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  • #16
    go for the R15 man..p220 sucks..it's too heavy and tall one..yammie is also little efficient too..and YAMAHA is the future of india...
    BAJAJ is only cheating

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    • #17
      chicky, please don't flame.

      @ topic starter

      I say again, test ride is the only way out. You know what you want ..

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      • #18
        best touring/city bike is pulsar
        best track bike is r-15
        best city/sports bike is rtr
        you seemed to be inclined towards p-220 go ahead take a test ride & then make your mind {as your heart is on the fastest indian}
        i would suggest you to go for the pulsar 220
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        • #19
          Originally posted by Aditya-biking pro View Post
          (1) I would be using the bike mostly for city touring,hence i want to know whether R15 would be better in this aspect than p220. I like p220's initial torque and acceleration very much.Do the R15 provides this. I want v.good acceleration and initial torque. It should be ample nonetheless!

          (2) Would R15 be comfortable than P220 inspite of the sporty riding position?

          (3) I have heard that R15 skids on loose gravel and feels uncomfortable in little-bit bad roads. Is this much noticable?

          (4)I like the typical pulsar goodies too much like projectors,backlit switchgear,dual-horn,self-cancelling indicators etc. Hence,would like to know the availability of these in R15? Are the headlights and Horns of R15 good? This is a stupid question to ask but this matters me alot! Can i install HIDs on R15 later on?

          (5)Last but not the least,whats the city mileage of these two bikes(though not much important)?

          I know,my questions are little-bit silly but i m very much confused.Plz. help me guys. Thanks in advance!
          Ans <1>This can nobody can that which R15 would be better in this aspect than p220 this you have to decide.R15 initial torque and acceleration is very good but pulsar's is not too bad but P-220 score in its final torque and acceleration figures due to its huge new carb biggest on any Indian bike even RE..

          Ans<2> R15 would not be comfortable than P220 inspite of the sporty riding position
          but this is only for long rides(touring purposes) its more of a street racing bike...

          Ans<3> Yes R15 skids on loose gravel but not always depend on curves & speed(every bike can skid) no that is not much noticeable..

          Ans<4> the headlights are awesome but big NO to horn(its not horns its only one horn) in a 1L Rs bike which looks in india

          Ans<5> P-220 has 38-40 city & 40-45 on Highways R15 has 40 city and 45-48 Highway bro mainly depend on the rider...
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          • #20
            Originally posted by Aditya-biking pro View Post
            Lets leave p220 aside for sometime,now is the R15 better in low end pull than other bikes including apaches,fzs,fazer etc.....?
            And is the R15 better in braking,handling and suspension than the p220? Can anyone give me the true acceleration figures of the premium segment bikes available here plz.?
            I have no idea about these personally, but can quote BikeIndia's August issue and they have listed: TVS Start City, Honda Stunner, R15, RTR180 and P220 as the best 0 to 100 and 100 to 0 figure bikes in their categories: upto 100cc, 125cc, 150cc, 180cc, 250cc.

            Interesting figures:
            0-100kmph 100-0kmph 0-80kmph
            R15 14.09 4.43 8.5
            RTR180 13.21 3.21 7.88
            P220 13.15 3.96 7.91

            These figures are really interesting, and sort of make RTR 180 as the best puller till 80kmph and best stopper too

            So other bikes are not even in comparison. Hope this helps.

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            • #21
              Originally posted by chauhan_saurabh View Post
              I have no idea about these personally, but can quote BikeIndia's August issue and they have listed: TVS Start City, Honda Stunner, R15, RTR180 and P220 as the best 0 to 100 and 100 to 0 figure bikes in their categories: upto 100cc, 125cc, 150cc, 180cc, 250cc.

              Interesting figures:
              0-100kmph 100-0kmph 0-80kmph
              R15 14.09 4.43 8.5
              RTR180 13.21 3.21 7.88
              P220 13.15 3.96 7.91

              These figures are really interesting, and sort of make RTR 180 as the best puller till 80kmph and best stopper too


              So other bikes are not even in comparison. Hope this helps.
              Thanks for the figures.In acceleration,there is not much of a difference. R15 is good since it has overall good acceleration. But i wonder how the R15 can go down in braking figures??
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              • #22
                Originally posted by chauhan_saurabh View Post
                I have no idea about these personally, but can quote BikeIndia's August issue and they have listed: TVS Start City, Honda Stunner, R15, RTR180 and P220 as the best 0 to 100 and 100 to 0 figure bikes in their categories: upto 100cc, 125cc, 150cc, 180cc, 250cc.

