After Yamaha's 1000cc YZF-R1 and Monster & Multistrada from Italian moto-major Triumph, now it is the turn of Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. (SMIPL), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan has launched two super sport bikes, Hayabusa and Intruder M1800R, for Indian roads at a price tag of Rs.12.50 lakh.

Hayabusa the world's fastest bike, which got it's maximum popularity through the movie "Dhoom" in India, is finally on the Indian roads officially.

Even in these days of recession, Suzuki aims to sell around 350-400 bikes in one year, i.e. around 1 bike per year.According to the company, it has already got orders for around 38 bikes.

Depending upon the response to these products, Suzuki —among the largest manufacturer of bikes in the world after fellow Japanese makers Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki—also plans to bring its GSX -R series of motorcycles to India.

“We are currently evaluating the market. A lot of the product launches depend on the market response to the Hayabusa and Intruder, though we are expecting higher demand for the much smaller GSX-R sport bikes, which are in the 400 cc to 600 cc range of engine power,” Mr Gupta said.
Specifications are as follows:

Dimensions and Weight
Overall length	2195mm (86.4in)
Overall width	740mm (29.1in)
Overall height	1170mm (46.1in)
Wheelbase	1485mm (58.5in)
Seat height	805mm (31.7in)
Dry weight	220kg (485lbs)
Fuel capacity	21.0litres (4.6gallons)
Engine
Engine capacity	1340cc
Type	4-stroke, 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC
Bore	81mm x 65mm
Compression ratio	12.5:1
Lubrication	Wet sump
Ignition	Electronic Ignition
Fuel system	Fuel injection
Transmission	6-speed constant mesh
Drive	Chain
Suspension
Front	Inverted telescopic, coil spring, oil damped
Rear	Linky type, coil spring, oil damped
Brake
Front	Disc brake, twin
Rear	Disc brake
Tyres Size
Front	120/70ZR17M/C (58W), tubeless
Rear	190/50ZR17M/C (73W), tubeless

Colors available are "Metallic Majestic Gold" and "Metallic Phantom Gray"

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Mostly, costly and high end Xtreme sports bikes are considered to have more cubic-capacity (cc / displacement), and therefore are assumed to give less mileage ! That means these bikes need an initial huge amount of money and then further bucks are spent for its fuel requirements...

Now here's a bike from Yamaha India, which has all the looks of a sports bike while having the cubic-capacity equal to that of Pulsar (150cc).

One of the main attractive feature of this new bike from "R" series, are the under cowls that are based on the image of a diffuser, to give them the best form for aero-management. These are not cowls for simply enclosing the engine, but forms composed of blade surfaces that actively control airflow.
The YZF-R15 is the first India-made motorcycle in this class to mount a liquid cooling system for higher engine performance. Liquid cooling has not been use on 100 to 225cc class motorcycles in the past.
The YZF-R15 has a 6-speed transmission too. Even if you have a high-performance engine, the power development is going to be different in the different rpm ranges. The reason for a 6-speed transmission is to be able to make the most of the engineʼs power at any point in the rpm range.

According to Yamaha:

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With the number of Indian millionaires rising, demand for aspirational bikes is likely to swell...

