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Best bikes under ₹3 lakh in India

Spend up to ₹3 lakh and you're into serious performance and touring territory — 250cc to 400cc machines that hold triple-digit speeds without drama. I've flagged where the extra money genuinely buys you something and where you're just paying for a fairing.

9 reviews here, from ₹2,05,000 to ₹3,00,000. Every bike is placed by its on-road price, so what you see is what you'd actually pay at the showroom.

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Yamaha MT-15 V2 naked street motorcycle in India — 18.4 PS engine, 45-50 kmpl mileage and on-road price around ₹2,05,000
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Yamaha MT-15 V2

Naked Street · Yamaha

A 155cc bike that behaves like something much bigger

3.6(93 reader ratings)
On-road
₹2,05,000
Used
₹1,12,000+
Power
18.4 PS
Mileage
45-50 kmpl
7 min readEMI from ₹5,253/mo

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Hero Xpulse 210 mountain trail motorcycle in India — 24.6 PS engine, 35-38 kmpl mileage and on-road price around ₹2,12,000
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Hero Xpulse 210

Mountain Trail · Hero MotoCorp

The cheapest honest way to ride a mountain trail in India

3.9(63 reader ratings)
On-road
₹2,12,000
Used
₹1,18,000+
Power
24.6 PS
Mileage
35-38 kmpl
9 min readEMI from ₹5,433/mo

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Yamaha YZF-R15 V4 sport motorcycle in India — 18.4 PS engine, 44-49 kmpl mileage and on-road price around ₹2,20,000
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Yamaha YZF-R15 V4

Sport · Yamaha

India's track-day starter kit

3.5(18 reader ratings)
On-road
₹2,20,000
Used
₹1,22,000+
Power
18.4 PS
Mileage
44-49 kmpl
7 min readEMI from ₹5,638/mo

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Suzuki Gixxer SF 250 sport motorcycle in India — 26.5 PS engine, 36-40 kmpl mileage and on-road price around ₹2,32,000
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Suzuki Gixxer SF 250

Sport · Suzuki

The quarter-litre tourer disguised as a sportbike

3.7(37 reader ratings)
On-road
₹2,32,000
Used
₹1,18,000+
Power
26.5 PS
Mileage
36-40 kmpl
7 min readEMI from ₹5,945/mo

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Royal Enfield Classic 350 modern classic motorcycle in India — 20.2 PS engine, 33-37 kmpl mileage and on-road price around ₹2,36,000
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Royal Enfield Classic 350

Modern Classic · Royal Enfield

The thump that built a subculture

3.6(75 reader ratings)
On-road
₹2,36,000
Used
₹1,28,000+
Power
20.2 PS
Mileage
33-37 kmpl
7 min readEMI from ₹6,048/mo

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Honda CB350RS modern classic motorcycle in India — 21.1 PS engine, 35-38 kmpl mileage and on-road price around ₹2,46,000
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Honda CB350RS

Modern Classic · Honda

The quiet, sensible answer to a Royal Enfield - and that is exactly why fewer people buy it

3.5(67 reader ratings)
On-road
₹2,46,000
Used
₹1,32,000+
Power
21.1 PS
Mileage
35-38 kmpl
8 min readEMI from ₹6,304/mo

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Bajaj Dominar 400 sport tourer motorcycle in India — 40 PS engine, 27-31 kmpl mileage and on-road price around ₹2,76,000
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Bajaj Dominar 400

Sport Tourer · Bajaj

The cheapest 40 PS you can buy in India

3.6(66 reader ratings)
On-road
₹2,76,000
Used
₹1,45,000+
Power
40 PS
Mileage
27-31 kmpl
7 min readEMI from ₹7,073/mo

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Red Triumph Speed 400 with gold front forks parked beside a blue motorcycle in an outdoor car park
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Triumph Speed 400

Naked · Triumph

Proper 400cc punch, without the neon-shirt energy

3.4(36 reader ratings)
On-road
₹2,80,000
Used
₹1,70,000+
Power
40 PS
Mileage
25–30 kmpl (budget estimate, not a FateDeck test)
7 min readEMI from ₹7,175/mo

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White and turquoise Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 parked on its side stand beside a brick building in Moscow
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Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450

Naked · Royal Enfield

The Enfield for people who are not shopping for a slow thump

3.5(89 reader ratings)
On-road
₹3,00,000
Used
₹2,00,000+
Power
40.02 PS
Mileage
25–30 kmpl (budget estimate, not a FateDeck test)
7 min readEMI from ₹7,688/mo

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