Originally Posted by Samarth 619 (Post 5105720)

While I would agree with most part of the message, we can't really compare the Bullet & RD350 pricing to the YZF R3.
Reasonably maintained RD's (the best we can get in this age) can be had for around 1-1.5 Lakhs, while the basic Bullet is also below the R3's pricing by a considerable margin, unless you mean the 650 twins.

And as far as R3 is concerned, the reason it was DOA is KTM. Upgrading the suspension is a good idea on R3, but a firm, controlling suspension and grippy come standard on the KTM.
And Value for money it surely was, at least on its launch. Do you know I got a Duke 390 on launch for Rs. 1.96 lakhs on road? Now, I admit R3 has its own merits like better bite in brakes (without ABS though), more comfortable, better frame, reliability, etc but the common public can't quantify all this.

But yes, I do agree that we customers are fickle minded. I remember many keyboard warriors complaining that we don't have a decent 600cc inline 4 (after Daytona 675 was discontinued), and Kawasaki responded by launching the ZX6R, and within few months it was down to 0 sales. What's the point in the end?