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Re: Born again. Buy again.
@ Harish
Thanks for detailed response.
Yes. Smooth engine is a prime requirement for touring.
@ Harish
Thanks for detailed response.
Yes. Smooth engine is a prime requirement for touring.
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Re: Born again. Buy again.
Hello,Originally posted by Rajpatel View PostHi.
53 years 5.6 height 80 kgs.
One knee operated upon.
Beginning of arthritis
Angiography done.
Diabetes on. BP on.
Tail bone pain on cruiser style posture and on hard rear shocks.
Knee pain on feet forward and extreme rear set foot pegs.
Never been to gym.
Stressful CEO job..
So left job. And got bitten.
Well bitten by a bug known as motorcycling again
Wow. Sounds like fun
So please suggest me a bike
A) around 150 kgs weight
B)..less than 800 mm saddle height
C) Non back breaking shocks
D) comfortable seating posture more upright commuterish
E) with DC powerful battery n headlight as may fit extra lights or HID
F) Good breaks.
G) reliability. Easy maintenance..almost anywhere
Budget felxi.
Purpose.
Long distance touring ..with luggage. Mostly solo ..no pillion ..2-3000 kms per ride all over India. ..all kinds of terrain..
Present bikes
Ninja 650
Avenger 220
FZ 150
Ray
Previous
RX 100, KB 125, KB 4S, RE DS 500, HH CD 100, Kinetic Marvel, Bajaj Scooty, Pulsar 150, 180,
Thanks.
Sir you've got all the bikes I can even think of :O I can suggest you honda cb unicorn old or new 160, suzuki gs150r and suzuki v storm from what I've seen till now :O I am a beginner and you're bike collection seems so awesome to me
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Re: Born again. Buy again.
Srinath
Thanks.
A friend of mine on the other riders group has suUki V storm and another friend has triumph tiger explorer 1200. While bother e bikes are fantastic on off roader they are tall bikes. They will be difficult to manage for me.
Suzuki gixxer 150 is almost similar to FZ 16. I don't like the looks of old unicorn. I haven't seen new unicorn so can't comment on it.
One concern I had was that can the 150.cc bikes do Ladakh with luggage and can they be easy for a solo rider.
I know even kinetic Honda scooter had done it but it was with backup technical support and with a group
So I started this thread here to get suggestions and learn from experience of experts.
As I intend to do some solo rides
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Hello,Originally posted by Rajpatel View Post
Sir I thought the height would be manageable for an experienced rider like you. Anyway, I have two other suggestions if you may consider. Those are BMW F650GS and triumph bonneville. You can get it modified with a windshield for touring and they can cruise comfortably! Also the suzuki gs150r is a different bike and not the gixxer! gixxer is a street bike whereas this gs150r is the older model which is very much more relaxed and used by middle aged men mostly for long commutes. There is also a thread here from a senior member called hoodibaba(57 year old i guess) who did ~5000km ride to northeast on this bike of suzuki's.
Lastly consider Benelli TNT 600 GT, and hysosung aquila pro gv650 hoping that you can manage the weight because of their short height. Sir, as you doubt do not go for 150cc to ladakh considering the factors that you've mentioned. Although these bikes are light and easily flickable, I feel, they ll be underpowered with rider and luggage and will compromise on your comfort.
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Sir long solo rides on a 150cc will be more of a mental challenge i think, why go for a 150cc???when you are using the ninja 650.I think its better to go for a bike in the similar cubic capacity than a 150cc.
I ride Honda dazzler(discontinued) which is a unicorn in new body panels.Its a nice city bike but on solo rides(approx 400Kms round trip) feel exhausted and always feel like it should have more power.
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Neil.
I'm with you on this.
My issue is my weak and operated upon knees due to which I can't take the load of the bike on legs. That's why the reluctance to tall bikes.
Frankly I like Triump Explorer 1200 and V storm or BMW bikes. It's sad that my physical limitations are preventing me. And of course age is not on my side as I'm not getting younger and stronger
And yes my trusty Ninja it is till I find an alternative . Have 2 medium distance rides planned before this year end. Mumbai Baroda Mumbai -- morning evening
And Mumbai Goa Mumbai for new year.
I take this opportunity to wish everyone at XBHP and all members a very happy New year.
All the best Friends God bless
One life. Ride well . Ride safe . Live to ride again
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Sir, I sincerely suggest you to take a friend's Karizma R/ZMR once and go on a long ride (say 40-50kms). Try out high speed cruising, braking, cornering etc. BTW this applies to any bike you feel is a contender. Its definitely worth taking long test rides since you are planning for all India kind of trips. You shall at least know if to exclude or include the bike in the list. But I feel Karizma would suit your needs easily.Tour De Thekkady
The Return of the KB
The Run-in Adventure
150cc doing 100+ is great!
100cc doing 100+ is awesome!!
150cc cornering like hell is great!
100cc cornering like hell is awesome!!
THAT'S WHY I RIDE A RTZ!!Comment
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Re: Born again. Buy again.
Thank you Harish
Good suggestion. Will try out karizma.
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Sir i think HD 750 or soon to be launched HD500 would be idealComment
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Raj sir, from what I have read is that you would like a light bike and that would limit your choices to bike with low cc. As all the other bikes are going to be heavy. I would have suggested KTM 1050 adventure but it is a really heavy bike. Seat height is 850 mm. The only thing to consider is that the commuter bikes would not be that comfortable and nor would you be able to push them on the highway. So best of luck with your choice of bike and enjoy your trips. From the two tours that you have planned they seem to be highway trips. You need a bike that really zips as highways are really boring to ride on and you want this part to be over as soon as possible.Comment
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I think you should consider the Triumph Street Triple. not so aggressive ride posture, good touring abilities, lightweight (~167 kg dry) and seat height of ~800mm...
Also think about the Triumph Bonneville... it is heavier than what you require but definitely a very nice bike...
Also, do give a look at Benelli.sigpic
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Thanks Raj0690
Yes Triumph ST is in the zone of consideration.
Bonny I find is heavy. Has hard suspension. And though no comparison it's in the Enfield region
Triumph tiger xrx with lower seat could also be worth a Dekho.
I think there will be some interesting bikes coming in 2015.
Will have to wait.
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Hi Krishan
Yes KTM Adventure would be tall though not so heavy.
Yes majority trips will be highway or state interior roads. Not much offs road as such. And no hard core off road as I'm not into it.
Till then Ninja will do.
Thanks.
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Let me put my 2 pence on a bike which I think has not been mentioned here, Pulsar 220. Its average weight, comfortable riding posture, loads of power and good torque, manageable seat height. I have been tripping on one for sometime, have done 2 back to back New Delhi - Kolkata round trips in extreme summers and rain and it has not let me down. The projectors have an added advantage. I use Motul 7100 which takes care of vibes at triple digit continuous speeds and has run the same day long. Have done ladakh with a pillion and luggage and was dependable. You might consider the old warhorse which still holds a candle to the new age machines !!!Comment
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