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Hi Guys.
I'm on the lookout to own a new Sports Bike after 5 years staying away from bikes because I decided to daily commute in a car to avoid breathing in dust/pollution as you know Bangalore city is one of the busiest roads from where I developed Wheezing and lung congestion but Now I have come to a point where I need a two wheeler just to get around places on weekends and once a while tour to destinations around to mysore, chennai, hassan.
My budget is currently between 2 to 3 lacs and today I went to a KTM showroom to actually look at the bikes myself after reading thorough reviews about the bikes I took both 250 and 390 for a test ride and found Duke 250 to be pretty powerful and one of the things i did not like is the initial movement of the bike as it tends to turn off if not properly accelerated which I think is not a big thing till i get used to it and another thing is the seat height as it was taller than my previous Yamaha FZ S 150 but good thing was being 5.8 both my legs were touching the ground if not very comfortably and I was not on my toes., same is the case with Duke 390.
Performance wise the Duke 390 is just too damn of a beast to ride with kind of power it is built with and I was scared to accelerate even on 2nd gear, it is far ahead of Duke 250 but for a weekend riders like me I'm not sure If i need such a powerful bike or just consider 250 to be a decent choice and the only reason I went with KTM is because of its stunning striking design and a bloody onlooker which I did not find on Bajaj Dominar or Suzuki, while Benelli, Kawasaki and Ducati are quite pricey to my budget so I'm here to get some advice and suggestions between the two bikes which one I should go with.
Here is what I'm looking at. I will ride the bike solely to enjoy the feeling of a sports bike, I should be confident when it comes to manoeuvring and overtaking on the road be it city or highway and in most cases it will be a sole ride with no pillion ride.
You may have noticed I did not mention Yamaha 250 and this is because I owned a Yamaha FZ S 150 and i had terrible experience with engine finally coming to rebore at 50k km because I killed it for 5 years with daily commute of 48km and for a change I want to try something other than Yamaha.
Thanks!
I'm on the lookout to own a new Sports Bike after 5 years staying away from bikes because I decided to daily commute in a car to avoid breathing in dust/pollution as you know Bangalore city is one of the busiest roads from where I developed Wheezing and lung congestion but Now I have come to a point where I need a two wheeler just to get around places on weekends and once a while tour to destinations around to mysore, chennai, hassan.
My budget is currently between 2 to 3 lacs and today I went to a KTM showroom to actually look at the bikes myself after reading thorough reviews about the bikes I took both 250 and 390 for a test ride and found Duke 250 to be pretty powerful and one of the things i did not like is the initial movement of the bike as it tends to turn off if not properly accelerated which I think is not a big thing till i get used to it and another thing is the seat height as it was taller than my previous Yamaha FZ S 150 but good thing was being 5.8 both my legs were touching the ground if not very comfortably and I was not on my toes., same is the case with Duke 390.
Performance wise the Duke 390 is just too damn of a beast to ride with kind of power it is built with and I was scared to accelerate even on 2nd gear, it is far ahead of Duke 250 but for a weekend riders like me I'm not sure If i need such a powerful bike or just consider 250 to be a decent choice and the only reason I went with KTM is because of its stunning striking design and a bloody onlooker which I did not find on Bajaj Dominar or Suzuki, while Benelli, Kawasaki and Ducati are quite pricey to my budget so I'm here to get some advice and suggestions between the two bikes which one I should go with.
Here is what I'm looking at. I will ride the bike solely to enjoy the feeling of a sports bike, I should be confident when it comes to manoeuvring and overtaking on the road be it city or highway and in most cases it will be a sole ride with no pillion ride.
You may have noticed I did not mention Yamaha 250 and this is because I owned a Yamaha FZ S 150 and i had terrible experience with engine finally coming to rebore at 50k km because I killed it for 5 years with daily commute of 48km and for a change I want to try something other than Yamaha.
Thanks!
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