All new bikes and old badly maintained bikes have vibes. Coming to the D400, it vibrates less than RC390, but there is a buzziness in the mid range. Not bothersome, but that's how the engine tuning is! RTR vibes far more in comparo.

The vibes itself aren't a problem. Cuz in the power band the engine will vibrate. But, if I'm cruising at 100-120 and the handle bar shakes like a royal Enfield, than it can make the hands numb.

Thank you all, for prompt replies. @Ankey @mknaidu11 @vaishak rajiv. So what I've gathered is that
1. Abs is a big plus.
2. Fz 25 is good and all, but not that much of an upgrade.
I have a question, how much does the D400 vibrate? To give you a scale, the vibes from an RC390 are perfectly acceptable to me. But the vibes that an Apache 160 gives are painful. So if anyone has ridden one, could you describe?
If only I could get a test ride. The Bajaj dealer won't let me td!

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I am really surprised that Bajaj won't let you TD, try contacting customer care and ask them how are you supposed to buy a bike costing more than 1.5 lakhs without test riding. They will force the showroom to provide you a test ride. One of the members did the same for TVS and the showroom sent a bike to his house. I hope this works for you too. Else find out owners from your city on XBHP and request them for a ride. I am sure they will be glad to help a brother out.

Do let us know what you finally decide. Happy bike hunting. Ride safe.

Hey fellows. I've decided to buy a new bike. My current motor is a 2011 Fz s. There are no problems with it, just that I'm bored of it. I mean, I'm all for reliability, but not so much reliability that I get bored. Also, the power of it is gentle and now I want something bigger. So I've test ridden the Fz 25, and I quite like it. It feels like a bigger more powerful Fz. It's everything I've ever wanted. But then, the competition is too worthy. Dominar, I've registered for a test ride since they don't have tests here yet. Now,i'm a college student, and ride daily to and fro college, to and fro friends houses, and general roaming. Apart from that, I do longer rides also, every weekend a 50-100 Kms ride, and a proper big ride (400 kms+) every few months. I am average tall at 5 feet 6 inches. Considering my riding pattern, I think the Fz would be the sensible choice. But I want more power, and also, ABS! For God's sake why Yamaha chose to omit ABS from this vehicle I don't understand. 3rd the headlights. These 3 are the only tipping points I have towards the dominar. But the Fz is lighter, cheaper to own and run, easier. Can you guys please shine some LEDs on this matter and suggest? Is ABS really that important? I loved the RC 390s engine, and I think I'd love the dominars as well, though detuned.

If have rode the dominor for around 400kms but have not rode the FZ25. So my statement on FZ25 is based on user reviews and experience on the smaller FZ.
If you are ok with the vibes of an RC390/D390, the vibes on Dominor should not bother you much. Not sure of the exact rpm, but at speeds of 90+, the vibes do appear and are strong enough to make the mirrors vibrate. Found the brakes on the Dominar to be average too.
The FZ25 is supposed to have strong low end, good mid range, is light and being a Yamaha would be reliable too.
Would sum it up as :

Advantage Dominor :
1. Power : 14 bhp over the FZ25 is significant although the Yam has a good power to weight ratio.
2. Better cruising ability on the highways
3. Headlights are strong enough to light up a stadium (pun intended)
4. You wont get bored for sometime and look for another bike (depends)

Advantage FZ :
1. Low end with good power to weight ratio make it a good city bike and a capable highway cruiser
2. Better Mileage
3. Engine Refinement
4. Yamaha brand

Hey fellows. I've decided to buy a new bike. My current motor is a 2011 Fz s. There are no problems with it, just that I'm bored of it. I mean, I'm all for reliability, but not so much reliability that I get bored. Also, the power of it is gentle and now I want something bigger. So I've test ridden the Fz 25, and I quite like it. It feels like a bigger more powerful Fz. It's everything I've ever wanted. But then, the competition is too worthy. Dominar, I've registered for a test ride since they don't have tests here yet. Now,i'm a college student, and ride daily to and fro college, to and fro friends houses, and general roaming. Apart from that, I do longer rides also, every weekend a 50-100 Kms ride, and a proper big ride (400 kms+) every few months. I am average tall at 5 feet 6 inches. Considering my riding pattern, I think the Fz would be the sensible choice. But I want more power, and also, ABS! For God's sake why Yamaha chose to omit ABS from this vehicle I don't understand. 3rd the headlights. These 3 are the only tipping points I have towards the dominar. But the Fz is lighter, cheaper to own and run, easier. Can you guys please shine some LEDs on this matter and suggest? Is ABS really that important? I loved the RC 390s engine, and I think I'd love the dominars as well, though detuned.

This is a damn confusing question that even I am looking an answer for. Design wise the Dominar looks really attractive whereas the headlamp of FZ25 doesn't compliment rest of the muscular body line (that's my perception). However, both the brands are very reputed, Bajaj served my father and my personal 9 years of experience with Yamaha has been quite satisfying.

Someone pointed that Dominar is a homegrown machine so it will have advantages in maintenance but Bajaj have a bad habit of bringing in new products with minor changes (that's very discomforting as I personally prefer to own the latest techs) whereas Yamaha (as FZ25 is doing good in sales) will not change it atleast for 2 years apart from bringin in Fazer and some new color schemes.. which results in availability of parts easier (atleast in metros)..

Though I will be upgrading next year, when I will have lots of reviews available. If I had to choose something today I would consider the maintenance that both the bikes require after few services as I do not like changing machines very often..

I think maintenance won't be a big problem because I am usually prompt and cautious in that area (preventive maintenance) . My Yamaha is an example, and I guess my next bike will be too. However, I think the contenders have changed in my heart. Now it's more like D400 vs Duke 250. [emoji28] [emoji28]. So I've started window shopping on the Duke 250 thread as well, looking for problems/issues, good/bad points, etc.
I loved the Fz 25 and it's the only one which I have test ridden, but I don't want to get another fz. [emoji25]

By maintenance I meant wear and tear of replacement parts and quality of parts being supplied by manufacturer.

The good thing is you are still considering Dominar ..

If you are considering D250 then I would suggest you to consider BMW G310R and Akula as well.

One question - do you really need 373 ccs for commuting to and fro college and casual rides?