Honda CB200X Price in Kumbakonam

Been a Honda fanboy. Had an Activa, Dio, Twister, and now the CB200X. Yet will try to be unbiased.
Bought the bike in HSR Bengaluru. The wait time for this bike was long. Also, one weird thing is that they did not have a test ride bike so they arranged for a bike that had come for servicing. Other than that, everything was ok.
My primary usage is office travel with occasional trips over the weekend. So the CB200X perfectly fits my criteria.
The bikes feels beautiful on the road and you have a great road presence. You can ride it continuously for hours between 75-80kmph. I am around 5'10 and my posture is perfect for long-distance riding. The bike feels planted into the road and does exactly what you want. I did push the bike to 100+kmph but I wouldn't do it for longer times. Vibrations do creep in at this point which is expected of the 184cc bike. I also managed to get a decent mileage of around 35-40kmpl in the city. The brakes are good enough and the mileage is great. Usually need to refuel after 350kms on a trip keeping a buffer.
I feel the extra premium over the Hornet is worth it. A few more things I would have loved are a slightly larger fuel tank and a higher ground clearance. I never took my bike off-road before and would not try it on this bike either. Also, you need to be slow on speed breakers as the suspension feels a bit hard. I have also added back rest to the comfort level of the pillion.
There is just one issue on the bike. The LED headlight is awful. At night if there are no street lights, you are blind to where the tyres are going. Also, the upper beam for some reason goes way up into the trees. New supplementary lights are a must when you are going long distances. I would check this issue on the Hornet 2.0 too since essentially they have the same headlight.
Overall I am in love with the bike. It is beautiful to ride and you always have the Honda reliability and easy maintenance. I would easily recommend this bike to anyone whose budget is up to 2 lacs (1.9L bike + 10k additional lights).

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Please find my experience below after riding 2000 kms.
Pros
Engine smoothness and ride quality is good
The fuel economy is good. I'm getting 40+ km/litre.
Maintenance and service charges are nominal and should be less than 2–4k.
Cons
Seats are not comfortable for long rides. Riders will experience heat due to bad seat design.
Ground clearance or a central stand could have been placed a little higher. It touches speed bumps sometimes.
The saddle seat holder is missing.
USB charger is missing and the speedo meter display could have been better.
The rear view/design of the bike could have been planned better by Honda.
Honda should work on customer feedback instead of focusing only on the engine. Ergonomics and raider practicality needs should be considered while designing bikes which is good in Triumph, TVS and Royal Enfield.

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Great bike for the city and also the highway, handles well, and is a joy to ride. Driving comfort is out of the world and is easy to handle both traffic in the city and also cruising on the highway. The bike handles well and especially curves both in the city and on the highway. The suspension back should have been better.

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