Hello folks! I developed a passion for bikes right from when I was in my 12 std. I didn't have any bikes at home and so it all started off with discussions with my friend. I decided that I'll buy a bike once I begin with my 4th year engineering. So fast forwarding 4 long years let me come straight to the days before the purchase. Guys, I think many of us face a huge problem when buying a bike (especially when there are so many out there in the market) i.e. mapping of our needs. I was so confused and kept talking about bikes like FZ and SZ and GS 150 R. Not that these bikes were any bad, the problem simply was that I didn't have the need for so much of power.(plus to speed up you need relatively empty roads, in my case that was impossible)

That is when my dad pitched in and helped me understand what I really needed. I just needed a bike to commute to the suburban station nearby on a daily basis ever since the auto fares shot up like hell. So I visited yamaha's showroom and saw the SS-125 and the YBR-125 but somehow couldn't bring myself to like them. The very next showroom I visited was that of bajaj and had a look at the bikes there. The sales representative clearly tried to push me towards pulsar and far far away from the discover brands. I liked pulsar 135 but again it was pretty powerful (that was a positive) and a little out of the budget I had in mind. So with mixed feelings I walked out of the showroom. Also a very close friend of mine who is a pulsar 220 user told me that the bajaj bikes needed a little extra attention towards maintenance as the bikes age.

Then I visited the suzuki showroom and as soon as I walked in I realized that I had found the bike I wanted - The Suzuki Slingshot Plus. I didn't even think of any other bike standing in that showroom and just focused on this scarlet beauty standing in front of me. The dealer gave me the tech specs brochure and explained all the stuff. The bike looked like a stunner even though it was just a 125 cc. Now since the tech specs for this bike are splashed all over the internet, I shall get down straight to the positives

Some of the Positives

• Awesome mileage (people have claimed that it can give a whooping 67 + kmpl)
• The riding comfort and seating position
• The front disc brakes
• The gear indicators(I learnt riding on this bike and this was a boon)
• The engine is butter smooth
• No vibrations at high speeds(this I haven't personally experienced but have read extensively in many reviews)
• Over all a low cost bike (got it for 56,800)

Some of the negatives

• The 8.4 bhp was a tad less, the suzuki fellas could have achieved a 10
• The pickup is a little slow initially, but once you cross 20 kmph plus, the bike is a darling
• The gear shift feels a little hard (but this problem may vanish after the run in)

It is going to be nearly 2 months since I purchased the bike and I have completed around 530 kms on the odo. The latest mileage I have gotten is around 58 kmpl even though I didn't cross 40 kmph at all. So once the run -in is over I hope to achieve a mileage of around 67 +. I'll try to post the pictures as soon as possible. Till then, ride safely!!