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2011 Suzuki Hayabusa Specs are out

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Suzuki has revealed the technical specifications of its 2011 model year Suzuki Hayabusa superbike. The bike will be powered by the same 1340 cc liquid cooled, four-stroke, 4-cylinder engine mated to a re-worked 6-speed transmission.

The engine uses pistons made from Aluminium alloy and the compression and oil control rings of the pistons have been coated with a chrome-mitride lining using the Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) process. This ensures that the pistons are lightweight while at the same time reducing internal friction and improving the sealing of the cylinders.

The engine is fed fuel via the Suzuki Dual Throttle Valve (SDTV) electronic fuel injection system which consists of two 12-hole, fine-spray injectors for each of the bike’s 4-cylinders. The intake air for the engine comes via a ram air intake system alongwith a high volume airbox.

Suzuki has equipped the bike with its Suzuki Clutch Assist System (SCAS) in order to limit back-torque coming from the engine and thereby enable smooth downshifting of gears on the bike. The bike is also equipped with Suzuki’s Drive Mode Selector (S-DMS) system which enables the rider to choose from three different power delivery modes of the engine namely A, B or C mode.

The braking duties of the bike are handled by twin 310 mm disc rotors upfront in conjunction with a single 260 mm disc rotor at the rear. The bike has been fitted with Tokico brake calipers mounted radially in order to reduce unsprung mass and improve the handling characteristics of the bike. The bike weighs in at a hefty 260 kgs and is held up by a 120/70 ZR17 M/C tyre upfront and a 190/50 ZR17 M/C tyre at the rear.

To please the green brigade, Suzuki has fitted the bike with its Pulsed Air Injection System (PAIR), which lowers the bike’s emissions by igniting the unburnt hydrocarbons coming out from the engine after combustion.

The bike still retains its five-pod analogue instrument cluster consisting of a speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge and engine temperature indicator alongwith displays for the S-DMS, gear position, time, neutral light and a low fuel warning lamp in the centre pod.

The vertically stacked front headlamp has been boosted by increasing its intensity and the LED tailamps now have two lenses, a clear inner lens and a red outer lens.

The bike is available in two colour schemes of Pearl Mirage White with Golden graphics and Peral Nebular Black with Black Graphics. Suzuki has not yet revealed the pricing for the bike, but one things for certain, Suzuki will try to make available this bike in India as soon as possible for the many Hayabusa afficionados waiting to get their hands on one of these mean machines.

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Entry posted on July 22nd, 2010 and filed under Suzuki

Superbike sales in the mountains beat expectations

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R

Superbike manufacturers such as Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha have been taken aback by the response their high-end machines have received way up in the mountains. The manufacturers are reporting decent sales figures of their high-end bikes from Northern and North-Eastern parts of the country.

Atul Gupta, Vice-President, Marketing and Sales, Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited -

Much to our astonishment, 10% of superbikes have been bought by highlanders in Dehradun and Guwahati

The general trend among big bike manufacturers is to focus mainly on customers from metro cities, since these customers are the ones who are most likely to have the moolah to splurge on these exquisite machines. Manufacturers see Mumbai, Pune, Delhi and Bangalore as the regions with the highest demand for their high-end bikes, but this recent statistic of good contributions from the mountainous regions has taken them by surprise.

Manufacturers attribute the good sales of their high end machines to the steadily rising disposable income and the availability of easy financing services. The presence of a well-trained service network and hassle free support for the bikes is also one of the factors pushing up sales of these bikes.

N.K Rattan, Head, Marketing and Sales, Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India -

We have special teams to service these bikes across the country. This has boosted the confidence of the consumer, and has translated into better sales

Pankaj Dubey, Head, Marketing and Sales, India Yamaha Motor -

The actual numbers coming from the north-east mountain region are not as significant as the metros, but they are crucial. For this super-niche segment every unit sold makes a lot of difference to our sales strategy.

Though manufacturers have been surprised by the numbers reported from the mountains, the metros still lead the sales charts. Mumbai accounts for every 1 out three superbikes sold in the country, followed by Delhi and Bangalore, which account for around 20 % of the total sales of these bikes in the country.

The superbike market in India began to boom only when Yamaha brought in its YZF-R1 and MT-01 into the country during the year 2008. This was followed by launches from rival manufacturers such as Suzuki and Honda who brought in products such as the CBR 1000RR Fireblade, CB 1000R, Suzuki GSX-1300R Hayabusa and the Suzuki Intruder.

The Hayabusa has gone onto take the lead in the superbike sales charts with a sales figure of 108 units till date. It has also enabled Suzuki to go atop the manufacturers sales chart ranking, leaving Yamaha and Honda to bring up the rear of the pack.

