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    r15, duke, cbr 150 ?

    planning to get a new bike this december
    i just wanted to know which among these is better ?
    i personally like the r15 looks and power ? is is decent enough ?
    mostly ill be riding in city and sometimes in the highway at 130 kmph
    i weigh 80 kgs and 6'3 in height
    and mileage ? anything above 30 will do
    and am a rough rider and i love zip zap in traffic and even leading after the signal
    confused between these
    and will it last for 3 years ? and i want to know the top speed of these bikes too
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    • #3
      Originally posted by mutatedknutz View Post
      planning to get a new bike this december
      i just wanted to know which among these is better ?
      i personally like the r15 looks and power ? is is decent enough ?
      mostly ill be riding in city and sometimes in the highway at 130 kmph
      i weigh 80 kgs and 6'3 in height
      and mileage ? anything above 30 will do
      and am a rough rider and i love zip zap in traffic and even leading after the signal
      confused between these
      and will it last for 3 years ? and i want to know the top speed of these bikes too
      Top Speed!! ROFL ..... What you have to do with top speed ? never mind.

      From you lines above which shows your persona, So Straight Strike R15 out of list.
      1. R15 is not for Zic Zac in city traffic.
      2. R15 goes to 130kmph+ with good amount of time and technique post 127kmph.
      3. Surely not a signal racer, why ? because Duke takes it down with smiling.

      As per your post Duke only fits in all criteria!!

      Any one would go for R15 only if it's die hard fan of Yamaha or Sports model.
      Duke will do all which R15 does with ease and fun.


      Any one of these bikes suits for 6+ft tall or not, needs to be judged self with a good TR, additionally take a city ride.

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      • #4
        Re: r15, duke, cbr 150 ?

        Duke, It's a perfect city bike.

        zip zapping in city on a full faired bike won't be any easy or fun.

        Duke out accelerates both R15 and the CBR 150R but both these will outrun the duke in the end as duke's top end isn't that great.



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        • #5
          I vote for Duke

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          • #6
            For your style of riding, the Duke will be great fun

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            • #7
              Originally posted by christo View Post
              Duke, It's a perfect city bike.

              zip zapping in city on a full faired bike won't be any easy or fun.

              Duke out accelerates both R15 and the CBR 150R but both these will outrun the duke in the end as duke's top end isn't that great.

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              Bro Duke goes beyond 140+kmph with right riding. The only thing matters is the wind resistance due to no fairing, but does 125-130kmph easily.

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              • #8
                i mentioned top speed
                highway battle with friends on nh. i would take a splendor in that case. top end does matter to me
                i have ridden the r15 version 1 and i could ride it very well in traffic, one of the best handlers
                duke i personally dont like the looks from behind and pillion seat is too small and r15 fairing is just too good
                and what about cbr 150 ?

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by mutatedknutz View Post
                  i mentioned top speed
                  highway battle with friends on nh. i would take a splendor in that case. top end does matter to me
                  i have ridden the r15 version 1 and i could ride it very well in traffic, one of the best handlers
                  duke i personally dont like the looks from behind and pillion seat is too small and r15 fairing is just too good
                  and what about cbr 150 ?
                  Highway battle ??

                  Bro we don't support Highway battle or any kind of battle, frankly speaking if your req goes with a asplendour then buy it. And top speed doesn't decide the win of a battle or race. It's about how quick you can get to a good speed rather than top end speed.

                  R15 is little quicker than CBR which is almost negligible. But CBR has some 5-8kmph more than R15. comfort and pillion is good with CBR. And if you are thinking on R15 V1 then it has to be second hand rather than new one. New R15 V2 has better balanced city torque compare to CBR. There was a conversation where it was pointed that V1 has small kmph more to V2.

                  Even P220 will over run R15. As per your comment you are not in mood of Duke, where as Duke is anytime better over R15. Both don't have pillion comfort.

