Bike Query Approved

I hear mixed stories of CBR everywhere. So why not wait for atleast a year when the 350's will be around.

last time an xbhpian around here had a midlife crisis,he ended up with a duke 200 .i guess i am not the right person to comment about dessert storm.but i would like to put money on cbr 250 r,duke 200,150 r in that order.
guys who own storm help him out.

Ahh No Sayank10 I don't want to climb down the CC ladder at this stage, so no 150CCs. Now it's bigger the better.. at least 250CC.

@MG Onnnnnnne year...I can't hold on that long.. though it would have made sense..also I am not sure of the pricing of the 350 cc. Might just be out of my reach..

do you have ninja in mind?if you don't have the budget then cbr is a safe bet.next year we may see a duke 350 priced competetively.

buddy me too riding in the same boat(although i m 29). have ridden both the bikes.but heart knows no logic, it wants the metal lump.
although i love riding fast.so i am waiting to see whether the heart wins or the mind.
although i dont own either of the two bikes but i d say follow your heart.
but it will be a gamble.the bull will never be as dependable as a honda......

But you see a honda cant ever be a BULL period.

PS.i m gonna prolly go with either DS or chrome red.have been riding unicorn for 6 years.hondaz are just too smooth.

This is exactly what I am saying these to others too. Honda must improve on it's After Sales Service Support.

And MG is very correct to say that if you can, wait another year (couple of more months, may be). He is anyway, a wise guy having inside buzz of the companies.

Nowadays, Enfields are believed to be more reliable than their older models. Bullet has it's own charm & aura but understand that it's a long stroke bike with great touring capabilities. It's not meant to be a CBR, Duke or Pulsar, outright acceleration.
Always consider of After Sales service rapport of the company.

@Sayank10, If I had 3 lacs in my pocket I would have shut my eyes and get the green beauty... sad I don't have it ... hence I am developing the Bullet syndrome..Don't know if I could get it out of my system. Depending on the feedback from fellow XBHPians on their real world experience with the Bull... lets see..

You are right on the 'long stroke part.. It's the torque that's so intoxicating.. I have noticed people saying in various forums that 110kmph on a RE Classic is almost surreal experience on highways.. on a Honda CBR you will just be speeding.

so are you resolved about what to buy?

go for CBR250R, just make sure there is a good service center in your city.

No matter whatever we all say, it is best for you to follow your heart. Whichever bike you buy, there will always be the niggles that are associated with it, may it be an RE, CBR, KTM or anything, it does not matter. To each, its own.

Personally, i would recommend you go for a Ninja 250R run for about 15k - 20k kms. Expect to pay 2L for it.

IMHO - It's better to stretch your budget a little and end up with a bike that will rock your world, than to end up with something you may always have second thoughts about.

This happened some 8yrs ago. The rear tyre of my KB100 was bald and it needed some new rubber immediately. I was on a shoestring budget then. The same time, she also needed new clutch plates and front fork oil seals. I was wanting to get a wider rear tyre and that alone would have eaten up my entire budget. However, my mechanic advised me against it and told me to go for a regular one and I finally got a Zapper. That left me enough money for the new clutch plates, fork seals and the service charges. Once everything was done, I still had 100bucks which back then fetched about 3ltrs for petrol

This biking incident taught me one thing - always try and find that Balance and that sure applies to every other thing in LIFE. Since then I have tried to look at everything as a part of the entire package called LIFE Biking is a part of life and CC, Speed, BHP and AGE are numbers. Whichever bike you get, there always will be a better bike if you had stretched the budget a little more, but we will have to prioritise things and Balance it with the rest of the life.

I know I might be appearing to a few as a non-biker - but lets say I get myself a R1 on loan. No doubt it will be a great ride everytime but would it be worth the tensions that EMIs give? Wouldn't I have been happier on say a Ninja 250 which I can buy without having to take a loan and still have some cash in hand to take care of the other things in life? my two cents.

Coming to REs, I love the ones from the 1980s maybe some day I will have one and hmmmmmm I don't mind some greasy palms.

Would love to know which one you finally get for yourself - and whatever you get, wish you all the best and safe and happy rides.

@yaser KB100 what you have said makes sense. Actually there is no end no matter how far I stretch my budget. If Ninja 250 is good a 650 will sound even better and I will keep on wondering If I could stretch that 2 lacs extra and no the stress on EMI is definately not worth it.

So I have planned to do what I think makes sense for me. I am getting the CBR 250. It's Honda products suits me and my budget well. With bullet I will be stepping on unknown territory and I really don't know if I will be liking it in the long run and I don't intend to find out at the cost of 1.55 lacs.

So Honda it is. In Kolkata service is decent and since this will not be for heavy use I don't think maintanance will be an issue. If my TVS jive doesn't give me trouble even after rigorous use I am sure the Honda won't.

I sincerely thank everbody in this thread who had helped me with their advise and in the process helped me in taking a final decision. I am hoping to get the bike by April 15th.

Cheers.

try the honda at vip,those guys are good.