Bajaj Kristal DTSi (Digital Twin Spark Ignition)
The popular scooter among college going girls and ladies is the Bajaj Kristal. The scooter is easy to ride, light weight and available in beautiful colors and combinations. This is one of the first un-geared scooters introduced by Bajaj. The engine of the scooter is somewhere between the 75 cc Scooty and 102 cc Pleasure.
The scooter has been designed to be easy for young girls to ride in crowded cities. It is equipped with Digital Twin Spark Ignition (DTSi), SNS (Spring-in-Suspension technology) and the ExhausTEC.
Style and Look of the Bajaj Kristal DTSi
The scooter is available in red, black, blue and silver colors. The light weight scooter has a superior mileage and fast pick up. The look is like the aerodynamic scooters having sharp and clear edges and lines. The logo of the scooter is pasted on the front.
The side panels are made into matt-black plastic kinds that helps reduce scratches on the scooter. Other attachments like fuel gauge, speedometer, and indicators for the side-stand are attractively designed.
Engine, Power, Torque
The scooter has a Four-stroke engine and the engine displacement is100 cc. The maximum power delivered by the scooter is 22b hp@5400 rpm and torque is 0.78 kgm@5500rpm.
DTSi that is the Digital Twin Spark Ignition technology is also present in the scooter as in many popular scooter machines. The front fueling system to help easy refueling and SNS are also present.
The suspension in the front is telescopic hydraulic absorbers with leading link coaxial shock absorber and spring. Rear suspension is pivoted fork with absorbers having two coaxial springs.
Comfort and Ride
As the fuel tank is in the front the rider can get the tank filled without leaving his seat. It is a comfortable smooth scooter of weight 163 kgs, easy to be handled by young college going girls. The scooter has extra large storage space around 22 lts space. Many additional hooks are added for hanging and keeping items. The space below the seat has the light facility as present in refrigerators. This feature along with the great space for storage was also present in the Kinetic Nova135 scooter introduced some years back.
Engineering and Styling
The scooter is equipped with the DTSi technology that was the selling point of Pulsar scooter. The fuel flaps also opens up as the ignition key is turned. The automatic lamps in the front and the panel lamps are advantage as it switches on when the light is dim. The key of the scooter is also pentalock type. It can be used to open the fuel flap, seat lock, accelerator lock, steering and ignition
The scooter also has the battery and fuel indicators to help users’ be careful for low fuel and battery before going to distant places. The battery low indicators are coming from the time of launch of Kinetic Honda bikes. The brakes are present in the front and the rear and are of mechanical expanding shoe type.
Special features
* Power of the scooter is 22b hp@5400 rpm
* Torque is 0.78 kgm@5500rpm
* DTSi technology is present
* ExhausTEC. facility for automatic exhaust is present
* SNS feature is enabled
* The fuel tank has the capacity to hold 4.5 litres of petrol
* With the four –speed transmission the scooter can get the peak speed of 120 kmph.
Some positive and negative specifications of the scooter
The scooter is very comfortable to be ridden in crowds by young ladies. It gives good mileage and is stylish in looks.
Positive features of the scooter are
* Side stand alarm is an advantage
* Pentalock key feature
* Maintenance free battery
* Front fuelling makes it easy to use by ladies
* Automatic lamps are present for low lights
Negative features in the scooter are
* The scooter has sluggish pick with pillion.
* Sometimes the rear wheel shudders
* Fuel Gauge sometimes shows wrong indications.
* The scooter cost is high in its range.
Cost
The cost of the scooter is about Rs. 35,417 in Chennai Showroom. The competitor to the bike is TVS Scooty that has got much acceptance in all areas. The un-geared scooter sector has limited market to about 10 percent and this may generate heavy competition to the scooter. But it will definitely get noticed by the youngsters.
Technical Specification
| Engine | |
|---|---|
| Type | 2 stroke |
| Cooling Type | Forced Air Cooled |
| Displacement | 145.45 cc |
| Max Power | 7.5 bhp( 5.93 kW) @ 5500 rpm |
| Max Torque | 10.8 Nm @ 3500 rpm |
| Ignition Type | CDI Electronic |
| Transmission Type | 4-speed, Constant Mesh |
| Clutch Type | Wet Multidisc |
| Electrical System | |
| System | 12V AC |
| Head Light | 35/35W |
| Horn | 12 V AC |
| Chassis | |
| Chassis Type | Monocoque |
| Maximum Payload | 140 kg |
| Suspension | |
| Front Suspension | Variable rate coil spring & double acting Shock Absorber |
| Rear Suspension | Variable rate coil spring & double acting Shock Absorber |
| Tyres | |
| Front Tyre Size | 3.50 x 10in - 4PR |
| Rear Tyre Size | 3.50 x 10in - 4PR |
| Brakes | |
| Front Brakes | Drum |
| Rear Brakes | Drum |
| Fuel Tank | |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 6 litres |
| Reserve Capacity | 1.4 litres |
| Dimensions | |
| Overall length | 1770 mm |
| Overall width | 670 mm |
| Overall height | 1080 mm |
| Wheel Base | 1230 mm |
| Ground Clearance | 135 mm |
| Saddle Height | 830 mm |
| Minimum Turning Radius | 1.56 m |
| Kerb Weight | 103 kg |
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