Tweet
The age old 150 cc battle rages in my head....
First off, a little about myself...
M having this 125cc Yamaha Fazer for the past 5 years, m currently a 2nd year grad student......
Now, maintenance wise, m not very good at it, m always short on funding sources... Just keep all core biking parts ok if nethng goes wrong... In fact i went around with a defunt speedo for almost a year and managed to change my bike battery after 4 years (when it was reduced to even unable to sound my horn properly)...
Now , m doing good in colg nd my dad has agreed to get me a new bike. But i have been scratching my head for the past 2 months, nd i still am....
Now my targeted bike is the Hunk, for many reasons :
1. monthly officially i get ONLY 4 litres from home, and rest all comes from burning my pocket. So mileage is a BIG thing ( Yamaha bikes go kaput in this point, Hunk gets a big plus)
2. My fazer is almost 6 years old, nd it has only 10k on the odo. So u can assume the type of rider i am, occasional, mostly short rides, and a seldom long 1. So my bike is left unused for many days, nd i am quite scared to buy some new bike Without kick start for this reason.... At least if self doesnt work, i can kick the hell out. (again, yamaha gets a cross, dazzler, NEW hunk, all are without kick so in my black list , Old Hunk seems the best bet)
3. When m on long drives, i like to push it hard. And i am utterly disgusted how my current fazer screams to cross 100, and how "unsmooth" it gets after a whole day of hard riding.... So riding smoothnesss is perhaps the next most important point... (I shud probably get the unicorn, but for a grad student, that bike is as old as a fossil )
4. Getting a new bike at this point of life, i wud want to grab some eyeballs... So obviously , at the back of my mind , looks is a very big factor... But its the bargaining of hot looks and cold logic that is driving me mad....
So, i wud ask for suggestions, what shud i get ? Old Hunk ?
or are the new bikes without kick start reliable enough for me to go for it ? ( considering it with my not-so-good maintenance )
or shud i just even wait some more if ne good bike is coming around the corner which might satisfy most f my criteria ?
i dont want to jump into any decision ..... and m very confused. pls help....
M having this 125cc Yamaha Fazer for the past 5 years, m currently a 2nd year grad student......
Now, maintenance wise, m not very good at it, m always short on funding sources... Just keep all core biking parts ok if nethng goes wrong... In fact i went around with a defunt speedo for almost a year and managed to change my bike battery after 4 years (when it was reduced to even unable to sound my horn properly)...
Now , m doing good in colg nd my dad has agreed to get me a new bike. But i have been scratching my head for the past 2 months, nd i still am....
Now my targeted bike is the Hunk, for many reasons :
1. monthly officially i get ONLY 4 litres from home, and rest all comes from burning my pocket. So mileage is a BIG thing ( Yamaha bikes go kaput in this point, Hunk gets a big plus)
2. My fazer is almost 6 years old, nd it has only 10k on the odo. So u can assume the type of rider i am, occasional, mostly short rides, and a seldom long 1. So my bike is left unused for many days, nd i am quite scared to buy some new bike Without kick start for this reason.... At least if self doesnt work, i can kick the hell out. (again, yamaha gets a cross, dazzler, NEW hunk, all are without kick so in my black list , Old Hunk seems the best bet)
3. When m on long drives, i like to push it hard. And i am utterly disgusted how my current fazer screams to cross 100, and how "unsmooth" it gets after a whole day of hard riding.... So riding smoothnesss is perhaps the next most important point... (I shud probably get the unicorn, but for a grad student, that bike is as old as a fossil )
4. Getting a new bike at this point of life, i wud want to grab some eyeballs... So obviously , at the back of my mind , looks is a very big factor... But its the bargaining of hot looks and cold logic that is driving me mad....
So, i wud ask for suggestions, what shud i get ? Old Hunk ?
or are the new bikes without kick start reliable enough for me to go for it ? ( considering it with my not-so-good maintenance )
or shud i just even wait some more if ne good bike is coming around the corner which might satisfy most f my criteria ?
i dont want to jump into any decision ..... and m very confused. pls help....
) + GS150R(both with kicks)but i wont recommend you a GSR as its a heavy bike and it is meant out for highway thrills only......
Comment