Showing posts with label Which bike to buy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Which bike to buy. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Which one makes the bike Economic - Mileage? or Maintenance?
Most of us have confusion about choosing the bike.
Some prefer bikes with lesser mileage and some prefer bikes which provides lesser mileage but low maintenance cost.
Which is better? A Bike with Better mileage? or A bike with Better maintenance?
For this debate let's assume a Story.
The Hero is a commuter who needs to travel 50Kms daily to travel from his home to office and from his office to home.
He travels 20days in a month and in Saturdays and Sundays he wont use his bike.
So for a year He need to travel 50*20*12 = 12000Kms.
Of course all bikes needs regular oil change within every 3000kms since he is using a poor grade engine oil just for Rs. 150.
If our Hero buys a bike that provides a better mileage,
say 70kmpl and more will be his bike's mileage and his bike would give him quite charging maintenance say he spends around 500.Rs extra for each service to make his bike better every time he changes oil. (Rs. 500 is too (too, too, too...) much for a new bike. but its just an assumption.
The Total expenditure will be:
Petrol Charges - 12000/70*50.Rs(price of petrol)= 8600. Rs (nearly)
Servicing and Engine oil - 4*(500+150) = 2600. Rs
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Total = 11,200. Rs
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Suppose if our hero buys a bike with lower mileage and lower maintenance,
say 50Kmpl and more will be his bike's mileage and Rs.0 will be his maintenance cost but still he need to change the engine oil. Still "Rs.0" is not possible for the new bike since it might require at least small screw change or bulb change.
The Total expenditure will be:
Petrol Charges - 12000/50*50.Rs(price of petrol) = 12000.Rs (nearly)
Servicing and Engine oil - 4*(0+150) = 600.Rs
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Total = 12,600.Rs
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This means that an average bike with 70kmpl+ mileage will save you nearly 3600.Rs a year and 1,400.Rs comparatively even if it has poor maintenance cost.
Which means Mileage is more prior than Maintenance for a bike to be owned.
So Make wise plans accordingly...
Some prefer bikes with lesser mileage and some prefer bikes which provides lesser mileage but low maintenance cost.
Which is better? A Bike with Better mileage? or A bike with Better maintenance?
For this debate let's assume a Story.
The Hero is a commuter who needs to travel 50Kms daily to travel from his home to office and from his office to home.
He travels 20days in a month and in Saturdays and Sundays he wont use his bike.
So for a year He need to travel 50*20*12 = 12000Kms.
Of course all bikes needs regular oil change within every 3000kms since he is using a poor grade engine oil just for Rs. 150.
If our Hero buys a bike that provides a better mileage,
say 70kmpl and more will be his bike's mileage and his bike would give him quite charging maintenance say he spends around 500.Rs extra for each service to make his bike better every time he changes oil. (Rs. 500 is too (too, too, too...) much for a new bike. but its just an assumption.
The Total expenditure will be:
Petrol Charges - 12000/70*50.Rs(price of petrol)= 8600. Rs (nearly)
Servicing and Engine oil - 4*(500+150) = 2600. Rs
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Total = 11,200. Rs
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Suppose if our hero buys a bike with lower mileage and lower maintenance,
say 50Kmpl and more will be his bike's mileage and Rs.0 will be his maintenance cost but still he need to change the engine oil. Still "Rs.0" is not possible for the new bike since it might require at least small screw change or bulb change.
The Total expenditure will be:
Petrol Charges - 12000/50*50.Rs(price of petrol) = 12000.Rs (nearly)
Servicing and Engine oil - 4*(0+150) = 600.Rs
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Total = 12,600.Rs
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This means that an average bike with 70kmpl+ mileage will save you nearly 3600.Rs a year and 1,400.Rs comparatively even if it has poor maintenance cost.
Which means Mileage is more prior than Maintenance for a bike to be owned.
So Make wise plans accordingly...
Best 100cc segment Bike - Economy
It gives me immense pleasure to make a review about the 100cc bike segment which is in matured stage (moreover we can call it is in Declining stage) which ruled the Motorcycle segment since 1986 and retained for nearly two decades.
Even now the craze for 100cc bikes has not been reduced that much among the commuters who expect mileage and comfortable riding.
Ooh!!! still the tiny engines has a separate market in India according to foreigners. but we could proudly say even with a tiny engine we enjoy a lot in terms of performance too which has been a special point in the current market situation.
