I have tried to put all which I went through from quite some time, but entire review is sincere enough with only my feeling and notto offend any body or any brand. This review does not qualify some body to buy this bike straight away as it purely depends on their own feeling and their limitations. I hope you like this though it was made bit longer one ! but helps others while their decisions.I am not mentioning any specifications of bike as which are known to everybody already.Background of a thought
There was a thinking quite some long time to shift to scooter for family needs and I was not quite happy with my present bike Suzuki slingshot with various issues.A Big Search beganStarted checking number of gearless scooters and driven most of them. I think I almost finished driving the following scooters1.Honda Activa – Impressive, but lacks in suspension on bad roads2.TVS Wego – Very impressive, bit OK on bad roads, but doubts for long termusage1.
Suzuki Access – Powerful, but complaintson service, mileage2.Mahindra duro – Good one, lacks in suspension on bad roads, long termusage durability1.Honda Aviator – Good in everything and was in final contender list2.Honda Dio – Did not feel good in any department and body material andrattling was too bad1.TVS scooty – Impressive, but too small for me2.Suzuki Swish – Makeover of Suzuki AccessWhile this search of scooters was on some of my friends and relatives told me to check bikes only due the bad roads I use the vehicle and also mileage and my height point of view. Then I started searching the bikesMost of the people told me to go for 150cc+ segment for good comfort which was my prime criteria for search, but somehow I rejected this due to the weight of the vehicles which I personally do not like and my usage was below 10km daily, so in slow speeds you will feel the weight ofthe 150cc vehicle easily and spending such huge amount for a very little usage so started searching the 100/110/125cc segment. Check the following bikesHH splendour Pro – Good reliable one, but did not like hero badge, usedit for 11 years already, looks small, rear tyre is tinyHH Passion Pro – Reliable again, Cons were hero badge, regular look notvery appealing, body is built with some extra fat items.HH Glamour – Did not like its body built andits shape. Some bad reportsfrom few peopleMost of the hero bikes are copy cats of HondaBajaj Platina – Very lean and not very appealingBajaj Discover 125 – Not very impressive , built quality badBajaj Discover 100 5G – Good in mileage, good pick up, built quality, gear sound, chain sound were badBajaj Discover 125 ST – Impressive in pick and driving comfort, Consbuilt looks bit heavy and pricing was high, waiting was thereBajaj Discover 100 4G – Very impressive in every department, exceptbuilt quality, but came in to final contender listYamaha – Only had two bikes which I can look at SS125, SZ-R bothwere priced bit high and I had some bad experience of Yamaha serviceguys which some other vehicle of my friend, hence ruled outHonda Shine – Everything was perfect. Cons were missing 5th gearwhich is reported by most of the people andeven I felt when I drove it.Too many on the road these days and felt like it has become a commoncommuter bike. More power, which I do notrequire and more price too! was in my final contender listHonda Twister – Everything was good, but lot of fibre is used to make itas sports looks and tyre size was thinHonda Dream Yuga – Everything was just perfect. Stepped in to finalcontender listSuzuki Hayate – Did not look at it with my Suzuki Service experience.Showroom ExperiencesHero Honda : Was good in hospitality, but nothing much they couldexplain about the vehiclesBajaj – Very good hospitality, ready give any vehicle TD in seconds andvery knowledge technically and ready to impressive customers withdiscountsHonda – Really now body cares you at all, very bad hospitality. Toomuch of crowd. They just ask you which one you want and startpreparing a quote. Most of the showrooms talk bit negatively sayingabout waiting periods first which kills customer enthusiasm. Pushingaccessories as compulsory.Final ContendersHonda Shine – There is nothing bad about his, except price and 5thgear missing.Honda Aviator – Was good in everything, but could not finalise as it wasa scooter which was rejected by most of family members.Bajaj Discover 4G – Was good in everythingand price was really goodon road Rs.51000/-. But was rejected due to rough finish, long termdurability.Honda Dream Yuga – Everything is really impressive and there is nothingI could point out except pricing looked bit high, but helpless due toHonda demand in the market.Test Drive of Dream YugaNice start up with electric start, good pick up as needed, good seating position, very good suspension in bad roads, easy changing gears.Good grip on the road due to tubeless tyres specially MRF one.For the first time felt like I have full control of the bike while turnings, driving, breaking! Cons: Handle bar looked bit small where I have to lean a bit, but because of that I was able to turn the bike very easily.Disc brakes were not there, hence people may does not like this but, for the speeds we go it was not at all an issue and specially I do not like disc brakes which gives sudden impact on the body.Honda Dealer experience while booking and buying process: Bit careless approach, but I have to live with it which is very common on any Hondashowroom due to the huge demand of theirvehicles.Had a small fight when they said that accessories are compulsory and complained to Honda South Regional Head and within minutes he spoke to the dealer and issue was resolved.
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