Harley Davidson India

Its here.

The Harley Davidson India 2010 motorcycles lineup was unveiled today at Auto Expo Delhi. I am not a reporter for the Expo, its just that I am a frequent visitor to the Harley Davidson India website (http://www.harley-davidson.in/) and today they had upgraded it with 12 new 2010 models, along with their price tags. The guys at H-D India are active and upto something, as each time I log on, there is something new to look up on the website; unlike certain websites which are there for domain name blocking and with their seemingly forever UNDER CONSTRUCTION page.

And yea, the Terminator 2 fame Harley Davidson Fatboy is here; and what wouldn't I do to own one (good news DAIKIN India, you have a spirited trade partner). The buggers would sell and they would sell HOT, even if they are priced between 7 to 35 lakhs. I recall the thump of 2 Harleys, on idle, as their riders parked them in front of Hard Rock Cafe, Kuala Lumpur; the world came to a stop at that moment. The men, the machines; had the total focus of entire population in vicinity. And pompous as we Punjabi's are, we would certainly like to own H-D even though the only plausible usage our bike would find, would be, to make rounds on the famed GERI ROUTE. If not even that, at least we can claim we own one and stake our berth in the world acclaimed H.O.G.

Testament to realizing the true Punjabi potential lies in the fact that, H-D India has planned to open in 5 cities to start with. And Chandigarh is one of them, despite Delhi already having a shop. The other cities would be Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Like me, I am sure its a dream come true for so many fellow riders who have tried to relate themselves with the brand in one form or the other. For what it is, it should be an exciting episode to watch. With the opening of our culture to the West, building of better roads, growing economy with increased spending power; should provide the much needed stimulus to the launch of H-D India.

Let the drums begin....