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                  • #10
                    For 6'3 height i'll suggest R15..........
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by mutatedknutz View Post
                      i mentioned top speed
                      highway battle with friends on nh. i would take a splendor in that case. top end does matter to me
                      i have ridden the r15 version 1 and i could ride it very well in traffic, one of the best handlers
                      duke i personally dont like the looks from behind and pillion seat is too small and r15 fairing is just too good
                      and what about cbr 150 ?
                      CBR 150R attains its CLIMAX Slower than R15. he he . Now how you like ?

                      Jokes apart, I have read and heard CBR150R has advantage over R15 in top speed, but takes time to attain the top speed. CBR150R is perfect for highway.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by krishnab4u View Post
                        CBR 150R attains its CLIMAX Slower than R15. he he . Now how you like ?

                        Jokes apart, I have read and heard CBR150R has advantage over R15 in top speed, but takes time to attain the top speed. CBR150R is perfect for highway.
                        +1 But bro I think both bikes are same on highway with CBR going ahead with a mere small kmph difference.

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                        • #13
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                          My personal suggestion would be try the preference bikes first, look what's comfortable for you and then go ahead with the selection.

                          In regards to power and output, my experience says go for Duke since it fits the bill properly based on your requirements. Comfort part, being over 6 feet I suggest take a test ride and see how every bike performs. Dont forget you are investing more than a lakh or rupees so better take time to take the decision.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by mutatedknutz View Post
                            planning to get a new bike this december
                            i just wanted to know which among these is better ?
                            i personally like the r15 looks and power ? is is decent enough ?
                            mostly ill be riding in city and sometimes in the highway at 130 kmph
                            i weigh 80 kgs and 6'3 in height
                            and mileage ? anything above 30 will do
                            and am a rough rider and i love zip zap in traffic and even leading after the signal
                            confused between these
                            and will it last for 3 years ? and i want to know the top speed of these bikes too

                            Hi dude,
                            I own R15(V2) so can comment on this only. About other bikes, the respective owner would be the best person to comment as rest of the common info(read theoretical) you can easily find on internet.
                            As per my experience, R15 has enough power to thrill you in city as well as in highway.
                            Handling is awesome so doing zip zap is actually FUN
                            Riding on highway/twisty ghats...that's the best part...I've clocked 147 kmph top speed, in our riding group everyone with R15(V2)has crossed 145 kmph( but obviously with crouching), But attaining 135 kmph is butter smooth.
                            Mileage is 35kmpl with INSANE riding. Moderate riding(sane/insane combined) would give you ~40 kmpl or a little more.
                            But yes leading after signal, Duke would beat R15(tested, hence not just theory ), But I could see you are not in favor of Duke, so blindly go for R15, no complain.
                            But I would suggest talk with the owner of every bike if you have doubts and most importantly take a test ride of each bike
                            Last edited by kuntalnag; 11-30-2012, 01:35 PM.
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by mutatedknutz View Post
                              planning to get a new bike this december
                              i just wanted to know which among these is better ?
                              i personally like the r15 looks and power ? is is decent enough ?
                              mostly ill be riding in city and sometimes in the highway at 130 kmph
                              i weigh 80 kgs and 6'3 in height
                              and mileage ? anything above 30 will do
                              and am a rough rider and i love zip zap in traffic and even leading after the signal
                              confused between these
                              and will it last for 3 years ? and i want to know the top speed of these bikes too
                              R15 v2.0 has got all the stuff to put a smile on your face. the looks,power top speed if that counts.
                              City riding: i daily commute 30 odd kms. all through the city not even a single meter on highway. Trust me the bike is super flickable
                              sometimes in the highway at 130 kmph:
                              not a problem. touches 135 easily. I've personally clocked in 148kmph and I know quite a few guys who have clocked similar speeds. FE: depends on your riding style. Rip it apart still 30+ FE you'll be able to get.
                              In the end it's your call. .
                              Head start on signals. duke wins hands down.
                              When comparing also take in consideration the displacement of the bikes. power to weight ratio as well. that matters a lot.
                              invest properly else the machine would be liability instead of satisfactory investment
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