User Review of TRK 502 BS4 by Suresh Narayanan

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Guys, i bought the trk 502 about 6 months ago upgrading from a cbr 250r. Honestly after doing over 1500kms on the odo of which 1200+ on long trip, i have come to love this machine. This is not meant to drive up your adrenaline like the 600i but it's butter smooth when you ride 7 hrs at a stretch and has everything for a tourer to love. Zero fatigue, smooth linear pick up and good road presence offering confidence on highways.A few downsides which you will have to live with is it's turning radius which is huge and you can't do a flicking in trafficked areas. Well your pillion has to mount the bike literally which means she can't get off the bike without you getting off the bike. This means you can't reverse the bike easily given the weight.I have got an average of 26kmpl on my trip to ooty from bangalore. If you are okay with a little expensive pinch on service cost this bike is a tourers delight. I really would want to tell benelli that they need to work on bringing down the tco. I picked this against the kawasaki verysys as the price differential does make up for maintenance. Got myself a 5 year end to end insurance. Few things i would recommend.It's quite timid at the low range and the grunt starts after you cross 4k on rpm. It's real music to ears.The vehicle is very stable at good speeds, i did 127kmph on my drives but it's vibration free and quite smooth. Don't buy this if you use the same bike for city commutes, though there is absolutely no heating of the engine in city commutes the drive-ability is challenged due to the weight and limited maneuverability. Heat dissipation is just amazing and beautifully engineered. There are fans that run while you idle but you rarely have heat blasts on your feet.

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