Best Sports Bikes in India Under 2 Lakh
75 models · ₹69,812 to ₹33.5 Lakh · updated September 2026
Sports bikes in India live between 150cc and 250cc. They trade some mileage for real acceleration, better brakes and suspension you can actually feel on a bad road. Most buyers here are upgrading from a commuter and want something that looks and rides like a step up.
We have reviewed 75 sports bikes, priced from ₹69,812 to ₹33.5 Lakh ex-showroom with an average starting price of ₹3,22,618. The group averages 42 kmpl on claimed mileage. The cheapest is the HF Deluxe Flex Fuel; our highest-rated is the 390 Duke R at 8/10.
Every sports bike we have reviewed
Ranked by our overall score.
Rankings
Same data, sliced by what different buyers care about.
Lowest starting price
- 1Hero MotoCorp HF Deluxe Flex Fuel₹69,812
- 2Hero MotoCorp Splendor Plus Flex Fuel₹81,196
- 3Hero MotoCorp Super Splendor Xtec 2.0₹85,925
- 4Hero MotoCorp Glamour X 125₹89,562
- 5Bajaj Pulsar 125₹93,507
Ex-showroom
Best claimed mileage
- 1Bajaj CNG Bike91 kmpl
- 2Hero MotoCorp Super Splendor Xtec 2.075 kmpl
- 3Hero MotoCorp Glamour X 12565 kmpl
- 4Hero MotoCorp HF Deluxe Flex Fuel65 kmpl
- 5Hero MotoCorp Splendor Plus Flex Fuel62 kmpl
Mileage
Most power per tonne
- 1Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade1067 bhp/t
- 2KTM 1390 Super Duke R894 bhp/t
- 3Honda CB1000 Hornet735 bhp/t
- 4Suzuki Hayabusa714 bhp/t
- 5KTM 890 Duke R661 bhp/t
Power / weight
Lightest
- 1Hero MotoCorp HF Deluxe Flex Fuel112.5 kg
- 2Hero MotoCorp Splendor Plus Flex Fuel113 kg
- 3Hero MotoCorp Super Splendor Xtec 2.0122 kg
- 4Honda CB 125 Hornet124 kg
- 5Bajaj Pulsar N125125 kg
Kerb weight
Highest rated by us
- 1KTM 390 Duke R8/10
- 2Bajaj Pulsar NS400Z8/10
- 3Bajaj Pulsar N160 4V8/10
- 4KTM 390 Adventure X8/10
- 5KTM 390 Duke8/10
Score
Most mileage per rupee
- 1Hero MotoCorp HF Deluxe Flex Fuel9.3
- 2Bajaj CNG Bike8.7
- 3Hero MotoCorp Super Splendor Xtec 2.08.7
- 4Hero MotoCorp Splendor Plus Flex Fuel7.6
- 5Hero MotoCorp Glamour X 1257.3
kmpl per ₹10k
Head to head
- Bajaj Pulsar 125 vs Bajaj Pulsar N125
- Bajaj Pulsar 125 vs Bajaj Pulsar 150
- Yamaha MT-15 V2 vs Bajaj Pulsar N160
- KTM 200 Duke vs Yamaha MT-15 V2
- TVS Apache RTR 200 4V vs Bajaj Pulsar NS 200
- Bajaj Pulsar N250 vs Bajaj Pulsar NS 200
- Bajaj Pulsar 220F vs Bajaj Pulsar NS 200
- TVS Apache RTR 160 vs TVS Apache RTR 160 4V
- TVS Apache RTR 160 vs Honda Unicorn
- TVS Apache RTR 160 vs Hero MotoCorp Xtreme 160R
- Suzuki Gixxer SF 250 vs KTM RC 160
- Yamaha R2 vs KTM RC 160
- Suzuki Gixxer SF 250 Flex Fuel vs KTM RC 160
- TVS Apache RTR 160 4V vs Bajaj Pulsar N160
