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Hi,
1. Budget - ~90K (can probably stretch to 1.10 Lc)
2. Age - 26
3. Height - 5\'10\"
4. Weight - 65
5. Intended usage (eg. Office/College commute, Highway runs, Racetrack usage, Weekend recreation riding etc.) - short office commute, recreational riding in the city
6. Fuel Efficiency requirement (approx., if any) - > 35 ideally
7. City & Highway percentage usage - 80-20(city-highway)
8. Approximate Daily / Monthly running - 25 / 800 (daily / monthly)
9. City / Town /Village of residence (so we can evaluate road conditions / traffic / terrain / altitude / OTR pricing) - Bangalore, on a shitty road for most of the time.
10. Brand / Bike type preference (if any) - Pulsar 200NS, Pulsar 200SS
I really like the 200NS, which also fits in my budget, and given the fact that it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s substantially more powerful than the R15 while being cheaper than it totally weighs it in my favour. However I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'m inexperienced and a cursory look through the forums suggests that the R15 is lower than the NS and a better handler.. a much better looker too in my opinion.
Now, after I saw the 200SS, I thought it looked much better than the NS. Also, given the fact that after the 150 and 180NSes the NS look would be very common for me to consider doling out close to a lakh without it feeling like a premium machine.
So,
1. Do you guys think the 200NS is a good bet at the moment? Compared to the R15, or others in its segment. (are there bikes I\'m missing out?.... I ruled out the Duke as I somehow didn\'t find it\'s exhaust note much to my taste, in addition to it being much more expensive and less of a city bike)
2. How long would the facelifted NS: ie the 200SS take to be launched (best estimates) and how much would it cost (again best estimate please)?
3. Would buying a 200NS now and slapping on the 200SS nose fairing be a good idea / viable at all? And would this be a smarter deal than buying the 200SS itself?
I would ideally have bought it in January itself, but if the SS launches by March, I\'d consider waiting for it.
Thanks very much guys.
PS: Also, I prefer sharper shaped headlamps like the NS\'s to the much rounder faired headlamps of the Karizma and CBR.
1. Budget - ~90K (can probably stretch to 1.10 Lc)
2. Age - 26
3. Height - 5\'10\"
4. Weight - 65
5. Intended usage (eg. Office/College commute, Highway runs, Racetrack usage, Weekend recreation riding etc.) - short office commute, recreational riding in the city
6. Fuel Efficiency requirement (approx., if any) - > 35 ideally
7. City & Highway percentage usage - 80-20(city-highway)
8. Approximate Daily / Monthly running - 25 / 800 (daily / monthly)
9. City / Town /Village of residence (so we can evaluate road conditions / traffic / terrain / altitude / OTR pricing) - Bangalore, on a shitty road for most of the time.
10. Brand / Bike type preference (if any) - Pulsar 200NS, Pulsar 200SS
I really like the 200NS, which also fits in my budget, and given the fact that it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s substantially more powerful than the R15 while being cheaper than it totally weighs it in my favour. However I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'m inexperienced and a cursory look through the forums suggests that the R15 is lower than the NS and a better handler.. a much better looker too in my opinion.
Now, after I saw the 200SS, I thought it looked much better than the NS. Also, given the fact that after the 150 and 180NSes the NS look would be very common for me to consider doling out close to a lakh without it feeling like a premium machine.
So,
1. Do you guys think the 200NS is a good bet at the moment? Compared to the R15, or others in its segment. (are there bikes I\'m missing out?.... I ruled out the Duke as I somehow didn\'t find it\'s exhaust note much to my taste, in addition to it being much more expensive and less of a city bike)
2. How long would the facelifted NS: ie the 200SS take to be launched (best estimates) and how much would it cost (again best estimate please)?
3. Would buying a 200NS now and slapping on the 200SS nose fairing be a good idea / viable at all? And would this be a smarter deal than buying the 200SS itself?
I would ideally have bought it in January itself, but if the SS launches by March, I\'d consider waiting for it.
Thanks very much guys.
PS: Also, I prefer sharper shaped headlamps like the NS\'s to the much rounder faired headlamps of the Karizma and CBR.
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