BHPian Foretio recently shared this with other enthusiasts: I learned to ride on a Pulsar 150 and a Royal Enfield Bullet 350. I’ve ridden both bikes extensively, but for the past year, I’ve been commuting almost daily on a Hero Splendor Plus. I thought it’d be interesting to share how this shift has changed both my perspective and riding style compared to the other bikes in my garage.I often find myself cruising at 35-40 km/h on the Splendor, whereas I’d typically be in the 40-60 range on the Pulsar.Doing 50 on the Splendor feels scarier or faster than hitting 70 on the Pulsar.I don’t feel the urge to push the Splendor the way I do on the Pulsar.Overtaking on the Splendor-even in city traffic-requires a bit of planning. On the Pulsar, I could just open the throttle and confidently pass.I tend to ride more lazily on the Splendor-often staying in 4th gear even over speed bumps.I brake earlier than I usually would.My general riding style changes to relaxed mode on Hero.And surprisingly, getting nudged from behind in traffic doesn’t bother me as much on the Splendor as it does on the RE.Would like to know how other members who ride 500+ cc motorcycles feel when they ride like 150cc bike. Here’s what GTO had to add to the discussion:Don’t know much about motorcycles, but I can tell you that I prefer revving the nuts out of a 400cc bike than a liter-class in India. I prefer to ride a slow bike fast, rather than a fast bike slow. Can speak for cars though, as I drive 40 – 50 new cars every year. – All of us love big, powerful machines. I am no exception. I love big cars, I love big engines with lots of horsepower. – That being said, I’m more a fan of “cheap + fast + compact”. Because I think these cars are most fun for India. Think of a car like the Citroen C3 Turbo, Fronx 1.0L MT, Slavia / Virtus 1.5s, i20 N-Line…or even those fast new compact EVs that do 0 – 100 in 8.xx seconds and make you giggle. I’m a firm believer that the Mini Cooper S is way more fun to drive in India than the large and unwieldy 800 BHP supercars. – How my driving style changes = More carefree, some of them can be pushed like go-karts, quick & chuckable. The small & fast cars have a more connected, visceral feel that I’m addicted to. Can park them anywhere and no one will bother them (try that with an expensive German). – My driving also changes in that, if I take these smaller cars on the highway, I accelerate hard to 120 kmph, but stop there with a compact machine. Most of these cars offer low levels of safety and in crashes, size counts.Meanwhile, himanshu_trikhaadded this to the discussion:I drive an XUV700 ,Thar and Baleno for my city commute. Highways runs are primarily on Employer provided Innova. The simple NA engine of Baleno coupled with hatchback dimensions is so much fun to Drive in city that I am considering a hot hatch as my next car instead of big Germans. I love to accelerate hard, zipping through city traffic but not to reach triple digit speeds.Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.