- TVS Apache RTR 160 4V vs Bajaj Pulsar N160 4V
- Yamaha R2 vs Bajaj Pulsar RS 200
- Yamaha R15 V4 vs Bajaj Pulsar RS 200
- Suzuki Gixxer SF 250 vs Bajaj Pulsar RS 200
- TVS Apache RTR 160 4V vs Honda Unicorn
- Royal Enfield Hunter 350 vs Yamaha XSR 155
- Royal Enfield Hunter 350 vs Bajaj Pulsar 220F
- Royal Enfield Bullet 350 vs Royal Enfield Hunter 350
- TVS Apache RTR 200 4V vs Bajaj Pulsar 220F
- TVS Apache RTR 200 4V vs Yamaha FZ S Hybrid
- Bajaj Pulsar N160 vs Bajaj Pulsar NS160
- TVS Apache RTR 160 4V vs Bajaj Pulsar NS160
- Suzuki Gixxer vs Bajaj Pulsar NS160
- Royal Enfield Bullet 350 vs Hero MotoCorp Xtreme 250R
- Yamaha R15 V4 vs Yamaha R2
- Yamaha R15 V4 vs Yamaha R15S
- Yamaha MT-15 V2 vs Yamaha R15 V4
- Bajaj CNG Bike vs Bajaj Pulsar N125
- Honda CB1000 Hornet vs Honda CB750 Hornet
- Suzuki Gixxer vs Suzuki Gixxer SF
- Suzuki Gixxer SF vs Honda Hornet
- TVS Apache RTR 180 vs Bajaj Pulsar 180
- TVS Apache RTR 180 vs Bajaj Pulsar NS160
- TVS Apache RTR 180 vs Suzuki Gixxer
- Honda Hornet vs Honda NX200
- Honda Hornet vs Yamaha MT-15 V2
- Yamaha FZ X vs Yamaha FZ X Hybrid
- Yamaha FZ X vs Bajaj Pulsar NS160
- Yamaha FZ X vs Suzuki Gixxer
- Hero MotoCorp Xtreme 160R vs Hero MotoCorp Xtreme 160R 4V
- Bajaj Pulsar N160 vs Hero MotoCorp Xtreme 160R
- Honda CB 125 Hornet vs Hero MotoCorp Xtreme 160R
- Yamaha FZ Blue Flex vs Yamaha FZ V3
- Yamaha FZ V3 vs Yamaha FZS V4
- TVS Apache RTR 160 4V vs Yamaha FZ V3
- KTM 390 Duke vs KTM 390 Duke R
- KTM 390 Adventure X vs KTM 390 Duke R
- KTM 390 Duke R vs KTM RC 390
- Yamaha FZ S Hybrid vs Yamaha FZS V4
- Yamaha FZS V4 vs Bajaj Pulsar N160
- TVS Apache RTR 200 4V vs Bajaj Pulsar N250
- Bajaj Pulsar N160 4V vs Bajaj Pulsar N250
- KTM 390 Adventure R vs KTM 390 Enduro R
- KTM 390 Adventure X vs KTM 390 Enduro R
- KTM 390 Duke R vs KTM 390 Enduro R
- TVS Apache RTR 310 vs KTM 250 Duke
- KTM 250 Duke vs Yamaha R2
- KTM 200 Duke vs KTM 250 Duke
- Bajaj Dominar 250 vs Bajaj Dominar 400
- Bajaj Dominar 250 vs Suzuki Gixxer 250
- Bajaj Dominar 250 vs Bajaj Pulsar NS400Z
- Hero MotoCorp Glamour X 125 vs Hero MotoCorp Super Splendor Xtec 2.0
- Honda CB350RS vs Honda Hness CB350
- Honda Hness CB350 vs Bajaj Pulsar NS400Z
- Honda CB 125 Hornet vs Bajaj Pulsar N160
- Yamaha R15S vs Bajaj Pulsar RS 200
- Yamaha R15S vs Yamaha XSR 155
- Yamaha FZ X Hybrid vs Yamaha XSR 155
- Honda NX200 vs Yamaha XSR 155
- Bajaj Pulsar NS400Z vs Hero MotoCorp Xtreme 250R
- Suzuki Gixxer 250 vs Hero MotoCorp Xtreme 250R
- Yamaha R2 vs KTM RC 200
- KTM RC 200 vs Bajaj Pulsar RS 200
- TVS Apache RR 310 vs KTM RC 200
