Aug 01, 2016 03:15 PM
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The new Platina does get a slight tweak in the styling department with a new set of decals but the basic design still reminds us of the Wind 125 it’s based on. There is a bikini fairing with an almost flat line running from the tank to the end of the rather long seat. There is a small change to the side panels but overall the look is much the same as the Platina 100.It retains the extra long 29-inch seat for comfort or to carry a large load, as these motorcycles inevitably do.grown to 102cc and it now features the DTS-i and exhaust TEC technology from its bigger siblings.
The outright power figure remains the same 8.2PS at 7, 500rpm but torque has received a 0.55Nm boost growing to 8.6Nm and now peaks 500rpm later at 5, 000rpm. Bajaj has also strengthened and optimised the frame that has allowed it to a very respectable 91.80kmpl on the highway and though we didn’t crack 100kmpl, it is one of the most frugal motorcycles that we have tested. In the last five years no motorcycle has come close. The city figure was 86.56kmpl giving it a very respectable 87.87kmpl overall. In our acceleration tests, it managed the sprint to 60kmph in 8.28 seconds and went on to a top speed of 87.1kmph.
