I am looking for a 2-wheeler. My Budget is 4L, I will travel 80 to 100 kms a day. 20 kms in city + 30 kms in highway + 30 kms in industrial areas (Usually Damaged Roads) My priorities - Top-notch ride quality, free from body pain Suggest a few options. As of now, XPulse is closer to my requirements, but I need tuneless tyres since Industrial roads are more prone to puncture. Can I expect XPulse with tubeless tyres in the near future? Suggest other options to me as well

Autocar India

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Both the Royal Enfield Classic 350 and Honda CB350 are great machines and there's not much to choose between them. Both are comfortable, have smooth engines and great looks as well as good quality fit and finish. The one tangible area where the Classic is better than the CB350 is that its gearing is very well judged which paired with the engine's beautiful low-end torque makes the bike easy to ride in stop-and-go Mumbai traffic. On the flip side, the Honda comes with a slip/assist clutch and also weighs a good deal less than the Royal Enfield bike, which could sway the balance in its favour. We'd strongly recommend you take a test ride of both to understand which bike's demeanour suits you best before you make a decision.

Autocar India

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The 349cc Triumph Tracker 400 is a lighter and less powerful machine, which will make it easier to ride and get on with in daily use. Since you are a college student who will primarily use it in the city, these are factors that will play in the Tracker's favour as will its higher fuel economy owing to its smaller engine. Coming to its tail section, there's not much you can do officially. The Tracker and Thruxton use a simpler, rectangular tail lamp, unlike the other Bajaj-made Triumphs which have a rather neat-looking, flush-fitting and ornately designed tail light. Its unlikely that this unit can be fit onto the Tracker / Thruxton without significant reworking of the bodywork and the electricals. Our advice is that if you want a road-focused 350cc Triumph with a good-looking tail lamp, opt for the Speed 400 instead of the Tracker. The Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 may make the same power but its larger, 452cc engine makes significantly more torque which will translate to a very different riding experience than the Tracker. It also has the more sporty chassis, which should make it fun in the twisties. The Guerrilla's tyres are wider than the Tracker so the Triumph will tip in quicker than the Royal Enfield, but of the two, its the Guerrilla which has the edge in terms of sportiness. To our eyes, the Guerrilla's slick round TFT dash is better-looking and has more features than the simple digi-analogue dash of the 350cc Triumphs. To see which one is the better fit for your use case, we'd advise a thorough test ride of both before you make a decision.

Autocar India

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Since you will spend an overarching amount of time inside the city, your best bet would be to look at either the Honda CB350 models and the Royal Enfield Classic / Bullet/ Hunter 350. These are relaxed, comfortable and proven machines which will be great for patchy city roads and out on the highway - as long as you're keeping the speeds under the three-digit threshold - they will be unstressed.If you want a bit more performance without sacrificing comfort the Triumph Speed 400, Tracker 400 and Scrambler 400 models are what you should look at. With their recently downsized - 350cc, liquid-cooled engines, they offer significantly more performance and are lighter than the Honda and RE models listed above which should mean a more energetic demeanor out on open roads. Take a test ride of these machines to see which one you gel with the best before you make a decision.