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I'm glad that you're enjoying every bit of your bike. It also encourages me to buy it very soon.
My weight is 95kg and when i took the test drive of it. Bajaj Showroom's guy sat behind me during test ride. He must be around 50kg.But during the ride i never felt that bike is under power. I took it till 65kmph. I couldn't take it further because of road limitations.
Can you tell me what's its top speed. How does it behave in top speed. When vibrations starts to creep in?
And i totally agree with you that never give showroom guys a chance to thug you. Always ask for bill.
In last i just want to say that it's a very unique thread which you are running. Even though people are not much interested in this segment. So that's a commendable job.
I wish you many more happy miles.

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[MENTION=5235]rahul[/MENTION] seeker The vibrations may be felt between 50-60kmph and but the bike is very well dampened. I understand what Arnuld says about drag or lack of power. I have put on a ton of weight since I bought the bike and I understand the difference. Both of you are right. As a lightweight driver, any extra weight on the pillion gives a feeling of drag, especially when the person sits at the end of the 'longest seat' in it's class. However if the driver is significantly heavier, such effects are negated to a great extent.
In my opinion, It may be something to do with Centre of Gravity of the bike or something like that.
I have driven the bike at nearly steady 80kmph for a good part of the day. The top speed I have achieved is slightly less than 95kmph on a upward incline and slightly more than 95kmph on a downward incline. Mind you it is very slow to accelerate beyond 80/85kmph. So you will see bigger bikes zipping past you. Probably my heavier body kept the tyres well on the ground otherwise I have felt the wind trying to sweep me off balance when I was lighter. I still have all the invoices of the bike, free and paid services, tyres, batteries etc. even the PUCs. complete record duly filed since purchase of the bike. Wish you a very happy and safe driving for many many miles.

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[MENTION=81790]rk1685[/MENTION] I also guessed reason for the drag, is the weight difference between arnuld & me. Can you tell the cruising speed of this bike.

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I still have my 2004 ct100 with me . Very reliable bike, easy on your pocket.

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EXPERIENCE after 1200 km:

Bike is still running smooth, no issues. Mileage, I have not checked yet because I filled the tank to brim (500/- petrol) after first service (700km) and it has not reached reserve, so far 1237 km. It surely is bit more than earlier. The rubber pad of rear brake fell down somewhere while riding. It happened between 1000-1100 km, I wonder why because I don't use rear brake much, mostly front-brake I rely on with the grip of the engine at lower-gear. Look at the pic here:

1. VIBRATIONS: Vibrations above 50 have reduced after first service and riding for another 300 km. I don't drive beyond 50 kmph though. Mostly I don't even get a chance of using 4th gear for more than 40-50 seconds in Hyderabad traffic. On some weekend or public holiday I will go over the empty Flyovers at 60 kmph for half a minute or more.
2. EMPTY-KICKS: Early morning I always used to do 2 empty-kicks (kicking without battery ON), I felt it was always good for the bike. Then I read in the manual that early morning before starting the bike, one should give 5-6 kicks with clutch-pressed and Battery OFF, it helps lubricating the clutch and will keep it smooth and kick will have long life.
3. IDLE-RUN: After empty-kicks, I usually run it idle for 1 minute before going to office. I observed, if you run it idle for 3 or more minutes then bike is much smoother to ride.
4. Oil-Grade: 10w30 as per the manual

Bike still looks like new. This is the latest pic:




Here is some info directly from the User-Manual which you may find informative:

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Isn't this the original kawa engine??

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Nice post arnuld. I'm waiting for the launch of new platina. I'm confused between Ct100b and platina 100es. I want a bike for touring. My budget is 50k. So these two bikes seems to be best. They both are leading in terms of power and mileage. Platina have advantage of alloy wheels, high ground clearance (190mm),self start and dtsi engine. Where as Ct100b is 16k cheaper than platina.

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Expereince After 1600 km

There are somethings I have learned about biking now:

1. Mileage: After I hit reserve then I rode for another 25 km and then filled 1.5L petrol because I could not find a petrol pump nearby. I put it in normal ON position and I hit next reserve after 88 km more. How you calculate mileage with this data ? I did simple (88+25)/1.5L = 75.3 - 5 (for error) = 70 L per km. Before 1st service mileage was 80 because I filled 3 liter of petrol and it went for 240 km before stopping. Why mileage reduced ? check next point.
2. Driving Style vs Mileage: I rode rough after I filled 1.5L of petrol . Rough means I will go at speeds beyond 50 on fly-overs/empty-roads/ROBs/OBs (Railway Over-Bridge/Over-Bridge). I will speed when I empty space in front of me and then suddenly brake and slwo down to 10-15 km lesser speed and shift gear then. All in 10 seconds. Looking at traffic light still RED, I will go at high speed and then slow down very fast to stand in front queue. This style of riding was just for the mileage test. This all affects the mileage by 10-15 km. So I guess, 80-85 is still the mileage this bike has.

