SECOND INNINGS

Things are a-changing, when it comes to Kinetic Engineering. That’s what we said last month when we tested the GF170. Need further proof? Say hello to the Kinetic Boss 115, the Boss with more dum and the bike that brings the fruits of this new found change to the volume end of the motorcycle business.

Things have come full circle for Kinetic Engineering. Here’s a manufacturer that began its motorcycling innings with the Challenger, went upmarket with the GF125, downgraded the Challenger to the Boss and then sat around wondering why buyers weren’t interested in their bikes. And all through we cried ourselves hoarse criticising build, quality and refinement while Kinetic thought we were just being picky and choosy.

Somebody somewhere has finally seen the light and realised that build, quality and refinement are parameters that buyers look for in their bikes and not just critical road-test terms used in magazines. So out went the GF125 and in came the (vastly superior) GF170. And now the reorganisation process has come full circle with the upgrading of the 100cc Boss to the new Boss 115. The motorcycle that aims (in Kinetic’s own words) “to provide more value to the entry level segment” and marks Kinetic Engineering out as a serious contender in the numbers arena of the biking business.