I am a proud owner of Yamaha gladiator (I have named her as Raptor). It was two
weeks back when I drove her for the first time and it was the delivery eve. A
long wait finally bypassed me when I decided to buy gladiator after comparing
her with all other bikes below 150cc segment.
I have bought a gladiator
type J.A 2wks back when the on road price was Rs56, 300; I drove if from Farid motors,
Bangalore. I
had my friend to take the delivery, cauz I was not familiar with 1down, 4 up
gear system. We were half way home, only when I noticed that speedometer was
not functioning, at that point of time I was damm annoyed with the dealer cauz,
the dealer had not fulfilled my accessory list i.e. crash guard and helmet lock.
I was glad of my gladi only when my friend (*owns
pulsar 150*) told me the machine we were on was a greatly engineered.
The engine was humming
instead of putting a noise out, the sound was more like a combat aircraft (that’s when I named her raptor) .The
engine was very smooth unlike other Yamaha bikes. The gear shift is perfectly
designed and takes very less effort to change, the typical Yamaha gear system
(1d, 4u) has definitely contributed to passion of gladi’s owner to ride her.
The riding position on gladi is very comfortable and can drive her for hours together
without body cramps and back pain, pillion rider comfort competes the comfort
of a beanbag. As u know Bangalore roads are crammed with pulse and uni’s so this
unique machine succeeded in sedating the onlookers senses by the cobra purple graphics
on the muscle, black powder coated basement, black alloys with disks, the
stunning tail lamp with clear indicators, 150cc build and more over an Yamaha
product are the focal ingredients of the sedate for onlookers.
This bike can definitely be
one of your pray when you are hunting for a 150cc machine. Engines of Yamaha
are definitely more reliable than any other Indian market bikes, which attracts
a flock of sheep’s (customers) with
their fancy futile accessories and flawless marketing strategies.
Now getting know what
gladiator JA gives u for 56 odd grand (*this
review is purely based on my bike conditions*), here it is – 125cc , 11 bhp
engine , 5 speed gear box , self start , alloys , front disk breaks , 14ltr
huge fuel tank , 55-65 kmpl on average , YTPS engine , 5 year warranty on 100
odd spare parts, brand name called ”YAMAHA” and typical Yamaha optimum power
machine. And what you get from the environment is just onlookers, onlookers and
onlookers.
Turn on’s
1 – Vibrant purple graphics
with black background.
2 – Stunning tail lamp with
integrated clear indicators.
3 – Fuel tank wings with
Yamaha golden forks emblem.
4 – Backlit Yamaha tuning
forks on dash board.
5 – 11 bhp dragging pickup.
6 – Black alloys with disk
breaks and black basement
7 – Mammoth builds for 125cc
engine more like a 150cc.
8 – Excellent riding
positions, locks the leg with fuel tank.
9 – Reliability on engine and
average is also good.
10 - 5 speed gear box.
11 – Unique seat cover.
12 – And very low maintenance.
13- soft gear box and smooth
throttle, like a combat aircraft.
Turn off’s
1-
no tachometer
2-
no trip meter
3-
no side stand
indicators
4-
No wolf pilot
lamps.
5-
The fuel tank lid
is nasty
6-
Spray painted
black alloys whereas the basement is powder coated
7-
No in built crash
guard
8-
The extra metal
piece at the end of the handle grip is absent when other machine has it.
9-
No Teflon coat
(body prone to mild scratches)
10-
Inadequate
service centers
11-
Terrible
showrooms, gladi are certainly not a machine to be in that yard.
12-
Yamaha averts are
swelling due to poor marketing strategies of the company