From the 125cc stables:
1)Gladiator - For every practical reason, just that mileage is a let down as compared to other 125ccs..
2)Discover 135 - Not very nice to look at but considering your requirements of majorly city riding, you would need a lovely combination of torque and power for lesser gear shifts and lesser hassles...and in those regards, discover is one of the best city tools with a class leading power output of 13bhp (which is nearly equal to the the unicorn which is a 150cc bike) and lovely torque spread through the power band.
It has a low pillion seat which would be helpful for your wife to get on and get down on the bike...
4 gears ensure you get all the power/torque in city from the engine....


From the 150cc stables:
1) Pulsar 150 - One of the most practical bikes in india which has been proven by its sheer dominance on the market for over 8 years. You get every little bit for each little penny spent...It has got all you want from your 65ks you are about to spend....lovely engine, great mileage, very good low and mid range torque...

2) Extreme/Hunk : One (or two) best bikes from Honda. They are the bettered (in fact much bettered) engines of honda unicorn. Mileage, power, torque, city drive, highway drive...you get all in this package...

3) Suzuki GS150R : Probably the most suited bike for your kind of preference. For your type of (major city ) ride, you need a bike which has massive torque for ease of driving and here you are...this bike produces class second best torque of 13.4Nm whcih go along with 13.8 bhp of well-spread power. Only thing which could concern you with this bike is suzuki service, if its not near your house!


Sorry for confusing you further, but my suggestion would be to test ride as many bikes as you can and believe me only you can decide which bike fulfills your criteria....!

All the best choosing...!

If the Suzuki service is not an issue near where you live, I would say go for the GS with eyes closed.

bingo !!! i wanted to say this actually

i ride my RTR very carefull when i have a pillion or elz if i rev up at 1st gear it pops up a wheelie ..blame it on the acceleration and small wheelbase
but unicorn was much comfortable ..

Right, one of the main ideas and major advantages to go for a mono-suspension at the rear is to have centralization of weight at the centre/front of the bike. So even when you are riding with a pillion, the weight distribution remains more at the centre of the bike since the weight is transferred to the rear tyre by the monoshock. This is not the case with twin shocks at the rear because they don't centralize the weight at the centre of the bike and that's why with a heavy pillion the bikes with twin rear shocks appear to be flighty at the front (especially when the rear shocks are softly set)

Hmm Can you please care to explain this???
I've been riding a unicorn since Sep 2004 and i think it can be considered as long termer.
The monocross suspension setup is best in class. i've been riding my bike with my Mom, sister friends and they simply love the ride. High speeds with a pillion never gives you any kind of problem. And the pillion seat is also better then most bikes in the market.

mine is in the hardest set up ,, but still it pops ..
bingo !

where is uncle

from the title of the thread, i am assuming that ride quality seems to be the one of the more important criteria.

given that, i think the suzuki gs150's extra weight compared to other bikes in its class will definitely contribute to a lush ride quality. all said and done, while manufacturer's aim to bring down weight for performance reasons, for ride quality, a bit of weight does help.

also since the original poster has clearly mentioned that he is not one to be too particular or involved with routine maintenance, i don't think we should be recommending any of bajaj's offerings. thats the one thing every mechanic has told me, that with bajaj bikes (pulsars / discovers) lots of maintenance work keeps coming up. i should mention that i do not have personal experience with these bikes. just passing on some opinions.

Yeah, and this is what most of the people here are good at

Its turning out to unicorn vs gs150r, so best thing ll be test riding both and see what suits my priorities more, though both r great bikes in their own ways.

hope you go for the best ....which is uni

that was a bit rude and really unwarranted. given that this is a public forum and the original poster did ask for fellow member's opinions, i don't think my post was out of place.

in fact it was better than most of the stuff some fanboys post in here.

Dude ur post was definitely not out of place, and it was ur advice that i completely ruled out bajaj bikes. As for the comment i think it was just an off the cuff remark made in good humour so dont feel bad or take it personally, keep posting ur honest comments..... which definitely are helpful in decision making.

insanebiker and myself have clarified to each other. no offence or anything taken personally. the internet is an easy place to be misunderstood, so no worries.

coming back to the topic, please don't entirely take my word for it. like i said, its not my personal experience. you need to speak to some bajaj owners here too. they will provide far more relevant information.

the pulsars are not without their advantages. i have ridden pillion a couple of times, and i personally feel the ride quality is pretty damn good. i like softly sprung stuff, not much into racing leaning and stiff suspensions. also, as of today, i feel there is hardly a place in the country where you cannot get pulsar spares. this is an important consideration too, at least for me.

in any case, opinions here are well and good, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating and accordingly, you need to ride every option before your purchase decision.

ciao.

in bajaj..... discover 135 is reliable according to your limits
other i think you should not go for..........
coz as hell glider said.... its true

for ur requirements
u need a bike with good handling and comfort..........
and no sudden pick ups like rtr because u dont seem a racy guy
so for complete comfort for you and your wife
go for a bike that suits all this

as someone said
dont for too much weight otherwise a doctor may need to treat his own arms
traffic needs good handling and flick ability
so think on that terms
and take test rides

although there is a comparison between the gsr and uni
as people are telling........... gsr may be a problem for ur wife
its pillion seat is too much heighted

well it makes sense to me
but then in the end i dont want u cursing me for this thing
according to BIKEINDIA....... in their review they have written that at high speeds
winds come directly on the face of pillion...
n this is unbearable!
but i cant tell this is true or not
so this point i think its for u to trust or not
at ur own risk

if the showroom guys allow....... take ur wife for a ride on both bikes
and ask her opinion as well

make sure u buy a helmet with some basic things like knee and elbow guards for you and your wife
even the experienced crash sometimes and this knee and elbows are very important
i have known people losing their mobility


ps : all thoughts are according to my opinion........

^^^^ +1 very nicely said safety first!