Disappointed by the Duke 250

Might get downvoted to hell but I was disappointed by the Duke 250 and hear me out

I've watched and read umpteen number of reviews on the Duke 250 so I had very high expectations. I felt the pull was underwhelming and riding it in traffic felt clunky. The gear shifts weren't smooth and it just didn't feel right. I get these bikes are supposed to be ridden hard at higher RPMs but I wonder how that's possible in India's dense traffic situation.

It's my first time using a quickshifter and I feel it did its job well.

Overall, expected more from the 250. Maybe it's not the bike for me or I had way too many expectations to begin with. Test rode the Honda CB300R right after this and was totally blown away by it

Please do feel free to share your thoughts