I Bought this powerhouse 10 days ago and rode it for 500 KMs now. the best feature in this bike is it;s looks giving tough competition to it’s counterparts Shine, Flame, Discover and all others. Then its performance, if you like to fly a machine ride this bike. on contrary it fails to response on lower torque and engine starts dying below 30 even if you are riding in 3rd Gear, which starts irritating you in crowdy places where frequent gear shifts are needed.
Am not sure about other’s Gladiators but my bike’s gears sometimes stuck in 3rd and 4th gear and prompts me to give it another try, sometimes condition gets so worse that I need to stop the bike and take it to neutral. well it’s before 1st servicing and am expecting this problem be fixed in first servicing.
Other con is it’s fuel indicator, am seeing the indicator on same poing regardless how much fuel it has in tank, no it’s not dead, because sometimes it moves around minimum levels and again goes at same place. At the off engine status it is on Empty, so its not dead at all.
Beside to these minor probs, I am fully satisfied with my bike.
In running this bike above 50 KMPH it is giving tough competition to Pulsar 135, and point it differs from Pulsar is you won’t feel the speed and realize only when u see the spedometer. moreover you feel u have still power to go beyond 105 KMPH. Look-wise it’s the best bike in this segment, specially because of the cowl and engine guard which is unique in this model. Firing is same inherited from predecessors, very soft and unique. Mileage is 54 I got while first 500 KMs.
I am sure the problem mentioned above will be rectified with the firs servicing and post the same.