logssvk

Hello to All,
I am planning to buy a new bike in 100-135 cc range.
for the past 3.5 years i was using my dad's "Bajaj CT100".
I am in my mid twenties and weigh 60 kgs and i am 5'9''.
I daily travel about 15-20 KMS. i generally don't cross 60kmph bcoz of the city traffic.I stay in Hyderabad.

Budget at max 60K
My priorities are-
1.Mileage
2.looks
3.low maintenance and long life span

Now i have been doing a lot of research over the past one week.read about some hundreds of posts here.and more i read and enquire more confused i am getting.These are the bikes i have tohught about first.
Honda Twister,Honda Shine,Discover 100,125,and 135,Suzuki Sling Shot,Pulsar 135.

I decided not to go with the 135 cc's because they would hurt both on mileage and on price.
Suzuki sling shot also is not that great on mileage
Shine is a bit high on price and also gives less mileage compared to others on my list
And i thought atleast it should be more than 100cc, so ruled out discover 100.
Now the problem i am facing is between twister and discover 125.
discover 125 was relaunched recently and i am unable to gather proper feedback for it.
I am slightly inclined to the twister because of it's looks.Here are my pros and cons for both the bikes.

Honda Twister:
+Looks
+Honda Service
+Decent Mileage
-pillion rider difficulty
-the build quality is not that good(i am not sure, but read in few forums)

Discover 125
+better mileage compared to twister
+a bit less on price
+low maintenance(but i don't know the users experience of discover 125)
+5 gears
-bland look

Now what help i need from you guys is that
1.kindly give me your views about the pro's and cons points i have mentioned above and add if anything more.
2.I am ready to overlook the cons of twister,
but I am worrying bcoz of some issues, like easily getting rust, use of more plastic in the bike material.

So guys need your help, Please!

And one more thing if anyone has the pictures of the new metallic grey colur of twister kindly do post them, coz if i am buying a twister then i am planning to go for the grey one.they grey ones have not yet arrived in Hyderabad.

MG

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logssvk

I think the post is too lengthy to read and give reply

aargee

Pls go through the ownership thread for it

And your point is...

Twister is no doubt a successful product from HMSI; if you can handle the waiting period go for it.

BTW, pls post an intro about you in the forum.

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111diablo111

go for Twister, its a good & successful product by Honda..yesterday i saw one White Twister & that bike was actually looking good for an entry segment so i am sure that other new colors will look good too.

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cmahajan

Why aren't you considering the Yamaha SS125 ?? That is one decent bike IMHO.

It's refined, good top end, decent mileage. Falls under the same price bracket as the Twister I guess.

I would prefer the SS125 over the Discover 100/125 or the Twister on any day.

My vote: Yamaha SS125..take a test ride and I'm sure you will like it. It has 5 gears as opposed to the Twister's 4.

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logssvk

@cmahajan

yes i have read few good reviews about ss125, but again its the same reason why i have not preferred shine, that i am not considering ss125.
less mileage and few bucks more compared to twister.
but has the adv.'s of 5 gears, disc brake,more cc
but the mileage, price and looks are my first priority.

logssvk

@aargee
i have read till 60 pages in the ownership thread for twister.
few have mentioned that the bike is tends to kind of swing when there is strong breeze.
most of the time i am driving there will be a strong breeze flowing across,
so does that happen even while driving at 50-60 kmph

BTW i have also seen the pics of the grey twister in the ownership thread.

logssvk

@aargee

And your point is...

i am ready to overlook the cons which i have mentioned as points in my post.
but the other issues that i have mentioned(rust..,plastic...),i am not sure of them,that is why i am asking you guys to help me out.

aargee

Note - Use multi quotes feature instead of posting multiple times
I'm really confused If you've gone through the ownership thread & willing to overcome the cons, then, to me, it means, you've made your purchase decision. Your first post is very very clear stating you need Twister, then go ahead & buy one. What's stopping you? I really don't understand & you also don't seem to look for some competitor, in that case, what's your confusion?

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