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  • greatest confusion

    hey guys,
    need a lil help in choosing a bike!!!please bear with me!!

    ok so am 6'1,and kinda heavily built.....and this is gonna be my first bike after my good ol honda activa.....

    i like to cruise on a bike,but once in a while i like to rip the engines,ride fast,take risky turns,risky overtakes,zipping through traffic.....

    hence ive finalised quite a lot of bikes....

    thunderbird(everyone says looks the best on me,i like it as a touring bike but then i cant zip through traffic which i really like,and am getting it cheap as well through CSD)

    p220(in my opinion this bike is last in my priorty,didn like its handling much)

    zmr(not yet ridden hence no comments)

    fazer(love its handling,accelration is OK)

    r15(now this is the baby i love,i havnt ridden it for more than a couple of kms,but the way it slides in between traffic,its accleration,handling is wayy awesome,mileage is allrite as well)

    but then people say tall people get back pains while riding r15 for long,it doesn even look good on tall people)

    hence im really confused between thunderbird,r15...and if not these then zmr,fazer and p220......

    i also loves SBKs,but since i cant afford one right one,i think to myself that a r15 can get me as to a SBK(not in term of performance,but by feel )

    but then i also like to cruise,take long rides,comfortably.....

    its alll soo damn confusing!!!

    please help me!!

    thx
    VJ

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    • #3
      ZMR/karizma R is the best for your needs

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      • #4
        i'll go with the zma-r too...R15 isnt bad either but for a heavy built guy,it just isnt the right choice...
        It all begins with a thumb-start -- Oh, wait, I forgot the kill-switch

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        • #5
          hey thx for ur suggestion...but what about its ride quality and performance.....

          i seriously fancy the r15....actually i rode it today,and the chandigarh roads provide a good oppurtunity to zip through traffic,unleash the beast within!!!and ridin it was a bliss!!!

          also hero honda people dont give test rides here!!!they always say that the bikes are not in stock and the one in display has also been sold out!!!
          so ive got no idea of zmr.....i rode the zma at 120 once an even that was great!!!

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          • #6
            Forget the height.. R15 is way to go.. one of the best performing bike with great looks.. and best handling..
            Riding, loving and enjoying my lord of the streets.. FZ-S...

            And dreaming of an R6/R1/FZ1/CBR 1000RR


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            • #7
              yea thats what im talkin about...do looks really matter??

              hows zmr performance btw?

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              • #8
                even apache RTR 180 will suit your needs,it can slice through traffic like butter,BEST roll ons(30-70)and a great highway companion.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by pranav_salieri View Post
                  even apache RTR 180 will suit your needs,it can slice through traffic like butter,BEST roll ons(30-70)and a great highway companion.
                  no thx man but i really don like apache....never have.....

                  r15,thunderbird or zmr!!!man this is tough!!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by neo_31591 View Post
                    r15,thunderbird or zmr!!!man this is tough!!
                    Would suggest thunderbird.
                    If you think Zma was great, the Zmr is a tad better, but heard delivery takes forever.
                    On R15, people will see someone zipping by. Not the bike . You're pretty big.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by kaynmantis View Post
                      On R15, people will see someone zipping by. Not the bike . You're pretty big.
                      hahaha...lol....true....yesterday i checked out a few zmr videos on youtube....zmr seems nice...but still my ehart purs out to r15

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                      • #12
                        Go for it,

                        if you liked the motorcycle while riding, nothing shall replicate the feeling of 15, i myself am 5'11 and weigh ~85kgs

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by sheelpriye View Post
                          Go for it,

                          if you liked the motorcycle while riding, nothing shall replicate the feeling of 15, i myself am 5'11 and weigh ~85kgs
                          hey thx for the encouragement....do u also own a r15???can u pls post some pics!!!and any modifications u did???i heard that tall people prefer to raise the height of the bike from the rear.....dunno if its true or makes a differnce....

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by neo_31591 View Post
                            hey thx for the encouragement....do u also own a r15???
                            Yes,
                            can u pls post some pics!!!and any modifications u did???i heard that tall people prefer to raise the height of the bike from the rear.....dunno if its true or makes a differnce....
                            of the motorcycle? or of me?
                            posting a pic how a fat guys looks on a motorcycle...
                            Rohit's Yamaha R15: Long Term Report - Motoroids.com

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by sheelpriye View Post
                              posting a pic how a fat guys looks on a motorcycle...
                              Rohit's Yamaha R15: Long Term Report - Motoroids.com
                              not fat, HEALTHY is the word!!

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