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Experts, I am looking to buy a two wheeler for my wife, and I am confused which one to go for.
Background :
We currently own a Kinetic Nova. Actually my wife was using it since before our marriage, so I would date its origins to the turn of the century. At approximately 67,000 kms, the odometer stopped working, so I am guessing it has about 80k KMs on it. Its a pain to use and maintain , but somehow the neighbourhood garage has kept it going. Its slow, unergonomic, and tiring to ride. The riding position is also not ideal in our opinion. My wife's workplace is 22kms from our residence. Though she has the option of using the bus, she prefers taking the Kinetic because it helps her manage the flexibility required with our daughter's school schedule.
The roads on her route are 60% highway , 40% in-town, mostly potholed.
Question is, which vehicle should we buy to replaced the tired old thing ?
Our requirements are :
1. Comfortable to ride over long distances for my wife. If you combine the daily school run, and our mostly regular () gym run, the daily expected run is in the region of 50kms.
2. Infallible reliability.
3. Good power to run effortlessly on the highway.
3. Comfortable to be ridden two up.
4. Easy and cheap to service, and shouldnt fall apart after the warranty expires.
Hah! You will say. Go buy the Activa. And so we did. Take it out for a spin that is. And..Immediately felt this was a case of "more of the same". Yes, the examples we rode were from within the family, but we didnt find them to be particularly impressive.
For me personally, both the Access 125 and the Honda Activa didnt simply produce that tingle of excitement. The one which you feel when you set your eyes on a vehicle and are possessed by the desire to own it.
My budget is in the region of 70k, although lower is better. What options do you guys suggest?
Background :
We currently own a Kinetic Nova. Actually my wife was using it since before our marriage, so I would date its origins to the turn of the century. At approximately 67,000 kms, the odometer stopped working, so I am guessing it has about 80k KMs on it. Its a pain to use and maintain , but somehow the neighbourhood garage has kept it going. Its slow, unergonomic, and tiring to ride. The riding position is also not ideal in our opinion. My wife's workplace is 22kms from our residence. Though she has the option of using the bus, she prefers taking the Kinetic because it helps her manage the flexibility required with our daughter's school schedule.
The roads on her route are 60% highway , 40% in-town, mostly potholed.
Question is, which vehicle should we buy to replaced the tired old thing ?
Our requirements are :
1. Comfortable to ride over long distances for my wife. If you combine the daily school run, and our mostly regular () gym run, the daily expected run is in the region of 50kms.
2. Infallible reliability.
3. Good power to run effortlessly on the highway.
3. Comfortable to be ridden two up.
4. Easy and cheap to service, and shouldnt fall apart after the warranty expires.
Hah! You will say. Go buy the Activa. And so we did. Take it out for a spin that is. And..Immediately felt this was a case of "more of the same". Yes, the examples we rode were from within the family, but we didnt find them to be particularly impressive.
For me personally, both the Access 125 and the Honda Activa didnt simply produce that tingle of excitement. The one which you feel when you set your eyes on a vehicle and are possessed by the desire to own it.
My budget is in the region of 70k, although lower is better. What options do you guys suggest?