manubhat

Gs150 or the new Pulsar 150 ug4.5 would surely be a better choice...
i too had same problems few days ago mate.i was not able to decide which bike i would updrade to from a 100cc bike which i was riding for 3 years
finally booked p180...
if you can compromise a bit on mileage u can go for p180...
test drive all the bikes and finally do what ur heart says..
all the best..

spacetech

For all your above requirements GS 150 R is the answer. Trust me you won't regret gettin this beautiful machine. Its a pleasure to ride it on highways and also in the city.....Take a test drive and listen to what your heart says... Good Luck

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dhwanit811

By going through the replies, it seems that 90% of people suggest the GS.
Personally speaking I loved the ride of this machine. It was very responsive & refined.

However, what I observed in the GS is that the Stock Crash Guard at the front is not so wide. In fact the headlights and the Side Blinkers protrude out of the bike's crash guard. So would it be a risk to the headlight & the legs when one slips or is it just an illusion and the fact is that the guard is effective. GS owners please respond. I would also like to know what FE would I get because in the GS ownership thread, the FE mentioned are in very large ranges. Some say 42 and some say 65 !

Please respond soon as I am planning to book a Grey Colour of the GS, which is currently not in ready availability in any of three 3 showrooms in Ahmedabad.

Black & Blue are readily available. However, colour is not a preference as such as long as I can get Black or grey.

Thank you all for your suggestions.

sheelpriye

What happens to R15/Karizma riders then? and what about SBK riders?
depend on knee pads/riding pants for protection and not crash-guard
All motorcycle's efficiency varies,
depends how you are riding it,

my motorcycle(not a GS) gives ~50kmpl as well as ~30kmpl, depends how i am riding and where i am riding

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dhwanit811

Seems Mr Sheelpriye felt offended by the query/comment regarding the Crash Guard.



Anyways, thanks a ton for your tip regarding the way to drive the bike. As such I have been driving my bikes since last 10 years, but I never knew this fact that the mileage depends on how one drives the bike .

animeher

Better late than never!

Besides, I upgraded from Caliber 115 to GS, and couldn't be more happy.

abhibhaskar

i feel the gs 150r pick up is similar to unicorn and not upto the mark!

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sheelpriye

being critical hasn't made you wiser, has it?

else you could have gone for a bigger crash-guard, available across everywhere and not posted the query

When one is ripping at 100+ and at a sedate 60, the FE is the same is it?

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Dogg

with all the things u asked for the list is as follows along with pro's and con's-

1. gs 150r - a very good allrounder and a very good alternative to the unicorn. 6th gear will help u as u said u'll be doing highway run's.the digi console in spoton with variable ride control switch. the only draw back is the dealer network,which is not very large.and i don't know abt the service at the existing one's.

2.pulsar 150 - 2010 model has been tweaked up t0 15bhp with a new carb and new intake and exhaust manifolds.also will be featuring clipon's.and i guess i don't have to tell u abt the performance,very satisfying,and will definately meet all ur requirement's.but is very very common.

3.unicorn - used it for 5 years and it ticks all ur boxes exept the digi console.but i guess there will be a sports version comin soon,but this will not be stopped and will continue ( like the shine).very relayable and is butter smooth,the upright seating like the gs150 r is a boon on the highways along with the mono suspension.

4.apache - u'll definately get 50+ milage on the highways along with great performance. but not as comfy as the above.also some have some vibe isuses in the handle bars which is irritatin durin long drives.

5.Pulsar 180 - all virtues of the 150 (including look's,now that the 150 also has clipon's) but faster along with lesser milage.

6.rtr 180 - since milage is one of ur priorities,i guess the 180's do not match up to the 150's but r not that behind. look into the ownership threads since u have 80k budget.

7.hh hunk and extreme - well my friends have both of them and i can say this- there is only one "unicorn" and can never be referred to as peppier version of the unicorn. they r good in their own way on the performance front and look fresher than the uni,but the milage is a mixed bag. also they do not have didgi console's.

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hunk and xtreme gives more than 50 kmol under sane riding and 37 under full ripping...