Bajaj ct 110
BajajAutohavelaunchedthect 110 commuterwitha startingprice
ofrs 37,997(ex-showroom)forthekick-starterversion.onewillhave
toshelloutanotherrs 6,500fortheelectricstartversion.the company
saysthatthebikehasbeencreatedspecificallywithroughIndianroad
conditionsinmind.
poweringthect 110 isa 115-ccdtsi (twin-spark)enginethatmakes
8.6hpand9.81nmofpeaktorque.Bajajclaimthatthect 110 hasbeen
createdtobestrongerandmorecomfortablethanbeforeandwillsuit
bothurbanandruralconditions.other features include semi-knobby
tyres,a highergroundclearance,strongerandlargercrash-guards,and
a newsuspensionset-uptoensurea comfortablerideovertheworst
roadconditions.an upsweptexhaust,rubbermirrorcovers,andgaiters
onthefrontsuspensiongivethect110 a tough new look. 2019 Suzuki Gixxer
theSuzukigixxerhasbeengivena makeoverwithenhanced
styling,newfeatures,andanupdated155-ccpetrolengine.It ispriced
atrs 1 lakh(ex-showroom).to takethefighttoitsrivals,thebikegets
a designoverhaulincludinga newledheadlampanda moresculpted
fuel-tankwithsharplyangledtankshrouds.goneisthebananaseat
fromtheoldgixxer; this one has individual stepped seats for both the
riderandpillion,sportbikestyle.Furthermore,thesub-framepanels
nowconsistoftwodistinctsections,visuallyenhancedbya flattering
dual-tonepaintscheme.theinstrumentclusterisanall-digitalunit,
similartotheoneseenonthe 2019 suzukigixxersF.
Mechanically,thegixxerispoweredbythe154.9-cc,air-cooled,
singlethatnowmakes14.1hpat8,000rpmanda peaktorqueof 14 nm
at6,000rpm.theengineismatedtoa five-speedgearboxasbefore.
and, likethegixxersF, its faired sibling, it also getsaBs as standard.ethanol-ready
tVS Apache e 100
inwhatisa greenerstepforward,thenewtVsapachee 100 has
beenlaunchedatrs 1.20lakh(ex-showroom).no,it’snotelectricor
a 100-ccbike;it’scapableofrunningupto 100 percentethanolfuel.
thisunconventionalvariantoftheapacheiseasilyidentified
thankstoitsdistinctwhitepaintfinishwithgreengraphics
incorporatingtheethanollogo.the 200-cc four-valve single sports
twin-spray-twin-portelectronicfuel-injectiontechnologyforbetter
driveability,fasterthrottleresponse,andreducedexhaustemission.
It makes 21 hpat8,500rpmand18.1nmofpeaktorqueat7,000
rpmwitha topspeedof 129 km/h,puttingit intheclass2-2ofthe
emissionnormstwo-wheelerclassification.onepointtonoteisthat
it cannotrunonlyonpetrol;theremustbea percentageofethanolas
well.tVssaytheidealmixis 80 percentethanolto 20 percentpetrol,
butthee 100 canrun,asitsnamesuggests,on 100 percentethanol
aswell.theuseofethanolfuelresultsinanincreaseofabout 10 per
centinpeakpowerandaboutfivetosixpercentmorepeaktorque
aswell,apartfromcleanerexhaustemission.however,it mustbe
notedthatethanolistemperature-sensitiveanditsusedependsona
numberoffactorsbasedaroundthataspect.
thetVsapachee 100 isinitiallybeingmadeavailableinMaharashtra,
Karnataka,anduttarpradesh.ethanol fuel iswidelyacknowledgedasa
renewablefuelbecauseitcomes from sugarcane,whichiswidelygrown
inseveralareas,especiallyparts of Maharashtra.while ethanol-blendedpetroltothetuneoffivepercenthasbeenavailableforawhile,the
authoritieshadnotgivenpermissiontoopenethanolpumpsandarenow
saidtobeconsideringthisprospect.thiswillgivefarmersthechanceto
locallyproduceethanol.thecostofethanolfuelwillbealmost 40 per
centlower,peggedatbetweenrs 50andrs 55 a litre. It is also being used
in several other countries and, as such, points to export growth as well.34 BikeIndia August 2019 http://www.bikeindia.in
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