Which 150CC bike ?? · DIGIT-ARC

I wanted to buy a bike in the range of 65k !!

how is Apache RTR ? does it have resale value as that of pulsar ?
coz i will mostly sell the bike after 2-3 years mostly ...!!

mostly will go for a black pulsar 150cc dtsi !!

any suggestion and idea guys ? i am total biking newb .. LOL

65k?
pulsar 150 = 62k
pulsar 180= 64k

pulsar suffers some quality issue & gear box is not that good. (ride a honda unicorn & see the diif. in gear change

)
pulsar has the features.

take test ride of all the 150cc bikes :))

unicorn, rtr, hunk...

uh ok !! thanks ! then pulsar only.. i thought its price was 68k !
i have 3 friends .. one has unicorn, second one pulsar and 3rd guy RTR !! LOL ! have to ask them for a try !!

P180CC mile age ain't that good man ! right ?? so its not a good option for me

Yes Pulsar's gearbox does make noise but den it doesnt matter much.. Pulsar has the looks..Pickup's far better den unicorn.. Apache's seat height is less than pulsar... I personally dont like Apache fr dis reasn... In case you go for Pulsar, stick to black.!! Difference in 150 nd 180 isnt much but then you will loose on mileage if you go fr 180cc..

pulsar maniaaaaaaaa

*www.youtube.com/watch?v=caOInhi5e8c

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thanx akshay_kapoor !! i love that ad !!

Ads aside, Go 4 the new black Honda Unicorn.

akshaykapoor_3 said:
Yes Pulsar's gearbox does make noise but den it doesnt matter much..

the gear change is not at all smooth. when changing the gear, it makes crappy vibration, & g-box is kind of slow.
a lot of false neutral too

but in Honda Uni. the gear change is very smooth & never the bike went into false neutral. that shows how well the g-box is desgined.

if you buy a p150, make sure the bike has no quality issues, like loose brakes (disk) & check the display too.

my cousin's 1 month od p180 had problem with both frnt & rear brakes.
the disk brake felt worse than a drum brake & rear brake felt very soft, when riding with pillion, i had to loosen the already weak brake

(as it caused the brake pads to expand wen a pillion sat

)

after the 1st service, the throttle still feels un-responsive & still the brake problem persists (rear brake stopped givin trouble tho, but still in-effective

)

on a technical side, the engine and gear box of unicorn is very smooth....

I heard from Honda people itself (I went for interview to their plant in gurgaon) say that unicorn has very less noise cos the engine is refined and they think that it is one of the reasons that unicorn has less appeal... because Indian people love to ride bikes with engines that roars and also give much importance to styling...

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donno about power bikes,but Honda Unicorn is a bike most will agree a good option.

guys howz this new hero honda hunk? not good?

*www.amitbhawani.com/Images/H/Hero-Honda-Hunk-Red.jpg

leaving apart looks etc, unicorn is the best in terms of build quality and smoothness and comfort. honda asks unicorn to be serviced every 4 months that itself shows how reliable the bike is. i every time miss the service date by at least 2 moths and still it rides like makkhan. (i had a splendor that i had to get it serviced every 2 months)

hmmmmm nice to know that ! lets see !!

hunk i don't think its good ... why hunk .. there is RTR for looks and Pulsar for over all use... and now unicorn for good ride experience

Man unicorn's got great looks too.. Pulsars r too commonplace these days. Stand apart 4m the crowd. Get a uni.

and whats ur height btw?. Rtr is a bit short.

both RTR and pulsar are too harsh to ride...engines are not refined. Unicorn is the best in terms of refinement and ride quality..except for the look.
I guess hunk/cbz xtreme can be rated in bwten these two..with moderate look and much better refined engine than RTR and pulsar.

i know pulsar is too common
i wanted a yellow RTR

but pulsar has got re sale value... i am mostly selling the bike in 2 yrs .. ! hence pulsar .. else i could considered unicorn or my fav yellow RTR
now the newer version of RTR !!

isn't it ??

yea ..The RTR EFI.

Yeah pulser Gearbox is a critter, damn makes too noise while shifting gears, though i initially had some false neutral problem but now its ok.

Next bike will be avenger or Yamaha new 150cc bike(forgot the name)

that yamaha ... is that R15 or R50 you talking ??

its great .. but its like 1 lack !! also not for me !! it looks scary ! dual disk brakes and high power !

