Query Approved

Clearing your doubts,

1. I did a TR on the new RTR a few days back. This is what I had to say.
Moral of the story: What some people say is absolutely WRONG!

2. I doubt RTR Fi is still available. If it is, then it is a good buy overall, but it will have the RTR vibes. AFAIK, there is practically no extra maintenance for FI over carb.

3. All 3 are exactly the same mechanically. Mileage could drop below 40 on occasions, especially on the highways. But owners insist that the mileage generally remains above that figure.

4. I would leave this one for the owners to comment on.

Finally, do check with your friend if he can look beyond his anti-Hero bias and have a TR of the Impulse? It is an extremely fun bike to ride in and around the cities, fresh and unique looking and the FE also remains on the correct side of 40 on most occasions.

Mostly as per his requirement P180 is best for him, the speed range mentioned above any bike would give 40+kmpl even P180.

It's a nice bike and power/speed are also good, Rear tyres are awsome!! Manitenance are less!!

But anyways you don't want P180, no point talking. But it's best in the range!!

FI is advance technology!! so any time good on other bikes compare to Carb!!

+1 VFM

Excellent choice highly recommended ABS is true boon!!

When you are talking about power then unicorn is for smooth and mileage!

So only RTR 180 ABS VFM + 100

Any enemy ship ??

Any bike with 160 or 180cc will vibrate above 100kmph. No vibration till 100kmph
because they are capable of doing it with ease!!

Any time!! Dude!! FI is modern technology!! But it comes with little rules too and more care taking!!

All three share same angine, so performance is same!! But FZ16/FZ-S would give little better average then Fazer becuase of it's weight, but negligible!!

It matters person to person, some people get nice SVC and some people get bad ones.

Few people reported CBR parts availability but my friends has never faced any issues.

Quality wise, yes there are little compromise as compared earlier Honda Bikes.



So NOW MY VOTE GOES FOR RTR 180 ABS only if no then P180 :P

Think about Pulsar 180. It's the best match for your requirements.
Suzuki GS150R will be a decent choice if you consider it.
Honda Unicorn is very common nowadays. Although, Dazzler is considerable.
Rather than Honda Unicorn you can have a look at Hero Hunk as an option.
Yamaha Fazer is a good choice again for Stunning looks.
Apache 180 RTR is awesome below 85k but for height of 5'8', I think it is bit small looking.

Buddy go for Suzuki GS150R best commuter in 150cc...mileage of 50+, no vibrations even after 100+, 6th gear for crushing in highways....

Frankly speaking Pulsar 180 can do the job for you..but i would recommend Apache 160/180 to you reason is the speed mentioned is 40-60 kmph, so there wont be any vibration you will face for sure, once you plan to go beyond 5k-6krpm then vibration comes in factor... (its Negligible till 70-80kmph)....

I own Apache 180 (ABS) i never feel irking with vibration yet, it works smooth like other bike (around 60-70kmph) & accelaration/pick up is uncomparable (*Period)....


The Only other bike i will recommend is Suzuki GS 150....

I would suggest avenger, if you are comfortable with a cruiser. This has great looks and fabulous comfort. Handling will be bit difficult initially, but once you got accustomed to it, will be great.

thanks for quick approval.
ok, will try to convince him to consider impulse too

for some reasons he hates pulsar. he says pulsar are very unreliable and common bike. one of his friends and his uncle owns pulsar 150 and he says both bikes are screwed in 2 years.

for hero bikes,i have no idea why he hates hero bikes

what about spare parts availability of suzuki GS150R? some people says suzuki's after sales service is pathetic

he'll ride mostly @40-60kph but sometimes @ 80-100kph during 200-300kms highway trips. that's why he's looking for totally vibration free bike. his current caliber vibrates like hell after 50kph

he likes avenger but not considering it as his regular usage includes 2KMs of offroading [unpaved roads]

Nope, in my area sc's are good and humble..believe me if you ride well gs will last with you as your best friend..

Go for Gs150R

Pulsar 180 is the best bike for you IMO, but it do lacks the 6th Gear.
GS150R got a 6th Gear but lacks the power to use it for anything better than cruising effortlessly.

if pulsars last for 2years then how in the gods name would it dominate all the segments in which it exists for a decade!
Anyway if he's not interested in pulsar then could opt for fazer if he likes fairing or fz else a180 if he doesnt ride above 70 for most of the times, dont even think of honda coz they dont have any premium commuters in this price range unicorn in too out dated and dazzler not great at looks

that's why he doesn't like pulsars people complain about quality and reliability issues.

he eliminated TVS apache series from his list too .says riding posture is not comfortable and some vibration issues

now considering only FZ/Fazer, Dazzler

No GS150R or Hero impulse, his dad doesn't likes GS150R and impulse

in the above mentioned thread.. He eventually chose the pulsar 220 for his dad, even after spending so much on 180 himself.. The good thing about pulsar is its the best value for money.. It not as maintenance free than a yamaha or a honda, but its part are much cheaper. But if you hate going to the svc at all, like me(never went there after 2nd service, just bought 2 oil filters sometime back).. Go for a japanese bike..

Go for FZ-S

Yamaha product is more reliable. I just bought Yamaha FZ-S a week ago. This bike is awesome. Don't go from RTR 160. They may disappear it as they disappeared Apache 150.

Unicorn Dazzler is another good thought but FZ-S is the deal for you.