Lets get into our comparison:
The Top bike manufacturers in the 100cc segment are HeroHonda followed by Bajaj, TVS, Yamaha and Honda
Hero Honda with its Passion Pro (latest version of 100cc bike) now leads the sales as well as the sturdiness of the bike makes its to be more economic. The Bikes output power and Torque are more satisfactory and ensures that it is worthy to be praised as a good bike.
Next comes Bajaj Discover 100cc (over taking its predecessor Platina in terms of mileage and gets the next position). The Discover even though built for mileage and ensure top end mileage, the bike also carries a powerful engine which makes the bike fastest in 100cc bikes.
Then comes the TVS Star winning almost in every aspects good mileage, Good performance, Good looks, etc... But the only thing is it has bigger tanks which is also a pros when we speak about traveling long distances.
Yamaha with its Libero G5 and Alba, the same engine in different dresses. Even though the engine size is bigger compared to other bikes, the output power and torque are less comparatively. also it has the heaviest bike category (ranging from 125 to 132kgs)
Honda CB Twister latest launch from Honda. The bike easily wins the other bikes in terms of Top Speed, Pickup and Styling etc...
So in terms of Best torque(Pickup), the order of the bikes falls like this:
So in the Mileage concept, the Beat bikes order will be:
Even now the craze for 100cc bikes has not been reduced that much among the commuters who expect mileage and comfortable riding.
Ooh!!! still the tiny engines has a separate market in India according to foreigners. but we could proudly say even with a tiny engine we enjoy a lot in terms of performance too which has been a special point in the current market situation.
Lets get into our comparison:
The Top bike manufacturers in the 100cc segment are HeroHonda followed by Bajaj, TVS, Yamaha and Honda
Hero Honda with its Passion Pro (latest version of 100cc bike) now leads the sales as well as the sturdiness of the bike makes its to be more economic. The Bikes output power and Torque are more satisfactory and ensures that it is worthy to be praised as a good bike.
Next comes Bajaj Discover 100cc (over taking its predecessor Platina in terms of mileage and gets the next position). The Discover even though built for mileage and ensure top end mileage, the bike also carries a powerful engine which makes the bike fastest in 100cc bikes.
Then comes the TVS Star winning almost in every aspects good mileage, Good performance, Good looks, etc... But the only thing is it has bigger tanks which is also a pros when we speak about traveling long distances.
Yamaha with its Libero G5 and Alba, the same engine in different dresses. Even though the engine size is bigger compared to other bikes, the output power and torque are less comparatively. also it has the heaviest bike category (ranging from 125 to 132kgs)
Honda CB Twister latest launch from Honda. The bike easily wins the other bikes in terms of Top Speed, Pickup and Styling etc...
So in terms of Best torque(Pickup), the order of the bikes falls like this:
- CBTwister - 109cc - 9nm @6000rpm
- Platina - 99.3cc - 8.1nm @4500rpm
- Passion Pro - 97.2cc - 8.05nm @4500rpm
- Discover - 94.3cc - 7.85nm @5000rpm
- Yamaha G5 - 106cc - 7.85nm @6000rpm
- TVS Star - 99.7cc - 7.5nm @5000rpm
So in the Mileage concept, the Beat bikes order will be:
- Discover - Smallest Engine, Lesser weight but with better torque (Best Mileage = 85kmpl+)
- Passion Pro - Upgraded engine with carefully designed for torque (Best Mileage = 80kmpl+)
- Platina - Second best torque produced, the bike's design ensures free flow travel with then bike (Best Mileage = 80kmpl+)
- CB Twister - Topper in Torque, but engine cc is bigger hence mileage = 75kmpl+)
- TVS Star - All time star - strong performance (Best Mileage =75kmpl +)
- Yamaha G5 - Best Mileage (70kmpl +)
The Economic 100cc Bike award goes to Discover 100
Pulsar 220 DTSi - Fear the Fastest Guy
The New Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-i, the all new name of the Bajaj's power packed series of Entry Level Sport bike.
Again the Pulsar has become the leader overtaking its international branded competitor YAMAHA.
Actually, it was bajaj who changed the carburetor Engine into Fuel injected engine, which is too costly and the fuel injector was prepared by Delphi. Hence this replacement of carburetor instead of Fi has saved lots and lots of money along with that Si was an already available technology which also contributed lesser R&D expenses. So the bike was priced less than INR 71,000(which is a steal for Indian youths)
In the latest P220, pulsar had implemented its own carburetor Engine with its equipped technology of swirled induction, which was implemented in tiny 125 and 135cc engines.
