Hi fellow Xbhpians,

I never thought I would come back to this forum and ask this question. But destiny works otherwise. I'm back with the classic question - what bike?
Brief vitals - Height 5 ft 8.5 inches, weight 75 kgs. Age 29. Vehicles owned in past: Bajaj Boxer CT till 2007 and Pulsar 180 UG IV (2010 - 2011).
The mistake in the title of the post is one I regret most till day - the day I sold my Pulsar 180.

Background: I had been using my Pulsar to the fullest in my bachelor life. Had done a couple of trips covering Wayanad and Goa from Bangalore. However post marriage, I bought a Hyundai i10 in 2011 october. The months following that I saw my Pulsar usage drop drastically. Add on to the fact that, while Pulsar was a very good companion for long drives, I felt it was heavy in nature for short hauls. In fact, after driving my pulsar for a while, I used to take my friend's Victor and boy was I surprised at the lightness. I also had my share of falls in the Pulsar a few skidding and low speed drops may be because of my inability to traction the heavy bike. I'm not sure. But the fate was sealed when I fell with my Wife in Pillion at our parking basement. There was also this issue during the early days of my Pulsar that air was leaking out constantly from tyres and had to put the good fight for an elongated time to fix with the dealer. Ultimately, fit of rage, rash and add to that a bad decision - I finally sold my Pulsar UG IV 180 cc within 1.5 years of ownership. I did not miss it for a while to be honest, but of late, I'm getting the itch to get a 2 wheel machine in my garage to complement the i10 and a 2012 Dio my sister owns and uses. And the itch has taken a larger form due to spiralling petrol prices and the worst traffic I've ever faced in my life I have to negotiate daily. (ORR through BTM, silk board etc.).

Requirements: Here is where I'm torn. While the Pulsar entertained me with good power on tap, I did not like its rigid nature; It was not exactly flickable in traffic and neither it was a balanced top of the line handler in curves. Add to that I was always feeling heavy lugging the bike around. Now that I'm married, I'm not looking the bike from a road trip perspective. I would bank on the car for such needs; rather looking at an every day all round bike that I can use for commuting as well. All this kind of lead me to me choosing the Dream Yuga - an inexpensive vehicle to own and run. But my P180 experience rekindled the biker in me and is now urging to go beyond - maybe the CBR 250 R - this will give an exclusivity and of course all pluses of an affordable superbike ownership. Now my question is will going from a UG 4 P180 to a Dream Yuga make me unfulfilled in the long term? Or is it better to go for the 250 R which will quench my thirst for performance but comes at the cost of heaviness. From a budget perspective, I'm not too strict and I can accomodate both but I want to ensure I put the money on the right bike. And any bike I buy, I will never make the mistake of selling it again - I'm looking at an ownership time frame of 5-7 years. So xbhpians, I call your help once again to solve my conundrum.