TVS Apache RTR180 ABS: Test Ride & Review

Sridutt · 6th October 2015, 08:38

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Originally Posted by arvi86

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Howdy. The bike looks pretty proportional for you. Sorry, I need to ask - how tall are you? and would you recommend this for a six footer?

Sridutt · 8th October 2015, 09:02

Oh, and what's the longest ride you've had on it? would a run from Bangalore to Pune be possible without a terrible backache? I know of a KTM 390 owner who (nuts as he is) was peppy even after he did it.

abhinav.s · 8th October 2015, 17:39

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Originally Posted by Sridutt

Howdy. The bike looks pretty proportional for you. Sorry, I need to ask - how tall are you? and would you recommend this for a six footer?

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Originally Posted by Sridutt

Oh, and what's the longest ride you've had on it? would a run from Bangalore to Pune be possible without a terrible backache? I know of a KTM 390 owner who (nuts as he is) was peppy even after he did it.

I was an ex-owner of the RTR180 & I am 6'0 ft tall too!

I used the bike for nearly 23,000kms before moving onto a Duke 200.

With regards to your query, the bike was comfortable for me and did not feel cramped. I am on the lean side though and not heavy built. You have to take this into consideration as well. In terms of longest ride, I have done 600kms ride in a day and yes there definitely was a sore back/neck which would go away after a few hours of rest. I used to be a regular on the Bangalore-Coorg route in 2010 and have done that route every weekend on the RTR for a year. Hope this helps!

Sridutt · 9th October 2015, 14:39

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Originally Posted by abhinav.s

I was an ex-owner of the RTR180 & I am 6'0 ft tall too!

I used the bike for nearly 23,000kms before moving onto a Duke 200.

Yup. if you were happy for 23k kms, its good enough for me!

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Originally Posted by abhinav.s

In terms of longest ride, I have done 600kms ride in a day and yes there definitely was a sore back/neck which would go away after a few hours of rest. I used to be a regular on the Bangalore-Coorg route in 2010 and have done that route every weekend on the RTR for a year. Hope this helps!

Yup. Helps again. 600 kms/day is pretty respectable. Then its good enough for me.

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