The new carburetor which is quick larger than other carburetors provided the bike extra speed and with a better mileage.
The only constraint is pick up of P220Fi is slightly missing in new P220, but the top speed which even crosses 140 gradually is considered to be the best part and makes it a Fastest Indian.
I have decided my next bike. Have you???
Best 150cc bike in India - Comparative analysis
Best 150cc Bike in India (Entry level Sports bike)
I would like to consider the 150cc Bikes only in entry level. So I wont be including R15 in this range since it is an absolute Sports bike.
Now in India we have 6 Major 150cc Branded Bikes they are:
I would like to analyze the best bike on each and every aspects that a bike should be in my following post of Best 150cc bike.
Based on the overall aspects I have ranked the 6-bikes below:
I would like to consider the 150cc Bikes only in entry level. So I wont be including R15 in this range since it is an absolute Sports bike.
Now in India we have 6 Major 150cc Branded Bikes they are:
- Bajaj Pulsar 150
- HeroHonda CBZ XTreme
- Honda Unicorn
- TVS Apache RTR 160 RD
- Suzuki GS150R
- Yamaha FZ-S
I would like to analyze the best bike on each and every aspects that a bike should be in my following post of Best 150cc bike.
Based on the overall aspects I have ranked the 6-bikes below:
- Suzuki GS150R
- TVS Apache RD
- Yamaha FZ-S
- Pulsar 150
- CBZ XTreme
- Honda Unicorn
Rocking Year for Bajaj 2010
The Bajaj, leader of Indian bikes who has been stated that "They'll loose Market" after the Re-entry of Yamaha (with its R15 and FZ-series bikes) and Suzuki (with GS150R).
But times are not for a long time. Pulsar revamped again the statmenet.
The New Pulsar 135, Pulsar 150, Pulsar 180, Pulsar 220i and Finally Ninja. All in a row within a short span of 3 months made a better market competition and out of it Bajaj won because of its Good performance bike engines provided at a low cost with good fuel efficiency too.
So What more to say...
Bajaj has rocked again and made their possession more stronger in the Market.
Indian Bikes Review - Start its era again
Hi Pals,
I am very glad that i got a good response from my dear friends and stranger friends, who wanted me to write comments about the bikes again.
I am very grateful to the hope that they kept on me and thank you guys for you comments.
I'll continue my job from today, and will meet all your expectation.
also there was a request from guys to compare bikes with respect to speed, mileage, Style, performance,etc...
Expect them...
Read more »
I am very glad that i got a good response from my dear friends and stranger friends, who wanted me to write comments about the bikes again.
I am very grateful to the hope that they kept on me and thank you guys for you comments.
I'll continue my job from today, and will meet all your expectation.
also there was a request from guys to compare bikes with respect to speed, mileage, Style, performance,etc...
Expect them...
LATEST INDIAN BIKES REVIEW
Hi friends,
This is my BLOG regarding Latest Indian Bike reviews.
Who are all will be benefitted?
the blog is very useful for both Bike enthusiasists and also the People who are about to Buy New bikes or also for people who are ignorant about the bike in the market.
I have classified the Blog in to Five segments:
1. Upto 100cc.
2. 100cc to 125cc
3. 125cc to 150cc
4. Above 150cc
5. Engield Bullet (350cc to 550cc).
Read more »
This is my BLOG regarding Latest Indian Bike reviews.
Who are all will be benefitted?
the blog is very useful for both Bike enthusiasists and also the People who are about to Buy New bikes or also for people who are ignorant about the bike in the market.
I have classified the Blog in to Five segments:
1. Upto 100cc.
2. 100cc to 125cc
3. 125cc to 150cc
4. Above 150cc
5. Engield Bullet (350cc to 550cc).
INTRODUCTION
In India, the Leading Manufacturers are very few in the market of Motorbikes. Its a great History how the manufacturing companies emerged into giants in the present market.
