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KTM Duke 200 or Yamaha R15?
There was this question again! Duke 200 or R15? Even after reading all the reviews and forms this question still rings a bell in my head. Owning a Yamaha FZS has changed something about the perspective of biking to me. I learned biking in my FZ (Not only the bike i should thank, a friend of mine reached me a lot on controlling the power bikes).
Its almost 3 years and going beyond 25k now i feel i need more power but without burning a hole in my pocket. I always wanted the Yamaha R15 that too the V2.0. With menacing looks apart from that its a excellent small race machine i took a test ride of it and it was mind boggling particularly the dynamism and refinement of the bike. I am almost settled for it. But one day after taking a Pulsar 200ns ride i am blown away by the power that engine generated but it never felt like the Yamaha apart from the power delivery.
After some day i started researching about KTM Duke 200 and went to showroom to took a test ride, i was expecting something same as 200NS but the Duke is totally different from the word go it never stopped revving and just wanted me to ride it hard, very flickable and always in control. Amazing experience it was. Now comes the pricing part.
I am ok with both Yamaha R15(onroad 1.30lakh in chennai) and Duke 200(onroad 1.5lakh in chennai), But what concerns me more is the spending that's going to happen after buying the bike so to say the maintenance, mileage etc. My weekly commuting is exactly 130kms and least of 2 hours of travelling per day may exceed when i take a long drive but that's occasional. My FZS is giving me around 31kmpl and i accelerate a bit in free stretches.
Some say both the R15 and Duke 200 are very costly to use and maintain. Guys pls help me choose between the R15 and Duke 200. I love both the bikes to heart and they are my dream machines!
Its almost 3 years and going beyond 25k now i feel i need more power but without burning a hole in my pocket. I always wanted the Yamaha R15 that too the V2.0. With menacing looks apart from that its a excellent small race machine i took a test ride of it and it was mind boggling particularly the dynamism and refinement of the bike. I am almost settled for it. But one day after taking a Pulsar 200ns ride i am blown away by the power that engine generated but it never felt like the Yamaha apart from the power delivery.
After some day i started researching about KTM Duke 200 and went to showroom to took a test ride, i was expecting something same as 200NS but the Duke is totally different from the word go it never stopped revving and just wanted me to ride it hard, very flickable and always in control. Amazing experience it was. Now comes the pricing part.
I am ok with both Yamaha R15(onroad 1.30lakh in chennai) and Duke 200(onroad 1.5lakh in chennai), But what concerns me more is the spending that's going to happen after buying the bike so to say the maintenance, mileage etc. My weekly commuting is exactly 130kms and least of 2 hours of travelling per day may exceed when i take a long drive but that's occasional. My FZS is giving me around 31kmpl and i accelerate a bit in free stretches.
Some say both the R15 and Duke 200 are very costly to use and maintain. Guys pls help me choose between the R15 and Duke 200. I love both the bikes to heart and they are my dream machines!
. Now i am clear about these bikes.Since my useage is mostly of urban condition and less than 10% of useage in highways i need the acceleration & agility to quickly maneuver in the traffic. Though R15 V2 is a great bike, it lacks in power and comfort i think(no offence please) otherwise extraordinary bike. Taking the test rides back to back revealed some fine details of these bikes. Duke 200 seems to be the fun bike, i just took the test ride for few minutes it was so enthralling i think its the character of the engine. Plus the power, flickability and dynamism gives it an upperhand in real conditions. Not to leave the design part, its design is so fresh and out of the box and built is superb and light as a razor.
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