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    Well, first thing I want to make very clear in this thread is that it is neither about buying what bike nor about help me decide on buying my first bike nor about Unicorn vs Pulsar nor ZMR vs Pulsar 220 vs Ninja and nor about any topic which has been dragged to death already. I have read enough of the threads from the archives that I don't think I need to ask the What Bike question anymore. Its pretty clear when someone searches and reads a lot of xbhp. I am not going to buy a bike right away, I don't have any money now, may be by the end of this year I will buy but for now its a no, no situation. If I am not going to buy a bike then why did I bother to bother you all ? Because there is question I am unable to answer from last 5 years.

    So I have told you what my post is not about, now let me tell you what this is about. Its about finding a shape of a bike, finding a design, finding a style of bikes that suit my psysical personality. Why I have this question is because I drove some bikes and I looked laughable on many of them. Here is my experience:

    • I like Enfield Bullet (Bullt, as we call it in Punjabi accent) but when I drove it, trust me I looked like a small yellow colored chicken, the child of a hen driving a 350cc horse. Not only my opinion but also of my friends.
    • I drove Unicorn, hmm.. look like a man driving a motorcycle but looks more like man who does not even know how to buy a motorcycle that suits him.
    • Drove Pulsar 150cc (remember the first model that came out in 2002 ?). My friends say I must not buy this for myself.
    • With all of the above 3 I don't feel any sufficient amount of control, it felt like they were driving me instead of this bike belongs to me.
    • Drove LML vespa, look great on this one but thats a scooter and I want a motorcycle.


    I drove bikes like Splendor, Passion, Yamaha RX135 and Discover but trust me I consider them a time-pass. There is a desire to get on the bike and when you are going towards your bike, you should get thrill that you are going for a ride, it will be great time, when you ride it, you must enjoy it. With these these normal, mass produced bikes you don't feel these feelings, the brain just does not get-in with them, I will better buy a Trek 8500 or Trek F4 . That way money would be well invested.

    I like bikes with larger than 200cc engine, they may be designed to drive slow and heavy like Enfield/Avenger or fast and sporty like CB1000R. Though I prefer the slow ones purely for the fun of riding, not to miss any single moment of the ride but I don't care much as it fits on my personality I am 5.7 feet with quite thin physique. I like to wear casuals and sports shoes rather than formals.

    What do you advise ? Ask any specific questions and I will be happy to answer.

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    • #3
      Hmm depends upon you buddy.If you are Short Tempered then get the Kawasaki ZZR 1400.
      If You have a fetish for fugly bike then go for Hayabusa (No Offence).
      If you have money but not a huge amount then go for Ninja
      If you wanna save this earth and are environment friendly then go for a Firefox Bicycle,Kyoto Electric scooter.
      I better stick to my Street Racer!
      Speak Less,Speak Wise!

      Sarcasm is my automatic response to stupidity.

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      • #4
        Different people have different opinions about bikes. You should buy your bike for "your" reasons. It doesnt matter if you look like an chicken or an elephant on a bullt . What matters is that whether you yourself like it or not .
        Its about buying what what you love , no matter your a cruiser, racer or simply a city rider.
        Its not that you cant cruise or do long tours on a sports racer like or you can't use an Enfield for daily city commute.

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        • #5
          From reading your post, I'm convinced that you're really having tough time convincing yourself & your friends to agree upon a bike that you're going to own. From what I read your post, I believe that you crave, your bike & you, not to be treated as "yet another one" but as a crowd puller, whatever your ride is going to be.

          Last but not the least, the questions
          1. What's your maximum affordable money on this? Means, how much are you willing to afford provided something suggested suits 100% to your personality?
          2. What's your opinion on the HD models in India?
          3. Explain about yourself in 2 or 3 sentences.
          4. What is the maximum distance are you looking to ride every day & every year?
          Last edited by aargee; 01-18-2010, 10:24 PM. Reason: better readability
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          • #6
            If you look at this from my point of view, I'd say, You need to love a bike in order to truly have her. It's like this => If you love a girl, You don't care what the heck the world think about you two being together. Similarly, if you love a bike, you go ahead and buy it. It doesn't matter what the f*ck world think about you riding her. You see bikes and girls are not much different apart from the fact that when you love a bike, She'll definitely love you back, infact she'll love you much more than you love her. But sadly, that's not true with girls.

