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Khushru

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Hi, I am from South Mumbai and have owned an Yamaha RX100, which has been my everyday commuter for the past 20 years. I absolutely love it. Around 10 years ago, I also owned a first-generation KTM Duke 200 for a brief period. I now want to get into weekend riding, but I am a bit confused about which motorcycle to buy. I have shortlisted the Ultraviolette X47, Hero XPulse 210, KTM 390 Enduro R, and Triumph Scrambler 400X. I have always been fascinated by dirt-oriented and naked motorcycles. I plan to keep the bike for a long time and have no intention of changing it anytime soon. The Ultraviolette X47 appeals to me because of the technology it offers, while the others attract me for their off-road capability and suitability for our road conditions. Which one would you suggest for my requirements? Thank you.

Autocar India

•3h

Since you seem like a leisurely weekend rider who wants to keep the machine for a longer duration and you lean towards off-road riding, we'd recommend you to pick between the 350cc Triumph Scrambler 400X and KTM 390 Enduro R. Of the two, the Triumph bike is the more sensible, practical and daily-use friendly machine while the KTM is the more fun and niche option. The Scrambler's 350cc engine has the better low and mid-range spread of torque but the Enduro's 398cc single is fun when you chase the redlines. While both have off-road capabilities (the Enduro way more so than the Scrambler), they are good fun to use on the road to ride to your favourite twisty bit of tarmac.

Some points to bear in mind are that the KTM bike has a super tall 895mm perch and comes with tubed tyres. While there's not much you can do about the seat, you can fit 19/17-in alloy wheels from the Adventure to sort out tubeless tyres for yourself. Coming to the Triumph, since you have mentioned you are from SoBo, you don't have a service centre nearby as of answering this query - authorized service centres are located in Goregaon, Nerul and Thane. There's also a massive price delta between these two and if you aren't looking to spend more, the Triumph is the better option.

The best way to decide between them would be to take a comprehensive test ride of both and see which one you like the most. While there is a big price delta between both, since you're using the bike as a leisurely tool and are going to keep it for a long time, make the stretch for the Enduro if you like it.

The X-47 (even with its larger battery pack) won't give you a realistic riding range of much more than 220km on a single charge (and this will be in the least powerful Glide riding mode, so performance will be quite gentle). Electric bikes are still quite a nascent market, charging stations are also very rare to find in most places and this is why for your needs, going with a petrol-powered bike makes more sense.

Also, kudos to you for keeping the RX alive and using it daily!

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Khushru

•22m

Thank you for the detail reply. However just to apprise that the bike will be use daily in city along with weekend rides and since you mentioned about the seat height my height is around 5.1 or 5.2

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