Q. Is avenger 220 good for mountain trips?

Hell yeah! I just completed my 3000 km journey to Ladakh and back, and boy, the bike was almost perfect (as opposed to a few minor issues). Now by mountain trips, do you mean a weekend ride to your nearby mountain range or to the highest motorable road in the world at 18380 ft? If you said either to the former or the latter, then the bike performs great in any terrain - be it straights, off-road or ghats. The only issue I faced with on the Ladakh ride is the drop in power (the engine couldn't get the oxygen it required for optimum combustion since the air is thin up there, hence I could only manage 60kmph in the toughest terrain). In the luggage department, you could install side boxes (The studds cruiser one is the best) or tie a backpack with a bunjee cord to the back pillion rest (available only in the cruise 220), which makes for a great makeshift support. Cheers!

In terms of bike cruiser means comfort and comfort riding is not possible in mountains , And its a long bike not long ill say very long in term of is seat , tyre's distance etc. i too own a avenger 200 cruise and ill personally suggest it is not a mountain bike , mountain bikes need sharp edges , in term of riding knees should be in contact of tank a bend is must for perfect cutting , overalll a better posture of riding gives you that , nodoubt avenger is a comfortable bike for long drives, but not a mountain bike . i will personally suggest you pulsar 200ns or apache in same price ratio that is quite better option. That was my opinion rest you can think better after having ride yourslef.. happy biking

Yeah well Bajaj did change the handlebars on the BSIV Avenger. They put the long cruise ones on the Cruise and the sporty clip-on types on the Street. I have the BSIII version, wherein I got the sporty handles on a cruise bike. Since you're not about manoeuvring around traffic, I would suggest the Cruise since the tall handlebars make cruising more relaxing, plus you get the advantage of a wind shield and a pillion backrest. Also keep an eye out for the Benelli Motobi 200 Evo and the TVS Zeppelin.