The Great conquerors of the today's bike market are:
- Bajaj
- HeroHonda
- TVS
- Honda
- Suzuki
- Yamaha
- Enfield(last but not least)
Bajaj : Co. that manufactured scooters long long ago successfully. Bikes including KB, KB125, Boxer, Caliber, CT100, Wind, Platina, Discover, Avenger, Pulsar and Eliminator are the Legends of Bajaj company. In the Initial stage it has been collaborated with KAWASAKI (japanese motor co.).
Hero Honda: 4-stroke engine gurus. Their CD100 (first successful 100cc, 4stroke engine bike in India) made a great remarkable change in the manufacturing industries in bike sector where 2 strokes were ruling the roads.Legends: CD100, CD100ss, Splendor, Street, CD Dawn, CD Deluxe, Passion, Splendor+, PAssion+, Super Splendor, CBZ, CBZ*, CBZ x-treme, Hunk, Karizma, KArizma-R. The Honda was the company who has been collaborated with this company and still providing tachnical support for the company.
TVS: Initially it was one of the tiny companies manufacturing tiny engines for 50cc. Collaborated with World-famous SUZUKI manufactured 2 stroke engines. Chennai based company. Success story was a History. All time best bikes will be produced. Legednds: TVS 50, TVS champ , TVS XL, MaxR 100, Star, Star city, Star DLX, Apache, Victor, Victor GLX, Flame, Apache RTR.
Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha are Internationalised Bike manufacturers and they are not much concerned about Indian Markets.
Enfield: Prestigious Manufacturer in the Bike markets .Starting from 1960s they are manufacturing the bikes with world class efficiency and performance. Royal enfield one of the bikes comapred to a luxury car in those days. they MAnufacture bikes from 350cc to 550cc. Electra, Machismo, Thunderbird are the current rocking models of the company.
UPTO 100CC
in next post
Pulsar 200 NS - New Male
Well! Pulsar 200NS is the new Male of the Indian Motor cycles!
Let us review the new male this time!
In the series of spots bike from Bajaj - We had many technologies like DTSi (Digital Twin Spark Ignition) and Four Valved tiny engines (Pulsar 135).
After the success of both the technologies bajaj wanted to bring in a new technology where it should combine both twin spark and Four valve technology and bring a little more better bike in the market.
This paved way for the all new Pulsar 200NS. The Twin spark ignition went to a level up with Triple spark ignition and it really worked for the bigger 200cc engine which will ensure more smoother drive than Twin spark ignition at slower speeds. The Four valves of the engine also improved easier breathing of the engine at higher revs (which is already proved in P135).
Well what is more?
You also have a six speed gear box with satisfactory gear ratio.
Was that's all?
No, you have one more! Its the price of the bike which is going to be as low as 85k-90K.
Also we have one more good news, mileage!!! which is the most important aspect of this bike. Even when it drinks a lot in the higher revs breathing high with four valves, at lower speeds it would be very conservative with the help of the Triple spark which allows us to reap the fruits of mileage in city traffic!
Even when all the specifications favours, riding comfort cannot be reviewed unless or until we have a test ride on it!
Am eagerly waiting for the test ride on Pulsar200NS.
Will update very soon on my experience!
Discover 125 ST - Mini Beast!!!
Discover 125 ST is the new beast from Bajaj. Well! When we say about the beast it is not the best in this segment however not like the rest of the bikes.
In 125cc segment of bikes in india, the most prominent criteria will be the mileage followed by power which should be (much) better than what an 100cc bike offers. Also a little flavor of sporty looks added to it will be the mantra for the success of a 125cc segment.
The new face lifted Discover i.e., Discover ST can be called as the best of all discover bikes that existed in the market. The reason behind it was the four valved engine which ensures capability of the bike taken to the next level.
Bajaj being leader in introducing new technology into india, they are now very cautious in implementing them one by one in their bikes. Pulsar 135 LS first of the four valved engine – already proved in the market both in sales and in performance. Now its younger sibling has launched with even more features that are not provided by its predecessor. The Looks of the Bajaj Discover 125 ST seems to be borrowed from Suzuki GS150R and Bajaj Pulsar 135LS. However the mixture has really brought up a better bike.
Direct competitors for Dicover 125 ST is CBF Stunner however because of its poor mileage and cost, the bike too fails to shine. One more important aspect CBF Stunner looses again to Dicover 125 ST is the higher end speed like when both the bikes crosses 6500rpm, the difference can be noticed where in the Stunner struggles to maintain the speed where is Discover rocks even after 6500rpm till 8000rpm.
