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Yes, this was the ride that I had been wanting to do for the last two years and which finally came through. Our ride was from Pune - Kanyakumari - Kodaikanal - Pune. I will be posting a travelogue, hopefully sometime this week along with some fantastic video footage that was shot during this ride. My arm surprisingly held up well and I can say is well on the road to recovery, thanks for remembering.

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Well, we are WAITING!!!

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the colour of the oil is irrelevant, colouring used by different manufacturers to distinguish between brands is normal.
regarding vibrations, even my bike vibrates at around 5k rpm. its called the natural frequency of the bike, all engines do that at an rpm specific to that bike...
as long as it doesnt vibrate at multiple rpms its ok.
it might not have been noticed earlier because u were maintaining specific rpms for the running ins...

if you are worried about the rpms, try to ride a friend's 300, or alternatively, get it tested by an experienced rider NOT from the authorized service station...

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the colour of the oil is irrelevant, colouring used by different manufacturers to distinguish between brands is normal.
regarding vibrations, even my bike vibrates at around 5k rpm. its called the natural frequency of the bike, all engines do that at an rpm specific to that bike...
as long as it doesnt vibrate at multiple rpms its ok.
it might not have been noticed earlier because u were maintaining specific rpms for the running ins...

if you are worried about the rpms, try to ride a friend's 300, or alternatively, get it tested by an experienced rider NOT from the authorized service station...

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hey, have been off xbhp last few months, what happened (accident) ????

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hey, have been off xbhp last few months, what happened (accident) ????[/QUOTE]

I had an accident in Feb this year and was not riding for about 6 months, but been back in the saddle since then. You can read about what happened and rides thereafter at http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/2...-rides-13.html

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This thread is quieter than the duke 390 and yamaha R3.
Less niggles. Less posts i guess.

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probably true. Just travelogues and DIY's

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Dangit! I literally just decided that I will buy a R3 and you had to go post this here. Back to square one. Actually, took a step closer to the Ninja 300.

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Lol sorry for that. But believe me, i rode both. Both great machines. But ninja has something special about it. I can't put my finger on it. But it has something special about it.

Ninja is a trusted machine for a long time. All issues have been rectified if any. It's as close to perfection u can get.

It's bassier than the R3. When u rev it up it sounds and shoots like a rocket.

The quality is to notch.

U can't confuse a ninja with any other bike. A ninja is a ninja.

Slipper clutch. +1

Big bike feel.

KRT edition is a killer!!

100s of mods available.

Special mechanics and separate bay for machines of ninja calibre. R3s are serviced by regular folks who will treat it no different than a glorified R15.

In short, R3 is a like a high end android phone. Great features and relatively cheaper.
Ninja 300 is like an iphone. Because an iphone is an iphone. It's about perfection.
If u got the moolah dont think twice about the ninja. Go for it.

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R3 mechanics are different and bay is also different, ninja 300 is serviced at ktm service centres atleast in my city.

No doubt ninja is one great machine. R3 has advantage of lower maintenance costs and spare parts price.

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Yes it does. Lower maintenance is a big plus one.

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Just as an example, the R3 alloys cost 6k compared to the 18k of the Ninja. The mirrors are approximately 500 bucks while it costs 1800 on the Ninja. Frankly at this point for me he bikes are on the same pedestal. It's just a matter of the D day when I absolutely have to take the decision. Till then I'm taking down all pros and cons - heart and mind wise.

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Always go with the heart

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Not only that. All parts are twice the price of R3. But what you need to do is, get a zero dep insurance policy. It will be same to the pocket as any other bike if it takes a fall. After 2 years of bashing my bike through unseen potholes , I am yet to spend anything on alloys as well . Even if I have to, my insurance policy is there to help me. Also some parts like air filter are costlier on R3 compared to Ninja.
But if you ask me now, if you have the extra moolah, go for Ninja. Or else the R3.

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Maybe.
Less no. Of owners = less posts?, maybe!

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Agreed. I actually came across a major issue on the R3 that Yamaha has chosen to stay mum upon. After all the drama with the bad clutches and steering headers, the R3 seems to be cutting off power to the engine due to an Error 19 - sometimes at very high speeds too. The Yamaha riders club seems to have reached out to Yamaha a good 6 months ago with this and Yamaha hasn't got back to them with any solutions yet. Of course, there's lesser reports of this compared to the clutch issue, but I could be one among those and I absolutely do not have the energy to fight for something I payed a premium to ride freely. The Ninja may seem costlier on paper but of the 10 owners I have got it touch with, apart from the chain sprocket, tyre and brake pad replacement, they barely incur any costs at all. This is very agreeable for my needs. The R3 is a great bike, but it seems to have space to grow up yet.
[MENTION=72788]Amodraut[/MENTION] - lesser owners may lead to lesser travelogues and DIYs but it won't reduce the niggles a bike has. Considering that, yeah, lesser posts because of both less owners and practically no niggles in this bike.