Hi,
I'm 5 ft 8" 74kg and i used to drive suzuki max 100 R 10 yrs back and for the past 9 yrs driving an activa.
Now that my wife needs the activa , i plan to buy a bike and i need help in this regard. I went through different threads "bike for daily commute", "which bike to buy" etc and also gone through other web links , but could not get a clear answer.


I will mostly use the bike for my daily office commute around 8 kms which is expected to be 18 kms one way on ORR bangalore from next year.
Other than office commute, i plan to use the bike with a family of 3 (5 yr old kid) for short distance of < 10-15 kms to manage bangalore traffic.
For any higher distances with family or highway use, i will use my car.


Based on the above
1) Im not too much bothered about the cost or fuel efficiency , though i would prefer a VFM bike with good resale later, though resale is not a big criteria
2) The another reason for shifting to bike is to avoid any back pain or neck pain, associated with scooters.
3) currently i travel in scooter around 40-60kmph , max 80 and don't intend to cross 100 kmph in Bikes too.
4) The seat should be longer to accommodate 3 folks
5) Decent/adequate power for solo and family(3) travel


I'm mostly going for a 2nd hand bike < 3 yrs and i looked at the following options before me


Avenger Street
1) Mixed reviews on back pain or neck pain. Some say its comfortable and few say they get back pain, leg/calf pain
2) Avenger tough to go around /monoveour in bangalore city traffic and small gallis u take to avoid traffic.
3) Some people complain about skidding in initial period of driving
4) Good thing is 3 people can comfortably sit and the gear shift was easy
5) Also i see more avenger cruiser than street, but i heard for city street is better


Unicorn 160 CBS
1) Ticks all right boxes for me
2) Every1 seems to be happy with unicorn in the early years and saw good reviews , though there was not enough competition at that time.
Cons
1) Recently , because of competition from gixer and others , i see not so gr8 reviews and not so much recommended in the sub 1 lakh category.
2)Even the sales number was less for unicorn 160 in recent months.Because of it, im bit skeptical, if for some unicorn 160 , will be discontinued soon.
3) Also not sure if its the right buy , as i dont see it in the bikes to own under various forums under the 1L category


Pulsar 200 NS
1) Heard great reviews on that, best of the pulsar family.
2) Good resale
3) Heard good suspension for drive of about 20-25km in cities.
Cons
1) Not sure if i can drive with my son in the front. Also i think i needs to bend a bit
2) Some folks were saying for people < 5 9" it becomes difficult thought i did not find it tough during TD, though i felt the gear is tough
3) Not sure if 3 people can easily sit.
4) Even the bajaj service centre / showroom folks recommended avenger street to the 200 NS for me


Based on the above can you help me choose the right bike, I'm ok to look at options outside of the above 3.
Please guide me with reasons for your selection, which will help me and others in the future.