There was a time when Royal Enfield was considered as the man machine with heavy engines and for luxuriaus ridings. It was Yezdi and Yamaha 350 changed the concept of powerful bikes in India. Hero Honda started to poulerize it with CBZ and Pulsor made the chngeover. Isnt It?
It was first Honda CBZ and Suzuki Fiero which started this high end "cc" bikes in India. While CBZs went off roads quickly. You can still find the first generation fieros.
Re: Bajaj was not the one
by raghu rao on Dec 10, 2012 10:31 PM
Moreover, Pulsar feels like an economy class bike infront of CBZ extreme or Honda Unicorn.
A dream bike forever in India is Yezdi which died a untimely death. It was the king of the road and pride of the owner. Bullets were for Army men and Yezdis for the Man.
The only bike that changed the way India rides is none other than "Hero Honda Splendor". Today's high power bikes are only style statements of young generations
Re: ??
by M M on Dec 10, 2012 11:47 AM
exactly my thought!
I was expecting to see that name but by the time i went through the first 3 slides i knew this article was bullshit! How many can afford these bikes that cost 1 lakh ? How do these then change the way India rides?
Its a shame that Rediff forgets the biggest bike-maker of the world - Hero Honda, now hero MotoCorp in this article. The bikes that REALLY changed the way India rides are: 1. Yamaha RX100 2. Hero Honda CD 100 (and numerous clones that Bajaj produced) 3. Hero Honda CBZ - first performance bike with disk brakes 4. Pulsar - not groundbreaking, but mostly 4 being Bajaj's answer 2 CBZ 5. Hero Honda Karizma - first 200 cc-plus bike (except Bullets)
And to the DUDE below. No - bullet does not make u look like uncle. But u need 2 grow up 2 understand that kiddo
