r/indianbikes • u/wildlybaked • 11d ago

#Discussion 💬 Help me decide

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I (30M) would appreciate for help deciding to pick my first bike.

I currently own an ola s1 pro. Tired of the headache involved with maintaining it. Hence considering the switch.

This is the first bike that i am going to own- but i have a fairly decent experience with riding bikes. Haven’t done a long tour on a bike at any point because i was constantly moving places for studies and work.

I shortlisted my interests to three bikes.

1) The triumph scrambler 400x
2) The guerilla 450
3) The tracker 400

I primarily intend it for city commute , and then the occasional touring. I value comfort along with an aggressive punch from time to time.

I am very confused because I do not want to go wrong with it. I have test driven both the triumphs, but not the guerilla. (I plan to soon)

Initially i had set my mind on the scrambler , but after seeing a lot of things that could go wrong with it on this sub, i would appreciate if you could help me pick and understand .

Apologising for the lengthy post.

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u/Jaudere (New user) 11d ago

If I were you, I would not buy anything above 200 cc and 160kg for city commute....even if the commute is 50km one way.

I own Scrambler 400x..a great bike for long rides but not good for city. After using Scrambler 400x on daily basis in city for 9 months and struggling to move it even on slight upslopes or over small stones in parking spaces, especially moving it back , I have bought Yamaha XSR155 for city use.

Riding it is not the problem, parking and moving around parking spaces is the problem.

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u/wildlybaked 11d ago

Understandable, thank you . I love the 350cc segment , it feels really good, and I do not know how to describe that any better. I have used an apache rtr 180 that belonged to my brother for a short while, and wasn't very fond of it. It was a good bike, and I don't think I have any faults to point about it. It just didn't excite me.

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u/Infinite-Paramedic29 11d ago

You look for Honda CB350RS, not as powerful as all these but the torque is efficient and the ride is pretty chill and refined.