Nov 15, 2003 06:07 PM
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(Updated Nov 15, 2003 06:07 PM)
The Karizma has been touted as the sexiest bike to hit Indian roads! They are dead wrong! Do these guys think that the Indian public is a bunch of just blithering idiots? Who on earth is going to shell out almost 100k for this pile of junk? Now that the ranting is done, let’s get down to business.
The Karizma is just a “makeover” model of the original ugly beast - the LML Adreno. First of all, the design really sucks! The front end is massive, like Pamela Anderson, and the rear end is miniscule! They should have evened things out. The funny thing is no matter where you turn the handle, the blasted headlight shines straight ahead – talk about a one-way mentality!
Have you even seen the handle? It’s enough to make you regurgitate! It’s just a rod bolted down! Yuck! And the ignition slot is just above it! Talk about being glossy on the outside and rotten on the inside!
Digital speedometer? Are you kidding me? A clock? Are you nuts? Why on earth do you need a clock on a bike? Where is the sexy analogue tachometer? For a bike this expensive, the front panel should have been amazing!
Mileage – Power equation really sucks! For a mileage the Karizma gives you, you should gain escape velocity!
Overall, the Karizma is meant for a dehathi who doesn’t know what to do with his money! I wouldn’t be caught dead on it! The Karizma is just a plain old rotten apple! My advice – take the money invest it in some shares or if really want a great bike – get a Bullet and do body work on it – butterfly silencers, chrome work, alloy rims, etc. the works. The remodelled Bullet WILL turn heads. What was Hero Honda even thinking?
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