A Look at the Bajaj Avenger - The Indian Low Cost Cruiser Bike

The fulcrum of motorcycles is slowly shifting towardsproducing a world class bike. The Avenger is a
the east. China and India are now the biggerhandsome bike and stands out among the other two
motorcycle manufacturers in the world havingwheelers because of its distinctive looks. Moreover
replaced the western nations. The result is that evenyou can zip through the heavy traffic in Cities like
the big names of the motorcycle industry like HarleyMumbai with ease and also at a faster speed thus
Davidson and Ducati have entered the Indian market.saving on time.
But these bikes cost a pile of money and are generallyThe bike has been supported by advanced
outside the reach of the average Indian whosetechnological specification known as the DTS-I
purchasing power is pretty low.technology which is incorporated in its engine. A DTS
However Bajaj Auto Ltd which is one of India's oldestor Dynamic technology system is a quality provider of
two wheeler manufacturers has a bike though not asinformation technology solutions.
sophisticated as the big machines yet packs aBajaj engineers have put in a lot of hard work on the
powerful punch. More important it is value for money.bike. Hence they have developed the Avenger with
The company started as an importer of two wheelersspecial features that suit the Indian environment. The
in 1945. By 1959 the wheel had turned full circle and thebike can negotiate the well developed highways or the
company had started production of two wheelers.underdeveloped muddy paths so peculiar to India with
They started by launching the Italian designed Vespastartling ease. The quality performance of the bike is
150. Subsequently they launched their own brands.complimented by the low slung sleek look. The chrome
The company made significant technologicaltexture makes the bike shine in day light making it
developments and these stood them in good steadstandout among other two wheelers.
when they launched the Avenger. This bike has theThe avenger weighs 152 kg and has a178cc engine
distinction of being the first cruiser bike launched in Indiawith a top speed of 109 km an hour. The bike
and is manufactured at the Pune plant of thedevelops 16BHP which when compared to the bigger
company. It is modeled on the Kawasaki Eliminator andcapacity bikes is quite puny. But the bike zips along
for its price is excellent value.with a pep that does it credit.
The Bajaj Avenger was launched with a lot ofThe bike is priced at about Rs 80,000 and in case you
publicity. This had its effect and the bike caught thewish to own a cruiser bike at this price than the Bajaj
imagination of the Indian public. The engineeringAvenger is definitely your cup of tea.
department of Bajaj must be complimented on