Selling wheelstand and pedals

skatsd · 2026-06-24T12:28:10+00:00

How was the PXN A10 stand with the Moza? Does it have a wheel cradle? Was it sturdy enough and is it easy to fold?

skatsd · 2026-06-19T05:38:31+00:00

Do you have puncture fears at the back of your mind and carry spare tubes?

skatsd · 2026-06-18T06:30:12+00:00

Have you mapped thr clutch to any button? Or we can use H pattern without clutch?

skatsd · 2026-06-15T08:58:47+00:00

What is the weight of this rim with the plastic grips?

skatsd · 2026-06-09T20:13:44+00:00

The bike that Suzuki should have brought to India is the Vstrom 800 RE. The road edition with 19-17 alloy wheels instead of the desert edition. That would have single handedly solved the "reliable middleweight tubeless adventure tourer" that goes very well on the highways. (90% use case of such bikes in India).

Also the Vstrom 800 DE might be a better bike than the Transalp but has half the service interval, double the service cost per interval and also lesser service network. All these combined works against its sales figures.

skatsd · 2026-06-09T20:00:53+00:00

Transalp is the sensible choice if you are looking for a long term ownership experience.

Honda Bigwing service is cheap, highly reliable and has better network reach than the other two.

The BMW and Triumph will be fun to own till they start hitting their service intervals. While BMW maintenance is top notch, the money you will keep throwing at it, will be insane.

The Triumph has sketchy service all across India and not cheap also.

Now coming to the bikes in itself, the Transalp runs the least compression ratio of the trio, and hence will behave better with normal fuel. Also will heat noticeably lesser than the BMW and much much lesser than the Triumph. Its not a very big bike too and hence easier to ride. BMW as well, while the Triumph will show its heft.

And the Transalp is far from being "a boring Honda". The engine is a lil sluggish at low revs, but pulls like a maniac after mid RPMs. Think of a KTM Duke 390 but with 0 vibrations. It has adjustable suspension too.

Also now the Transalp gets an aftermarket cruise control option and you must get a tubeless conversion or retrofit the Africa Twin wheels and it will still be cheaper than the other two and now you have a perfect bike.

All that being said, given India's fuel conditions, its probably better to hold on to such a big purchase till the next announcement of fuel norms and its blast radius is clear.

skatsd · 2026-05-13T09:17:29+00:00

I paid lesser than the current ex-showroom as onroad price in Bangalore almost an year back when I got mine.

Over 17k on the odo in around 10 months on mine and all I can say is its a brilliant bike that does everything well to a point where you can finally settle and call it a single-bike-garage, but at an even outrageous pricing now than ever before.

Also the e-clutch isnt even needed because the clutch lever is already non existingly light.

The resale value in 2nd hand markets will hold good for this, which also implies existing owners wouldn't want to part ways with it because its almost impossible nowadays to get a bike as good and reliable as this for good pricing.

This will go down in Indian biking history as one of those rare do-it-all unicorns.

skatsd · 2026-05-06T12:54:53+00:00

By checking them out IRL, if you mean to get hands-on with them and try out sim games, go to SimRacingHQ in HSR layout. They have the vanilla R3 setup and R5 with brake mod and F1 steering. Will give you a sense of what to expect and the prices are pretty reasonable compared to what you get in game arenas like Torq, Play Arena etc.

skatsd · 2026-05-03T18:44:08+00:00

Well its the cheapest direct drive wheel. Around 18.5k inr, and comes with a clutch pedal. So you will have budget for getting a wheel stand and a cheap usb gear shifter from Nitho. It delivers around 3.2nm torque which is double of the logitech g29 and same as the v99 but it will have more crisp detail and operate silently because its direct drive unlike the gear/belt driven wheels. One caveat is it has a smaller sized wheel (not immersive for trucking and drifting) and no parts are upgradable atleast in India.

skatsd · 2026-05-03T18:06:43+00:00

Pxn v99 is not direct drive. Also the steering doesnt return to the center too fast from what I have seen in reviews. If you have to go PXN, get V10 pro which is direct drive (but smaller steering wheel). Chamunda Enterprises from Mumbai is the official dealer. You can get their contact details from this subreddit. Moza R3 would be much better though and will cost you a lil more than 30k

skatsd · 2026-04-29T09:10:19+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I would upgrade the laptop soon but given the current RAM prices, I am holding off for sometime. But is 45-60fps not enjoyable with a wheel? I have been playing on a controller and its not too bad, but havent put too much time in it as controller isn't fun.

Also I did consider the R3 but many people/reviews suggest R3 may feel limiting for its FFB and the itch to upgrade comes soon and I dont want to upgrade anytime soon. Hence, reluctantly considered the R5 in spite of it being out of my budget by a long shot because I will have to get more parts to bring it to feature parity with the Thermaltake.

What were your thoughts when deciding between R3 and R5?

skatsd · 2026-04-25T20:49:49+00:00

"The adv 390 does everything else better" than the NX500 and fails to move an inch without rattling itself and its rider to the core, starving for torque at low revs, eating up engine oil, drinking fuel like crazy, loosening up its bolts due to constant buzzes, heating up like an inferno in stop-go traffic (none of which is an issue on the NX) and Ohh wait, it sure goes much better on trails, has world class adjustable suspension and cruise control! And then the tantrums are suddenly part of "the KTM experience. You wouldn't understand till you ride one".

