Small-displacement sportbikes may not make sense to you at first, as a sportbike is meant to be sporty and fast, right? Well, over in the Asian market, there’s a wide selection of pseudo-sportbikes that sort of look like sportbikes, but are actually meant to be commuters for use in the city. I’m not talking about the likes of the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R – neither am I referring to the likes of the Yamaha YZF-R15M.
These small machines are full-fledged sportbikes in their own right, as they feature low-slung clip-ons and high rearsets; an ergonomics package that’s in line with what we associate with sportbikes. I’m talking about commuter-focused machines like the Suzuki Gixxer SF, Bajaj Pulsar RS200, and the newly launched Hero Xtreme 200S 4V. These bikes are all popular in India, and provide commuters with a sporty-looking motorbike to use on a daily basis.
