Yamaha in a desparate effort to really have a firm ground in the passion and emotion driven indian market, unleashed its two warriors on indian roads.
The YZF - R1 : Talking about expert opinion, Rossi tested the 2007 R1. And you can't have a better expert than the "Doctor" himself.
Displacement 998cm3
Maximum horse power 177.5 bhp @ 12,500 rpm
Maximum torque 112.7 Nm @ 10,000 rpm
There is a certain buzz in the air about both of the machines. I would say a good catalyst that was much needed for indian market which was waiting for something like this to happen to really get going and really get at par with the 4-wheel market.
The MT01
Engine type Air cooled 4-stroke,OHV
Cylinder arrangement V-type 2-cylinder
Displacement 1670cm3
Maximum horse power 88.9 bhp @ 4,750 rpm
Maximum torque 150.3 Nm @ 3,750 rpm
Talking about high expectations, both of them have already been termed "flagship" ones for indian market as far as Yamaha is concerned and are supposed to change the face of the 2-wheel market, or at least try to do that. Technology wise, you can hardly quetion Yamaha's specifications..both having displacement range of 1000+ CCs and everything that a indian bike enthusiast dreams of having in his/her machine.
Now here comes the ultimate factor that eventually drives the market, Price Tag. Both as far as i know have a 10+(Lacs) Price tag on-road. Now,what instantly flashes in anyone's mind is that "Bloody Hell!!in 10+ one can own a Honda Sedan or a Hellraising SUV!!" Again, as far as am concerned, buying something or even planning to buy something of that range is out of scope. Even for buying a small car with an on-road price half of my annual CTC, hell lot of planning goes in. But being a biker at heart, i would still make an effort to someday own one of those pieces and that will need saving over the savings.....sigh!!
Even after buying one of those...its hard to think about the effort and money that will be spent on maintenance. This makes me think, is the indian market ready for theses machines?, well..you would say, Hell Yeah!!....But still you might rethink on it.
So to really buy one of these, as Rearset once said...GO OUT AND MAKE POTS OF MONEY NOW!
4 comments:
hehehe!!!!!!
some over enthus are already stating 4th Dec as a "Red letter day in the history of Indian Biking"
much needed injection actually!!:)still..thats quite a costly injection!!
"The difference between Men and Boys is the cost of their Toys..!!"
Among 100 crore plus Indians there will at least be a few hundred Richie Rich Types who would want to categorize themself as "Men".
Maybe I'll borrow bikes like these from my son/daughter.. after 25 years.. maybe.
yea..i can feel the drift dude......lets hope that the indian govt wakes up and cuts down the bullshit duties on them...thats the only way the prices can really go down!!
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