Discover 150cc - The Smaller gets Smarter

Discover 150cc has come up, but not in its Sprint edition, but in its Newer edition. The expected Discover was much different from actual one. But not more disappointing. To be frank it has it has met the requirement for which it was expected in the 150cc segment. Yes! Mileage! The best mileage in the 150c segment was currently provided by Unicorn and Suzuki GS150R with an best mileage of 63kmpl and 62kmpl respectively. But the new Discover 150 provides you with an awesome mileage of 72Kmpl which is even hard for a 125cc motorcycle.

Everybody would be thinking that when mileage is good then definitely the performance will be bad. astonishingly the performance side did not disappoint too much for the bike's side. The bike delivers 12.75nm@5500rpm which is one among the best torque producing engines which over performs more possibly the Unicorn which has 12.8nm@5500rpm. We could possibly support that Unicorn has better torque but still we should mind the weight of the bike which is around 27Kgs more than that of weight of Discover 150cc.

Specifications:
Engine capacity : 144.8cc
Output capacity : 13Bhp@7500rpm
Engine Torque : 12.75nm@5500rpm
Gear : 5 speed (5-Down)
Fuel Capacity : 8 Ltrs
Weight : 121 Kgs

Pros:

1. Lightest bike in 150cc segment with just 121Kgs
2. Excellent mileage - 75Kmpl on Highways & Overall average mileage of 65Kmpl and more
3. Coolest Top Speed of 110Kmph
4. Excellent torque 12.75nm@5500rpm with superior accceleration from 0 to 60Kmph within 6 seconds
5. Disc covers (Truly not a Pro)
6. Price range of 53K to 54K

Cons:

1. new 150cc Engine in the Old 100cc chassis
2. Lesser output power (even lesser than Pulsar135cc)
3. No fairing cowls as in Sprint edition
4. No Digital Speedometer
5. No Tachometer
6. No special handling features implemented
   

Cheers!!!

Best Buy Bikes - Options chosen for you

Below are the list of Best bikes which has been selected based on the Three factors which has been discussed in our previous post.

I believe that detailed explanation are not required for why the bike has been chosen.

1. Less than 100cc- Economy - Discover 100 DTS-Si from Bajaj
2. Less than 100cc- Performance - Splendor NXG from HeroHonda
3. 101cc to 110cc - Economy - Star City from TVS
4. 101cc to 110cc - Performance - CB Twister from Honda
5. 111cc to 125cc - Economy - Platina 125 DTS -i from Bajaj
6. 111cc to 125cc - Performance - Gladiator from Yamaha
7. 126cc to 135cc - Economy -XCD 135 DTS - Si from Bajaj
   
8. 126cc to 135cc - Performance -Pulsar 135 LS from Bajaj
   
9. 136cc to 150cc - Economy - Discover 150 from Bajaj
10. 136cc to 150cc - Performance - R15 from Yamaha
    
11. 151cc to 160cc- Economy - Apache RTR from TVS
    
12. 151cc to 160cc - Performance - Apache RTR EFI from TVS
    
13. 161cc to 180cc- Economy - Pulsar 180 DTS - i from Bajaj
    
14. 161cc to 180cc - Performance - Apache RTR 180 from TVS
    
15. 181cc to 230cc- Economy - Pulsar 220 DTS - i from Bajaj
    
16. 181cc to 230cc - Performance - Pulsar 220 DTS - i from Bajaj and Karizma from HeroHonda
    

Above 230cc are pure performance oriented bikes and cost jumps above 2 Lakhs. Hence they are not considered in this list.

Discrepancies may exist and kindly post them as comments. Let's discuss...

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Best 100cc Bike - Performance

As discussed, 100cc segment bikes with the Economy its clear. Now considering the performance the order will be shuffled.

The Performance here will refer to the Top speed, Pickup and stability of the bike. Also the price would be analyzed.

We already know the details of the 100cc segment bikes that are going to be considered in my previous post. so let me get directly into the focus.

In terms of Higher cubic capacity and Higher output power and torque, Honda CB Twister gets the first position. Its unique engine design was built such that there is only less vibrations even when the bike is above 70Kmph of speed. the bike's price was just 42K (ex-Showroom - Chennai)

Followed to Honda Bajaj Platina comes to rule, with 99.3 cc engine , the bike gives out amazing output power and torque. The wonderful thing is that the bike is very cheap less than 40K and crossed 1Lac mark for the company within 2 months of time after its release to the market.

