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From Activa to bike. Need help.!
Hello folks.!
I'm a 6ft 70kg 20yr old student from Mumbai looking for a bike in the cheaper side of 1 lac to replace my Activa as daily commute to my college.
Now for some facts:
I am really new to the world of geared bikes. So new infact that I can still recall vividly whatever sparse memories I have of riding them.Jotting them down here:
HH Passion: Learnt riding on this bike. Didn't have my Activa in those days, so had lots of trouble balancing myself while maintaining perfect harmony between clutch release and throttle opening (which I still can't manage properly.)
CT100: Took this one to college once when my Activa was getting serviced. That was the day I realized why Gearless doesn't always suck when compared to Geared. My Activa could smoke the living daylights out of this clunky contraption any day.!
Pulsar 150: Finally a real bike worth riding.! The way it glided over potholes was something my Activa-sprained back could thank the Gods for.! Trouble started when the red signal showed up and my unaccustomed-to-bikes legs fiddled with the gears endlessly to find the elusive neutral. Both the previous bikes were miles better in this one regard.
HH Karizma R: If I hadn't learned about xBhp and consequently about this bike's main competitors, I would have bought this rocket of a bike eyes-closed. No matter the gear you are in, nevermind the speed you are doing, open the throttle even fractionally and this bike literally jets, sets and goes.! Looks extremely royal too. The only bike among the ones I have ridden that I would love to own.
Now coming to main purpose of the thread. As you must have picked up already, I am a total newbie to anything bikes. What I am looking for in my bike are (in order of importance):
1) Performance and Fuel economy: Both are topmost priorities. Can't sacrifice one for another.
2) Reliability: My busy college and study schedule leaves me with hardly any time to spend on petty issues that may crop up on an unreliable bike.
3) Looks: I'm a 20 yr old youngster in a Mumbai college afterall.! :P
Based on my current (lack of) knowledge about various bikes available in the market, I have no preferences yet. *So you guys have a huge spectrum to recommend from.
I'm a 6ft 70kg 20yr old student from Mumbai looking for a bike in the cheaper side of 1 lac to replace my Activa as daily commute to my college.
Now for some facts:
I am really new to the world of geared bikes. So new infact that I can still recall vividly whatever sparse memories I have of riding them.Jotting them down here:
HH Passion: Learnt riding on this bike. Didn't have my Activa in those days, so had lots of trouble balancing myself while maintaining perfect harmony between clutch release and throttle opening (which I still can't manage properly.)
CT100: Took this one to college once when my Activa was getting serviced. That was the day I realized why Gearless doesn't always suck when compared to Geared. My Activa could smoke the living daylights out of this clunky contraption any day.!
Pulsar 150: Finally a real bike worth riding.! The way it glided over potholes was something my Activa-sprained back could thank the Gods for.! Trouble started when the red signal showed up and my unaccustomed-to-bikes legs fiddled with the gears endlessly to find the elusive neutral. Both the previous bikes were miles better in this one regard.
HH Karizma R: If I hadn't learned about xBhp and consequently about this bike's main competitors, I would have bought this rocket of a bike eyes-closed. No matter the gear you are in, nevermind the speed you are doing, open the throttle even fractionally and this bike literally jets, sets and goes.! Looks extremely royal too. The only bike among the ones I have ridden that I would love to own.
Now coming to main purpose of the thread. As you must have picked up already, I am a total newbie to anything bikes. What I am looking for in my bike are (in order of importance):
1) Performance and Fuel economy: Both are topmost priorities. Can't sacrifice one for another.
2) Reliability: My busy college and study schedule leaves me with hardly any time to spend on petty issues that may crop up on an unreliable bike.
3) Looks: I'm a 20 yr old youngster in a Mumbai college afterall.! :P
Based on my current (lack of) knowledge about various bikes available in the market, I have no preferences yet. *So you guys have a huge spectrum to recommend from.
the wait is on.
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