I bought Kinetic Flyte(Silver) on Feb 8, 2008 from Aadya Motors, B’lore. I had taken the test ride of Suzuki Access 125 and Kinetic Flyte. I settled on Kinetic Flyte as I found Suzuki Access 125 a bit bulky to handle(may be due to my height 5’ 3") and I was thinking that my sister may ride it some day. Aadya Motors sales people were courteous. The vehicle was delivered on time with all formalities handled by them without my involvement. I just had to visit the showroom thrice - once for test ride, second time to handover the cheque and third time(when notified by them) to take delivery of the vehicle. It was good to know that number plates(with number) were affixed by them free of charge.
What I like about Kinetic Flyte
Instant purchase delivery. No booking time.
Accessories are priced reasonable(I had all the accessories installed under 1, 500 sum).
- Looks. As I ride on road, I find it eye-catching with people watching it when I’m at signal stops.
- Large under seat storage space
- Smooth and Comfy ride
What I would like to see improved in next version of Flyte
Brake lock. Comes handy at traffic signals when you have to wait for green light for minutes on a non-flat road. Holding the brake for more than few seconds seems painful to me.
Brake response. Though the brake do slow down the vehicle but it takes quite a bit while(5 secs+) to come to halt even when I’m riding at 30-40kmph.
Fuel tank capacity. At all instances of reference in the manual, there is mention of 5 Litre capacity followed by word ’approx’. Practically, I find that tank fills to brim within 4.5 litre even when I ask the petrol pump guy to fill slow as the petrol has to trickle down the fuel tank neck.
- As someone had pointed in another review, fuel indicator is very gross.
Its been 6 months on 8-8-2008 since I purchased Flyte. During this 6 months, I have witnessed following:
a) Tyre tube punctured(once). I had to get rear tyre tube replaced at the cost of Rs 150.
b) This is the biggest of my worries. I have not been lucky to see my Flyte’s mileage go beyond 32 Kmpl and it averages to 30 Kmpl most of the times. I tried both version of petrol - regular and branded-fuel(Speed, Extra-Premium). I had made sure that I fill petrol at reliable outlets. I have also watched my riding habits. I tried minimizing brakes, sudden high-and-lows in acceleration and tried to maintain 35-50 Kmph for most of the rides. I don’t feel that low mileage in my case can be attributed to riding habits. This leaves me with two options: either there is a fault in my Flyte or there is a general design problem in Flyte. My Flyte has go through 3 rounds of service and each time I went for service, I had specially requested them to check about low mileage issue. While handing back the bike after service, they would assure me that it should come to 40-45Kmpl but I just don’t see it happen.
At this point in time, I would recommend Flyte to you only if you will not be surprised(and say it’s OK) when your Flyte gives just 30Kmpl mileage.
My neighbor had bought Suzuki Access a week before I purchased my Flyte. He is been seeing consistently 46Kmpl. That reminds me of ONIDA adline’Owner’s pride. Neighbor’s envy’. In my case this has become’Neighbor’s pride. Owner’s envy’.