The research study has two objectives. The first objective of this paper was to find users' perception towards self-drive rental bikes. The second objective was to identify the factors that act as barriers to users using self-drive rental bikes. The research was a formal and structured conclusive research type and used quantitative data analysis techniques. The study had a representative sample of 350 respondents. The population selected for this study were people of various demographics in Bangalore. We used judgemental sampling to decide on the right sample. In achieving both objectives, factor analysis was used to arrive at a minimum number of factors or dimensions. The major perception factors are: Economical Choice, Environmental Consciousness, Alternative Source of Transport, Rationality, and Convenience. The major barriers to using self-drive rental bikes are Safety Issues, Conservative Nature of Users, the Expensive Nature of Service, and the Difficulty in Using Mobile Applications.

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