WHILE there is no sign of iconic American superbike Harley Davidson hitting India, the success of Yamaha’s twin superbikes—MT01 and YZF R1, which sold a total of more than 80 units in the past five months—has prompted other bikemakers to line up more products in this category.
Suzuki will launch its famed 1,340cc Hayabusa, GXR 1,000 and Bandit 1,250 bikes in September while Honda will introduce its two superbike models—CBR 1,000 and GLX 1,800—during the festive season in October. Kawasaki is eyeing the market and plans to sell its superbikes through Bajaj Auto’s network.
Yamaha had set an initial sales target of 50 bikes in 2008, but the better than expected sales of its two debutantes has prompted the company to look for other superbikes for the Indian market. Yamaha sales head T Maeda said: “We have sold most of the bikes in smaller cities. Demand for such niche bikes is rising as customers come to know about the various models available. We are looking at increasing our portfolio in this segment to cater to these super rich customers.”
The main trigger for this roadster rush is the government’s emission relaxation on Euro III compliance for Indian roads. “The demand for big bikes is actually more of a hype. We don’t expect big volumes, but it’s an emerging segment and with the number of Indian millionaires rising, the demand for these aspirational bikes will swell. We will introduce Hayabusa because it will showcase Suzuki’s strength as a big bike manufacturer,” said Suzuki Motorcycle India’s vice-president (sales and marketing) Atul Gupta.
For bike aficionados in the country, Honda Motor Company, which is the largest bikemaker in the world, is launching CBR 1,000 and GLX 1,800 in October. Italian major Ducati, which is currently sold in two exclusive showrooms in Mumbai and Delhi, has generated more than 100 queries and secured 10 orders while Kawasaki high-end bikes are expected to roll out from the Bajaj dealer network sometime next year. More than 1,000 high-end bikes are sold in India every year, most of which come as direct imports by the customers.

Audi to launch sports car R8
NEW DELHI: German luxury carmaker Audi on Friday said it plans to launch its latest sports car R8 in the country towards the end of this year. “India is an important market for Audi, and there has been a tremendous interest in the Audi R8 up to pre-orders by our exclusive customers in India, so it was inevitable that we launch the Audi R8 here,” Audi India MD Benoit Tiers said in a statement. The company, however, has not decided about the pricing of the car in India. Audi R8, which has won several awards in Germany and Europe, would be available at the company’s seven exclusive dealerships in Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Pune, Hyderabad and Bangalore. The mid-engine Audi R8 would come with 420 hp engine and a displacement of 4,163 cc.

source: Timesofindia.com

Italy's Ducati Motor Holding announced its entry into India on Wednesday with its full range of premium bikes, priced between Rs15 lakhs to Rs50 lakhs. Ducati motorcycles will first be available through two exclusive showrooms in Mumbai and Delhi.

Eyeing great potential for luxury bikes in India, where tastes are changing from mass-market machines to high-end bikes, Italy's Ducati Motor Holding forayed into the country with its full range of premium bikes.

"We are very impressed with the evolution of the Indian market. It is no longer an emerging market, but a strong economy. I am very proud to officially announce our entry in the Indian market," Ducati Motor Holding CEO Gabriele Del Torchio said.

The company has entered India with the objective to be a market leader in the premium segment, he added.

"We will be importing 50 bikes this year. If we are able to sell these 50 units in the current year, then it will be more than enough," Torchio said.

The company has launched 4 different models within the price range of Rs 15-50 lakhs, with multiple variants....Precision Motor India Pvt Ltd is the sole distributor of Ducati bikes in India.

First thought, cost?......it is $275,000 (around INR 11000000), and only 10 units are available worldwide.

So why is it so costly?....Of course everything about it should be special, right? So here are the details :

It features the world’s first all-titanium frame, hence the Titanium Series moniker. Powering it is a 200 horsepower 2,150cc polished billet aluminium supercharged and intercooled V-Twin engine that makes 285Nm of torque, rather insane for a naked bike that weighs about 200kg.

The front suspension system use fully adjustable Ohlins FG700 Superbike Gas with a titanium front axle, while the rear suspension is a fully adjustable Ohlins Racing Shock setup. The bodywork is clear-coated carbon fiber, which includes the fuel tank.

Free Offer :-

You can purchase the Ecosse Titanium Series from the good burghers at RobbReport.com, to whom we owe picture credits and probably an apology for maybe not taking this bike as seriously as we could. But then we’re not the target market. Incidentally, if anyone out there happens to know somebody who buys one of these, please put them in touch with us - we’d dearly love to hear about the Ecosse ownership experience.

Full specifications for this epic machine can be found here, and the down-at-heel can take a look at some of Ecosse’s “budget” models at the Ecosse Moto website.