Mileage of the Discover 125 ST should be on an average of 55KMPL (53KMPL in city, 58 KMPL on highway)
Mileage of the Discover 125 ST should be on an average of 55KMPL (53KMPL in city, 58 KMPL on highway)
Well! From the technical perspective Discover 125 ST has won all the 125cc bikes in current scenario. Let hope for the same in sales figures too!!!
Pulsart 135 LS - User Review by JK
Dear Visitors,
It gives me immense pleasure for me to present you with the User review of Pulsar 135 LS, The smallest yet another rebellious Pulsar. Pulsar 135 LS has over taken all the bikes including Japanese motorcycles of Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda.
Review by J.Keerthi Vaasan
Hi people, i bought my bike on 13th FEB 2010 and i will share my experience with you bikers.As of now i have completed 1000 km & had finished one service.The review part has been divided into 4 categories:Looks, Performance, Handling, Comfort.
1)Looks:Ppl will like the front and side profile.but many gets turned off by the rear esp the tyre hugger(even i do).But it's there to comply with the norms.I also don't like the rear lamp taken from xcd135.I loved the one shown in xcd sprint concept.If bajaj had installed those it wud have completely revamped Ls rear profile by a huge margin.Also the side scoops given in sprint concept wouldd have greatly accentuated the Ls tank by giving it a big bike feel had they given it here.
Overall,with aggressive front & side, and radical rear. its up to u to decide.I bought it coz i am wont be looking at the rear when i am in the bike.So fine with me.
2)Performance:Houses a very rev happy engine.Strain free even at 100km/hr on solo ride.4 valve enhances both performance and efficiency of engine when compared with others(like xcd 135,disco 135) in its segment.The engine exhibits dual nature.maintain it within 4k Rpm mark(around 50 km/hr mark) engine behaves calm stress & vibe free which u wont find in bigger pulsars(P.S:i am not hyping it as being butter smooth like unicorn,GS150 but when compared to its bigger bros this thing is definitely smooth), or rev hard engine gives u pulsar grunt and accelerates from the word go.Of course there is vibes but at a particular speed range typically from 70-80 km and then from 100 km.Elsewhere its stress free.
Braking is done by 240mm front disc & 110 mm drum.overall these two do more than a fine job of stopping the bike from high speeds.(Overdrive performance specs)
0-60km _ 5.5 sec
0-100km_ 17.8sec
60-0km _ 2.5 sec
All these in real world translates into peppy rev free engine ready to blast at flick of wrist amidst heavy city traffic.
Overall a POCKET ROCKET
3)Handling:As This bike is very light(122 kg) it lends a very light nimble feel ready to throw into corners.It turns sharp and deep and confidence inspiring...
However to aid in this nimble nature, the rear suspension is made a little stiff.Hence it feels little hard over pot holes..but those who wont flick their bike much & do regular driving can set their suspension to a softer level, it'll improve the ride quality...
Since the light nature en thrills you with nimble flick able drive, it loses on stability front...In the strict sense this bike is meant to be ridden on tarmac..Switch it to gravels and loose rock you will feel the bike shaking...
But you cant get all guys.light weight gives you flick ability but loses stability over uneven surfaces, adding some weight will get you good stability but you'll lose out on the easy flick-ability front.
4)Comfort:I really hate the seat.Its too damn stiff and pains the butt quickly.So i advice ppl to cushion the seats as soon as you buy.Also the rear shocks is stiff and doesn't absorb the shocks that well.But other than that there isn't much to complain.The seating position is just like elder pulsar.So the bike will be comfortable if these two annoyance is fixed.I am 5'9" and i don't have any problem with the bike..it fits nicely and also has good knee recess.
Summing it up, this bike is a very potent city slicker with good diving characteristics and power.If ridden gently(around 50km/hr.this is the max u can get around in cities most of the time) it gives me around 70kmpl, I have verified it numerous time.If pushed harder mileage ends up at 60kmpl.Rides really well on roads, loses stability over uneven surfaces.The bike may not be that comfortable over long journeys(>500 km) but i ask how many ppl really make those journeys!!!
