If you haven’t had a chance to visit the Bangalore International Auto Expo 2009, do not worry, I will make sure that you get the closest possible experience here at BikeAdvice.
I made it to the expo on the last day but hopefully I was lucky enough to reach there by 9.30 AM. Since it wasn’t crowded in the early hours, I was able to take photos of the big bikes with no hassle. First, I visited the Yamaha stall which featured the R1, MT01, R15, FZ16 and Gladiator.
I asked whether they would give me a test drive and the sales guy looked at me as if I wanted the bike for free. I came to know that Yamaha has instructed the showroom owners not to give test drive of the imported bikes because Yamaha thinks that the status and brand image of the bike will come down if non-potential buyers test it. I am not sure how far it is true.
These Yamaha bikes are owned by the largest showroom in the city named Bangalore Wheels. They told me that they have sold 21 Yamaha R1s so far and less than 10 MT01s. I came to know that all the R1 buyers were below 30 years of age and MT01 buyers were around the age of 40 – 45!
After a while, a sexy model appeared on the R15 from nowhere and people started crowding around the bike and the model, clicking their cameras continuously without satisfaction! After some time she got tired and someone took her away.
Then I visited Suzuki and met with Mr.Hemant Kumar, an automobile engineer who is responsible for sales and service of imported bikes. I asked him a lot of questions about Hayabusa and Intruder and he answered them all. I looked for more stalls but I was disappointed to find out that Hero Honda and Bajaj couldn’t make it to the expo because their trucks got stuck due to the strike.
That’s it for today’s post. Reviews of imported Suzuki bikes, an article about bike modification, a review on GPS navigation system for cars and bikes and more cool stuff from the expo is coming up in the next few days. Stay bookmarked!
- Deepak
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Nice post Deepak.I too had been there on the last day,the models at the entrance were nice,der was this Harley Davidson bike which was really kewl,one bad thing was i lost my digicam there n i cudn’t retrieve it.cud u post some more pics of the bykes………
IT is so sad that HH and Bajaj could not participate in the expo…
lorry strike should end peacefully ….
there was q in each and every petrol pump due to strikeof the oil company staffs now it is over .Government should take proper actions
it has announced to cut the price of the petrol by 5 rupees but the date is not confirmed so petrol pump owners have told to the media that they would also take part in the strike …if they are closed what would happen to the whole indian transport …
Hi Deepak,
Thanks for ur brief description about Auto Expo..I was so disappointed as i was not able to attend dat expo . But now, after reading ur comments m bit satisfied, but still m expecting some more information about that.
So can u plz help me to know more about the upcoming bykes in india ?
m planning to buy a byke after coming back to india may be in september…
Yamaha is the real bike maker.Even though it is not the top company they are really cool in what ever they do.I am really happy that there are such bike and car exhibitions near the south so we don’t have to come to the north.
Yamaha always makes its presence felt at all the motor shows. They always get 5 bikes. The Yamaha R1, MT-01, R15, FZ16 and Gladiator and alot of babes
the R1 is a serious stunner man.. it still looks dam gorgeous
not to mention the model on the R15 too
nice to see that yamaha showcased almost all of their bikes.. and ofcourse they were able to avoid the strike
i wonder how did they manage to move their stuff into the city..
i thing r1 is gorgeous r15 will be beter if set was cut like r1 m i right frns….