On 4/11/08, Glifford Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > While most of us (not me unfortunately) seriously await the > re-incarnation of the RX100 legend in the within the same dynasty, I > wonder what price would you be willing to pay for a machine like that? > What do we all say won't make Yamaha change the pricing of bike. They have already decided on the price, haven't they? ;-)
> Considering it has serious street performance, perfect for drags and > track-day-outs! > Considering that there are so many people out there who lack the basic skill of riding a bike, if they think this bike will start them winning races on street/drags, I guess Yamaha will have to do a very good job and give the bike enough power that the lack of skill will not matter. Which I doubt will be the case. > How would it behave as a tourer? > As Sumeet said, touring is not about the bike but the rider. I used to hear that RTR is a very uncomfortable bike for long distance riding, well there are some more uncomfortable bikes out there, on which people tour regularly. So .. :-) > Anyway the reason I started this thread was because of this: > > http://www.2wheelsindia.com/2008/04/yamaha-dealers-in-bangalore-are-taking.html > > "Rs.88,000-1,00,000"! > > Whoa! Wouldn't that make it the most expensive production bike in > India barring the LB500? > Speculation. Lets wait till there is some "official" word from Yamaha. Nav -- In the Virtual World www.Navendu.net
