Jul 31, 2012 06:54 PM
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This bike is the best overall performer/value for money that I had ever known/ridden.
How did I buy this bike?: I am from madurai and own an RX135. We went to a short trip in our howtown and one of my friends brought this horse, second handed one. It pulled three of us very easily and I was very much impressed by it. When I got a job in Chennai, I bought this bike from some other guy third handed, without a second thought after a short test ride.
Now drilling down to facts:
1)I bot this for 12K. Not sure if any other thing in earth would be so worth than this: It has been ridden for around 75K KMs then. I then rode it for more than 1Lakh KMs and still it is rocking.
After I bot, I ridden it for one lakh plus KM and it is still rocking.
2). Price: 12K. Spent 3k Initially which includes engine chrome painting, coil set change, disk oil, tyres and break shoes.
3) FE: It has given around 65KMPL when I tested it for mileage. My room to office: Around 12KMs. It includes highway and city traffic. I used to do rash drive [50 or 60KMPH in city and 80, 90 in highway]. It gives me not less than 55KMPL which is excellent. So I ride around 30KMs per day - rash drive - no worries about acceleration/deceleration , breaking, nothing. Just drive.
4) Power: I was ridding this with a diffuser silencer for 500Rs. Believe me, I have beaten pulsar150, karizma, FZ in city!! [With obvious reasons, Pulsar was with two guys, karizma and FZ, guys riding with gal behind them so they might got frightened with the diffuser noise]. But the bike is very powerful for its price.
With 110CC, 9BHP, this bike you can 'use' to compete[I have raced] with RX, old suzuki fire of course, you cannot win the race but definitely can see those bikes giving good competition]
Whenever I decelerate [say from 80 or 60], the beat from diffuser was!! mind blowing!!
5) Safety: Come with a disc in front. Big drum in rear. [My mechanic use to tell me that my rear drum got spoiled and if I change it, braking will be excellent, but I use to manage with jst changing break shoes]. Top speed I have reached: 110KMPH in my meter. Till 90, I would say that I can control it with ease.
6) Reliability: Well, this is where the horse let me down 'sometimes' but reason is it is third handed for me: problems with coil set so starting troubles many times. Occured even after changing the coil sets. May be I did not get a trustable mechanic in the new city - chennai. But it is just my personal experience.
Believe it: My mechanic asked the bike for 10K in the third year that I bought it.
Current state: Totally has clocked 1, 75, 000 + KMs. [me riding 1Lakh plus in 5 years] Still mileage more than 50KMPL. Top speed: 100. But vibrations once engine crosses 60KMPL. And smoke emissions at 100.
I am in love with this bike.
It is a good companion and like a family member to me.