Indian Bikes review's comments on the Review:
- The Mud Guard of the bike was much needed so as to avoid the Tyre to throw water on the followers during rainy season. Another good reason is the pillion will be worried for the same reason but now there is no problem with Pulsar 135 espeially ladies wearing white sarees will always prefer Pulsar 135 LS
- Seats and Suspension - It was designed considering the heavy luggage it need to carry. May be it would be difficult for solo ride. but with a pillion too heavy (>75Kgs) you'll still enjoy the ride where most of the bikes make it a hell for bike's engine. Still i believe that the Bike's suspension has to be reliable depending on the User's need (let's discuss on this in detail in my following posts)
- Crossing 500Kms is not a big deal with Pulsar135LS, unless or until suitable condition favors. Before that Bajaj 135LS is a commuter and it will suit and perform at the max when to travel less than 50Kms
The All New Honda's CB Twister 110cc sports
Honda CB Twister is a sports addition to the existing current 100cc market dominated by the Hero Honda.Honda's entry into 100cc segment has made Hero Honda to think about upgrading its bikes. Not only Hero Honda all the competitors did not expect such a move. Well, lets look into the bike.
Even though the bike comes with a name sports, it does not exhibit full features of a sports bike. It has a quite decent looks in its own way so nothing to say bad about using it as a commuter vehicle.
The Performance of the Bike is good, it is able to produce 9bhp @ 8000rpm, which could ensure the bike's performance to the next level.
But still the bike fails in terms of top speed where the bike is meant for a top speed less than 100Kmph(in 500mtrs travel). The 0-60 speed is also not that much better since it needs nearly 8secs to reach 60kmph.
Specifications:
Engine Capacity: 109cc
Engine Type: 4 Stroke, SOHC, Air Cooled
Output Power: 9bhp @ 8000rpm
Engine Torque: 9nm @ 6000rpm
Top Speed : 97Kmph
Fuel Capacity: 8Ltrs
Gear: 4 manual Gears
Weight: 108kgs
Pros:
- Excellent Looks and Styling
- Excellent pickup
- Brand Name: HONDA
- Top Speed (<100kmph>
- 4 Gears
- Analogue cockpit
Discover 150cc - The Smaller gets Smarter
Discover 150cc has come up, but not in its Sprint edition, but in its Newer edition. The expected Discover was much different from actual one. But not more disappointing. To be frank it has it has met the requirement for which it was expected in the 150cc segment. Yes! Mileage! The best mileage in the 150c segment was currently provided by Unicorn and Suzuki GS150R with an best mileage of 63kmpl and 62kmpl respectively. But the new Discover 150 provides you with an awesome mileage of 72Kmpl which is even hard for a 125cc motorcycle.
Everybody would be thinking that when mileage is good then definitely the performance will be bad. astonishingly the performance side did not disappoint too much for the bike's side. The bike delivers 12.75nm@5500rpm which is one among the best torque producing engines which over performs more possibly the Unicorn which has 12.8nm@5500rpm. We could possibly support that Unicorn has better torque but still we should mind the weight of the bike which is around 27Kgs more than that of weight of Discover 150cc.
Specifications:
Engine capacity : 144.8cc
Output capacity : 13Bhp@7500rpm
Engine Torque : 12.75nm@5500rpm
Gear : 5 speed (5-Down)
Fuel Capacity : 8 Ltrs
Weight : 121 Kgs
Pros:
Everybody would be thinking that when mileage is good then definitely the performance will be bad. astonishingly the performance side did not disappoint too much for the bike's side. The bike delivers 12.75nm@5500rpm which is one among the best torque producing engines which over performs more possibly the Unicorn which has 12.8nm@5500rpm. We could possibly support that Unicorn has better torque but still we should mind the weight of the bike which is around 27Kgs more than that of weight of Discover 150cc.
Specifications:
Engine capacity : 144.8cc
Output capacity : 13Bhp@7500rpm
Engine Torque : 12.75nm@5500rpm
Gear : 5 speed (5-Down)
Fuel Capacity : 8 Ltrs
Weight : 121 Kgs
Pros:
- Lightest bike in 150cc segment with just 121Kgs
- Excellent mileage - 75Kmpl on Highways & Overall average mileage of 65Kmpl and more
- Coolest Top Speed of 110Kmph
- Excellent torque 12.75nm@5500rpm with superior accceleration from 0 to 60Kmph within 6 seconds
- Disc covers (Truly not a Pro)
- Price range of 53K to 54K
- new 150cc Engine in the Old 100cc chassis
- Lesser output power (even lesser than Pulsar135cc)
- No fairing cowls as in Sprint edition
- No Digital Speedometer
- No Tachometer
- No special handling features implemented
Honda CB Uniorn Dazzler (Where is CBR150?)
