Report and photographs : Prabhakar Rao – Motorep, Hyderabad
Harley Davidson have launched their first showroom in the country at Hyderabad. The showroom officially started its operations on the 9th July 2010. Hyderabad is known to be a city where the dwellers have an interest in higher capacity bikes. Even in the entry level commuter segment, more 125cc and 150cc bikes sell than the 100cc bikes that rule the roost in the rest of the country. Probably that’s one of the reasons why the American bike major chose the city to start their sales with. The name of the Harley-Davidson dealership in Hyderabad is Banjara Harley-Davidson. The company has also identified dealers in Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh and Bangalore.
Here’s are the detailed prices and info about all the Harley bikes
A total of 12 models are released as of Now.
They are categorised in six deffernet segments by the company.
Sportster – Race Inspired Bikes.
This line up has 4 Variants –
1. XL 883L Sports Ster – 883cc engine with 70Nm Torque @ 3750 rpm priced at INR 7,07,356.00 Ex-Showroom,
2. XL 883R Road Ster – 883cc engine with 70Nm Torque @ 3750 rpm priced at INR 7,63,333.00 Ex-Showroom,
3. XL 1200N Night Ster – 1202cc engine with 98Nm Torque @ 3200 rpm priced at INR 10,12.689.00 Ex-Showroom,
4. XL 1200X – 1202cc engine with 98Nm Torque @ 3200 rpm priced at INR 12,16,244.00 Ex-Showroom.
The Sportster Line up comes with 5 Speed Transmissions.
Dyna – Custom bikes.
This Line up has 2 variants –
1. FXDB Street Bob – 1584cc engine with 123Nm Torque @ 3125 rpm priced at INR 14,19,800.00 Ex-Showroom,
2. FXDB Super Glide Custom – 1584cc engine with 123Nm Torque @ 3125 rpm priced at INR 15,72,467.00 Ex-Showroom.
The Dyna Line up comes with 6 Speed Transmissions.
Softail – Combination of Heritage & Technology.
This Line up has 2 variants –
1. FLSTF Fat Boy – 1584cc engine with 120Nm Torque @ 3300 rpm priced at INR 18,77,800.00 Ex-Showroom,
2. FLSTC Heritage Softail Classic – 1584cc engine with 117Nm Torque @ 3200 rpm priced at INR 19,79,578.00 Ex-Showroom.
The Softail Line up comes with 6 Speed Transmissions.
VRod – Drag inspired Black Sheep.
This has only 1 Variant –
1. VRSCDX Night Rod Special – 1250cc engine with 111Nm Torque @ 7200 rpm priced at 19,28,689.00 Ex-Showroom.
The Vrod comes with a 5 Speed Transmission.
Touring – Form & functionality for long-haul Touring.
This Line up has 2 Variants –
1. FLHR Road King – 1584cc engine with 131Nm Torque @ 3500 rpm priced at INR 20,81,356.00 Ex-Showroom,
2. FLHX Street Glide – 1584cc engine with 127Nm Torque @ 3750 rpm priced at INR 22,34,022.00 Ex-Showroom.
The Touring series comes with 6 Speed Transmissions.
CVO – Limited edition Model.
This has only 1 Variant –
1. FLHTCUSE Ultra Classic Electra Glide – 1802cc engine with 150Nm Torque @ 3500 rpm priced at INR 35,57,133.00 Ex-Showroom.
The CVO comes with a 6 Speed Transmission.
All the Bikes except for the Vrod come with Air cooled engines.
All of them feature Belt drives.
They feature Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection.
The first few Bikes sold in INDIA will be coming with an exclusive feature –
The engine cover will feature a inscription saying – ” FIRST TO RIDE INDIA 2010 “
The base model of the Harley range in India, that’s the 883cc Sportster is priced at Rs 7 lakh ex-showroom. The top-end model from the brand retails for a sky-high Rs 37 lakh. The new showroom also has a nice display of Harley-Davidson merchandise. So those who cannot afford H-D motorcycles can buy some branded stuff from the store to quench their fetish to associate themselves with the legendary American brand.
“We will launch our bikes in other cities before the end of this year,” said Anoop Prakash, Managing Director, Harley-Davidson India after the outlet was formally inaugurated by Telugu Film star N T Ramarao.
The market for such premium bikes in India hovers around 700 units per year. How much of it Harley-Davidson manages to lap up would be an interesting thing to see.
