qdetty

Hi All,

I'm a new user of xBHP.com.

I own a 2003 model Hero Honda Splendor. I have decided to exchange this bike for a new model, probably for a 125 cc bike.

My priorities would be

A mileage of around 55 KMPL
Decent Re-sale value
Low maintenance

City (chennai) ride for abt 30 km/day

The above priorities are not really numbered and these 3 are the fore-runners. I considered, as the title goes, the brand to be Honda, Yamaha & Suzuki. I do not want to go to Hero Honda as their service has gone from Worse to worst recently. My preference wouldn't allow me for Bajaj & TVS. So, deciding btw Yamaha SS 125 vs Suzuki Slingshot plus vs Honda Shine.

Yamaha SS125:
On-road price - 62k. Bike looks good and a solid feel. But, I don't know about its mileage and its maintenance.

Honda Shine:
On-road price of 60K and amileage of 55 KMPL. But, many of my friends informed me abt its vibration issue and the poor after-sales support. I would digest 5 km mileage loss against poor customer care.

Suzuki Slingshot plus:
On-road price - 55k. But, I'm really blind abt its mileage, maintenance, service. But, its just my perception that this company would really do good service in order to sustain in the Indian market.

Guys, help me choose a bike satisfying my "soft" constraints.

Thank you

sunilg

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sayank10

my 2 cents.either go for unicorn or p135.both will serve your purpose.you can also consider hero achiever.

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prajnyan

Just ignore the Honda Shine. There are issues with the bike , I would say you can take a look at their Unicorn if you have budget.

The slingshot is a very cheap and durable bike, availability of spares is trouble, sometimes you wont find the parts anywhere and you have to wait a long time. Also since they keep dropping old models off, resale will be a big trouble. So I wont put this bike on my top list at all.

The best bet is Yamaha SS125. The bike comes with excellent ride comfort, disc brakes and MRF tyres give immense safe feel, great pickup among any 125cc bikes, mileage is around 50-55kmpl in city, has low maintenance expense.

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madhav krishna

All the 3 bikes you have mentioned are having low maintenance. So dont worry about it. Using a yamaha gladiator (SS125) from past 2 years. The only maintenance was normal servicing & replacing parts whenever i met with an accident . But finding spares is truely hard especially when it comes to body parts. Though engine parts can be readily found.

Even the slingshot has the same issue of spares. Though the spares of shine can be found easily. With either bike you wont go wrong. So decide on basis of nearest SC & dealer.

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Hi qdetty

See I had compare the bikes and got one clear point that you should drop the idea of Yamaha SS 125 because it need more maintenance and is also not reliable then other bikes. Now telling you the mileage of Honda Shine its around 55kkmpl and Suzuki Slingshot as mileage around 60kmpl both the bikes are good but the best buy would be Honda Shine its reliable bike with low maintenance and its resell value is also good. So for for Shine.

sayank10

gladiator aka ss125 not reliable.in which world do you live?

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why do i race?coz i don't believe in status-quo
.^^^every finishing line is the beginning of a new race.
#overkill is underrated.
#the greatest ride is the last ride.
#how random roads may appear there is still a destination.
#i don't subscribe to co-incidence,either it is the rider or the other moron on the road.
#people keeps on saying add spark to life ,rajiv bajaj got hold of that idea and added an extra spark to his bike.
#lust has a new dimension ,naked sport.

sayank10

anyday i would suggest to go for a 150 cc than upgrading later.

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why do i race?coz i don't believe in status-quo
.^^^every finishing line is the beginning of a new race.
#overkill is underrated.
#the greatest ride is the last ride.
#how random roads may appear there is still a destination.
#i don't subscribe to co-incidence,either it is the rider or the other moron on the road.
#people keeps on saying add spark to life ,rajiv bajaj got hold of that idea and added an extra spark to his bike.
#lust has a new dimension ,naked sport.

prajnyan

Please dont mislead here. Of the three choice of bikes, the SS125 is a wonderful bike. I don't know who told you this or how you came to this conclusion of clear point? Yes, its true the Shine has a good resale value, but the bike is costlier as well as the overall cost of ownership of both bikes come almost to same amount. But in Yamaha you get to choose power, whereas Shine is a bit sluggish in pickup. Its more of what you call an uncleji bike.

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sambit

Yamaha SS125: most powerful among the three. and my vote goes for this one...Its More that just a commuter..but milage would be around 50kmpl....
Honda Shine: the most reliable among the three,but the least powerful...Go for it,if you are just concerned about commuting for point A to B.this bike does it perfectly.
Suzuki Slingshot:It feels good to ride,does nothing exceptional.not very powerful.cant say about milage...
Actually,buying any of these ,you wont regret.
Take test ride,and decide...