Tejas.Vern

Hi Guys,
Just feels great to be a part of xbhp family after being an audience for so long.
Experts, i really need your help in selecting a bike for myself. Here are few expectations from my ideal bike :

-Anything above 180cc
-I can stretch my budget till 1 lakh
-Frequent city ride and occasional long rides
-Weight no bar
-Decent looks
-Anything above 35 kmpl
-Should give comfortable rides

Me :
-height : 5'9''
-body : medium built
-Nature lover
-Love to travel

I saw Bajaj Avy 220 and its been on my mind from then. On Road price here is 85k. Some of my friends like it and some don't. Some say it will suit me and some say it won't. Anything above 1 lakh (eg R15, Thunderbird) feels heavy on pockets. Its my first geared bike so want to think a lot before buying.


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I am from Goa. A software engineer by professional. Currently working/staying in Tamilnadu. In Goa i owned a Honda Dio and been driving that for 4 years until i came here to Tamilnadu. Though that bike is very common in Goa, here i don't even see a trace of that bike. Now i want to own a geared bike (which doesn't lack in power) so that i can travel to work daily and visit places with my friends on weekends. I don't have much experience with geared bike (but i can manage). In this profession, transfers are common so please advise me on how to go about the road tax.

Bikes i liked :

Yamaha R15

Honda CBR

Apache 180RTR ABS

Bajaj Avenger 220

RE Thunderbird

Bikes i hate :

Karizma

Fazer

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PS : Sorry if this sounds like i'm looking for a bride and not a bike :P

Sunny

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Mik

You have narrowed down your choices by giving so many filters :-)

Avy220
P220 Dtsi
Apache rtr 180
The new P200NS (You wont get it before May most probably)

Rest are either less than 180 or are overpriced or are in your hate list.
With your body type, you will be fine in all of these bikes. If you do like the Avy220, then go for it. (Only skinny guys will look weird on it)
Another point, don't pay too much attention to what your friends say, its your money and your choice. Everybody has a different opinion on now a bike looks. Do take a test ride of all the prospective bikes.

raja_roadster

If you will upgrade in a couple of years or so then go for the rtr its raw power you will enjoy each and every minute on the saddle if you wanna keep this bike long go for R15 ; any one of these two will be the best bet given their handling prowess;
And bro a true biker will love his bike more than his bride

Tejas.Vern

Thanks for approving ! Was just wondering whether it was rejected :P and here it is.

krishnan6015

As said by @Mik, If you like the Avenger go for it. You wont regret the ride.

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sayank10

avenger looks good to me and it has considerable road presence,although maneuvering through city traffic can be a little pain but once while riding in fast moving traffic i saw a enticer cutting through traffics very well.

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sharingan

I just did a 300 odd kms road trip with friends yesterday with 3 bikes:
R15 (my bike), RTR180, old avenger. I drove all three bike and here is what i have to say:
R15:

• the fastest and safest good highway roads. the best in high speed stability and braking.
• very bad on bumpy roads!
• sets your focus to road than the nature arround

RTR180

• nice power output
• stability over 120kmph not good (in R15 terms)

Avenger

• awesome comfort!
• it can cut through traffic!
• it can't carve corners at the speeds the above bikes can, BUT
  astonishingly even with the much less cornering speeds and efforts
  the satisfaction was immense!

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ashwinprakas

Here's the best of the best.

Cruising bike - Bajaj Avenger 220 DTS-i (Only one in the category.)
Sports bike - Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-i.
Touring bike - Royal Enfield 500C.
Sports Tourer - HMC Karizma R.
Street bike - Yamaha FZ16.
Dual sport - HMC Impulse (Only one in the category.)

Edit=>

Drag bike - Apache RTR180
Track bike - Yamaha R15 v2.0

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Nitin_traveller

avenger seems to be perfect for you.. just go for it ..
fazer was one more option, but you ruled that out.. rtr180 is for those, who love the low end torque and light machine.. but comparatively less comfortable on high speed..

Ave220.. get a windshield(3K) and riding gears(gloves, jacket, knee guards) with extra money..