It struck me as strange that most of the hottest selling Indian 4-stroke motorcycle brands have an “R” as their ending letter. Here’s a partial list:

• Splendor
• Pulsar
• Caliber
• Enticer
• Eliminator (very expensive but it commands a monopoly in its segment)
• Boxer

Before anyone jumps at me, I am aware that very few “non-R” bikes have been pretty successful:

• Hero Honda CD 100
• CBZ (to an extent, mostly when it was the only bike in its segment but was soon overtaken by the likes of Pulsar and Fiero)
• Fiero

And there’s the list of the unsuccessful “non-R” bikes:

• Dawn
• Joy
• Ambition
• Wind 125
• Freedom
• LML Energy

I’m just curious if any connection exists between the success of a bike and the letter R, used at the end?