Jan 07, 2012 05:20 PM
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"6 months. 13000+ kilometers. Bangalore - Kochi Up and down trips - Thrice+ other many short trips. Got my life back coz of the stability - Twice. Looks I get. Havn't counted;-).
I don't think too much of explanations is required apart from these facts."
I am a biking enthusiast. When I was about to take a bike, I was stuck up that if I should go for Karizma, Bullet or Fazer.
Karizma got rejected in the first round itself. Coz, it was at that time Hero & Honda got split up. So without knowing anything I didn't want to take risk.
Then Just 2 were there. the King Bullet and the Touring spirit. Out of these two. The bullet needs to be treated like a king - for sure. I was not sure if I could make it up. It is because of my riding style mainly.
So there was only one left behind. Fazer.
The decision was not at all wrong. The main thing was that I go for touring a lot. Bangalore - Kochi(550 km 1 side). This is the longest one I have made - 3 times.(Planning for more.)
I was not at all tired. The Visor - the best for touring. U wont feel that u have traveled that long. Thats for the comfort part.
Going on rough roads? See the photos. Thats at Hoganakkal. I took the bike on the rocks riding. And, the best thing is, I haven't touched my feet on the ground while driving.
So that tells about stability. What to tell more? I am alive here and writing this article just coz of the braking quality of the bike even on wet roads of Bangalore.
There is no wild power as in R15 or Pulsars. But the power flows smoothly throughout your ride. Use it whenever u want. The mid range torque helps u lot for that. For the highways its a bit underpowered. But, still u cannot say that it will let u down.
The best rear view mirror for a bike in India. The only thing u have to do to look in the rear view mirror is to move your eyeballs. Perfectly positioned one with a very good field of view.
One problem is that only one headlight will be working at a time. What I did was that I asked the showroom person itself to connect both the lights and adjust it for the best focus. Now I have perfect lighting needed for a touring spirit.
Overall -
Want to have high stability performance in city - FZ, Fazer
Want instant power - Pulsars, Apaches
Want power machines- Karizma, Pulsar 220, CBR etc
Touring - Bullet, Fazer.(If u can maintain the bullet go for it. A bit or more rough user? FAZER)
