Tvs Victor Edge

List price
Rs 42,000-43,000 (estimated)
Top speed
96kph 0-60kph 7.72sec Kpl 56.2 (overall)
For
Good ride quality
Against
Conventional styling, underpowered engine for its class

It took a road test to find out whether the latest Victor has the edge over the original bestseller.

The TVS Motor Company has learnt how to ride out stormy weather in its recent few years. Soon after it broke away from Japanese partner Suzuki, industry pundits wrote off the firm, predicting the Indian company would never manage to swim the high seas without a helping hand. That’s history though, TVS having confounded its critics with a couple of in-house developed bestsellers. The 109.2cc Victor, which rolled out in 2001, will always remain that special bike to have gifted TVS its first heady swig of motorcycling success. But the passage of time and cut-throat competition have eroded the one-time champion's sales.
The new 124.8cc son of Victor — the Edge — as revealed in our first impression last month is a logical sequel, a 125cc motorcycle that will appeal to previously smitten Victor owners. The big question that needs an answer is whether the Edge is more than a chip of the old block and can it prove itself to be as good a 125cc motorcycle as any.