            Anyways, going by your view, I believe, the only 2 bikes that seem tailor made( err mechanic made??) for short and thin guys like u n me are TVS Apache RTR series and the Yamaha R15. You can also go the other way around and buy a RE Thunderbird Twin-Spark after 10 months or so, and since you have that much time, go hit the gym. Get some muscle on your limbs. Believe me, my friend did this around 6-7 months back and now-a-days he rides around on his TB-TS with his neat 6 packs!! Now that's dedication for you

            Hope I helped.
            A good long ride can clear your mind, restore your faith, and use up a lot of fuel.

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            • #7
              I would like your answers on the following -

              - Budget
              - Usage ( daily, weekly, monthly, heavy light, approx how many kms a month)
              - Your location ( can premium bikes etc be serviced and maintained there)
              - What is your preference, a mile muncher or a sporty machine.


              My offerings to the gods of speed -

              - KTM Duke 200
              - Yamaha RXZ 5 speed


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              • #8
                Great

                Originally posted by Parth View Post
                If you look at this from my point of view, I'd say, You need to love a bike in order to truly have her. It's like this => If you love a girl, You don't care what the heck the world think about you two being together. Similarly, if you love a bike, you go ahead and buy it. It doesn't matter what the f*ck world think about you riding her. You see bikes and girls are not much different apart from the fact that when you love a bike, She'll definitely love you back, infact she'll love you much more than you love her. But sadly, that's not true with girls.

                Anyways, going by your view, I believe, the only 2 bikes that seem tailor made( err mechanic made??) for short and thin guys like u n me are TVS Apache RTR series and the Yamaha R15. You can also go the other way around and buy a RE Thunderbird Twin-Spark after 10 months or so, and since you have that much time, go hit the gym. Get some muscle on your limbs. Believe me, my friend did this around 6-7 months back and now-a-days he rides around on his TB-TS with his neat 6 packs!! Now that's dedication for you

                Hope I helped.
                That was awesome suggestion, its great to know there are people who shapes themselves to suit their ride. In my case i shed some kilos to increase the mileage
                Well-trained reflexes are quicker than luck.........

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                • #9
                  ^^ Thanks brother, I too am planning to get some muscle on my bones before I go for the P220 later this july .
                  A good long ride can clear your mind, restore your faith, and use up a lot of fuel.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Parth View Post
                    You can also go the other way around and buy a RE Thunderbird Twin-Spark after 10 months or so, and since you have that much time, go hit the gym. Get some muscle on your limbs. Believe me, my friend did this around 6-7 months back and now-a-days he rides around on his TB-TS with his neat 6 packs!! Now that's dedication for you
                    LOL ...I thought i was the only one doing this , using my bike for inspiration for hitting the gym .

                    Myself being 5'6 and just 58kgs , im getting an Enfield . I know the fact that it doesn't suit me at all and its not the most practical bikes. But that doesn't hold me back from getting one .

                    I've already started working hard on my physique , just to ride one

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                    • #11
                      My Preparations for TB-TS



                      My Preparations for R15




                      Gotta put up some muscles seriously!
                      Speak Less,Speak Wise!

                      Sarcasm is my automatic response to stupidity.

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                      • #12
                        ^^^
                        good ones there....btw,a lot actually depends on whether "you" like the bike you are riding and not by how you look astride it....and will go with parth,can't agree more.
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                        • #13
                          Rather than how you look on it, how you FEEL riding it is what counts, according to me.
                          Quench my thirst with gasoline!

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                          • #14
                            I'm 5'9" and weigh 57 Kg's...lean is the word that describes me best...and I love my R-15...

                            "It's not what you have...it's what you do with what you have".

                            that holds good for a lot of things in life...

                            Cheers.

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                            • #15
                              A simple question. Tough to answer because it basically tries to address YOUR personality specifically. An entire book will only begin to shed some light into different types of personalities so I will refrain from even attempting to gauge your personality on a broader context. So let me just say that from what little I could gather from your post, you are smart and intelligent....hold it! theres more .
                              Seems you tend to rely quiet heavy on what others think. That isn't bad either when taken in appropriate measure. The problem is when its taken to the extreme that it devoids you of your own choice. Hope you don't.

                              Some people depends on external factors to feel confident or feel worth, maybe good clothes, big cars, iPhone, whatever. Not saying all who owns them are. While others are confident or comfortable with whatever they have.

                              Its not that I myself is immune to external influence on my personality. Its just that I have perhaps wisen up some. The bottomless pit of desire is within yourself, so no amount of external factors (bars, bikes etc.) is going to make you satisfied, only temporarily to satisfy your vanity. It has to come from within. Enough of philosophy.

                              If what others think is important, try to balance what others feel and chip in your choice as well. Others cannot be wrong all the time, neither can you be right all the time and vice versa. There I go again .

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