My TVS Apache RTR 160: Completed 15 years of fuss free ownership

Although I had plans of upgrade before LTT expires, looking at the running didn't see a point of going for another bike at this moment.

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I own a 2007 Dec registered Gen-1 RTR160 which just completed 15 years. Not sure how the subsequent versions are but this one lasted me a lifetime(15 years i.e.). From 2007 till 2014 it was regularly used across the length and breadth of India but post that it was not used much as for few years I was away and post return to India, car took over primary mode of transport duties. Never the less I still service it once a year and use it for local errands. Running has reduced to ~600kms a year. For context in last 4 years it has done only 2500kms. Performance is still great for city duties. Highways where it had done 22k kms during prime days(2007-2011) is somewhere I don't take it anymore as it struggles to sustain triple digit speeds now(understandably). FE returned is in early 30s now.

Although I had plans of upgrade before LTT expires, looking at the running didn't see a point of going for another bike at this moment. So got the FC renewed for another 5 years. Got it last week and I can legally run it now till 2027.

This is a year old pic but looks more or less the same even now. Infact the RTO inspection officer(during FC renewal) couldn't believe its 15 years old:

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