- Suzuki Gixxer SF 250 vs Suzuki Gixxer SF 250 Flex Fuel
- Suzuki Gixxer SF 250 vs Yamaha R2
- Hero MotoCorp Karizma XMR vs Bajaj Pulsar RS 200
- KTM 200 Duke vs Hero MotoCorp Karizma XMR
- Suzuki Gixxer 250 vs Hero MotoCorp Karizma XMR
- TVS Apache RR 310 vs Yamaha R2
- TVS Apache RR 310 vs TVS Apache RTR 310
- Hero MotoCorp Glamour X 125 vs Bajaj Pulsar N125
- Bajaj Pulsar N125 vs Hero MotoCorp Super Splendor Xtec 2.0
- Bajaj Pulsar N160 4V vs Hero MotoCorp Xtreme 160R 4V
- Yamaha FZ S Hybrid vs Hero MotoCorp Xtreme 160R 4V
- Yamaha FZ S Hybrid vs Yamaha FZ X Hybrid
- Yamaha FZ S Hybrid vs Bajaj Pulsar NS 200
- TVS Apache RR 310 vs KTM RC 390
- KTM 200 Duke vs Suzuki Gixxer 250
- KTM 390 Adventure R vs KTM 390 Adventure X
- KTM 160 Duke vs KTM 200 Duke
- KTM 160 Duke vs Bajaj Dominar 250
- KTM 160 Duke vs Suzuki Gixxer 250
- Honda CB350RS vs Royal Enfield Scram 440
- TVS Apache RTR 200 4V vs Honda NX200
- KTM 390 Duke vs TVS Apache RTR 310
- Bajaj Dominar 400 vs Bajaj Pulsar NS400Z
- Bajaj Dominar 400 vs Honda Hness CB350
- Honda CB750 Hornet vs Suzuki GSX-8R
- KTM 1390 Super Duke R vs KTM 890 Duke R
- Bajaj Pulsar N160 vs Bajaj Pulsar N160 4V
- KTM 390 Duke vs KTM 250 Duke
- Hero MotoCorp HF Deluxe Flex Fuel vs Hero MotoCorp Splendor Plus Flex Fuel
- Hero MotoCorp Splendor Plus Flex Fuel vs Hero MotoCorp Super Splendor Xtec 2.0
- Yamaha FZ Blue Flex vs Yamaha FZ-Rave
- Yamaha FZ-Rave vs Bajaj Pulsar 180
- Yamaha FZ-Rave vs Yamaha FZS V4
- Royal Enfield Bear 650 vs Royal Enfield Continental GT 650
- Yamaha FZ Blue Flex vs Bajaj Pulsar 180
- Suzuki Gixxer SF 250 Flex Fuel vs Yamaha R2
- Suzuki Gixxer SF 250 Flex Fuel vs Bajaj Pulsar RS 200
- Yamaha FZ Blue Flex vs Yamaha FZS V4
- Bajaj Pulsar 150 vs Honda Unicorn
- TVS Apache RTR 160 vs Bajaj Pulsar 150
Sports bikes: questions people ask
- Which is the best sports bike in India?
- Our highest-rated is the KTM 390 Duke R at 8/10, priced from ₹3.45 Lakh. The 390 Duke with track-ready suspension, if you actually need it
- What is the cheapest sports bike?
- The Hero MotoCorp HF Deluxe Flex Fuel at ₹69,812 ex-showroom Delhi.
- What mileage do sports bikes give?
- Claimed figures for the 75 here average 42 kmpl. Real-world mileage is usually 10–20% lower; each bike's mileage page shows the owner-reported band.
- How do you rank sports bikes?
- Each bike gets editorial scores for performance, comfort, efficiency, features and value after riding it and pricing it against rivals. The overall score is a judgement, not an average. Prices are checked monthly.










































































