What really annoyed me is that I felt that the gearing is on a shorter side, I kept finding a way that somehow I could make an up-shift after the final overdrive 5th gear. Shorter gearing does translates some vibrations to your body, but they are acceptable. Apart from that the engine and throttle are responsive and stimulate you to open the throttle wide. However, the addition of some more horses would’ve changed the story ending to be a much more delightful one.
The front telescopic suspensions are on softer side and they handle the potholes really well, but the rear suspension is on a little stiffer side. The seat is accommodating for the rider and pillion as well. The brakes are largely improved from the previous generations of the Avengers. Looking at the overall geometry of the bike, the bite from the front and rear brakes is impressive. Giving a view to it’s rake angle the Avenger still handles well when you need to make a quick maneuver to skip potholes or idiots onto your side, thanks to the stubby handlebar. But the lower-reach to the wide handlebar gives one thing as bonus and that is an aching back
