TVS
bikes have always been known to be tidy handlers, and the
Star City is no different, offering among the better handling
traits and ride character within its segment. Riders will
find the bike moulding them into an upright and commuter-friendly
posture, with well thought out footpeg-to seat-to handlebars
geometry. An adequately padded seat is set at an optimal
height and consequentially long inter-city commutes cause
no excessive fatigue. The frame skeleton is a single downtube
with the engine bolted on and offers just the right rigidity.
Another good thing is the Star City continues with a rectangular
section swingarm.
This
TVS deploys a fairly conventional suspension set-up, with
a brace of telescopic front forks at front, and hydraulic
twin shock absorbers at rear. As seen earlier on TVS bikes,
the Star City also allows riders to adjust the rear shock
absorbers via a convenient lever with no additional tools
required for the job. It’s a bike that uses a decent
size of rear rubber at 3.00 x 18 inches. While ride quality
borders on a fine line between comfortingly plush and bouncy,
the Spring-In-Spring (S.I.S) equipped Bajaj CT 100 does
perform slightly better in this department. Straight-line
stability never posed us concerns on this city bike, while
cornering ability feels just as good or as bad as any other
100cc motorcycle. Braking is another area the TVS Star City—along
with most other 100cc Indian bikes—could surely improve
upon.
January
2006
This
TVS deploys a fairly conventional suspension set-up, with
a brace of telescopic front forks at front, and hydraulic
twin shock absorbers at rear. As seen earlier on TVS bikes,
the Star City also allows riders to adjust the rear shock
absorbers via a convenient lever with no additional tools
required for the job. It’s a bike that uses a decent
size of rear rubber at 3.00 x 18 inches. While ride quality
borders on a fine line between comfortingly plush and bouncy,
the Spring-In-Spring (S.I.S) equipped Bajaj CT 100 does
perform slightly better in this department. Straight-line
stability never posed us concerns on this city bike, while
cornering ability feels just as good or as bad as any other
100cc motorcycle. Braking is another area the TVS Star City—along
with most other 100cc Indian bikes—could surely improve
upon.