap in which he'd popped a wheelie on the Thunderbird Twinspark.

But, I agree with your last point. Yamaha Enticer is always admired for its Looks. Enti rocks in that department. No two words about it.

Originally Posted by Spitfire

So who designed the logo?

Karthik M B - the same guy behind the design of the logo of FIAT 1100 club in Bangalore and Hyderabad as well.

Originally Posted by funkykar

I have some questions:

1) If it were selling like hot cakes, why would Yamaha stop its manufacturing. Yamaha could have considered upgrading the engine to deliver better power.
2) Does any sales figures show it was doing really well with respect to competition.
3) Are there any other reasons apart from the Enticer being under powered? Like it did not meet some regulations or norms.

For me some of these dont sum up well at all

Hi Karthik.

I think MB forgot to mention here that, when Enticer was launched in 2002, to compete with the Kawasaki Bajaj Eliminator, it bagged a few awards, including the prestigious " BBC Wheels Motorcycle of the year 2002" beating competition from the Thunderbird itself ( which also is a cruiser). The reasons for Enticer selling well were, its looks ( remember, when it was launched, 8 to 9 out of 10 people mistook it to be the Eliminator - so profound was the similarity between the two) and also its pricing - 35000 INR lesser than the Bajaj. Apart from these two major contributing factors, its comfort ( my friend who owns a Unicorn still comments that the seat of the Enticer feels like a Sofa), decent power and mileage and exceptional handling. No wonder it sold well till the end of 2004 and start of 2005.

Now coming to your questions:

1) Going back in time by around 6-7 years, as you might very well remember, there was a bike named RX 100 ( which was the flagship model of Yamaha, and probably still is). It sold well, in fact, very well, although, if u compare the numbers with a CD 100 probably, you would still say the RX 100 didnt sell well. Well, its a well known fact that, Yamaha stopped the production of RX100 and introduced a bike named RXG, which bombed ( because it was tuned for mileage). How do you account for this strategy of Yamaha? Well, that friends, I think, only Yamaha can explain best. The same strategy was executed in 2004 and the sale of Enti was stopped in India, although it was being exported from here. The unwillingness of the management of the company to promote the bike, became its undoing of sorts :(

2)As I told you, just by going through the sales figure of a model, one cant conclude anything about its performance.

3) Well, the photos easily give an idea that the Enticer is not underpowered. Its just that, one has to know to extract the maximum out of this bike, since its peak power comes in the higher REV band. Otherwise, the build quality of the Enticer was top notch and it was designed to meet all the norms ( as I said, it was still being exported to Europe).

[funkykar]

Originally Posted by revvinhard

Dear Friends,

I am glad to hereby announce that, we would be holding the first Full Fledged meet of " The Yamaha Enticer Club, Bengaluru (YEC,Bengaluru)", on the 9th of May 2010, at Lalbagh, North Gate ( Gate facing KH Road aka Double Road ). The agenda of the day is given below. Let's make the meet, an enjoyable and a successful one, and something which we'll all look forward to being part of again and again.Looking forward to your active participation on the day.

Can someone upload the pics of the first meet? Wondering why no one posted yet. How did it go about? How many bikes made it?

[Karthik1100]

Dear Friends,
Extremely sorry for posting the pics very late. here are the pics that you are eagerly awaited to see.
Enjoy

[Karthik1100]

the meet wasn't turned with mass enticers but turned with Class Enticers. All the bikes in the club is in Beautiful Condition. Definitely one will stick her/his eyes on these bikes for a minute. No Doubt about it!

[Karthik1100]

our Dearest and Most Wanted in Team-BHP Mr. Arun1100 was also present and participated in Drag.

[Karthik1100]

last set of pics of the Enticer Club Meet. Hope it grows like our Fiat 1100 Club Bangalore. Thanks for the Fiat 1100 Club Co-Founders and T-BHP Supporters and thanks for the Mr.Arvind B.T for giving a Platform for my lovable Enti.