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Hughlysses
Posted on Friday, November 14, 2014 - 03:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/ebr-and-hero-pre pare-small-displacement-line-up-for-the-future-887 80.html

Somebody at Autoevolution must really like EBR; I think this is the forth article on EBR this week.
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Rwven
Posted on Monday, November 17, 2014 - 07:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Excellent! It's past time motorcycles were marketed as more than high priced toys. On the downside, the HX250R may not be the best representative.
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Ezblast
Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 04:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Actually it is the lightest, most powerful 250cc in the market, and has the most potential.
EZ
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Figorvonbuellingham
Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 10:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It looks like the lightest. To me it looks under engineered. Thats typical of the Indians (dothead not feather). They have infiltrated our engineering department and now our product routinely breaks in the field. Management likes it because our product only lasts 5 years instead of 50. Drives sales up....i guess thats another thread. Rant finished.
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Rwven
Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 12:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I was referring to the styling, not the potential. In general SuperSport styled motorcycles are perceived to be toys. Upright ergo's and decent storage would make the bike more useful. That hardly fit's US motorcycle culture though, does it?
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Torquehd
Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 08:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If Erik and team were involved in the engineering, I'm willing to bet it is not under engineered.

I think it looks a world better than the typical Bajaj you see running around in SE Asia.

Motorcycles from India are typically more tailored to life in SE Asia, where 40 KPH over pothole dotted roads is fairly standard, than flying down I-5 at 80 MPH. I wonder if the US bikes will have different suspension and gearing.

I think most people who are looking for a small displacement bike are probably more commute-minded, and would appreciate a more upright feel.
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Hughlysses
Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 09:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)



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Trevd
Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 08:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That high exhaust is a long way from mass centralization...
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Hughlysses
Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 08:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

^ Note it has an under-engine muffler just like other Buell/EBR bikes. My guess is the under-tail unit is just a secondary resonator (like the 1190's) or possibly just a straight pipe. Whatever it is, I'm sure the whole thing weighs less and is far more mass-centralized than that monstrosity hanging off the side of the Honda in the picture above.
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Elvis
Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 09:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

139 kg (305 lbs) is the number that interests me.
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Classax
Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 09:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I see it working in a few markets but in the US it will be over looked in favor of the KTM and R3. EBR/HERO really missed an important opportunity for a spec race championship with MotoAmerica.
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99buellx1
Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 12:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Could be a good regional race machine if it can compete with the Kawi.
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Bueller_bueller
Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 01:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I also think it's wise of EBR to have a quality entry-level bike in the 250 class. I'm at an age where my son, and his friends are new riders. The Kawasaki Ninja 250 is a reasonably-priced offering that works for them... With plenty in the market, a used model is reasonably priced, can be ridden for a year or two, and then resold/traded when a larger bike is needed. Brand loyalty starts early, and just as kids that learn on a Ninja are more likely to stay with the mark, the same may (hopefully) be said of EBR's offering...
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Fast1075
Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 07:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hopefully the production model is a bit better than the prototype I checked out and sat on at the AIM Expo. Parts of the bike are brilliant, but some are.....unfinished.
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Midknyte
Posted on Friday, November 21, 2014 - 10:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://bikeadvice.in/150cc-motorcycle-sales-report -bajaj-yamaha-honda-suzuki-tvs/
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Finedaddy1
Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2014 - 10:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The Bajaj SS 400 looks pretty sweet.

Hero better be getting some "fresh" bikes in their pipeline or they are going to remain behind.
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