^Ek petrol pump khareedo,kaam aayega

a_k_s_h_a_y said:
that yamaha ... is that R15 or R50 you talking ??

its great .. but its like 1 lack !! also not for me !! it looks scary ! dual disk brakes and high power !

dude, dual disk brake means TWO Disks at front (or rear)

(the ones on super bikes).

r15 has disk brakes at front & rear (what you tried to say).

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Yamaha FZ 150.

*img171.imageshack.us/img171/5987/fz150blueba2.th.jpg

Here is few details on Yamaha’s another 150cc FZ which will be launched around Diwali this year. Unlike the YZF R15 ( sports bike) this one is a macho street fighter. FZ 150cc is inspired from FZ1000cc bike. Also unlike the YZF R15, FZ 150 will have only an air cooled engine but that means it is friendly to your wallet.

this will be cheaper than R15

*www.xbhp.com/talkies/showthread.php?t=15529&page=7

thanks !! my friend told me disk at front and back .. lol

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in 150cc range no bike can compete unicorn , as said its gear shifts are extremely smooth compared to rtr or pulsar .

Engine runs very silent ..wanna test it ur self , keep the bykes started with pulsar or apace u wont hear the presence of uni besides

i Never had to spent extra except pay for the oil changes

Looks can be boring with un matching vinyls remove them if possible leaving only the honda logo on tank ..
Also
alloys no were near matching the byke

If the looks dont bother u ...there is no other byke as good as uni

I'd suggest Hunk. It looks great and also has good performance and fuel economy. Ride and handling is also terrific. Plus unlike Pulsar it not a common sight on the streets and attracts quite a number of eyeballs.

where is the kinetic Hyosung 150 bike?Is that not yet released into market

which bike is tallest among all the 150cc bikes?? and anyidea when yamaha fz150 going to be lauched in India?

i have unicorn and i tell you its the best choice i have made so far in my life. its worth all the money the new one looks nice with 3D logo on the tank.

I got an RTR.
Tallest no idea.
May be Pulsar.

Definitely not RTR, Unicorn or Karizma.
All the bikes are almost the same.

R15 is small though.

I've got the first generation Unicorn and I still love it

Its 3rd birthday is coming up in just a few months!!

the first gen unicorn had very good golden wing on the tanks and the second gen had some extra logos to it, the 3rd gen had few changes like mag wheels and the worst of all is that the support at the rear end of the seat is narrowed down which is really bad it looks like boring pulsar. the 4th gen unicorn is going to be launched soon it i heard has 3D logo on the tank. i really hope it does not have the fate of pulsars. here in bangalore all the stickers on pulsars keep getting flicked or defaced.

The new Unicorn. Ftw.

eureca_eureca said:
in 150cc range no bike can compete unicorn , as said its gear shifts are extremely smooth compared to rtr or pulsar .

Engine runs very silent ..wanna test it ur self , keep the bykes started with pulsar or apace u wont hear the presence of uni besides

i Never had to spent extra except pay for the oil changes

Looks can be boring with un matching vinyls remove them if possible leaving only the honda logo on tank ..
Also
alloys no were near matching the byke

If the looks dont bother u ...there is no other byke as good as uni

dude unicorn is by far the best looking bike in county today. and the vinlys are not that bad but the bike did look better with out them(1st gen) i have a 2nd Gen and its still looks great the 3rd gen is the one which is not as good as the first 2. i hope the 4th gen will be better. and hopefully i will be buying a honda 800cc

in say 5years from now.

(if all goes well)

The 1st gen was a real beauty.. I got it in Oct '05, just a few days before the 2nd gen was launched, which had those ugly graphics (IMHO). The 3rd gen looks great too, sply with those black alloys. But Honda shouldn't have changed the rear grab-rail. It was quite unique, almost looked like a rear spoiler

Guyz am seriously thinking of getting a pulsar 150. I need a bike which is tall enough to complement my 6 feet height. Unicorn looks not attractive atleast for me...apache too short. Hunk has got bad headlights, horn, gearbox problem. pulsar looks like a overall good bike now.

i am 6feet too and i do pulsar looks small when i am on it, and i have a unicorn which is perfect the looks are very good too, and hunk is the worst looking bike in india.for me atleast.

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axxo said:
Guyz am seriously thinking of getting a pulsar 150. I need a bike which is tall enough to complement my 6 feet height. Unicorn looks not attractive atleast for me...apache too short. Hunk has got bad headlights, horn, gearbox problem. pulsar looks like a overall good bike now.

At six feet, you might have hard time tucking in your thighs beside the nut-shell!

Fashionable is not always comfortable and don't forget the ol' saying - don't judge a book by it's cover..

Anyhow, would you buy something, which everyone has? There are less crows than black pulsars, at-least at my place!