Was it a wise decision that Honda revived Unicorn or Introduced CBR150R.
What is the Strategy behind it?
Well! According to me iit is a wise decision.
Honda CB dazzler is more probably an typical indian bike, which combines a nominal power and better fuel efficiency, which is a plain vanilla which most of the riders prefer.
CBR150R is a super sportr bike which targets indian youths who has passion for speed. If cbr150 was launched it would have been the fastest 150cc bike of india with top speed of 150+kmph.
On the other side, there has been a long time cry from unicorn lovers that an upgraded unicorn would have satisfied them.
So it is even better to upgrade existing bike rather than to introduce a new bike.
But honda needs to take care of the waiting time that makes most of the customers to get diverted to other bikes.
What is the Strategy behind it?
Well! According to me iit is a wise decision.
Honda CB dazzler is more probably an typical indian bike, which combines a nominal power and better fuel efficiency, which is a plain vanilla which most of the riders prefer.
CBR150R is a super sportr bike which targets indian youths who has passion for speed. If cbr150 was launched it would have been the fastest 150cc bike of india with top speed of 150+kmph.
On the other side, there has been a long time cry from unicorn lovers that an upgraded unicorn would have satisfied them.
So it is even better to upgrade existing bike rather than to introduce a new bike.
But honda needs to take care of the waiting time that makes most of the customers to get diverted to other bikes.
Best Buy Bikes - Options chosen for you
Below are the list of Best bikes which has been selected based on the Three factors which has been discussed in our previous post.
I believe that detailed explanation are not required for why the bike has been chosen.
- Less than 100cc- Economy - Discover 100 DTS-Si from Bajaj
- Less than 100cc- Performance - Splendor NXG from HeroHonda
- 101cc to 110cc - Economy - Star City from TVS
- 101cc to 110cc - Performance - CB Twister from Honda
- 111cc to 125cc - Economy - Platina 125 DTS -i from Bajaj
- 111cc to 125cc - Performance - Gladiator from Yamaha
- 126cc to 135cc - Economy -XCD 135 DTS - Si from Bajaj
- 126cc to 135cc - Performance -Pulsar 135 LS from Bajaj
- 136cc to 150cc - Economy - Discover 150 from Bajaj
- 136cc to 150cc - Performance - R15 from Yamaha
- 151cc to 160cc- Economy - Apache RTR from TVS
- 151cc to 160cc - Performance - Apache RTR EFI from TVS
- 161cc to 180cc- Economy - Pulsar 180 DTS - i from Bajaj
- 161cc to 180cc - Performance - Apache RTR 180 from TVS
- 181cc to 230cc- Economy - Pulsar 220 DTS - i from Bajaj
- 181cc to 230cc - Performance - Pulsar 220 DTS - i from Bajaj and Karizma from HeroHonda
Discrepancies may exist and kindly post them as comments. Let's discuss...
Bajaj Pulsar 150 2010 - Tuned Speed Machine
Hurray!!! Bajaj is going to come up with its New Pulsar 150.Not just rumors, the bike is ready and ready to be launched by March 2010.
The expected specifications of the bike are:
Engine Capacity: 149.7cc
Engine Type : 4 Stroke, Air Cooled, 4-Valves - single cylinder
Output Power : 15.1 bhp @8500rpm
Engine Torque: 13.5 nm @5500rpm
Top Speed : 125kmph
It seems clip-on handle bars and thicker forks will also be a part of the features to be implemented.
But only thing Bajaj misses with this bike is mileage. it seems it is lesser than the previous version even though "Swirled Induction" Mechanism was implemented in this model.
Bajaj is going to do it again and revamp the market and going to take its position back in 150cc segment.
Question from Arun - Pulsar 150 or Apache RTR160
Q:Hi,
I want to buy a bike please suggest me which bike should i buy
1.Bajaj Pulsar 150 or
2. TVS Apache 160.
Bye
A: Dear Arun,
First of all I would like to know about your choice either raw power or fuel economy combined with power?
If you say raw power and you don't worry about mileage - opt for Apache RTR160. Because it will give you the raw power than what you expect. The engine delivering 15.2 Bhp is much better and fruitful when it comes for traffic roads for you to overtake your opponents.
