so what are you gonna buy ultimately?

Sunny RX is a legend even I felt very bad when they first stopped the bike.

Test ride the bikes and decide upon your steed.

^^In the price range that you mentioned, you got SZ-R/Discover 150/P135LS, which are all good bikes and offer significantly better performance when compared to the 125cc competition such as Shine/Stunner.

Discover 150:

light weight, good handling, good FE, cheapest of the three, but not as stylish & tyres do not offer much grip (similar to SZ-R in this aspect).

SZ-R:

looks stylish, this is certainly heavier of the three, good handling, FE again is on lower side, engine is smooth, tyres offer less grip (same as D150, I guess they use same TVS tyres).

P135:

light weight, sharp handling, good FE, high revving engine, not so smooth but if you are looking for some excitement, this is game, especially with it's brilliant top end, most of the 150's just can't match up with this little pulsar. With pillion, top end takes a noticeable hit, but it can still manage a healthy 105kmph, with two people on board. I guess, this is quite popular now in the market and don't think there is any need to doubt it's reliability. Used one for about 10k kms, no issues, just had to change engine oil.

A test ride of these bikes should make things clear for you. You already had a test ride of SZ-R, so go ahead and take test ride of D150/P135LS. Please go with open mind, Bajaj bikes usually are best VFM in the market. There are people who say they don't age well, but I tend to disagree. I've seen my friends using P150/180 for really long time, without issues. That's the reason I ended up with P135LS even though it was just launched into the market when I bought it.

As long as spares are concerned, I don't think there is much difference, think both Yamaha & Bajaj offer cheaper spares. Bajaj has good svc backup, while Yamaha needs to improve in this area. This might not be a big concern to you as you are in a city.

By the way, i'm not sure if Hero still has Achiever 150 in it's portfolio, you might consider that as well. It uses the same Unicorn engine. You may want to take a look at that as well.

I test rode the Achiever few days back and it was good. I also test rode the Suzuki GS150 and the Yamaha SZR around the same time. I was very impressed with the Suzuki, but the only reason I did not sign the cheque was that parts are not available in open market. But trust me, once you drive a GS150, SZR will just not impress you.

Unicorn still has a 6months notice period, but CBZ extreme, Hunk and Achiever will all use the same engine are available in 7-15 days in Mumbai.

I suggest you take a longish TD with a pillion as well on all the bikes you desire before putting down the money.

that's really a lame reason.

He is right even I preferred Activa over Suzuki access for the same reason. Even Access has more goodies than Activa. Suzuki spares are big problem we have to run to the showroom for everything

how often do you need a spare?

We don't often need spares but it is advisable to go with the maker whose spares is not available in the open market ???

Even Suzuki bikes have good package it is spares which keeps some buyers away from Suzuki...

Certainly NOT. I wouldn't be surprised if its the biggest reason for anyone buying a 2-wheeler. Spare parts are any day one of the most important and crucial factors. When you need a spare part and you don't get it then you realize the troubles and feel yourself as the most harassed person on earth. Im not getting LHS RVM for my bike still They say some problem is going on for spare parts in Honda. God knows ..This is also a reason I have a good belief in Bajaj bikes. I never faced such a trouble in my 11yrs of ownership of Caliber. Got the block-piston even after 5yrs the bikes was stopped from production.

to both of you i have one question what will you do when you will buy a sbk?
would you ignore buying ducati because spares are not available in open market?

p.s.=enthu bhaiya ,i was missing you,if you don't tail-gate me,i don't feel like my day is made.

Go for Yamaha SZ R. Its the best you can get for the price

Exactly I too want to say u this.

Mat spares are important for anyone. For an ordinary bike anyone would like to have no hassles. Spares availability is also a part of the reliability of the bike. Consider you own a bike and after 6 months you dont get an import part of the bike. Its really painful. Spares are one of the most important need of a day to day biker. You can't ignore it. We have seen the result on the sales of spare availibility. Eg. - we have seen the enthusiasm for P200NS in Indonesia but many of them do not want to buy it 'only' because Bajaj spares are difficult to find.

If its me I would go for CBR1000RR (if spares are available for that SBK) even if I like Pannigale (Considering all are affordable :P). And if not I won't buy an SBK. For SBK's one can even risk mate but a normal commuter won't take these risk and face the hassles. I hope you will realize this when you face big spares problem. Today also I didn't find the RVM. They say some problem in spare parts availibility of almost all Honda models. Honda ASS su**s

why don't you try at another asc?rather shoot a mail to honda,that works.
personally availability of spare doesn't affect my decision of buying a bike.

do when you will buy a sbk?
would you ignore buying ducati because spares are not available in open market?

p.s.=enthu bhaiya ,i was missing you,if you don't tail-gate me,i don't feel like my day is made.[/QUOTE]

SBK have a different strategy they are released world wide and the spares is not a big problem... But Suzuki India launches bike for Indian market and the spares will not be available in global market.. So it is quite important for a manufacturer to have his spares available in local.
In this case I appreciate Yamaha, Bajaj, Hero & TVS who are leaving spares even for out of production bikes....

so basically you are saying as ducati has global models so local shops will keep ducati's spares?