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    Need a suggestion for choose my new bike

    Hi to all fellow riders. This is sivakumar from bangalore. Till now I had two bikes. In late 2011 I bought apache rtr 160 and last year I bought pulsar 200ns. For riding posture is not comfort so I changed my apache. I feel good except some skid courtesy tvs tyre's. In pulsar 200ns I feel I'm under utilising her because I normally ride at a speed of 50 to 70kmph in city. Suspension also not as I'm expected because it's very rigid. Clutch is very hard to use in city traffic. Please suggest a bike mainly riding in city traffic with pillion rider. I'm 5 feet 5 inch tall. 80 kg of weight. My main expectation in comfort and handling. I have fzs v2 in my mind. Budget around 1.20 lakh. Please suggest. Thanks in advance. Sorry to not making it in order.

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    Re: Need a suggestion for choose my new bike

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    I don't think it makes any sense to sell off your NS to buy another bike for those requirements!

    But if you have checked out the FZ, then do have a look at the Unicorn 160 (commuterish) or Gixxer 155 (Slightly Sporty).

    Though sticking with the NS would make sense as per me! All the best
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    • #3
      Re: Need a suggestion for choose my new bike

      Get your NS fixed and stick to it. Getting a third bike for the reasons you have mentioned is a waste of money. NS has adjustable suspension and clutch issue can be fixed easily at the service station.

      Anyways if you want to go ahead and get a new 150-160cc bike, I would suggest the GIXXER. But remember that these machines will feel underpowered after getting used to NS. However, for city riding these bikes (FZ, Gixxer and Uni160) make more sense.
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      • #4
        Re: Need a suggestion for choose my new bike

        As others said, stick to 200NS. It's a fantastic bike.

        GIXXER has a fantastic smooth engine with almost zero vibes. FZ V2 is good but will feel terribly underpowered as you're used to 200NS.
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        • #5
          Re: Need a suggestion for choose my new bike

          If you want a bike for city use with good handling and comfort , go for the honda unicorn 160.
          But don't sell your ns200, just get it fixed .
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          I ride a bike to add life to my days !

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          • #6
            Re: Need a suggestion for choose my new bike

            After using Pulsar 200NS, any bike even in the same/lesser category would definitely feel under powered. However, I feel that you are getting back ache because of your speed in Bangalore city and not because of the bike. Make a wise choice by repairing your 200NS and using it again. And if you really feel that you need a new bike then I would suggest Yamaha FZ with FI or Suzuki Gixxer. Again, with speeds you are talking about, I am not pretty sure that the new bike is going to solve your back ache.

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            • #7
              Re: Need a suggestion for choose my new bike

              Selling off a pretty good bike and then spending money to buy something less powerful would not be a good choice to make. There is nothing that a good tuning up cant fix. get the suspension adjusted to your liking and ask the service station guys to make the clutch a bit smooth. It should solve the problem.

              If you have made up your mind to get a new one.. go for Gixxer or Unicorn 160. Both of them will fit your requirements.

              Take test rides and then decide.
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              • #8
                Re: Need a suggestion for choose my new bike

                Hey guys! I am new to his wonderful group
                planning to buy my first bike in this week ,confused btw rc390 or duke 390,
                only thing i am trying to avoid rc390 is due to poor built quality reported by other owners,
                is the poor built quality ignorable or should i go for duke 390 only

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                • #9
                  Re: Need a suggestion for choose my new bike

                  Originally posted by S NISHANTH View Post
                  Hey guys! I am new to his wonderful group
                  planning to buy my first bike in this week ,confused btw rc390 or duke 390,
                  only thing i am trying to avoid rc390 is due to poor built quality reported by other owners,
                  is the poor built quality ignorable or should i go for duke 390 only
                  You should probably make your own query thread rather than posting here.
                  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!!

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                  • #10
                    Re: Need a suggestion for choose my new bike

                    Originally posted by harishkumarko View Post
                    You should probably make your own query thread rather than posting here.
                    oh sorry , i am new to this group
                    and thank you ,i will do as you sugessted

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                    Last edited by S NISHANTH; 05-16-2015, 05:20 PM.

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