Special (cricketing) edition of the earlier Boss reincarnated as the Boss 115.

A few months back Kinetic Engineering unveiled a special edition of the Boss with cricketing legend Kapil Dev’s signature emblazoned on the tank and a nice little headlamp fairing and neat graphics and colours to go with the flow. In what seems like a blink of an eye (actually it’s three months), the special edition becomes not so special for it forms the basis for the new Boss 115, the only difference being the deletion of Kapil’s signature from the tank and the cricket ball from the graphics.

What you get then is a nice li’l headlamp fairing, cool colours, distinctive rear end, the unique flat footboard for the pillion and a smarter set of clocks. What you also get is the downmarket (and mismatched with the rear) chromed mudguard, rubber covers for the fork tubes, bottom-drawer switch gear, handle lock that isn’t integrated with the ignition switch, no fuel gauge and (shock!) only one rear-view mirror. Win some, lose equally, that seems to be the Boss’s mantra.

Build quality has seen a marked improvement over the Bosses (and Challengers) of yore and during the course of the road test we encountered absolutely no problems. However the Boss 115 still has some way to go before she feels as bullet-proof and built-to-last-the-distance, as say, the Hero Honda Splendor.