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Originally Posted by amit_purohit20 I donot think any other bike would be as fit as the Duke 390 for your budget. ..
I would suggest do not buy a KTM200 because for harldy a few bucks more you can get a KTM390. |
Thanks Amit, 390 is a hoot to ride - no two questions about it. But since 80% of my rides will be in traffic choked bangalore roads, I am more inclined to get 200.
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Originally Posted by gemi_kk Complementing amits post.
Duke is supported by Bajaj with very good service and it gives that "Value for money" satisfaction. And its Hoot to ride.
If i were in your shoe, i would go and get a Duke 390. |
Gemi, exactly my thoughts - Otehr than the Duke twins, there is nothing worth an upgrade. But I am more inclined to D 200 since my primary rides will be inside city.
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Originally Posted by The Pain IMO.. Buying either of the Dukes is no compromise. Both are excellent bikes.
The 200 is a great bike for city riding. While the 390 is great overall from my personal experience of ownership.
If you could stretch your budget a bit, id recommend u pick up the 390. Even short rides are fun on it :-) |
The Pain - after going to Docs thread and going through many other threads, I think I can take duke off the road to an extent. So may be this is best of both worlds as of now.
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Originally Posted by iron.head Please extensively test drive the bike which you plan to buy. I would suggest also trying out the new Continental GT and Classic 500 from Royal Enfield. 390 Duke is for sure an awesome ride but do a comprehensive test drive to find out what suits you the best. Cheers! |
Sure bro - I am taking teh TDs as of now. I had a desert storm and still have a CI 350, dont want to add another bull. I did TD the thunderbird but TB and Continental GT is out of picture because I can never take them off the road.
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Originally Posted by five46 Fun To Ride Huh!? Option 1: Little painful, but since you live in Bengaluru, you can consider hunting a good condition Yammy - the RX135. Option 2: Little stretch of your budget can get you the KTM 390.
With a power of 44 PS and a torque of 35 Nm combined with a considerably light weight of around 140kg. (which is still less than that of the Unicorn), the KTM 390 is a real fun to drive machine. |
Ah, now this is a good out of the box suggestion. I have had my taste of RX 135 in the past ( 2 of them
) and have access to a very well maintained RX 100 as of now. 390 is sure a fun to ride machine, but I am more inclined towards 200 as of now.
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Originally Posted by GTO Mod Note: Thread re-opened.
Thanks! |
Thank you GTO!
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Originally Posted by ayush1434 It all depends on what your definition of fun is.
If it involves cruising at good speeds, consider a cruiser bike like a bullet.
If it involves extreme power, take a look at the duke. |
Ayush - now, that is a very difficult question bro - I want a bike which sticks to corners, can do a trail run and can go over broken boulders and shallow streams with out working up a sweat.
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Originally Posted by vinit.merchant I think even the Apache RTR 180 should be taken into consideration. It has a great handling and also has enough power. It will also be cheaper than the Duke.
Take a TD and get the feel of it. |
@Vinit - I did TD Apache some time back and while the bike is good, I dont think it as an upgrade to Unicorn.
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Originally Posted by D4D [list][*]When you're mentioning trails, table top jumps and so on, the duke goes out of the picture. The duke's stiff suspension, soft compound tires makes it suitable on on long stretches of tarmac than off road.
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@D4D: If there was an Impulse available with Karizma's engine I would have picked it up in a heart beat. I know I cant use Duke like I use my Unicorn, but seems to be teh best bet out there now.
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Originally Posted by fusionbang I think the best bet would be Bajaj Pulsar 200NS. It is one of the best bikes in the recent market for your requirement.
Check this thread here for what can be done on a 200NS. Hope this helps |
Thank you for the link, Fusion. I did TD NS 200 also, but liked Duke 200 more.
Thank you for all the suggetions - this is why I love being a part of this community
Did test rides of Duke 200 and CBR 250 last week.
Duke:
First went to E-city KTM, but the experience was not so reassuring. No sales person around, no bike to TD and the guy who was sitting there did not know anything much about the bikes. Went to BTM KTM and took a some what lengthy TD of Duke 200. The bike was nimble and handled well, but when I wringed open the throttle, I never felt the magic when I did the TD of 390 few days back. Sure, the bike did surge ahead with lot of enthusiasm and compared to my Unicorn, the pick up was in a different plane, but not in the league of Duke 390. But on the other hand, the 200 was much better in stop go traffic than 390, especially when negotiating the crawling in 1st gear and 2nd gear traffic and stop go traffic.
Honda CB 250 R
This was not in the picture but since the cost is about the same of Duke 390, went to see how the bike is. The bike I rode was not a TD bike, but of a guy who came to get his bike serviced - I was talking to him to know his opinion and he was all praise about the bike and almost forced me to take a TD of his bike to show me how much better is his bike over the dukes. The sitting position is much relaxed and engine felt much smoother, but sadly, this is not a bike I can take where ever I go - this is a very good bike for cruising, but just not my kind of bike.
So, as of now, my mind is heavily tilted towards Duke 200, but I am taking 2 more weeks to think and decide before I sign on the dotted line.
--Anoop