Riding-Method: Generally, I ride like a real, boring commuter :

1. I will not go over speed 45-47 even if I am on empty roads.
2. I will observe from 1/2 km away that traffic lights are RED now, so I will slowly de-accelerate and then at speed 30 I will shift to gear 3 and then use the 3rd gear to slow down more and then below 20 I will shift to 2nd and so on. This way I take help of low-gear to slow down rather than like my fellow commuters around who go very fast at first and then slow down using brake and suddenly shift all gears at very low speed.
3. When I see GREEN light from 1/2 km away then I don't accelerate like crazy, I will just go at my ususal riding-method
4. I observe the traffic from 300-500 meters away, where it is more crowded, where they are slowing down and speeding up, I also notice the bumpers. You can't see the bumber but you can see vehicles bumping at some distance. Looking at all this I get mentally ready to change my speed & gear beforehand.
5. I never ever ride according to how the fellow commuters are driving. I just try to avoid habits that lead the road accidents and above are 4 of them. People drive too dangerous on the road I observed. They drive like they don't care about their legs or hands or face and neither for the other riders. They just don't want to give a thought on the reasons behind road-accidents in general. 90%of the deaths that happen in road-accidents, happen on 2-wheelers. So, don't ride looking at how others are driving around you, use your common-sense on your ability to control, your reaction-times to sudden changes/brakes/pots/ swoosh-ing bikes/cars that pass beside you without honking. Practice a bit of sudden braking and gear shifting at some safe place and learn to control the bike. Everyone has different way of using clutch/brake/gears and reacting to sudden changes on roads. Practice it.
6. When you are behind a car, just keep some good distance like 50 meters because if you are nearer to the car and there is some pot or broken road or lot of water then he will just get over that part of road by keeping that part in the middle of his car because he got 4 wheels, he can just get away with it easily but you cant and you will hit that part most probably. I hope you understand my English .
7. Don't drive some else's bike at high speed because you don't know how it behaves and how it reacts to your hands/feet and how much it can support your method of riding.
8. You need to drive safe and slow not just because you dont want to do any mistakes. It is because you want to save yourself from other rider's mistakes and there gonna be lot of them on road.

What I learned is: it is all a matter of habit how you drive and habits are formed unknowingly for sure but then again you can be concious of the way you ride your bike and see if you riding rough, fast, too much brake, etc. and last but not the least, many tips and real life experiences in xbhp threads teach a lot about bike and riding

Thanks. I am very Happy for finally took out time and wrote this. Your comments are appreciated.

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[MENTION=26482]arnuld[/MENTION]
Bro very good review. I have a Bajaj Platina and it gives me around 70km/l(R2R Method). because of my driving style i get little bit low mileage. It can easily give 75km/l with good driving.

One thing i dont like about platina is the seat height which is not very suitable for me(I am little above than 5'1"). One question is the ct100B have lower seat height than platina?

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[MENTION=81703]spidey[/MENTION]
Can you tell us little bit about your platina bro. Like which year, model name, how does she behaves on Highway, what's the top speed and at what speed vibrations starts?
Thanks in advance.

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Hello Rahul.

My Platina is of 2012 Model which is a kick start version. Model Name is Platina 100. I bought it in the same year. There is no irritating vibration i felt till now but there is mild handle vibration when at idle. Top speed is 90+ km when riding solo but it takes time after 75km/h to reach that point. The bike is smooth at 60-65 km/h. you can cruise all the day with that speed. mileage is 70+ km/l. but i believe that one can achieve better fuel economy with sedate driving(Its hugely depending on driving style). About highway behavior i can say that it is not for cruising but for commuting. I do not recommend you to drive it above 70 or 75kmph because there is no disc brake and also the drum brakes are of 110mm(you can go with higher speed if the road is empty)Also if there is sand or mud then dive very slowly as it have tendency to skid on sands and mud but on road it is good. However the brakes are adequate for stopping. I always use double brake technique in any bike(It is my habit). About long journey, i did a 500+ kms round trip (which is of Purulia to Kolkata and back with pillion) with some halts (for some butt break and pea break also for some food) and there is no problem found. The bike is good, but my problem is the seat height as i am a short person.

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[MENTION=81703]spidey[/MENTION]
Thanks bro for explaining in details. I wish you many more happy miles on platina.

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Thank you very much. I am looking to buy a scooty now, I hope i will get it shortly.

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Any particular reason to buy scooty. Apart from its luggage carrying abilities and gear free riding.

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No. My Platina is comfortable for me. But its height is a bit more for me (sometimes i dont get confidence in crowded area with pillion due to this). my area is now more crowded and its increasing insanely so i have to find an automatic with space(for groceries and all that).