HI friends ,
let me start with my experience, it was one dull evening about 3 o clock in my bangalore office , I got my reminder saying that today is friend’s birthday and worse!!!!! I had not planned for any surprises . stupid .
suddenly out of flash got an idea why not surprise with my presence??? precisely what was my need? I have to be there in my friend’s house before 11 so that we shall have our usual b day bash. my friends house yes its..... in ......... chennai.
what to do do? there was this beast named ambition which I bought a week before from a friend standing in the corridor : in a flash , yes I was into the bike on the road by 3.30 pm buzzzzzzzzz . as I rode I really got what is there in it ,
its a 135 cc engine , which gives a power only less than its big brothers like CBZ and others. I was just flying past the puppets of 100 cc bikes. then geting into the highways gave the real feeling of what is in this bike , I shifted to 5th gear and ambition was racing sry flying . the beauty is the stability and robustness shown by the bike against its seemingly simple looks .
all through the journey I was continously riding 70 kmph and often crossing 90 kmph. never I felt that I am wobbling or that thing called vibration . I reached chennai at 9.15 pm with 1/2 hour break at vellore. after that I ordered a cake and enjoyed till 12 0 clock then went for sleep. there was never hint of back pain or tiredness kudos to the best riding posture of ambition . then i returnrd on the next day
one thing surprising was how come this bike came out of hero honda stable ( me a die hard hater of splendor). I think this is the bane of this bike , just like sons of great persons falters mainly due to expectation , this bike fails in expectation of a normal die hard indian who belives hero honda bike gives the best mileage. yes even in highways you could only get a decent 55 kmpl.
Had this bike came out of yamaha or even from bajaj , this bike would have become a hit.
features I like
1. the knee space around the tank , boss belive it its one of the best in the available lot, never mind your height or size it suits u well.
- the height of the bike is good , it suits well for persons with average and more height.
3 . the best is that we can start the bike at any gear, this is particularly useful in traffic like the one in bangalore.
there is a minimal sound and this is certainly a pleasnt note to the ears and to environment.
the comfortable riding posture , just ride in pulsar for a hour or so , you will understand why driving posture is so important .
cons
what it would be other than the bane of whole hero honda bikes " the poor headlight ". I think somebody should teach these guys at herohonda about how to learn it from a competitor.
verdict;
boss the verdict depends on what you expect from a bike , what I expected is good looking , good power , and a fair mileage ( 50 kmpl ) . in my view ambition is very much a bike to have. if you are a skilfull driver you can give pulsar 150cc and fiero 150cc a run for their money on any road in india.
chief , this bike is a real competitor, it can compete with the so called biggies ( 150 cc) , for a real bikers ( riders of enfield) my next upgradation will be a thunderbird.
for 100 cc and 125cc you keep on boasting for the mileage and wil never know what is biking.
and this ambition is really ambitious in every stride . it fulfills you and make you enjoy riding in a bike.
undernote
can any one tell me where in bangalore I could get a good mechanic to improve the headlight , and where I can service my bike