                Interesting figures:
                0-100kmph 100-0kmph 0-80kmph
                R15 14.09 4.43 8.5
                RTR180 13.21 3.21 7.88
                P220 13.15 3.96 7.91

                These figures are really interesting, and sort of make RTR 180 as the best puller till 80kmph and best stopper too

                So other bikes are not even in comparison. Hope this helps.
                Do not rely the figures of BI. I was shocked to see P220's figures are calculated with near 100-kg rider (bunny) and RTR 180's figures are achieved with a mean person (around 60-70 kg).
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                • #23
                  Originally posted by ravi@17bhp View Post
                  I was shocked to see P220's figures are calculated with near 100-kg rider (bunny)
                  Last count, he had gone over a quintal! Thats what he said!
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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by ravi@17bhp View Post
                    Do not rely the figures of BI. I was shocked to see P220's figures are calculated with near 100-kg rider (bunny) and RTR 180's figures are achieved with a mean person (around 60-70 kg).
                    Even i was too shocked reading both the articles. According to it,RTR 180 is a mere fracion slower than the fastest indian!
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                    Honda Aviator Disc (Current)
                    Pulsar 220 dts-i 2009 (Sold)
                    Hero Pleasure (Sold)

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by ravi@17bhp View Post
                      Do not rely the figures of BI. I was shocked to see P220's figures are calculated with near 100-kg rider (bunny) and RTR 180's figures are achieved with a mean person (around 60-70 kg).
                      If so, that's not a good practice by BI and they'll loose trust if such things continue to happen.
                      Originally posted by Aditya-biking pro View Post
                      Even i was too shocked reading both the articles. According to it,RTR 180 is a mere fracion slower than the fastest indian!
                      Till 100Kmph.

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by chauhan_saurabh View Post
                        I have no idea about these personally, but can quote BikeIndia's August issue and they have listed: TVS Start City, Honda Stunner, R15, RTR180 and P220 as the best 0 to 100 and 100 to 0 figure bikes in their categories: upto 100cc, 125cc, 150cc, 180cc, 250cc.

                        Interesting figures:
                        0-100kmph 100-0kmph 0-80kmph
                        R15 14.09 4.43 8.5
                        RTR180 13.21 3.21 7.88
                        P220 13.15 3.96 7.91

                        These figures are really interesting, and sort of make RTR 180 as the best puller till 80kmph and best stopper too

                        So other bikes are not even in comparison. Hope this helps.
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                        • #27
                          I guess most of your questions have been answered. Since you asked about the 'city' mileage, I have been getting 43kmpl in city since the last 14 months, no matter how I ride it. I use Extrapremium petrol&normal petrol gives about 38kmpl.
                          Quench my thirst with gasoline!

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                          • #28
                            aditya : test drive r15 preferably (from your friend) so that you are at liberty to do a fair drive to judge the bike. R15 is world's cheapest entry level sports bike, it's packed with lots of Yamaha high techs., visit Yamaha website and know more about R15. Being a sports bike it's riding posture is different from commuter/street bike like P220.

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by chauhan_saurabh View Post
                              Interesting figures:
                              0-100kmph 100-0kmph 0-80kmph
                              R15 14.09 4.43 8.5
                              RTR180 13.21 3.21 7.88
                              P220 13.15 3.96 7.91
                              Is that a joke or sumthing?

                              R15 taking 4.43 sec with most GLUED breaking??
                              Wheras RtR 180 is doing 3.2 sec with that longer wheelbase and not so grippy breaking??
                              Common we are talking bout 100-0,and not 60-0..
                              LOL..
                              Salute to BI.!!
                              If these figures continue they wont sell for long.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Shanz View Post
                                Is that a joke or sumthing?

                                R15 taking 4.43 sec with most GLUED breaking??
                                Wheras RtR 180 is doing 3.2 sec with that longer wheelbase and not so grippy breaking??
                                Common we are talking bout 100-0,and not 60-0..
                                LOL..
                                Salute to BI.!!
                                If these figures continue they wont sell for long.
                                Originally posted by ravi@17bhp
                                Braking and wheelbase have nothing to do with acceleration figures. It is known fact that R-15s powerband is higher up after 5k rpm. Obviously 0-60 figures would be slower than RTR180 and P220.
                                Who spoke anything about the acceleration figures!
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