A Good Bike But It Depends.....

A Good Bike But It Depends.....

My experience is that this is good if you are 1. maintaining it well (dont go on low maintainece cost as suggested by many like 1800 in four years). Timely oil change and servicing will do good. 2. In one hand - you share it with many guys and the result will be not far. I required engine work at 38000 km only, because I handed the keys to many guys over this period. No doubt with guys on this forum who rode 60-70000 kms and happy because this is really good. Fuel wise very economical. In initial days, before 1st service, it was giving mileage around 90 kmpl. But very soon it comes around 60. after 2 servicing I say. I spent a lot of time, I remember, in bajaj service centre, arguing, why it cant give a mileage now what it was before, but to no avail. If you are lucky and maintaining it in true way, may be you can get 70 also. :-( Disadvantage:- very light weight, I remember times, when I turned more than 90 degree when I applied sudden brakes. But again, you will not expect it to be behave like a sporty bike, so I close this point. After I purchased this bike, I rode a lot Hero bikes, Splendour and Passion. After that the general observation I make is that you should not go for a 100 cc bike first. Even if you go, take splendour. As I see, all bajaj bikes makes a kir-kir sound whereas the Hero bikes make a sound of drum. Pickup and silken touch of excellerator another good thing of Hero’s bikes and Brakes are also good. After a couple of years of bachelorhood spent with this Platina, and after marriage also, as a normal office goer guy who also carries his wife on pillion riding, I would suggest go for a 125 cc not bajaj bike. Passion is a great bike. We saw a lot of 100 CC bikes but all are failed and wherever exist, gives a pity look. like CT-100, TVS-Victor etc, Platina has not met that fate, but you cant say for how long. Hero Honda earliest CD-100 SS was a good bike, but the remodelled CD100 looking small built like Yamaha was a big flop. Go for 125 cc bike, and that too not from Bajaj. Bajaj’s strength in market is due to Pulsar.