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•14h

I ride Himalayan 450 but I am not at all fond of off-roading. I love touring. Will Himalayan 750 be a good upgrade?

•14m

From our first experience with the new Royal Enfield Himalayan 750, it seems like it has all the fundamentals in place to be a comfortable and quick long-distance touring machine. Make sure you get a test ride once the twin-cylinder Himalayan is launched in India so that you can gauge for yourself how the bike fares for you. Like with every other new platform, our advice would be to wait at least 6 months to a year for the machine to prove itself before investing your money in it.

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•4m•

@autocar.india I feel a decent 500cc bikes are more than sufficient to our roads. Be it touring or off road.. with fuel prices rising every time and milage loss with E20 mixed fuel 750cc heavy bike will be a burden. And that too a 225kg kerb bike !!!.

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Dear experts, I am 5’9" tall and have a medium built. I am planning to buy a bike since I don't have a car parking space in the office. I have shortlisted RE Scram 440, Suzuki Vstorm Sx and Harley-Davidson X440 Vivid. I will mostly ride the bike to and fro to the office in Mumbai (which is approximately 15km from one side). Please suggest a bike that is comfortable and handling it does not cause much fatigue.

•1d

The Harley-Davidson X440 seems like the bike most well-suited to your requirements, amongst all the options you have shortlisted. It has an approachable seat height, comfortable ergonomics, good suspension comfort, a torquey and smooth motor as well as a super light clutch to make life easy in the city. It isn't much lighter than the Scram but owing to its roadster form factor and smaller front wheel, it definitely feels easier to manage. Some things to bear in mind before you plunge into X440 ownership are that its front fork can bottom out over larger bumps (a very unpleasant sensation) and Hero's aftersales experience - particularly for Premia products like the X440 - is still far from ideal. The Scram 440 is a machine that could be slightly more physically demanding to ride but overall it offers a similiar experience with a torque-rich motor, good suspension and comfy ergos. If you don't want to deal with a hit-or-miss ownership experience, Royal Enfield's aftersales and service reputation is far better than Hero's.

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•5d

Hi, I have a 2014 Vespa S 125 and am planning to replace it with the Royal Enfield Flying Flea C6. Is it worth the switch? Also, what does your long-term report on the Flying Flea C6 say?

•4d

Royal Enfield's Flying Flea C6 is an unconventional yet thoughtfully engineered and well-developed electric bike. It's not a high-volume product in terms of sales, nor has it been on sale for very long, so its long-term reliability is a bit of an unknown at this point. From what we experienced, this is a lightweight and zippy electric bike with realistic range for long commutes and even a short Sunday ride - provided you have charging at your destination or somewhere along the way.The one big bugbear we have with the C6 is that its seat is just very uncomfortable for anything over 30 minutes, and unless you're really skinny, this will be a problem for you too. We'd suggest you take an exhaustive test ride and speak to other C6 owners if you can to understand what this machine is like to live with. If you find the C6's seating comfort isn't a problem, go ahead with your purchase. If not, its platform sibling, the Flying Flea S6 scrambler should launch in the coming months, and it promises a better seat and more rough-road-ready manners with similar weight, performance and range.

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•1d

Should I go with Meteor 350 Fireball or Ntorq 125 disc?

•1d

It would be unfair to directly compare a Royal Enfield Meteor 350 to a TVS Ntorq 125 so we'll list out what each vehicle is good at and where it will struggle. The Meteor 350 is a textbook small-capacity cruiser which will be easy to use thanks to its chaming and torquey engine, light clutch action and pretty comfortable rear suspension. If you are of short stature, then its 765mm perch will prove welcoming too. The downsides here are that thanks to its seating position, all big road imperfections will filter through to your spine and it is also a rather heavy bike with what can be best described as unhurried performance. At almost the polar opposite of the spectrum is the Ntorq 125 which balances practicality and rider engagement rather well. It is quite comfy for a scooter, has an extensive feature set and its underseat storage is pretty decent too. It will struggle over big road undulations and by virtue of its form factor, stability at higher speeds isn't its strong point. You should also factor in that the Meteor's price is well over Rs. 2 lakh on-road, whereas the Ntorq will cost you just above one lakh rupees. According to your usage and budget, we'd recommend you choose your next vehicle.

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Hello everyone, I am very confused about buying a new scooter under Rs. 1.30 lakh. I want a comfortable scooter that should be in 125cc segment. It should have a planted/substantial feeling that delivers decent mileage and should have a sporty look. It should have a TFT display. Should I wait or choose from Activa 125, Dio 125, Jupiter 125 or Ntorq Race XP or something else?

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•3d

Yes, if the ride of the current Thar Roxx is not something you can live with it would be better to wait for the update as the car is expected to get the same frequency selective damping setup from the Thar OG - what Mahindra markets as Davinci suspension. However while this is expected to improve the ride quality and body control it would be unlikely that it would match the level of the Hyundai Creta that you are used to. So in any case if you can wait, we would suggest you do so.

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If you are after an affordable, twin-cylinder Japanese machine, then the Kawasaki Z300 is a good option to consider. The newly-launched Kawasaki Z300 should be very similiar to the Ninja 300 in how it rides - an old but rev-happy engine with a basic chassis that still works decently more than a decade after it launched.The Versys-X 300 is the machine to look at if you intend to do long trips and venture out of the city. Its engine will have similiar characteristics but its handling will be more neutral and planted than the more eager feeling Ninja and Z. The Versys-X does have more ground clearance - and consequently, a taller seat - than its siblings which will be helpful over unpredictable Indian road conditions. A test ride of both as well as an objective evaluation of what you're looking to use the bike for will give you the answer to which one you should choose.

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