I know they are different in terms of looks and functionality. But I am talking in terms of its heart, both have same engines, right? I always felt Classic 350 struggles to cruise comfortably beyond 80kmph, had a lot of vibrations near 90kmph (haven't crossed that mark). And its just not about speed, mileage drops too, a lot. I frequently travel between Mysore and Bangalore, was getting back 36-38kmpl, tried pushing it to 85-90kmph, got 30kmpl.. I mean, increase in 5-10kmph speed reduces 5kmpl.. That's ridiculous.. I need a good bike which can do 80-100 without struggle (don't care about top speed or acceleration much), without feeling that it is running out of breath, and for that, I found that RE 350s are not fit.. I had rather keep my Pulsar 150.. So I am closely following this thread, the price point piqued my interest..

P.S.: RE fans, please don't flag this down. I was and am still a RE fan, absolutely in love with Thunderbird, unfortunately, neither do I have budget to buy nor maintain a 500cc bike..

P.P.S.: Planning to take a test ride here in Mysore this weekend, along with RE Himalayan as friends are forcing me to consider that too, will post an update after test ride.

Why brave ? - PM me as MOD will delete the post of RE vs DOM

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if you test ride himalyan you will buy it. its really good. only downside is clunky gearbox that shifts only at certain rpm (not a big deal for re) and reliability (big concern and you wont know about this in test ride)



nothing serious. its just that re has certain reputation regarding reliability. but as i said it can happen with any bike. great your bike is performing well for you.

When the day will come, when we will overlook Japs and Europa bikes and admire only desi bikes !!!

old pulsar 150-180-220 still sell while much more modern ns200 getting discontinued. majority of people are not enthusiasts. they dont want anything new or modern. just a safe bet that can take them from point a to b.

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Just to clear the air. NS 200 Was discontinued temporarily to make way for AS 200

FYI - Bajaj is re launching NS 200 again with FI some where in Feb 2017. Dealer demos has happened already .

As far as the fe of this bike my guess why not let's all of us guess I say 23 in city... and 15 on highway. As the company is claiming 30. Then just simple reduce 10 automatically. I.e. 20 in hand.

this bike has the same KTM ENGINE which is doing duty in KTM D 390, OR Bajaj has developed a new engine for this bike, please advise me I do not about technical aspects of engines.

What do you guys expect the mileage of the bike gonna be? I am planning to upgrade from my 4yr old P150 DTSi.. Can we expect mileage in the range of a RE 350cc? I had my eyes set on CRB250, but for a budget of 1.6lacs, I can't afford it.. Had planned on Thunderbird, but riding my dad's classic 350 had opened me up to few drawbacks of RE engines.. Open to any other suggestions on a bike within 1.6 lacs..

Hello guys anyone knows what is the 1st delivery date of dominar 400 at kolkata ???

For someone who will ride it at 100 @ 5700 rpm it will return close of 35 or even more.

you missed the point.

manufacturers in India have little incentive to be technically advanced cause general public gladly buys primitive technology that they are comfortable with and feel safe using.

pulsars have advanced cause ktm has joined the fray. they can advance by themselves with a little help from external agencies (like re himalyan handling was outsourced to harris design i believe) but market guides them to be safe and conservative.

This is what even I expect from it. Am not a rash rider, never cross 100 unless its some road like Bangalore-Pune highway. For a cruising speed of 85-90, if it returns anywhere around 35-38, I'll just blindly buy it (after seeing ownership thread that is ).

Don't expect 38. It will be little too much, 35 is what you should expect

Coming back to Dominar, what's the process of booking a TD from the official website? I did register there, no replies from Bajaj or the selected dealer. Tried calling the said dealer, he asked me to book through website as there is too much demand for TD for just 1 bike. No further clarifications were given.