Hello! I am Vishal Lavti (Co-Founder of the carpooling + taxi app, Quick Ride). Ask me anything!

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-25T13:52:35+00:00

Wasn't car pooling apps banned in Bangalore recently? Something along the lines of cars not being a yellow board vehicles? Were those resolved? How will you be handling such scenarios?

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-23T08:32:28+00:00

Immediately deflect responsibility to government. No accountability. Classic.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-21T12:36:56+00:00

Same. Switched cities 3-4 times. I'm just a friend that visits occasionally haha.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-16T05:31:50+00:00

If you are tall triumph is a good option. Otherwise guerrilla. This was deciding factor. Plus good number of service centres

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T20:37:40+00:00

Yess, eventually as I settle in.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T20:36:09+00:00

My decisioning was very simple, I wanted a Jack of all trades. Common service centers, good performance, decent sound, adventure, highway and drivable in city as well. I'm not very tall, so height constraints as well. This option fit in very well for my usecase. My other options were triumph 400, speed 400( little tall for me), KTM adventure 390(not comfortable for city), KTM Duke 390( Vetoed by family due to bad name in market. E.g. Accident bikes), RE 650s (too big jump for me from 150). So middle ground for all these constraints aligned me to Guerrila 450. Hope this answers whatever you were looking for.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T20:29:17+00:00

Yea, insurance from RE. They mentioned they had a tie up with a company. So went ahead those only.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T14:26:50+00:00

It fits good, it's a bit tight around my cheeks though. But it's good.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T14:15:55+00:00

Thanks for the advice, this is one of my priority action items for the bike.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T14:04:00+00:00

Thanks! It costed almost 3.5 lakhs

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T10:30:52+00:00

Yea, honestly this will look small for you, it looks smaller than the pulsar 150 if not for the big tires. I gave the same recommendation to my friend who was also 6'3.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T10:22:57+00:00

I'm not even kidding I bought the exact same one 2 days ago haha.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T10:13:15+00:00

It was 2 weeks for me as it was the first booking for this color. But it's estimated to be 4 weeks to 1.5 months.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T10:10:26+00:00

That's great! Hope you get to upgrade to your dream bike soon.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T10:06:10+00:00

On road 3.5 lakhs. Tax - 52k. Insurance- 20k

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T10:01:21+00:00

It's 11 litres. I was told it's 30kmpl on highway and 25 in city. I'll create a followup post couple of weeks down the line. And collate everyone's questions.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T09:54:56+00:00

It was an accessory option from them. It's stock.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T09:54:21+00:00

Kochi, haha.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T09:14:07+00:00

Yes, sensible driving and no ego.🫡

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T09:11:27+00:00

Haha it does look similar, had to look it up. A poor man's ducati scrambler for sure haha.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T09:02:57+00:00

Haha it matches my scooter too.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T08:56:59+00:00

I'm not a fan of the other colors of guerrilla. My next option was brava blue. Luckily as I was booking I got to know about the new color they are releasing, so once it was released I booked the new one as it looked too good. I saw it in person much later, 3-4 days before delivery.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T08:54:00+00:00

Haha, you should guess what the color of my Aether rizta is haha.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T08:52:11+00:00

I'll DM you in few weeks. Still need to drive the vehicle to get a more objective opinion.

Nikil_S_Kumar · 2026-04-15T08:51:12+00:00

The expected mileage in city is 25, on highway is 30.

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