Suzuki GS250F

It's like a tradition in Indonesia, since last 10 years the issue of the presence of a new motor that will be sold by the car manufacturers begin to blow at the beginning of the third quarter every year. Because generally there was a significant increase in motorcycle sales volume during the month of Ramadan and the day before Christmas and new year.

Increasingly sharp competition force car manufacturers to change stance

monotony in the 90s ATPM products offered do not occur only in the motorcycle industry but the same was experienced by four-wheeled vehicle market. An example is BMW's product under the Astra and Volkswagen Audi Group which is under the Indomobil (which is also a two-wheeled Suzuki ATPM). At that time variant is offered by the BMW 3 series variant and 5 series with a similar engine capacity of 1800 and 2300 cc for the 3 series, while 2000 and 2800 for series 5. While the luxurious 7 Series variants or species Z3 roadster (now replaced Z4) was not a menu that offered by car manufacturers BMW. But since Indomobil Group include Audi Volkswagen-made products under the PT Garuda Mataram Motor and sell variants are more varied ranging from the Audi A3, A4, A6 to A8 luxury variants and Sport TT would not want to change the founding of Astra as car manufacturers BMW Indonesia and forced them to products include Series 7, the X5 to the Z3.

Just as experienced by four-wheel car manufacturers. A similar incident was experienced by two-wheel car manufacturers. If previously we only have two choices types of motor bike, black duck (only the colorful striping) with SW and motor cruiser wheels little man with a similar option with a duck, is now more diverse motor variants with a rich assortment of types, types, engines up to choice of shades of color. Commonplace due to the presence begins with Tornado Suzuki, Yamaha Kawasaki F1ZR and the rise of force car manufacturers to further improve quality and product variants they offer to consumers.

Now the 150 cc is not enough

If the first 150 cc engine was considered large enough and qualified to serve as engines of motor sport now it has become outdated. There are two factors that make the 150cc sport bikes become stale or becomes no longer qualified.

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      Duck motorcycle and scooter capacity has reached 125 to 150cc. Cause the performance of ducks such as Jupiter MX and Suzuki Satria FU 150 is approaching or even exceeding 150cc motor sport, especially sport bikes are 4 stroke engine. It is impossible for car manufacturers to use products with the same engine capacity motorcycles duck (bulk) to be the flagship product.
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       4 stroke 150 cc engine has performed well below the 150 cc 2-stroke engine. Meanwhile, although the claim is now two-stroke motorcycle engine Kawasaki Ninja 150 RR able to pass the Euro II standards but the image of society already considers 2-stroke engine is an ancient machine and wasteful. So the only way for manufacturers to make motor sport 4 stroke that has the same performance with 150cc two-stroke motor is to increase the engine capacity from 150 to 250 cc.

Two factors above are also encouraged by the emergence of the general importer of small motors (under 500cc) and the more easily consumers to obtain information about the development of the automotive industry in the foreign countries especially neighboring city and country white elephant.

In the near Motor 250 cc will be coming soon

By the third quarter of 2007 of certainty the presence of 250 cc sport bikes is getting widely heard. But of the four major car manufacturers of two-wheeled Kawasaki only have confirmed their intention to enter the 250cc variant of motor sport. As for Suzuki and Yamaha, although not yet to give formal assurance to the public about the entry of 250 cc sport bike on its product, this seems a matter of time. Because it's too difficult for them to cover up the their intention in producing motor sport to the national market. As for Honda seems we still doubt their intentions to enter the 250cc variant of motor sport. Even if there is even a small chance of inclusion as a supplement 250cc cruiser motorcycle Tiger Revo.