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Shashank · 07-10-2009, 02:14 PM

I have been registered on this site for quite some time, however till now never got around to explore much of biking. Love to travel, and I love the road, be it on a bike or a car.

This morning I returned from Rohtang pass (was there in an Alto) and I want to do some serious exploring in that area. Now I am looking for a bike that help me explore greater Himalayas and other regions of India.

* I currently own a Pulsar 150cc DTSi, and have ridden it couple of times in Rajasthan, and I actually like that bike.

* Besides that I had an Electra for few months and rode it to Mathura once.

* Have also rode Thunderbird (Sep 2006) model quite extensively, however that bike is like a nightmare to me. I am big (read fat) and only 5.6 inches, and handling a thunderbird becomes a challenge. and somehow I feel that it has bad brakes, bad tyres, bad suspension and god knows what, it completely screwed my back in 5-6 hours of riding.

This is about me and the bikes I have had 'real' experience on. Now what are my options in under 80K other that the Bullet. Remembers my short height and big weight, and the bike will extensively be used to explore and some city riding as well.

07-10-2009, 02:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shashank Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 12	[What Bike]: For long tours I have been registered on this site for quite some time, however till now never got around to explore much of biking. Love to travel, and I love the road, be it on a bike or a car. This morning I returned from Rohtang pass (was there in an Alto) and I want to do some serious exploring in that area. Now I am looking for a bike that help me explore greater Himalayas and other regions of India. * I currently own a Pulsar 150cc DTSi, and have ridden it couple of times in Rajasthan, and I actually like that bike. * Besides that I had an Electra for few months and rode it to Mathura once. * Have also rode Thunderbird (Sep 2006) model quite extensively, however that bike is like a nightmare to me. I am big (read fat) and only 5.6 inches, and handling a thunderbird becomes a challenge. and somehow I feel that it has bad brakes, bad tyres, bad suspension and god knows what, it completely screwed my back in 5-6 hours of riding. This is about me and the bikes I have had 'real' experience on. Now what are my options in under 80K other that the Bullet. Remembers my short height and big weight, and the bike will extensively be used to explore and some city riding as well.