Guys! “You better do not learn certain things” – people say. I thought its better not to believe such rubbish statements. But these are sometimes somehow proven right. A few months back I was planning to buy a bike. If I had been a typical non-sense commuter I would have accepted whatever my dad buys for me. After reading as much stuff as possible about bikes I was spoiled for choice, though no bike completely satisfied me. Performance, efficiency, handling, ride, refinement, cost, looks and everything else must be satisfactory. When you want to do such a complex analysis you are gonna be in deep shit.My father used to get opinion from his colleagues. Those idiots would give some bullshit advice like ‘do not buy a faster one’ ‘Indian roads are unsafe after 30kmph’ ‘Buy a scooter’,damn they. I made my point clear ” Buy a bike that will often make me smile “.
When it comes for a compromise between the two generations 125c.c segment is definitely the best. No other 125 bike is better than the Yamaha gladiator according to me. But I convinced my father for a 150c.c. We went to a Hero Honda showroom. We saw the muscle Hunk there. Obviously my father did not like the aggressive nature of it. We just moved to a sick Yamaha showroom. No bikes there. They said gladiators will arrive in a week’s time. After seeing a bigger engine I was not interested in gladiator actually. But being afraid to spend more my father told me “See! this bike looks better”. We went to a Honda showroom and I said I want to see Unicorn alone. We were very convinced. My father liked it as it boasts international quality and smooth ride. We went back without making a decision. I did not like Apache and I decided not to go to a bajaj showroom. I did not like the new XCD too. Another day I was just impressed with the CBZ extreme. We went with cash to book one and I liked it very much. I said” tomorrow I will come and book”. Flame was a hot launch but unfortunately was banned then. The bloody Yamaha showroom men said the new gladiator launch would take time.
I eliminated Unicorn as there was a full one month waiting time. I liked the new look of the bike but it looked very elegant not youthful. My friends told me that pulsar and extreme give poor mileage. Then I also eliminated the awkward looking Hunk. Gladiator could not perform like a 150, but I liked that bike. All 100 c.c bikes are useless when it comes to fun. I have never liked splendor in my life. After thinking a lot my choice still included many bikes once again. But the list of bikes that I love to see on roads and love to be on is very small. They are Yamaha RX100 and HH Karizma.
But I can not figure out why I am riding a TVS Star city 110 CVTi. The worst news after the purchase was the relaunch of flame and the launch of the sporty new Yamaha gladiator.
