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Guys pls pour in your views about the most comfortable (am I expecting too much from a two wheeler?) bikes currently in the market.

I'm shocked seriously ; didn't expect this from you!!!
Anyway, rule out scooters, especially in this country. This is the base guide I can suggest for comfortable ride. Try an Avenger, it might be comfortable due its laid back riding posture.

Yamaha fazer will work out all your requirements but is out of budget and fz is out of question as you'll ride with pillion....
From Bajaj discover 150 and Avenger are choices for comfort.
From HH, Karizma R will cost you 75k but is one of the most comfortable and stress free bikes in our country
nothing from Tvs and Honda comes to my mind...
and btw the route via which you commute, does it have many potholes??

back pain

it seems we have another victim of computers.

For you two wheeler should be less in weight,smooth and good suspension.

Honda Activa will be more comfort than bikes.

In bikes you may choose something like Honda Shine , HH Splendor .
Going above 150cc may not be fruitful for you though have a test ride of unicorn .

I know how frustrating it is to suffer with back pain.

Get well soon.

RG, I believe its inevitable for a careless rider who never used to bother about the sitting posture, shock abosorbers, tyre pressure, road conditions etc.

I had a severe back pain 10 yr back and got the advise on proper posture when riding a bike from the physio therapist. He adviced me to sit straight when riding as this posture can tackle the issue to an extent. My previous posture was like in the pic (b) u've posted. Once I changed the posture, I was relieved so much from the back pain till last month.

Are you sure that the laid back posture will improve? Its bit confusing for me when comparing to the therapists advice. Some says Bulls are good but am not inclined to that as I never liked it even the new TBTS. Only thing fascinates me is the beat and the low end torque.

Initial days when I've started biking, used to fill the tyres from the local tyre service shops where they'll be having only an old analogue pressure gauge which is always showing less psi than the actuals and there by filling more than required. I never used to slow down to take care of a pot hole/hump or what so ever if I can tackle it as I hate slowing down just for it may be another reason as per my doctor's observation. I used to puff off money for many fancy things, I've spent 12K for a pair of HID projectors 2 year back and only one is using it. But when it comes to replacing of shock abosorber I'll become more careless and may postpone it to the next service-s.

BTW, the pic was very much explanatory

@Dushyant, Discover 150 is that good? Its sharing the same chasiss from Pulsar right? Am bit skeptical in this.

Heard that ZMA/R are good for this bcz of its riding posture is more apt for long drives.

I used to drive 60KMs avg everyday and the road conditions are not bad as 90% of this through NH obviously some of the areas I've to travel through some bad roads.

Am more curious about the FZ's demerits with a pillion rider, can u elaborate it?

What about the Mono shocked Uni? I think other Unicorn/FZ owners can comment on this.

Shree, what do u say about ur current ZMR and the old good Uni?

I have not had a chance to ride a D150 but i've done some serious offroading on D100 and it gave great results.....
Regarding Fz, the posture of pillion encourages the pillion to lean in and you know how that'll turn out in long run also the seating space is less for pillion...
About Uni, i did a test ride last week and it sure is quite comfortable. The posture is quite relaxed as compared to pulsars and such.

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I dont know about latest vehicles, but kinetic honda was refered by many doctors during 1995.later that lml vespa with back support was of choice for back pain sufferers.main reason for back pain is rear shocks,and front shocks too,and improper tyre pressures.i drive slowly at 30-35Km/hr, iam feeling better,when i rash drive i get back pain.

Err...not sure if you own one & have ridden it. I've an Rx as well as Activa & also have personally suffered from back pain, due to careless fall from over head tank with the last C on airline. Thankfully, it healed up (One of nature's mystery & God's miracle) by itself in about 90 days. Those 90 days taught me what an Activa could do compared to an Rx.

What ideally happens in Activa is, the effect on potholes are less painful, but quite uncomfortable after 5-10 Kms. While its the other way with Rx. You can keep riding all day long on straights but not even a smallest potholes. This is my experience.

I strongly agree with this & that's one of the reason I'm a retro lover, like GT1000, Triumph Bonneville. The modern day machines are designed from several points like...
- Aggressive looks
- Back mounted foot pegs
- Fairings (damn!!!) to deflect air flow
- Slight forward leaning position

The straight seats with mid mounted foot pegs that provide a L sitting postures are THE BEST whether one has a back pain or not, which are missing these days.

Well, the laid back posture will be a comfort to keep riding all day long. But a pothole is still something that hurts your back for sure. The laid back helps a lot w.r.t positioning your butt to legs. But if you're able to get a ride that is smaller & you can stretch your hands right bottom to your handle bars so that it appears as if you're on top of the ride seated in L position, there's no better way to ride. Again, not suitable as all day long, but for quite few Kms for sure.

Me too, not a fan of RE though I like to gaze it . RE - hard suspension should be fine. No personal experience, but a guess though.

Not necessary that a AM suspensions or a replacement would've done justice. It all depends on how one's back take the support. Best way is to keep exercising. Don't ask me if I do one, I don't do it either

oh no,i just saw the pm,.how are you.

it may be bitter but doing daily dash of 50 km in our country with super stess on a 2 wheeler took the toll on you back,and i am sorry to say the bitter word,if you love your back ,forget 2 wheels,at least for couple of months or years,depending upon your condition.
the problem is generally low and mid back pain which occurs because of the bad shock absorbing capacity on 2 wheelers and lack of lumber support.
your doctor said to use car/bus mainly because of 2 reasons-
1.lumber support from back rest
2.better springs.

yes it feels like weird but actually true.

follow your doctors prescription properly.when he recommends start physio therapy.the funda is to build up the supportive muscles of the back strong,so it can support the vertebra.
that what i would say.but if you really have no option other then 2 wheels then find a bike with a softest sprung springs.
use proper back/waiste belt
add your seating position to as neutral as possible.but still,i dont know how much it will going to work.better invest in a disel car.thats practical.even a nano will do.

I would say try out the new gen Pulsars (150/180). I found them to be quite comfy.

Bullets does have nice riding position but the shocks are not so good - my R15 absorbs shocks better. BTW, if you ride with pillion, R15 is very good - far better than my old Pulsar. Not that I suggest a R15 for you, I feel monoshocks to be better than dual shocks.

I did not ride the Uni for extensive period, but it seemed to have very nice seating position.

And HH Hunk has the best suspension, but the riding position is a little sporty.

So, just try out these - Pulsar, Bullet, Uni and Hunk and see how you feel.

I suggest the HH Hunk for you.

Test drive any of the Hero Honda vehicles (Passion Pro,CD Deluxe) and mainly in path holes. You will feel that they are far better than the Gas Filled Shock absorbers of Pulsar. Even I have a P150 ,but I feel HH vehicles have better shock absorbers. My first vehicle was HH CD 100 and still love it's shock absorbers.They are really good.

I recommend u to do a TD on a Avenger as it is has more relaxed seating posture than other recommended bikes