1. R15 will be good for cruising. Remember it has 6 gears. Has fuel injection, 4 valves & the engine is liquid cooled unlike all other Indian bikes (save P200). However, initial acceleration - which is a factor of the bike's torque - is less than P220. Even less then RTR 180. But more than other 150 cc bikes. If you want very good acceleration, you have to go for Pulsar 220.
2. It really depends on the situation you are into & the capabilities of your own body. For majority of the people, the forward leaning riding position will be a bit of a problem.
3. If you apply throttle on loose surfaces, off-road, any bike will skid. But if you mean a direct comparison with all other bikes, let me make it very clear to you: No. R15's road grip is much better than other bikes. Please don't listen to fools who say R15's tyres are "puny." The tyres were developed specially for R15 by MRF with inputs from the R15 design team. R15 tyres are so good, you can actually use them for track racing. They have leech like grip. They look thin but are better than anything & everything on Indian bikes. There is no uncomfortable feeling so there is nothing that will be noticeable.
4. Okay the Pulsar 220 has projector lamps. What is their output??? 55 watts. R15 has dual headlights. Output for each bulb is 35 watt. So the total output of R15's headlights is 2x35 Watts i.e. 70 watts. No, the R15 does not have backlit switches like the Pulsar series...but does it matter? You will know where the switches are once you own the bike...plus its cool to be as dark as possible in the night. R15 also hasn't self-cancelling indicators. As for dual horns, I don't know. Visit the showroom & check it out. But as I said earlier, R15 has 70 watt headlights...27% more powerful than P220. And believe me when I say they are enough to blind someone in the front.
There is no need to install HID's later on.
5. Yes, R15 doesn't have a main stand. Mileage metre is a publicity stunt. It is never accurate...it simply indicates its numbers based on the bikes throttle position, speed & gear. It is useless. Tell me how many bikes globally have you heard of with this silly stupid feature (other than TVS Flame)??? Low battery indicator too is useless. When you own a bike, you will know when its battery is low (it never will be unless the battery needs replacement or the bike is in garage for months).
Also, please don't believe Hari when he says R15 has poor top end. He is lying. P220's top speed is around 138 kmph. New Karizma's top speed is 135 kmph as claimed by Hero Honda. Yamaha R15's top speed claimed by Yamaha India is also 135 kmph. Do not forget that R15 has 6 gears.
If you see videos of these bikes crossing 140 kmph, let me tell you that every vehicle on Earth has speedo error. The speedometre is always wrong & top speed tests are done with the help of GPS.
If you leave R15, then go for P220. It is real value for money.
If you leave P220, go for RTR 180. Its a performance machine with a perfect balance in every aspect.
Forget Karizma. 223cc & only 17.6 bhp??? R15 is 17 bhp. RTR 180 is 17.3 PS = 17.05 bhp. Pulsar 220 is 21.04 PS = 20.74 bhp. Shame on Hero Honda.
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