Cyril

Hello frnds..Its really great to have such a forum for bikers and I really feel good to join this site...I'm gonna buy a bike next month and want ur suggestion...

This is MY first bike (I used to ride my Dad's Bajaj-CT100 before)..I'm not a leaner - I ride well...I don't have particular limit in budget but anything below 85k is good. These are my requirements:

1) I have to ride in traffic daily to go to office..so approx would be 12kms a day.
2) I really like going somewhere alone on my bike for a few hours..I mean, I just ride it for fun when I'm free....So approx. on a saturday, I would be riding 80kms, atleast.
3) Mileage is concern here..as I don't want to burn my pockets..So, I'd prefer atleast 45 kmpl..anything below 45 would make me sad (in some way).
4) The big thing here is, I'm only 5'4...So I don't want to scare my gf with inability in balancing the bike..Anyway I don't mind if the bike is somewhat heavy like 140kg.
5) I'm not a speed freak, but I always enjoy crossing 85kmph on my bike.
6) Last but not least, let those spare parts be available for a normal price..(not cheap not costly)

There were few options given by my frnds and others, like :
FZ16 : Looks like a beast and I love this one...I test driven it twice,..really good for my height and felt light weight..but mechanic said that mileage is only 32kmpl.
P150: Good but didn't like it for no reason.
My cousin's TVS Sport: Very light weight (like a bicycle) and short for my height. Its 60+ mileage was good. But speed and power were disappointing. I like to have a better one.
P135: Good for power, mileage and really its light weight. But I felt it somewhat taller for me..I could touch my 2 toes on the ground!!!
And I didn't try other bikes...

I would be looking for ur suggestions... p.s. consider not only the bikes I mentioned here,but also I'd be happy to know if there are any other 'better' bikes too.

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sunilg

Query approved.

Hope it helps!
best bike 150cc and above upto budget of 80k

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Blumarine005

1. I guess P135 meets your requirement. Power, fe, cheap spares.
2. You can also try Apache 160/180. A180 if ridden sanely would return 45km/hr but it will shoot your budget by 5k.
3. Try Suzuki GS150R but as you mentioned height be a concern for you.
4. Honda Dazzler/ Unicorn - Honda reliabilty with decent power and average.
5. Yamaha SZR

chinmayachaitanya

dazzler is ok but honda will not spare u in the matter of spares........ toooo costly and rarely available.. keeping all the factors into consideration apache 160 will be ideal

prajnyan

Based on your requirement you need a bike giving 45+, cost of spares must also be cheap, but you need to frequent highways once a while so you need speed.
Try these:
1.Yamaha SZR (I own this, must say it has awesome low end torque, good ride comfort, but not so good tyres and bit low mileage)
2.Honda Stunner (costly but quality comes at a price, good mileage of 55+ but this bike doesn't really have cheap spares)
3.Pulsar P135 (excellent power from 4valve engine, bit odd look and the seats are hard and dont feel good for long ride)

4. WAIT FOR THE NEW KTM DUKE 125 engine Pulsar 2012.

Blumarine005

AFAIK Duke is going to launch 200cc bike and not a 125 cc in 2012.

Cyril

yes...I agree that p135 seats are harder...
I just had a doubt, can't we make any changes to the seat..? sorry if my qstn was dumb..just got a thot..

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Cyril

I though Bajaj is going to launch such 125 or 150cc bike in the auto expo...bro u sure that they r going to launch 200cc and higher bikes?

and bro, does unicorn suit my height? I had a thot on Unicorn..

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Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.

Life may begin at 30, but it doesn't get real interesting until about 150.

Cyril

Friends, I m not saying that spares shud be cheaper...suppose if a cheap spare is Rs.100 for a bike and costly spare is Rs.500, then I could spend upto Rs.300...I think you got the point..

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Blumarine005

Go through this link : http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/news/206...specs-out.html

I am not very much sure but Unicorn should suit your height. Also cheap spares do not mean the local ones. For example : ZMA's front fairing would cost around 3k whereas P220's fairing would cost less(I am not sure how much but less than ZMA).

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