The superbike space in India has all the global majors presently in it except Kawasaki, who only have the Ninja 250R as their sole offering to Indian customers. But, this could change in the very near future, with Kawasaki setting up its Indian subsidiary and having said that customers in India can expect bigger and more powerful bikes from their international range very soon.

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Entry posted on July 9th, 2010 and filed under Bajaj, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha

Report – Scooters outgrow Motorcycles in India

Honda Activa

The growth rate of the scooter segment of the Indian two-wheeler market has doubled over the first two months of the current fiscal, when compared with that of motorcycles. Traditionally, the growth rate of scooters and motorcycles has been the same.

The growth of scooter sales last fiscal was 26 % compared to 27 % for motorcycles, but the current growth rate for scooters at 49 %, is more than double that of motorcycles, which have a grown at a rate of 21 %.

Atul Gupta, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited -

In the first two months we are seeing scooters growing faster than bikes and this is due to a couple of factors. Not only is the popularity of scooters amongst women fuelling the growth, scooters are also penetrating into the younger age group and it not just the women and 35 plus age group phenomenon. The most important group that is adding to the numbers is the 20-25 plus age group, a typically bike preferring segment. The other important factor is that scooters are now penetrating into the eastern market where it was virtually absent for all these years.

The growth over motorcycles for scooters is especially staggering considering that the majority of the two-wheeler manufacturers have been facing production shortages due to a lack of supply of components.

The scooter segment in India, which had almost been killed by motorcycles towards the end of the 90’s had been given a major booster shot with the arrival of Honda’s Activa in 2001. The segment is now taking major strides forward, with every two-wheeler manufacturer wanting a sharing of the pie, which has caused the segment to hit a purple patch, with demand outgrowing supply.

Naresh Rattan, Vice-President, Marketing and Sales, Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India -

Until the mid 90s, contribution from scooters was more than motorcycles and then it started to sharply decline as better bikes started flooding the market. But this trend has reversed with gearless scooters coming into the market, which also provide the same mileage and maintenance cost as that of a motorcycle. HMSI, which has a 55:45 split between scooters and motorcycles, believes that the scooter segment has earned a respectable position in the two-wheeler market and it will reach its full potential but will not replace the bike market. From the current share of nearly 15% of the total two wheeler market, it will soon reach up to 20%.

The scooter segment in India is set for even more growth in the years to come with rising congestion in cities and a higher number of female users and with almost every manufacturer having a minimum of one offering in the segment, it looks as if the manufacturers will be fighting hard with one another in order to stay ahead of the game with their products.

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Entry posted on July 5th, 2010 and filed under Honda, Suzuki

Suzuki achieves 44 percent sales growth in June

Suzuki GS 150R

Suzuki Motorcycles India Private Limited (SMIPL) has reported a 44% increase in the sales of its two-wheelers for the month of June. The company sold 17,876 units as compared to 12,382 units during June last year. The company’s only offering in the premium 150 cc segment, the GS150R and its only scooter segment offering, the Access 125 have contributed majorly to this growth figure.

Atul Gupta, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited -

As promised we have delivered quality products as well as customer satisfaction to our consumers. We will continue to keep up this growth momentum in coming months as well

The company is now gearing up to launch a new offering in the 125 cc segment called the Slingshot, by this month end. The company will be banking on the Slingshot to add further numbers to its sales charts, in order for it to sustain this growth and momentum going ahead.

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Entry posted on July 3rd, 2010 and filed under Suzuki

Suzuki opens Superbike workshop in Delhi

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Suzuki Motorcycles India Private Limited (SMIPL) has opened a new workshop in Delhi to exclusively service only its superbikes offered in India, namely the GSF 1250S, GSX-R1000, GSX-1300R Hayabusa and the Intruder M1800R . The workshop has been opened by Bittoo Sodhi under the name Bitto Suzuki.

Atul Gupta, President, Sales and Marketing, Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited -

Usually people open service centres in the NCR area and that makes it very difficult for a customer to travel so far. From our Suzuki point of view, this workshop in Delhi is centrally located and secondly the facilities and manpower available here has been fully trained by Suzuki. Spare parts are also available and we want bikers to get spare parts and service easily

The workshop is fully automated and all the mechanics of the workshop have been specially trained by the engineers working at Suzuki’s manufacturing facility in order to expertly deal with these mean machines in the best possible manner.

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Entry posted on June 22nd, 2010 and filed under Suzuki

Three new products from Suzuki within 18 months

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Suzuki Motorcycles India Private Limited (SMIPL) is gearing up to unleash three new products into the Indian two-wheeler space over the next 18 months, reports One India. The three new products from Suzuki’s stable are expected to be in the volume commuter segment of the Indian two-wheeler market.

IMB had earlier reported about Suzuki’s plans to double its production capacity by doubling its investment into its Indian operations. The increased capacity should give Suzuki the ability to produce more of its current products and should also be sufficient to handle the production requirements of its soon-to-be launched volume products.