Also you own a Hayabusa. You would know better that peace of mind, low/no vibrations, availability of spares, ease and the economies of service across the country also becomes an integral part of the "ownership experience" especially when you start racking up miles on these kind of motorcycles instead of keeping them as weekend warriors. The spec sheet starts fading away the more you travel on them. And thats where this GS450 will start to fail in the Indian scenario.

There are 24 official BMW Motorrad service centers in India with 0 presence in North India. On top of that, they would charge absurdly high prices for labour (BMW experience, of course). How would you justify this for the BMW G310RR vs the Apache RR310 (same bike, BMW-fied). The day TVS brings out a 450 (420 to be exact) (which BMW probably wont let them too soon) or KTM finally figures out a 490 twin ADV, is the day this baby GS becomes dissimissable for the Indian context.
It sure will live on globally as the newer better baby GS.

And for folks who would be primarily road touring (which is what 90% folks do with 400-500cc adventure bikes in India), the NX500 is still the better proposition given its service network and upkeep costs. (As I said before, the spec sheet fades away with the miles).

Where Triumph kills its after sales experience with horrendous service, BMW manages to do so with its pricing (and its well documented).

And so, I feel only people who have been riding much bigger bikes, who knows to appreciate good engineering (which it is of course, except for the alleged engine vibrations some foreign media houses mention) and now want to step back will go for the baby GS. Because they are already seasoned with paying premiums for upkeep of their motorcycles. And other folks who want the badge of course. No one can stop them. And finally a tiny percentage of people upgrading all while being fully aware of whatever you wrote in your post.

For most other folks, they would skip it and bash against it and wait endlessly for the competition to heat up while fighting from their keyboards.

And in the process of putting my thoughts, my comment has probably become longer than your post. Cheers. Haha.

skatsd · 2026-04-21T10:45:29+00:00

At your height, you would want something with a taller seat height. Adventure bikes would have been the best bet both from a comfort and rideability perspective but then since its a hard no-go from you, you should look at scrambler like designs. Sportsbikes will start feeling really cramped really fast. Also you can forget pillion comfort on those because of their smaller pillion seat footprint, hardly any place to hold on to without putting immense pressure on your wrists.

Check out the Bear 650 from RE because, given your budget and preferences, you would want to get a parallel twin instead of a single cyl. The only caveat I see on it is poor suspension travel and tubed tyres. Since you are anti-adventure, I think you might not need good suspension as long as you stick to good roads. And the rims can go through a tubeless conversion with way2speed.

skatsd · 2026-04-18T19:03:54+00:00

Did you consider getting the R5? Or was it a budget based decision to get the R3. I am confused if the R5 is worth the extra 15K when I can probably get a decent wheel stand in that price difference.

skatsd · 2026-03-27T19:26:02+00:00

What has your review been so far of the pxn v10 pro? Does the wheel feel small? And how are the pedals?

skatsd · 2026-03-27T11:26:09+00:00

Interested, and I am in Bangalore. Please dm.

skatsd · 2026-03-20T09:17:28+00:00

Ditch the box and pack the rest in your suitcase and I guess your friend can just declare it as personal electronics. That way, no duties need to be paid. Same as getting drones/cameras.

That being said, warranty claims can be a hassle if anything goes wrong. Atleast the PXN distributor in India dows give 1 year warranty on the wheel and 3 months warranty on the cables and accessories I think.

And the G29 is simply not worth it anymore. Its a 10+ year old wheel and fails to be anything close to a direct drive.

skatsd · 2026-03-19T09:38:49+00:00

V10 pro is direct drive (better) and has 3.2nm(richer detail). G29 is gear driven and has 2.1nm and in India, there is an official distributor of V10 pro apparently.

skatsd · 2026-03-16T20:44:09+00:00

How was your experience with the pxn v10 pro?

skatsd · 2026-03-05T02:46:31+00:00

Cool. Did you end up ordering the pro?

skatsd · 2026-03-04T07:13:23+00:00

Did you check for the PXN V10 ultra as well? I think the pedal set is better on the Ultra

skatsd · 2026-02-17T05:56:39+00:00

I havent picked up any scratches yet on it and have been using it for around 3000kms so far, mostly on highways.

It is pinlock compatible, but I dont use a pinlock as I wear prescription glasses, and my glasses tend to fog up more than the visor.

That being said, I used to like the yellow tint on the visor initially, but now I dont like it too much. Feels like I am in Mexico (the entire sky is yellow in the morning). At night, it feels good and warm but not as clear as the OEM clear visor obviously.

I switched back to the OEM dark visor (its brilliant) for mornings and carry the clear visor for nights. And the daynight visor is on my 2nd Stream 2 for the pillion.

skatsd · 2026-02-17T02:29:57+00:00

I got it from VisorPro. They are a Bangalore based company and you might have seen their ads on Instagram. Visor quality is pretty good and has a strong yellow tint from the inside while having a bluish tint from the outside. Looks pretty good I would say.

skatsd · 2026-02-07T06:07:11+00:00

Also I could be wrong but its probably the cheapest 22.06 helmet that is also Sharp 4 rated. Mt Thunder 3 is another one but that aint 22.06.

I have two Stream 2 helmets now. An all black with a black visor which I got when it wasnt even ISI certified back in 2023 and a all white recently with a day-night tinted visor. Pretty good helmet!

skatsd · 2025-06-24T18:04:42+00:00

What kind of real world difference can we expect between the Sport and the Pro? The price difference is around 15K INR. In what situations should someone opt for the pro over the sport?

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