Yamaha Libero G5 occupies the third position, even the though the data were lower, because of the bigger engine capacity, the bike gives comfortable performance at higher speeds. The price is also placed at (42K to 45K) which is quite affordable

Next comes Passion Pro, Discover and TVS Star. Discover and Passion pro easily defeat TVS Star in all means but not in the consistency. Passion Pro which was the upgraded engine failed in terms of controlling noise. Where as TVS Star with its ability to control noise even above 70Kmph. Discover also loses to TVS Star in this fact. But Discover defeats both the bikes with its top speed which is obtained as a result of its better aerodynamics.

So this is the Order for Performance:

1. CB Twister
2. Platina
3. Libero G5
4. Passion Pro
5. Discover
6. TVS Star

So the award for

Best performing 100cc segment Bike is Honda CB Twister:

Cheers!!!

Best 100cc segment Bike - Economy

It gives me immense pleasure to make a review about the 100cc bike segment which is in matured stage (moreover we can call it is in Declining stage) which ruled the Motorcycle segment since 1986 and retained for nearly two decades.

Even now the craze for 100cc bikes has not been reduced that much among the commuters who expect mileage and comfortable riding.

Ooh!!! still the tiny engines has a separate market in India according to foreigners. but we could proudly say even with a tiny engine we enjoy a lot in terms of performance too which has been a special point in the current market situation.

Lets get into our comparison:

The Top bike manufacturers in the 100cc segment are HeroHonda followed by Bajaj, TVS, Yamaha and Honda

Hero Honda with its Passion Pro (latest version of 100cc bike) now leads the sales as well as the sturdiness of the bike makes its to be more economic. The Bikes output power and Torque are more satisfactory and ensures that it is worthy to be praised as a good bike.

Next comes Bajaj Discover 100cc (over taking its predecessor Platina in terms of mileage and gets the next position). The Discover even though built for mileage and ensure top end mileage, the bike also carries a powerful engine which makes the bike fastest in 100cc bikes.

Then comes the TVS Star winning almost in every aspects good mileage, Good performance, Good looks, etc... But the only thing is it has bigger tanks which is also a pros when we speak about traveling long distances.

Yamaha with its Libero G5 and Alba, the same engine in different dresses. Even though the engine size is bigger compared to other bikes, the output power and torque are less comparatively. also it has the heaviest bike category (ranging from 125 to 132kgs)

Honda CB Twister latest launch from Honda. The bike easily wins the other bikes in terms of Top Speed, Pickup and Styling etc...

So in terms of Best torque(Pickup), the order of the bikes falls like this:

1. CBTwister - 109cc - 9nm @6000rpm
2. Platina - 99.3cc - 8.1nm @4500rpm
3. Passion Pro - 97.2cc - 8.05nm @4500rpm
4. Discover - 94.3cc - 7.85nm @5000rpm
5. Yamaha G5 - 106cc - 7.85nm @6000rpm
6. TVS Star - 99.7cc - 7.5nm @5000rpm

Even though the torque was best in bikes, the engine cubic capacity has to be considered for the mileage. So from the Engine Capacity is inversely proportional to mileage and Engine torque at lower rpm is directly proportional to mileage.'

So in the Mileage concept, the Beat bikes order will be:

1. Discover - Smallest Engine, Lesser weight but with better torque (Best Mileage = 85kmpl+)
   
2. Passion Pro - Upgraded engine with carefully designed for torque (Best Mileage = 80kmpl+)
3. Platina - Second best torque produced, the bike's design ensures free flow travel with then bike (Best Mileage = 80kmpl+)
4. CB Twister - Topper in Torque, but engine cc is bigger hence mileage = 75kmpl+)
5. TVS Star - All time star - strong performance (Best Mileage =75kmpl +)
6. Yamaha G5 - Best Mileage (70kmpl +)

Finally,

The Economic 100cc Bike award goes to Discover 100

Cheers!!!

Which one makes the bike Economic - Mileage? or Maintenance?

Most of us have confusion about choosing the bike.

Some prefer bikes with lesser mileage and some prefer bikes which provides lesser mileage but low maintenance cost.

Which is better? A Bike with Better mileage? or A bike with Better maintenance?

For this debate let's assume a Story.

