Comments on: The Great Indian “Superbike” Dilemma

By: Parag

Parag — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:39:17 +0000

The main problem with superbikes is its cost factor,if u see an american website of suzuki you would see that a suzuki hayabusa costs around $12000 dat is Rs.6lacs in india (12000*50)but this amount gets doubled wen the bike is imported to india due to customs and other taxes.which takes the price Tag to Rs.12 lacs and more.If these bikes are manufacturd in india there cost will automatically come to $12000.Correct me if i am wrong

By: Samarth

Samarth — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:05:11 +0000

@ Nadir: You’re right! A sensible comment indeed …

We really need good 500 – 750 cc bikes, and plz don’t even mention Enfield LB 500 !

and yes, should be manufactured in India only, This Yamaha R1 @ 12 Lacs is not fair …and not comparing with Gray market …

I’m comparing with Japanese/ US/ Thailand/ Canada/ etc. residents. Damn, Why we indians suffer?

Yamaha or Bajaj (with Kawasaki):–> A 600 for me plz …

By: Looking Ludhiana, Talking Tokyo: Why Yamaha has lost it, in India « noshtradamus

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:51:40 +0000

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By: S Ram

S Ram — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:51:45 +0000

Nicely written … atleast the manufacturers should be honest about why they can’t get in superbikes — “volumes” and not blame “bad roads” and stuff…

If “bad roads” issue were true, then how come cars worth a couple of crores are launched, which are meant to be driven on these same roads !!

By: Gnana prakasham Sankaran

Gnana prakasham Sankaran — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:47:38 +0000

Hi all,

I am looking for in site into market potential for super bikes in India, and happened to see your wishful thinking, we at JL Enterprises, engaged in Import/Export have imported YFZ R6, ‘ 07 model as a test case.

Our research shows that there are about 500 super bikes in India, mostly arrived thru gray market, and it cost not less than 10 lac rupees, and your parents have to be influential to bail you out if you run into cop’s.

And to SS’s comment the Government dose permit the bikes to be Imported at a lower cost provided the importer and the bike meets certain conditions set in Indian Motor Vehicle Act.

Any one Interested can mail me at gp@jle.co.in

Sorry noshtradamus if you feel that I have used your blog for my marketing. But i felt the need to share the information with the enthusiast.

By: attitude!!!

attitude!!! — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:00:11 +0000

all i wanna know is …. are they really lauching superbikes in india by nov 07.

By: Nadir

Nadir — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:31:49 +0000

Personally I think the whole policy is convoluted. Our current action is in the 100 cc – 150cc space with dozens of models in that config. Then you have 1 offering in the 180 cc 1 offering in the 160 cc 1 offering in the 200 cc and 2 offerings in the 220cc. sorry but Enfield is not really a modern day 350 cc or 500cc . Consider at least 1/2 that cubic capacity – the RE bullets are really like 150 or 200 cc bikes. SO, effectively from 220 cc you suddenly permit imports of 1600 cc and 1360 cc and what have you ?! What about the KEY space of 500 cc – 1000cc where most of the buyers for quality bikes in India would bite. Its foolishness to the highest degree.

By: noshtradamus

noshtradamus — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:05:15 +0000

Hi SS,

Yamaha has announced it is launching super bikes (including the YZR1) in India this November – but No, there is no customs duty exemption given by the government of India.

So customers will have to pay around 100% extra as customs duty on the bikes which would be priced around USD 12000 (INR 480,000).

Eventually these bikes would cost the Indian consumer approximately USD 24,000 or around 10 Lakh rupees!

By: ss

ss — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:03:53 +0000

Is it so that indian govt has given permisson to launch super byks with out custom charges??

By: Amar

Amar — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:43:13 +0000

Yeah i seriously agree with you its really hard to find a seller of super bike in india and if we want to import one oh god we have to spend half of our fortune and incase we manage to get one superbike from somewhere from where the hell will we get our spares should we wait for a month to get one spare part