Pulsar 150 on the other side with new looks (but not new engine) comes into picture with better mileage with power enough to compete with Apache RTR160 but cannot overdrive it.
But the price of Pulsar will favor you to buy it, since you can get a Pulsar 150 2009 edition for just 65k but you need to spend minimum 70k for Apache RTR160.
Also i would like to give another option Pulsar180 which will perform better than Apache 160 and priced lesser than. Better engine power with right looks.
Unless or Until you are a fan of Apache i would suggest you to go for Pulsar 180. You wont feel bad for sure!!!
Pulsar 220S - Rebel wanted its old mask
The New Pulsar 220i which was introduced with the Faired Head Lamp is also launhed without Fairing. The 220i with Fairing will be called as 220F and other one one without Fairing is called as 220S.
What are the advantages of 220S over 220F:
- The Pulsar 220S will be 2.25Kgs lesser than the 220F and hence the bike's power to weight ration is bit higher than 220F
- We cant find major difference in Pickup and Top Speed, but in windy roads and traffic filled roads, the new 220S riders will be benefited a lot.
- Just because it doesnot contain a fairing, it costs nearly 5K lesser than 220F
- The 220S Bike will be more similar to its younger sibling 180 except the silencer which makes the difference.
- Also the rebellious look will be missed when we compare the 220S with 220F
Best Buy Bikes - Just to Help you to identify your bike
Dear Friends,
It is not new to get confused to choose a bike in India whose automobile market is well diversified. Even when everybody says that it is easy to choose a bike but definitely it is not. To be frank i have noticed many of them including my colleagues who just bought a bike because of his uncle's word suffered a lot with it and sold it within six months for the price which made me to feel for him.
While choosing a bike one should think about three major factors, they are:
- Physical ability
- Usability
- Maintainability
Usability: refers to the usage of the bike. In detail, how the rider's traveling patterns will be? Generally, people choose bike by their external appearance. But that is not fair. The Patterns of your usage requirements play a vital role here. (e.g: A professional reasonable doesn't need more than a 100cc motor cycle if he travel for short distance say within 10Kms, But it depends... because a merchant who need to travel 100 - 150kms a day will also choose a 100cc bike for him for good mileage). So we have the options to choose but choosing your option will be influenced only by you.
Maintainability: refers to the level of care a rider pays to his/her bike. more than 50% of the people forget this or not aware of this factor. let us consider a person who bought a fuel efficient 100cc bike and use to travel for 150kms daily, he needs to change his engine oil more frequently (once in 1000Kms), bike needs to serviced every month so as to improve the life of the bike and quality of the bike. else the characteristics of the bike will soon begin to fade out. If he had chosen a bike with engine capacity of 150cc or more, he might not have to worry much about the bike provided proper maintenance plays a role there also but not as frequent as e have to do for a 100cc bike.
Hope you got the important points to identify a right bike for you, we will discuss on the Best buy bikes in the next post.
Pulsar vs Karizma - Which is the Best?
It is a long time rival between the Great Karizma and the Rocking Pulsar.From the year 2003, the competition between P180 and Karizma started. P180 however hard it fought with Karizma.
Pulsar 180 which has an output power of 15Bhp was refined to an unbeatable 16.51Bhp but Karizma had still 16.7Bhp(New Karizma has 17Bhp - so what? new pulsar 180 also produces 17Bhp)
But because of the higher cubic capacity of the engine and better engine torque Karizma stays ahead of Pulsar 180.
But Bajaj has not stopped and launched P200 with 18Bhp(1Bhp more than KarizmaR) which overtook Karizma in all means.
Pulsar 220 was not released concentrating on Karizma. Karizma can be compared only with Pulsar 180 and 200.
Pulsar 220 has latest ergonomics, design style and fairing much better than Karizma but not the Majestic appearance that Karizma has from its beginning.
I'm not opposer of Karizma but the engine needs up gradation to withstand in the current Market situation.
To be frank Pulsar is 4 steps ahead (Distinctly Ahead) than Karizma. May be the new Karizma Fi might overtake the Pulsar 220Fi but before that pulsar launched its new fastest again Pulsar220i with bigger carburetor with unbeatable speed.
So its not worthwhile delaying the time lines for the release of a new bike.
Until or Unless Karizma releases a new bike (Provided it should be better than at least Pulsar 200 in its engine performance) Karizma in not better than Pulsar.
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