Well rounded.

Do not let the diminutive and petite appearance fool you for under the skin lies a hardy and extremely robust tubular double cradle step thru type of chassis. The frame starts off as a single tube from the steering head, splays off into two tubes to form the underbelly of the floorboard with two crossbars to add strength and rigidity along this section. Further behind the two tubes run on either side of the mudguard recess forming the step thru section. A subframe bolted onto the frame near the mudguard section helps slot the underseat storage bin. Yet another subframe is bolted on to the ends of the two tubes to mount the tail lamp and provide additional mounting points for the grab rail. The engine which also doubles as the swingarm is mounted on the lower side of the frame at two points. Characteristically this frame exhibits ample strength and robustness. However I seriously doubt if it would ever be called on for back-breaking work.

TVS have optimised and strengthened the chassis to reduce flex and manage large loads if needs be. The entire tubular section starts off as a single tube then splits into two tubes which are reinforced with parallel tubes connected horizontally to the length of the floorboard section. The engine mounts at two points only below the step-thru area (indicated in red in pic on right). The electric choke (indicated in red in pic above) failed to get the engine running smoothly during cold starts taking its own sweet time to get temperatures up to operational range.

The front end employs telescopic shock absorbers while at the rear a single shock absorber is mounted between the frame and the engine casing. The set-up has been optimised to iron out bumps and potholes without wallowing too much. Ride quality is class leading in her segment and one would be hard pressed to find any inadequacies. There is adequate stiffness too to keep her steady at max velocity. Even with pillion and payload in excess of 150kg she does not bottom out. Ride quality isn’t hard, rather can be termed as firm which does assist her dynamics.