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a-Blaze on desi roads ( Review by Sundeep Gajjar ( Sunny ) before The Great Indian Roadtrip )

Thats what might describe the comparatively radically designed Blaze - the first installment from Kinetic from its much hyped Italiano Series ( Italjets, Italy ). Bigger than any ungeared two - wheeler on the roads, and bigger than most of the current generation of executive and‘performance' bikes, styling scoops like step up seat, cut in body cues, Ferrari like fins up front, ultra bright DC headlamp, fat rubber, large up- front visor, pop-up split open seats and of course not to miss the ‘Catch – me – if – you can' sticker make it more than cent per cent snob tool, not only for the average college male student but even in front of imported bikers – and why not – this too is an Italian design.

Looks apart, performance is also up there to match them – with an approximate 170CC engine ( bored out NOVA engine ) and 12 approx BHP to thrash with.

The Blaze was supposed to be names as Blade, but supposedly copyright issues made that out of the options, but whose concerned
with the baptism output, ah, of course we are, we thank thee O Kinetic for not giving it a cheesy name and add to the already
embarrassing line up of the two – wheeler relatives on the Indian streets.

First I would like to thank Kinetic for letting me ride this great steed for a couple of days all around Pune and subjecting it to all sorts
of torturous routines within my two – wheeling capacity ( of course I am no referring to physics defying stuff from the likes
of Soulreaper and Hemank ). Burnouts, wheelspins ( yes it has enough power to make it wheelspin on a little bit of loose gravel,
despite it being ungeared ), power slides, side scraping, no-brakes-speed-breakers and some efforts by Bunny to make it wheelie.
The previously mentioned activities were performed in surplus greed and at miniscule intervals in an attempt to dismantle it without the use of any tools, and we did not succeed in doing the same, much to our relief and of course with all due respect to Kinetic, ahem.

This claim of mine was a mirror reflection to what my able friend Rash_rp stated about the Blaze's built quality. Without much delving
into the un-witnessed I might add that rash_rp ( rohit paradkar ) is a very generously built man with high-density stuff in him ( 90 odd Kgs ). Add my 70 odd kgs and the Blaze took it very well from Pune till Pimpri and back. Those who know the meticulously carved, generously sprinkled and strategically placed potholes on Pune roadways network, they might just be inclined this as an achievements of sorts and thoroughly deserve a mention in Blaze's promotional brochure. And yes this was after two days of me and Bunny and riding the tortured machine.

The first time I saw the Blaze I didn't realize how big it actually was. Perhaps because the Italjet Jupiter was standing besides it.
The second time I saw it I was under the previous impression until I took it out on the road and had a small dash through traffic from the Kinetic Automatics showroom in Pune to Manav's home with his red Accent Viva complementing my blazing candy red Blaze ( pun-e intended ).

The first thing I noticed was people on all kinds of vehicles, specially the fairer sex staring at me ( oops, wishful thinking ), the scooter I meant.

Correction, I cant call it a scooter, it's a maxi – scooter. Yeah boy, I gleefully talked to myself, who needs a superbike when you are on this. So much for self reassuring.


The next thing I realized was the braking was quite good. The rear brakes were prone to getting worn out much sooner than the front brakes, but Kinetic's telling that discs will be an option later on. I always tried to get the rear to lock up while braking, the meaty rubber produced nice and attractive screeches, much to others chagrin and my narcissist passions.

The cornering was also quite good with the fat rears, though it may not be to the upraders liking due to the huge proportions of this scooter.

The fuel mileage was one thing to worry about but not too much. What do you expect a test vehicle to deliver and that too amply molested with 170CC to boot and maniac riders aboard it. I gout around 30kmpl to be on the higher side.

The current production Blazes have weak brakes and side stands. If these two irritants are fixed then its the perfect city ride.