Suzuki’s two-wheeler division in India has not met with the success that Maruti Suzuki has enjoyed in India. While Maruti possesses an over 50% share of the Indian passenger car space, Suzuki’s two-wheeler division has a mere 2% share of the Indian motorcycle market.

Suzuki Motorcycles India will be banking heavily on its new products to set fire to the market and thereby bringing it success in the form of sales figures and growth in the crowded Indian two-wheeler space.

But, if it does not go according to plan, it will have to go back to the drawing board and re-assess its strategy of its two-wheeler division for the Indian market like what Yamaha did a couple of years ago.

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Entry posted on June 16th, 2010 and filed under Suzuki

Suzuki India releases GSX-R1000 and Bandit1250S information

Suzuki GSX-R1000

Suzuki has sent us the official press release on the GSX-R1000 and Bandit1250S for India. As we discussed earlier, these bikes are CBUs and priced very well. The following text is Suzuki’s take on these two models.

Suzuki’s two International winners – GSX-R1000 and Bandit1250S launched in India.

~ Ultimate Technology now meets Indian Roads~

New Delhi, June 14, 2010

The roads will wonder who passed by. Get ready to renew your faith in the physics of design. The two International winners, four stroke, liquid cooled massive demons of power, steel and style are ready to burn the Indian roads with digital fuel injection and the most enviable wave of tractable power and responsive torque.

Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of one of the world’s leading two-wheeler manufacturers Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan, has once again thrilled Indian bike aficionados with the launch of its highly awaited bikes – the GSX-R1000 and Bandit1250S.

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Entry posted on June 14th, 2010 and filed under Suzuki

Suzuki to launch 100cc motorcycle in India?

Suzuki RG 80 Gamma

Image – Suzuki RG 80 Gamma (1991)

Times of India reports Suzuki will introduce a bike in the 100cc market dominated by the likes of Hero Honda and Bajaj in India. The report adds that Suzuki will double production capacity and portfolio size in the next year and a half.

Suzuki will also increase investments by nearly 50% to the tune of Rs 200 crore. It has a mere 2% market share in the two-wheeler space while the passenger car market sees Maruti exercising over 50%.

Suzuki, according to this report, is adding to the CBU products by bringing in more high capacity motorcycles. 80% of the Japanese manufacturer’s volumes come from the Access 125 scooter.

Source – Times of India

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Entry posted on June 14th, 2010 and filed under Suzuki

Suzuki launches GSF1250S and GSX-R1000 in India

Suzuki GSX-R1000Suzuki GSF1250S

Suzuki Motorcycles India Private Limited (SMIPL), the Indian arm of Japanese motorcycle major Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), has unleashed two of its widely acclaimed and highly anticipated high capacity motorcycles, namely the Suzuki GSX-R1000 and the GSF1250S into the Indian market.

Mr. Katsumi Takata, Chairman, Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. -

This launch is in line with our aim to deliver outstanding technology and performance to the Indian market. We are pleased to offer exciting riding experience to pro-bikers.

Mr. Atul Gupta, Vice President (Sales and Marketing), Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. -

Suzuki has been delivering superior technology which has been proven worldwide. We intend to showcase the same in India. With the launch of these two bikes, we extend our Big Bikes range in India and continue the momentum that had begun with the launch of Hayabusa and Intruder a year ago. Suzuki is all set to support the craziest and sportiest young enthusiasts who are looking for these iconic mean machines.

The GSX-R1000, popularly known as the Gixxer is a litre class superbike, designed and built to take on bikes like the Honda CBR 1000RR Fireblade and the Yamaha YZF-R1, which are also available in India. The Gixxer in India is available in two combination paint schemes namely, White/Blue and Black/Silver and the bike has been priced at Rs, 12,75,000 (Ex-Showroom, Delhi).

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Entry posted on June 11th, 2010 and filed under Suzuki

Suzuki GSX-R1000 anniversary edition unveiled in UK

suzuki gsx-r1000 anniversary edition

The final special edition gixxer has been recently unveiled in the UK to celebrate the motorcycle’s 25th anniversary. Only 25 of these motorcycles will reach UK. A 1,000 special editions have been manufactured in all.

The 25th anniversary GSX-R1000 has a price tag of £11,000 (7.50 lakh rupees).

Suzuki GB marketing manager, George Cheeseman -

As our anniversary celebrations get into top-gear during the summer months, its great to launch our final anniversary tribute model. With the GSX-R1000 the ultimate bike in the range for many enthusiasts, and this version sporting a unique colour, not to mention bespoke logos too, this really is one for the collectors

While the rest of the world awaits the special edition that celebrates the motorcycle’s 25th anniversary, Indians are waiting for the regular GSX-R1000, which should be launched in the coming weeks.

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Entry posted on June 4th, 2010 and filed under Suzuki
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