Jul 01, 2006 02:15 PM
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May I caution readers first that I have not tested this bike. I observations are based on extensive reading about this bike on the net and in publications. As regards reliability one should find this to be quite reliable as it is supposed to be quite smooth, some people would fall for its being designed in Japan. But then one is reminded of the CBZ engine which was again designed by honda in Japan for various world markets and we all know what a lemon of an engine that was, and were it not for the novelty of being the first 160cc bike the CBZ and honda's reputation would have been rogered.
Coming to the Heat and Zeus their raison de etre is touted to be the low end torque. If you dont know what that means, it is the pulling power of the bike rather than absolute speed. Remember how the old LML scooters, or the Yezdi would pull three full grown college mates uphill at 60 kmph? Can you find even any 125 cc bike or scooter capable of pulling uphill with 'doubles' or even 'triples' today? They are hard pressed even to crawl uphill, that because power or torque is developed pretty high on the engine rpm and runs out of breath soon after. If the engine develops good power at low speed, (like the suzukis 10 Nm at 3500 rpm) it would be capable of pulling larger loads or pulling uphill better.
I therefore am constrained to find that the suzuki heat and zeus would be perfect for all hill billys and rural folk, for whom high speed is an absolute no no , but for whom pulling power uphill with a fat wife, two kids (may be one on the way) is the first priority. So friends, go enjoy!