A close look at the minor parts, usually not noticed parts, like foot-pegs, etc.. on pulsy, apy, and uni will tell you something about the build-quality...

In every other bike, I don't seem to like either than tail, or the head-light or, the body... but, with Uni, I find it perfect from all sides.... but, yeah beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder..

Also, if you need the best mileage in 150cc segment, look no further than Uni, but of course you'll need to sacrifice a bit power...

A test-ride is a must before your decide and at the end of the day of testing remember one thing, Honda is Honda...

If you can wait until Diwali and mileage ain't an issue for you even after 5Rs. hike (maybe another 5 by then), you can wait for bikes like Yamaha R15, FZ150, Honda Stunner (125cc) and few more surprising stuffs..

Unicorn is a commuter bike, while pulsar's a performance + comm. bike.

pulsar is more peppier than uni.

unicorn ~ splendour

s18000rpm said:
Unicorn is a commuter bike, while pulsar's a performance + comm. bike.

pulsar is more peppier than uni.

unicorn ~ splendour

Hv u ever ridden the Unicorn?

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ya.

so you're saying uni is peppier than pulsar?

uni tops out at 101kmph, while pulsar goes 115+ & in every gear pulsar is faster.

Unicorn was desgined for general public, not youngsters.... so thats why its so slow. all honda wanted was sales figure, if 150cc givs 55kmpl, then it'll sell.

go ride a cbz ext. & then a uni, both use same engine, note the diff.

s18000rpm said:
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ya.

so you're saying uni is peppier than pulsar?

uni tops out at 101kmph, while pulsar goes 115+ & in every gear pulsar is faster.

Unicorn was desgined for general public, not youngsters.... so thats why its so slow. all honda wanted was sales figure, if 150cc givs 55kmpl, then it'll sell.

go ride a cbz ext. & then a uni, both use same engine, note the diff.

A lot of Pulsar riders/racers hv been pwnd by me, so I guess it depends on the abilities of the rider

As for the top speed, u'll hardly ever touch it under normal conditions. Even at 100kph, the Uni feels stable and under control, however. If u consider acceleration, the Uni is faster than the Pulsar 150 in reaching 60kph from a standstill. And most important of all are the roll-on figures, even more important than the acceleration, which put the Uni in a class of its own. I'm not stating these from my own mind, I've read it in loads of comparative reviews. On the Uni, u can ride in the 5th gear all day long without downshifting, all the way down to 20kph. And any Uni owner will swear by the smoothness of the engine and the quality that is undeniably Honda

did i question the quality.

read my comments in 1st page of this thread.

if u do a bit of highway riding, you'll hate honda for limiting the uni to 101kmph.

Nah, it doesn't hurt that much

I'm waiting to see what Honda has to offer in the 200cc+ segment this year!

going through your comments i have decided on unicorn. I can even wait till diwali if yamaha R15, FZ150 promises anything good. I currently own a splendour..its hard to keep with it to travel daily 60 odd kms. So i have decided on a new bike thats max comfortable and with some decent looks. Both mileage and performance not going to affect me. considering all these factors no reason for me to disengage honda from the sorted out list.
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uni for refinement , pulsar 150 for looks and mileage....well r15 is here goes 0~100 in 9 seconds to become the fastest production vehicle in india beats skoda's(12s) and honda v-techs,atleast something that can take on these fast cars

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abh1shek said:
If u consider acceleration, the Uni is faster than the Pulsar 150 in reaching 60kph from a standstill.

Nope. Pulsar does 0-60 in 5.42 sec while Unicorn does it in 6.08 sec. From Autocar India road test.

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RTR is the best pick
It has got the punch u need to do some wheelies, wheelspin and show the pulsar 180 guys that they have made a numb choice

seriously rtr is a awesome bike and is also a great handler with forward inclined riding position and rear set footpegs.
I was able to use its retractable footpegs as I was able to lean it so much.
I u try to lean a pulsar, it starts vibrating(due to that generation old frame).
and never think about hunk. It has a very awkward handle placement and lacks the punch.
unicorn has more acceleration than hunk and has good low rev performance for cities.
So pick either unicorn or the rtr

Finally booked this Unicorn Sports 150cc @ JSP Honda.

*www.honda2wheelersindia.com/images/unicorn_images/flying_machine/colours/coloursnew_big2.jpg

axxo said:
Finally booked this Unicorn Sports 150cc @ JSP Honda.

*www.honda2wheelersindia.com/images/unicorn_images/flying_machine/colours/coloursnew_big2.jpg

Wise decision, excellent choice!!