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Hello guys,
Quick intro: I've been riding a Yamaha RX135 for the past 9 years or so. A cousin wants it and I've decided to hand it over to him and get myself a new bike. For the past 2 weeks or so, I've been reading a lot of threads on XBHP and have found them quite useful and educating. Without further delay, let me post my question:
Requirements:
1. I'm not too tall (5.5), so I would really appreciate a bike that is lite in weight.
2. Easy to handle. Very important as I travel through traffic. Would be nice to just get past-by.
3. Least maintenance. No frequent visits to workshop for issues.
4. Decent mileage. Daily run is not more than 8kms. So mileage doesn't really play an important role here. But I would love to have as less visits to the petrol pump as possible.
5. Will keep the bike for at least 4-5 years. Or even more, say upto 10. So need a really reliable and well-built bike.
6. No long rides or highway rides planned. It would be just some city commute.
7. Last (and least important, but good to have) - Good pick-up. As I'm maturing from a RX, I would really love to have this. I don't intend to do take-off competitions, but a good pick-up does give a kick
After much contemplation, I decided to go with any bike that fulfills my needs within 100C to 150CC. I know there are many good bikes in 150CC category, but personally I find them bulky. And that makes these bikes difficult to manuver in thick traffic. I've expreience with friend's Pulsar 150 and I found it really difficult to handle in traffic.
I've shortlisted the following:
1. Yamaha SS 125
2. Bajaj Discover 125ST
3. Yamaha YBR125 or YBR 110
Other bikes I would like to consider:
1. Suzuki Hayate
2. Suzuki Slingshot Plus
3. Bajaj Discover 150 and Discover 100
4. TVS Star City 110
5. Hero Achiever 150
Please help me choose.
Yamaha
+ve: Good built, VFM and good looking bikes
-ve: Spares
Honda
+ve: Performance, smooth engine
-ve: Overpriced, poor dealer expereince
Suzuki
+ve: Good engines, VFM
-ve: Spares and future of Suzuki uncertain
Hero
+ve: Spares, resale, mass appeal
-ve: Not good built, overpriced
Bajaj
+ve: spares, service and resale. Newer bikes are good looking
-ve: Built quality. Two years down-the-line reliability
Please know that these are relative comparisons and based on my experience with bikes.
Do let me know your thoughts guys! Any help is much appreciated.
Quick intro: I've been riding a Yamaha RX135 for the past 9 years or so. A cousin wants it and I've decided to hand it over to him and get myself a new bike. For the past 2 weeks or so, I've been reading a lot of threads on XBHP and have found them quite useful and educating. Without further delay, let me post my question:
Requirements:
1. I'm not too tall (5.5), so I would really appreciate a bike that is lite in weight.
2. Easy to handle. Very important as I travel through traffic. Would be nice to just get past-by.
3. Least maintenance. No frequent visits to workshop for issues.
4. Decent mileage. Daily run is not more than 8kms. So mileage doesn't really play an important role here. But I would love to have as less visits to the petrol pump as possible.
5. Will keep the bike for at least 4-5 years. Or even more, say upto 10. So need a really reliable and well-built bike.
6. No long rides or highway rides planned. It would be just some city commute.
7. Last (and least important, but good to have) - Good pick-up. As I'm maturing from a RX, I would really love to have this. I don't intend to do take-off competitions, but a good pick-up does give a kick
After much contemplation, I decided to go with any bike that fulfills my needs within 100C to 150CC. I know there are many good bikes in 150CC category, but personally I find them bulky. And that makes these bikes difficult to manuver in thick traffic. I've expreience with friend's Pulsar 150 and I found it really difficult to handle in traffic.
I've shortlisted the following:
1. Yamaha SS 125
2. Bajaj Discover 125ST
3. Yamaha YBR125 or YBR 110
Other bikes I would like to consider:
1. Suzuki Hayate
2. Suzuki Slingshot Plus
3. Bajaj Discover 150 and Discover 100
4. TVS Star City 110
5. Hero Achiever 150
Please help me choose.
Yamaha
+ve: Good built, VFM and good looking bikes
-ve: Spares
Honda
+ve: Performance, smooth engine
-ve: Overpriced, poor dealer expereince
Suzuki
+ve: Good engines, VFM
-ve: Spares and future of Suzuki uncertain
Hero
+ve: Spares, resale, mass appeal
-ve: Not good built, overpriced
Bajaj
+ve: spares, service and resale. Newer bikes are good looking
-ve: Built quality. Two years down-the-line reliability
Please know that these are relative comparisons and based on my experience with bikes.
Do let me know your thoughts guys! Any help is much appreciated.
Mileage is awesome - How ever you ride city/highway (sane riding) you're gonna get 65-70 for sure! its maintenance free, "Very" easy to handle(low speeds) , reliable and"not so" well built bike, Good for city commute, also you mentioned "I've been riding a Yamaha RX135 for the past 9 years or so". you will definitely get bored of that 110cc 8bhp engine 125cc and above is the best deal for you! Experts can help you there! 
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