GRAPTOR CHAPTER

Bajaj’s Pulsar 150 DTS-i has had a field day thus far but now there’s a new challenger in LML's stylish Graptor, which is out to grab market share. Enough cause to go to battle.

Bajaj Pulsar 150 DTS-i
List price (ex-showroom, Mumbai) Rs 51,500-54,900
Top speed 111 kph
0-60kph 5.66sec
Kpl 50.5 (overall)
For Neat styling, DTS-i engine, great overall package
Against Poor gearshift lever, hard clutch

LML Graptor
List price (ex-showroom, Mumbai) Rs 49,500
Top speed 111 kph
0-60kph 5.97sec
Kpl 43.2 (overall)
For Good headlight, ride position
Against Heavy low speed feel, poor braking character

A hotly contested segment has just gone a few degrees redder. LML has lobbed in its distinctive 150cc Graptor, sights trained smack at the Pulsar DTS-i 150’s territory.
News of this machine first sprung up at the 2004 Auto Expo, where a glinting chrome-finished example had pride of place. It was born into a fast-growing segment, with buyers realising new technology on many of these motorbikes allows better Performance, while yet not losing too much on the critical mileage factor.
Many of us find the Graptor dazzling, yet does this new LML possess the go to match its show? We pitched it straight into an exhaustive comparison test with the undisputed segment leader, the DTS-i, to bring you the lowdown on the showdown. Read on.