there must be serious bakras in bangalore for people like anthony , vinod motors etc to quote anything around 1lac or above for a FULL STOCK RD SAAR !!
that or they are running gold plated exhausts , delta box frames , alloy wheels , GP spec pipes and out of this world porting with forged pistons , close ratio GB and aluminium crank . But my guess is they arnt . LOL.
Not that the mechs are bad , this is their business .
but seriously RDs esp in blore are overhyped . The utility of buying an RD since the time it was launched was picking up a second hand bike that was made by Rajdoot , one that most first time buyers wanted to get rid off because of the horrible milage and their inability to set timing etc !
So college students would pick up RDs for like 10k and 5k which were 3 months , 6 months or a year or 2 old . and blast past everybody on the road as long as they could foot the fuel and maintainance bills . I know of people who have sold their RXs and picked up 2 RDs for the same amount ! Imagine what those fellas will say when they hear prices of 1 lac and more ! Not that im saying the bike is not worth it . Its just that I dont think this was ever the utility of the RD . The utility of the RD was a cheap bike which was a huge market failure but was really fast compared to the rest and sounded like a dream . The negative points were and still are parts , milage , maintainance . So whats changed ? The asking price is the only thing thats changed .
today that utility is lost with people asking for 60k + for an RD . dont forget the economy has inflated , fuel is alot more expensive , mechs charge alot more , parts have almost dried up and u have to pay premium for fake or recycled parts !! thats if u find them within ur budget and there is no cap on the max price people / dealers will charge u . The only deciding factor is the how big the bakra cap is on ur head .
i say if ur soooo passionate about owning an RD and god knows alot of us are or have been , wait , stake it out , find the right RD . one within ur budget , the one that u really want , the right colour , the right amout of original parts on it , the kind of engine , the owner , the papers , the state of tune etc .
Till then if u want a buzzy 2 stroke fix ( if thats ur trip ) get a ported RX and keep messing around . The things u can do with an RX while still keeping ur pocket intact are amazing , but yes it is an outdated bike esp with regards to cycle parts esp brakes but i guess that can be corrected with a pulsar / gladiator / fz / r15 /rtr front end .
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get an RTR or better still an R15. i havnt riden a comet ever but ive heard good things about it . If u find one in good nick , with good access to service and genuine parts go for it . If not stick with our domestic stuff RTRs , pulsars and zmas arnt that bad . If all ur looking for is a acceleration and speed , the cheapest fix that u can get is on a ported RX .
till then stake it out till u find an RD that u think can be urs .
ps: im just curious but what kind of a rider are u ? commuter , occasional ripper , total loco mofo ? what kind of motorcycles are u into ? are u a 2 stroke nut or is that irrelevant to u as long as it does its job ? how many miles have got under ur belt and what kinda wheels have u owned or own ? I think this will help decide if the RD is really a bike for u . Its not a bike for everyone . yes anybody can buy one if they have the money and park it in their basement . but to actually nurture an RD , keep it running , ride it like a maniac but still take care of it like a baby , tolerate all the tantrums that come with a 20 odd year old bike that has probably seen the worst of mechs and owners in her life time . well its a special bike but u need to be even more special to really enjoy ur RD experience , that along with a big fat pay cheque .
sorry for the long post but just been reading this topic for a few days . I think its very difficult for us to decide if u really need an RD or a comet . We can only give reports as owners and users but the end decision is urs . I think uve got a fair idea of maintainance , usability etc of both bikes . So the end decision is ur . It ur money and its gonna be ur baby at the end of the day .