JustAnotherGuy

Hey

I need your help in deciding which bike to get... I have driven gearless scooters like activa till now so its gonna be my first bike.
Below are my requirements/usage details and my inferences for the same :
Mostly city driven:- Need a bike which can handle 60-70 max without vibrations ....No need for more power . Looking at 125-150 cc ones ?
Light weight:- Its gonna be my first bike so need an light easily drivable one .
Mileage:- Would like it to return 50+
50-60K budget:- I can put in upto 70-75K but only if the bike is a true VFM for the features it offers but will ideally like to not go more than 60-65K .

Bikes I have shortlisted
Pulsar 135ls : 64K OTR Light weight + mileage + decent power. Maintenance ???
Yamaha sz-r: 65K OTR decent power + decent weight. Mileage/less bhp than pulsar ????
Yamaha ss125: 60K OTR light weight + mileage


B/w i am 5 8" and 75kgs ..average build. Any other bike you guys can suggest ?

Noor

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Me thinks Gladiator
Fit and Finish-Top notch.
Fuel Efficiency-Good.
Looks-Good.
I do not know about vibrations et al but since your initial requirements states that power should be adequate,then I think it is a good choice but if want awe-inspiring acceleration,then Pulsar it is

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Pulsar 135LS, without a doubt. It returns better mileage figures among the selected bikes. Obviously has better performance, it's lighter of the three bikes with about 120kg kerb weight. You might already know that Bajaj's spares are dirt cheap and so maintenance will not be an issue. So, it fulfills all your selection criteria. I've used this bike for about 10k kms before selling it due to my overseas deputation. Issues nil, completely satisfied with it's performance & handling. You can also check P135LS ownership thread, it's almost two years now since it's launch and there aren't any serious problems reported on this bike, so I wouldn't raise any doubts on reliability of the bike.

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JustAnotherGuy

Thanks for the replies guys ... I don't wanna go with twister or anything less than 125cc.

Not very interested to go for ss125 mostly as spending 4-5K more i am getting a 150 cc bike. I am fine with a 125 cc only if I am getting a substantial diff. in price like with the slingshot which is ~55 OTR .Howz it ? . I am still to see one on the roads ..Also Is there any other decent 125cc ~55K which scores on the features I mentioned ?

I am mostly looking b/w pulsar and sz-r as they are literally pitched together in price.
Pulsar has more power even being 135 cc and has a good mileage also.. but are there any areas where sz-r scores over pulsar except being 150cc ??

vrugonnab

^^^ probably engine smoothness, can't think of anything else. But overall, P135LS is loaded & fun, there is no doubt about it. You can go for Slingshot, but make sure that you have a service centre near by.

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Surely go for either one, pulsar 135 or yamaha sz. Since you are expecting just 80-90kmph max both will do good. Pulsar is overall good value for money and its real easy within city. But the sz on the other hand has great build quality and looks like a bigger bike (150cc) so if you want looks get the sz.

Slingshot, well have to say I've been impressed with suzuki gs-150 and the access. Cant say anything wrong with either, so may be suzuki slingshot is a reliable bike, but as the case with suzuki they havent had good sales figures. I've hardly seen more than a couple of those on the street. Personally I wasn't very happy with the looks but i don't question suzuki reliability. So It's up to your personal choice! good luck

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Definitely Pulsar 135 outclasses both your above options easily in both power and mileage. Szr would give you max 42-44 in city so you can easily discard that out. Gladiator I personally don't like. Pulsar 135 has the fun to ride factor and power matchable to 150cc bikes and mileage matchable to 125cc bikes. Also it has 4-valves which is a high technology which leads to high-revving motor. If you want a sedate bike I would suggest to go for Shine rather than SS125. SS125 has spares problem from my knowledge and looks dated. Test ride Pulsar 135 and Shine both are the most selling bikes and you would buy either of them (probably P135) and reply to me with thanks

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