[NSK123]

Hi all,
Need advice from the community. I am looking for changing my bike. Have a Thunderbird 350, Yezdi Roadster. Planning to sell Yezdi and go for new one. These are my requirements:

• Daily commute to office
• Long weekend rides - at least 1 or 2 in two months
• Willing to pay extra attention to bike, no breakdowns
• Fuss free maintenance (Honda, Suzuki tops the chart, but they don't have the bikes I am looking for - CB350 / RS not powerful enough)
• I am OK, if the bike is heavy

I tested

• Suzuki Vstrom 250 - good bike but even with low seat I cannot reach ground otherwise a great bike ticking everything for me
• CB 350 Highness / RS - Underpowered
• KTMs - Cannot reach ground

I did not test ride Yamaha FZ 250 & Gixer 250

Analyzed these 4 bikes. But pretty much on Dominar or Interceptor. Help me choose the best bike. If I have missed any bike, let me know.

[AtheK]

Why don't you try the super meteor 650, it will change some of Negative to Positive in Interceptor. Interceptor in itself with some mods done, is absolute pleasure on highway, I take it to office too daily. Noe the latest model has come with Alloy wheels and USB port as standard with LED lights. Also the engine on twins is super smooth and also has slipper clutch though clutch is on heavier side. The Gear box + Engine on Interceptor is tuned brilliantly, and the exxhaust note with AEW is just bliss. The twin cylinder will keep you happy also for much longer compared the single cylinder on the Dominar.

If budget can be accomodated try for Honda CB500X, it is probably all the bike you need.

[NSK123]

Originally Posted by AtheK

Why don't you try the super meteor 650, it will change some of Negative to Positive in Interceptor. Interceptor in itself with some mods done, is absolute pleasure on highway, I take it to office too daily. Noe the latest model has come with Alloy wheels and USB port as standard with LED lights. Also the engine on twins is super smooth and also has slipper clutch though clutch is on heavier side. The Gear box + Engine on Interceptor is tuned brilliantly, and the exxhaust note with AEW is just bliss. The twin cylinder will keep you happy also for much longer compared the single cylinder on the Dominar.

If budget can be accomodated try for Honda CB500X, it is probably all the bike you need.

Thanks. I forgot to mention, I tried Meteor & Super Meteor too. The cruiser stance is leading to back pain because my legs are stretched out. I am around 5.4 and I used to get backpain in Thunderbird during long rides when my legs are stretched out. However, in Yezdi, with legs swept back even 250 KM a day, I had no backpain. In CB 500x it is little stretch since seat height is 830 mm

[AtheK]

Originally Posted by NSK123

Thanks. I forgot to mention, I tried Meteor & Super Meteor too. The cruiser stance is leading to back pain because my legs are stretched out. I am around 5.4 and I used to get backpain in Thunderbird during long rides when my legs are stretched out. However, in Yezdi, with legs swept back even 250 KM a day, I had no backpain. In CB 500x it is little stretch since seat height is 830 mm

My vote in that case would be Interceptor, you can easily make some changes to it both functionally and cosmetically, while Dominar you can not do anything with the engine later.