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overall style of the bike is conventional contemporary. Safe and without
flash yet distinctive enough. There are traces of the Samurai in there.
Best of all, one can see that the designers and engineers have worked
to embody proven thought in the newest ways - can't fault their logic
on what is definitely the most important model TVS has ever attempted
on its own.
The most notable aspect of the bike centres around its front fairing
which houses a wide rectangular headlamp. TVS is obviously wiser since
the oddball unit of the Fiero (yes, it is also being redesigned!).
This time there might not be overwhelming raves coming its way for
this but no one is going to snigger at it either. The tank is a nicely
chiselled unit with a perfect knee recess turned into a style statement.
The fuel filler cap is
of the push to lock type but I would have liked to see it flush with
the tank surface and not protruding as it is presently. Well, fellas
you know what to do on the next bike!
The side panels and tail unit are not exactly works of art but do
aworkmanlike job at imparting the bike with a strong presence and
that certainly is an effort the TVS design team has worked on. The
Fiero-esque tapering tail unit housing the brake light is neatly done
while the powder coated (in silver) grab rail is another design detail
well integrated. The sculpted seat sits well with the flow of the
petrol tank and the sweep of the side panels, making for a feelgood
stance viewed
from any angle.
The slightly angled exhaust with the perforated heat shield is a design
element which plays its own crucial role as do the valanced front
mudguard, fine interplay of black and silver grey finishes on the
engine, new design TVS Srichakra tyres and those stylish rear view
mirrors.
The bike features a twin pod instrument console with a speedo on the
left with the right 'un housing the telltale lights including a crucial
red and orange combo which we shall get to later.
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