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Do test ride the Dominar. Also, what is the level of service support in your city? That should play a major role in your decision making. As i gather that you are from a smaller city/ town, where less common bikes might not get proper support at your local SVC.

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Yes I am from small town but most of showrooms are present. I went to Bajaj showroom also. I seen every model present their even Dominar and RS 200. but the guy said no test drive today as he was short of working men.

But is the Dominar average is pretty low 25 KMPL?

How about RE Standard 350?. will it suit my height and weight

Honda hornet is my last and safest option

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Hornet is a really good option for the type of mileage you are seeking. Also, do try the FZV2.0 and Apache 180(ABS).

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I tried FZ S but it looks again small when I seat on it.

Yet to try Apache.

Hornet has waiting period here

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after taking test drive of ns200 and apache 200 Bought fz 25 black colour on 20/10/17. The pulsar lovers will prefer ns 200 but being owner of Yamaha Bike earlier i gone with FZ25. You can't go wrong with any of these bike. FZ25 is amazing but heats up a lot may be because i am in braking period driven only 100kms till now.

The handling is so calm on clean and straight roads, feels like water in stomach is not moving. Still not crossing 4500 rpm as mentioned in manual.

Also i have a question. In manual it is mentioned that you don't need to rev slightly while down shifting and it will improve the fuel economy but i have habit of revving before downshifting.

is it ok not to rev while downshifting? what you guys do while downshifting?

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Why would you rev the engine while downshifting? You are supposed to close the throttle, engage the clutch, downshift and then open the throttle.

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You are supposed to close the throttle, engage the clutch, downshift and then open the throttle.

One of my friend told me to do this so as to avoid damage to gears. sometimes you may hear big noise while downshifting if you don't give slight throttle. But i guess this 2017 bike and hence i may not required to give throttle before downshifting. will it affect the transmission.

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U mean throttle blipping? I do that too, but only when i downshift one gear at a time.

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yes. correct

is it necessary to do nowadays. "slightly revving" is wrong word that i used. sorry for that

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If you have the budget of 1.5 lakhs, then a bigger bike is better. Everything except FE is better. Riders expect FE of 45+ kmpl on 150 cc bikes while 30+ for a 250 and 25+ for 300 cc bike ( Not perfect figures. Mainly depends on bike and riding style. RE 350 have around 40 kmpl FE ). So if FE is the main thing and you want a commuter, chose a 150/160 cc bike ( It is a major segment and good options are there. You can't go wrong with any of them.) It ticks all your boxes and you can save 50k rupees. But for long rides, choose wisely. There are better ones and bigger ones.

I ride Hornet 160 and I'm happy. 50+ kmpl. Big bike feel. good styling. Mature performance. When comparing with others, Hornet is not bad. Not the best as it depends on the expectations of rider. You don't lose anything, for sure.

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Blip the throttle for rev matching while downshifting. It gives a smooth shift without the jerk due to the gear coupling when the engine rpm and vehicle speed is not in expected proportion. Search for rev matching topics here or in internet. When practiced, you can avoid unwanted stress in gearbox and jerks while downshiting.

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+1

Or if the bike is having slipper clutch then also you don't need rev matching/ throttle blipping.

Did you check the duke 200/250 ?

Cheers.

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well thank you for replies but as I already said in my earlier post that I have already bought FZ25


I will look for revv matching topic thank you.



Big NO to duke 200 as I want decent pillion comfort

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I replied at the wrong time as I missed reading some of those replies. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Wishes for your new ride. FZ 25 has a lot of positive reviews. I hope the new bike serve you well.

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It can be done. Only the difference between a slipper clutch equipped and a non slipper clutch bike is that the rear wheel doesn't lock up on frantic downshifting.