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Re: Bajaj Discover 100T :: The ULTIMATE 100
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anyways spending 5-6k for discs seems a bit too much dont you think?
- it is not high considering you did not take into account the money you get from recycling your 100T parts like the front wheel, right fork and brake lever assembly
there would be hardly any change in the bike height when there is no pillion! my parents have difficulty getting on the bike! there is no difficulty for them to sit in the slightly elevated seat, just the getting on ! so 125st wont be an option! - since the 100T saree guard has a foot rest integrated like the old models, why don't you ask your parents to try alighting on the seat by using the foot rest as a step, my mom does that in my Pulsar 180 (2002 model) and hence has never faced any issues. This is helpful as when they rest one foot on the foot-rest the bike height comes down a bit while alighting and also 125ST having a mono-shock it would compress when the pillion is alighting as the effort-arm is more away from the suspension fulcrum [i.e., it is easier to open or close a window/door using the handle far away from the hinge rather than near the hinge, basics of physics
]............. if 100t's braking and power is sufficient, will go for 100t! otherwise i will opt for 125t! will keep you posted! braking difference between a drum and disk is huge, trust me on this, as my 180 has disk in the front and 130mm drum at the back and owning it for 11 years I know the difference between them, especially drums tend to lock more easily than disk's due to their mechanism of operation. HENCE IF fe IS NOT A PRIORITY I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND TO GO FOR 125ST as the difference in cost for the components you get is too good - mono-shock+disk Brake+3BHP power+ 1down4up shift pattern, etc etc are a lot valuable than the difference of 5000-6000
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Originally posted by dexterkarthik
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anyways spending 5-6k for discs seems a bit too much dont you think?
- it is not high considering you did not take into account the money you get from recycling your 100T parts like the front wheel, right fork and brake lever assemblythere would be hardly any change in the bike height when there is no pillion! my parents have difficulty getting on the bike! there is no difficulty for them to sit in the slightly elevated seat, just the getting on ! so 125st wont be an option! - since the 100T saree guard has a foot rest integrated like the old models, why don't you ask your parents to try alighting on the seat by using the foot rest as a step, my mom does that in my Pulsar 180 (2002 model) and hence has never faced any issues. This is helpful as when they rest one foot on the foot-rest the bike height comes down a bit while alighting and also 125ST having a mono-shock it would compress when the pillion is alighting as the effort-arm is more away from the suspension fulcrum [i.e., it is easier to open or close a window/door using the handle far away from the hinge rather than near the hinge, basics of physics
]............. if 100t's braking and power is sufficient, will go for 100t! otherwise i will opt for 125t! will keep you posted! braking difference between a drum and disk is huge, trust me on this, as my 180 has disk in the front and 130mm drum at the back and owning it for 11 years I know the difference between them, especially drums tend to lock more easily than disk's due to their mechanism of operation. HENCE IF fe IS NOT A PRIORITY I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND TO GO FOR 125ST as the difference in cost for the components you get is too good - mono-shock+disk Brake+3BHP power+ 1down4up shift pattern, etc etc are a lot valuable than the difference of 5000-6000 
(no doubt It has power than any 110 cc) .
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