r/indianbikes

I have said this in a previous post on this sub but I was flamed out of existence. But let me say this again.

The government is not going to listen to us crying about Ethanol blending, so only thing we can do is to raise our voices to the manufacturers to make future vehicles E85 Flex Fuel compliant.

Not only we need high corrosion resistance on our engine, we need an onboard fuel ratio device to calculate the amount of ethanol.

Trust me, with this current +10 blending setup, we're buying vehicles that are going to get problems eventually.

If manufacturers start making E85 flex fuel vehicles, at least we can get vehicles tha we can cherish for the next 10-20 years.

I dont own a crazy spec bike, Just a 390 Adventure S. But i do care about the bike and this blending has forced me to use xp100 only at 163 rupees a litre. Idk if i am being paranoid or not😭

I'm loving my setup.

Pricing remains unknown as of now, and so does Indian availability. I'm told the launch is soon, though.

It's really frustrating to live in hyderabad without a bike, I almost burnt 30% of my salary every month on rapido for daily commuting to office. Finally, i bought myself a pulsar n160 as my first own bike after 4months of my first job, No more surge pricing anxiety at 9 AM.

still absolutely smooth, just missing that 6th gear on highways

I absolutely despise upside down bar end mirrors. Recently overtook a hunter with these and all i could see from behind was his forearm in the mirror which made me realise that the rider probably cant look back 90% of the time.

In all its glory!

January 18th booking Base Variant, Pearl White(Alappuzha, kerala).

Earlier mails got me tentative dates as response from TVS, the latest date i got was MAY 15, When I tried mailing them after May 15 this is their response. I've given them few days to respond as they requested, but didn't get any response, so I mailed them again and got the same response as before(issue has been raised to internal team please wait) and i am not expecting a reply this time too. Why did they stop giving tentative timelines? At least that gave us some information and something to look forward to. I contacted the dealer and they said they won't get any information until the bike has been dispatched from the plant. My dealer has got December booking bikes delivered. But January ones are facing an unusual delays. Has anyone got any response from TVS or any information regarding delivery timeline after may 15, please let me know.

Does this looks small on me?

After looping endlessly between the KTM Adv 250, Scram 440, the new Triumph 350s, and the V-Strom 250SX… I finally bought my first bike — and yes, the V-Strom it is. 🤍

I had taken two test rides before buying it, and honestly, I didn’t enjoy it much either time. Maybe because it was my first time riding a bigger bike in city traffic, or maybe because you never really push a bike properly when it doesn’t belong to you.

For the last 5–6 months, I was genuinely confused about which bike to buy as my first one. Then suddenly, 3 days ago, I called my nearest Suzuki dealer and asked him to book the white V-Strom for me.

Even after booking it, I still wasn’t fully sure about my decision. But yesterday, I finally took delivery and rode it around 35 km back home on the highway… and damn, what a riding experience this bike offers.

It feels so nimble, easy to ride, and honestly perfect for Indian roads. I covered the whole stretch in around 20 minutes, and throughout the ride I kept waiting for vibrations to kick in at higher RPMs… but surprisingly, there were almost none. The engine just felt smooth everywhere.

Yes, I could notice a slight left pull on my unit. I’ll probably get it checked during the first service. But honestly, it only appears if you leave both hands off the handlebar, and realistically, nobody does that often on Indian highways anyway.

Overall, I absolutely love my choice. In photos and videos the bike looks small, but in real life it feels massive — especially when parked beside my father’s OG 2007 Splendor Plus. 😂

Ever since getting this bike, I’ve been finding random excuses just to go out for a ride. I even started talking to people I used to avoid and visiting people I never visited before… all because now I have a reason to ride. 😂

So yes, this is now my first bike and officially my first love.

Planning to do a monsoon ride somewhere in Maharashtra this year. ❤️

Thank you to everyone online whose reviews and experiences helped me make this decision.

Image from norton resurgance website. [OC]

After looking at the specs, marketing and some reviews, the success of this bike is going to be challenging.

They are positioning it as a user friendly, road friendly superbike. I do not think it is road friendly enough and I do not mean indian context. Initially I thought it would be closer to sport tourers like kawasaki h2sx. The midrange focused engine is not enough. It is has an aggresive rider triangle with short wheelbase and sporty steering geometry. It also has a very small fuel tank.

Personally if I was in a fortunate position to get a superbike, I would get the more extreme, desirable one like the panigale v4. The 2 things going for the manx r is the competitive pricing and the design but is that enough?

What do you think? Would you buy the norton manx r?

So I booked my himalayan on 15 may and now I'm seeing news that gov is bringing e22 to e30 petrol soon and will be enforced on us. So what should I do? Should I buy it anyways or wait more becuz soon my clg will be over and I won't be able to travel with me frnd anymore too + no other brand have adv like himalayan(buying from csd) so I'm getting it for very less price too. What should I do?

TVS Apache RTR 310

After waiting for one and half month from booking got the delivery of the new triumph tracker 400.

I've heard people say before that riding with gloves and without is a massive difference and they were SO RIGHT. Ever since I've started riding with gloves, not only have i felt more confident while riding but it's felt more "right". Riding without these feels very "naked" or "exposed" if that makes sense.

About the airflow- FANTASTIC, if you're going any faster than 30-40km/h you barely feel any sort of suffocation or anything, and even below these speeds you don't necessarily feel hot or suffocated, just normal. Ironically, in this summer heat, my hands have been cooler thanks to these compared to something like my thighs WITH jeans on.

I can't say anything about the protection since I haven't been through an accident or anything with them but they do have CE certifications and KNOX sliders so they should be pretty capable. I was originally thinking of going with the solace rival gloves but literally everywhere I looked they were out of stock so I just went with these.

Also, if anyone's still a bit hesitant about spending on riding gloves (like I was), trust me and just go for it. They're very worth it

Owner is asking 95k, 21k mileage. Should i buy and modify it tastefully, or put 1 lakh down payment and get new

Nearby dealer had the bike available
Booked it in the morning and got the bike in the evening.
Worst part is, the next day e30 fuel regulations came out.

In Singapore on a vacation and I always had a plan to either buy Arai or Shoei. Went to Regina Specialties to pick up a helmet for a friend and he tried alot to get me to buy Klim Krio Pro and X1 Alpha. Gave good deal on both but it was still somewhere around 89k

Went to Chong Aik store which is 450m from Regina and surfed for Shoei. Got a damn good deal on Hornet X2, wanted solid color but they were out of stock in my size. So bought the TC10 color variant. 49k including GST refund.