The Hero is a commuter who needs to travel 50Kms daily to travel from his home to office and from his office to home.
He travels 20days in a month and in Saturdays and Sundays he wont use his bike.
So for a year He need to travel 50*20*12 = 12000Kms.
Of course all bikes needs regular oil change within every 3000kms since he is using a poor grade engine oil just for Rs. 150.

If our Hero buys a bike that provides a better mileage,
say 70kmpl and more will be his bike's mileage and his bike would give him quite charging maintenance say he spends around 500.Rs extra for each service to make his bike better every time he changes oil. (Rs. 500 is too (too, too, too...) much for a new bike. but its just an assumption.

The Total expenditure will be:

Petrol Charges - 12000/70*50.Rs(price of petrol)= 8600. Rs (nearly)
Servicing and Engine oil - 4*(500+150) = 2600. Rs
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Total = 11,200. Rs
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Suppose if our hero buys a bike with lower mileage and lower maintenance,
say 50Kmpl and more will be his bike's mileage and Rs.0 will be his maintenance cost but still he need to change the engine oil. Still "Rs.0" is not possible for the new bike since it might require at least small screw change or bulb change.

The Total expenditure will be:

Petrol Charges - 12000/50*50.Rs(price of petrol) = 12000.Rs (nearly)
Servicing and Engine oil - 4*(0+150) = 600.Rs
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Total = 12,600.Rs
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This means that an average bike with 70kmpl+ mileage will save you nearly 3600.Rs a year and 1,400.Rs comparatively even if it has poor maintenance cost.

Which means Mileage is more prior than Maintenance for a bike to be owned.

So Make wise plans accordingly...

Cheers!!!

Best 150cc bike in India - Comparative analysis

Best 150cc Bike in India (Entry level Sports bike)

I would like to consider the 150cc Bikes only in entry level. So I wont be including R15 in this range since it is an absolute Sports bike.

Now in India we have 6 Major 150cc Branded Bikes they are:

1. Bajaj Pulsar 150
2. HeroHonda CBZ XTreme
   
3. Honda Unicorn
4. TVS Apache RTR 160 RD
   
5. Suzuki GS150R
6. Yamaha FZ-S

I have considered only the leading models so i neglected Hunk and Discover150. RTR 160Fi goes a bit higher than the 150cc price and so i have not included it too.

I would like to analyze the best bike on each and every aspects that a bike should be in my following post of Best 150cc bike.

Based on the overall aspects I have ranked the 6-bikes below:

1. Suzuki GS150R
2. TVS Apache RD
3. Yamaha FZ-S
4. Pulsar 150
5. CBZ XTreme
6. Honda Unicorn

The reasons and the performance of the bikes will e followed in my upcoming posts on Best 150cc Bike.

Cheers!!!

Best Engine Oil for your Bike

According to Indian Biking and the Environmental condition, I would like to suggest 3 Engine Oil Brands according to my knowledge.

1. Castrol Power: I will suggest Castrol as the best for the people who loves speed and speed only and doesn't cares about changing the oil periodically (i.e., for every 1500Kms). The Engine oil is very light and hence expect more vibration from the engine also the oil gets dirt easily.It gets Rank 3.
   
2. Elf Gold: occupies Rank 2 Then comes the elf, this engine oil stands better than Castrol Power, but the synthetic Engine oil is not suited for extreme cold conditions and you'll face some problems with increased viscosity. But it ensures smoother drive. Lifetime of engine oil should be slightly more than 1500kms not more than 2000kms.
   
3. Shell: Best Engine oil, which would include both lesser viscosity and Smoother drive. The Engine oil allows you to make race as well as helps maintain your engine good without unwanted dirt. Real bike experience can be enjoyed with the engine oil and you an feel the difference.

Recommended:

1. Suppose if you are a biker who concentrates on efficiency of the Engine oil, go for Mobil - fully synthetic, and you need not change the engine oil for 9000Kms and you'll enjoy your bikes efficiency too. I suggest this engine oil for very new bikes. One you complete your first service change to this engine oil, enjoy 9000kms smooth drive, then change to any one of the above.
2. suppose if your bike has crossed 3 years and if it was the time to protect your bike's performance also want to increase the life, I suggest the Shell Engine oil for Old cars, am not sure about the name, but i heard that it decreases wearing capability of the engine to the max. believe me i suggested it to most of my friends and they are happy with it.

Hope it was useful for you...

Cheers!!!