Aug 03, 2016 03:32 PM
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He small capacity commuter motorcycle formula has pretty much remained unchanged since the last three decades, but off late the bikes that occupy this space have started evolving. We take three of the best examples of these'evolutionary' 100cc commuters, the Bajaj Discover 100T, the Hero Passion X-Pro and the Honda Dream Yuga and see what's what
Mention the words “100cc commuter bike” to most of the moto-mentalists that we ZigWheels boys hang out with and you’ll be bombarded with queer to dirty looks at best and at worst you are guaranteed to learn a couple of new words you wouldn’t be caught dead uttering in the company of decent folk. What crime these built-to-a-price no-nonsense machines have done to deserve such ill-sentiment you ask, especially considering these bikes form more than a massive majority of the two-wheels puttering up and down Indian roads? The answer to that probably lies in the fact that none of these machines evoke any kind of emotion when ridden.
They’re terrific tools – like a brilliant washing machine or a microwave oven – great for doing a particular job, the one of getting you from point A to point B in the most efficient manner possible in this case. But it would be a far cry to associate words like ‘fun’ or ‘exciting’ to any of these motorcycles. Or at least so I thought before I got astride the three motorcycles we have under consideration here – the Honda Dream Yuga, the Bajaj Discover 100T and the Hero Passion X-Pro. I really hadn’t spent much time on these type of motorcycles since back in my college days when I had a Hero Honda Splendor and boy, where the last few days ever so enlightening.
Design
Now the three bikes we have here are among the newest kids on the block and stylistically speaking, not the most radical small capacity motorcycles available in the market right now. None of them sport exuberant lines like those of the Honda CB Twister or the Suzuki Hayate and maintain at least a modicum of conventionality in the way they have been penned. The broader appeal they bring to the table means that these are not going to be sold to a niche crowd and in fact are going to spel
