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Bajaj Discover 150

The 150cc variant of the Bajaj Discover was launched in 2010. The bike comes equipped with a 144.8cc displacement engine that is naturally air-cooled and has a 4-stroke DTS-i feature. This engine can deliver a maximum power of 13 PS (9.56 KW or 12.8 BHP) and a max torque of 12.75 Nm. If you compare this with the other bikes in the segment, you shall notice that 13PS is in fact one of the lowest power among 150cc bikes. Only Yamaha SZ-x has a lower max power than this at 12.1 PS

Other features of this bike are pretty standard. The bike has a telescopic suspension on the front wheel and a nitrox suspension on the rear. The fuel tank has a max capacity of 8 liters which does not include the 2.3 liters reserve of which only 1.5 liters is usable. At Gaadi.com, the Bajaj Discover 150 is priced at an ex-showroom price of Rs. 47,030 at New Delhi.

Official Mileage Claim

With bikes, an oft-repeated quote is that with lower power comes higher mileage. With the Discover 150, it is no different. In fact, the Bajaj Discover offers the highest possible mileage claim from any 150cc bikes we have discussed so far. According to the company, you can draw 72.3 kmpl under standard test conditions which is by far the best we have in this segment. The second best is at 68 kmpl as claimed by Hero Achiever. That’s a 4.2 additional kilometers for every liter of petrol!

Customer reviews

The official claim on fuel efficiency means squat if the on-road performance does not equally deliver. MaxAbout calls the manufacturer’s claim on mileage generally test-worthy. From their tests, they report an average fuel consumption of 55-60 kmpl on inner city roads while on highways, this increased to around 65 kmpl.

On TopSpeed, the reported city mileage on the Bajaj Discover 150 is around 49.7 kmpl while the corresponding number for highways is 54.8 kmpl. But it is not clear if these are numbers sourced from a third party or if they were test in-house. There is no word on that.

BikeAdvice calls the Discover 150 as the most efficient bike in the segment beating the GS150 and Unicorn. They note a mileage of between 58-60 kmpl which is again not clear if it is an internally tested figure.

Let’s look at some real world customers for feedback now. On MouthShut, there are close to 27 reviews for the Bajaj Discover 150 DTS-i. The reviewers here have given the bike a 4/5 rating on fuel efficiency. According to one customer who has rode 400 kilometers, the mileage they are noticing is over 45 kmpl which they say can rise up to 55 kmpl with time. That could actually be true. Another customer who has clocked over 10,000 kilometers on their Discover 150 say they have been able to report over 55 kmpl mileage with their bike. Another customer who claims the Discover 150 to be the ‘best economy 150 cc bike’ says their average reported mileage was 50-55 kmpl that went as high as 60-70 kmpl on the highways. On an average, you can say the reviewers on MouthShut report a fuel consumption of between 45-55 kmpl on city roads and 60-70 kmpl on highways. The Discover 150cc, as MaxAbout had claimed, is in fact a very reliable bike as far as the official claim on fuel goes.

Here is a snapshot of what the various reviewers have written about the bike. This is easily the most economical bike in the 150cc segment. So if other features on the bike are okay with you, this is definitely a must-buy.

Source	City roads (kmpl)	Highways (kmpl)
Official	–	72.3
MaxAbout	55-60	65
TopSpeed	49.7	54.8
BikeAdvice	58-60	—
MouthShut	45-55	60-70

Bajaj Pulsar 150

It has been more than a decade since the Bajaj Pulsar was first launched. The motorbike is today available in multiple variants of engine capacity but it when it first started, it was with the 150cc. The Bajaj Pulsar 150CC bike available today comes with a 4 stroke DTS-i engine offering a very good 15.06 BHP power and 12.5 torque. As a comparison, the Yamaha FZ16 that comes with a 153cc engine only offers around 13.8 BHP. Bajaj Pulsar 150 is available in Delhi at an ex-showroom price of Rs. 67,110.

Bajaj Pulsar 150 Mileage

Until the Pulsar 150 was launched in 2001, one of the most important metrics to look at while purchasing a bike was the mileage. Bajaj Pulsar was one of the first bikes to put performance above fuel economy and launch a bike that would offer power albeit at a slight cost of the mileage. But with the ever increasing petrol prices, more and more customers are now starting to look back at good mileage as one of the most important parameter while purchasing a bike. And the latest Bajaj Pulsar 150 does not disappoint. The bike clocks 64 kmpl under standard test conditions.

Customer Reviews of Mileage

Standard test conditions rarely ever match the real life riding conditions. That is exactly why city conditions always bring out a much lower mileage than what companies claim. MaxAbout reports that city conditions could bring down the mileage from around 62 kmpl (that they observed on highways) to around 45 kmpl.

BikeDekho’s own test returned slightly different results. On highways, their test drive reported a mileage of 65 kmpl while on city roads, this was down to 56.5 kmpl. User reviews on BikeAdvice see users reporting anywhere between 40 kmpl and 60 kmpl. However the common refrain for those riding it on city roads is a mileage of around 50-52 kmpl.

In a comparative review of Bajaj Pulsar 150 against TVS Apache, Top Gear notes that the Pulsar returns a pretty good mileage of 52.6 kmpl in the city compared to the 48.7 kmpl fuel economy offered by Apache. IndianDrives has a pretty similar review of fuel economy. In their review, the website reports a mileage of 48 kmpl on city road conditions.

There are quite a few Pulsar 150 bikes on sale on Quikr. Overall, the mileage indicated by the customers appears to hover between 40-50 kmpl. The situation as reported by customers on Olx is slightly better. From a number of Pulsar 150 bikes on sale on the site, it looks like the average mileage as reported by the customers there is between 45-55 kmpl.

Lastly, let’s look at what customers on MouthShut have to say. There are around 46 reviews for the Bajaj Pulsar 150 DTS-i and the overall verdict is a pretty good 4/5 for fuel consumption. The mileage reported by the various reviewers hover between 40 – 53 kmpl. Only one user reports a mileage of less than that. So for average you can assume a mileage of 45 kmpl under city conditions.

I’ve summed up the mileage reported by various reviewers in the table below.

Source	City Mileage (kmpl)	Highways (kmpl)
Official	64	—
MaxAbout	45	62
BikeDekho	56.5	65
BikeAdvice	50-52	—
Top Gear	52.6	—
IndianDrives	48	—
Quikr	40-50	—
Olx	45-55	—
MouthShut	40-53	—

Bottomline, should you go for it? I would say that if you are considering a Pulsar 150, you should be looking at more parameters than just mileage. But as far as the fuel consumption is concerned, the Pulsar 150 gets a thumbs up from here. A 45-50 kmpl for a 150cc sounds like a pretty good deal to me. What are your views?

Bajaj Avenger 220

Bajaj Avenger is one of the few cruiser kind motorcycles available in India. It was inspired by the Kawasaki eliminator and was initially launched with a 180cc engine. This has now been gradually increased to now come with a 220cc engine. The Avenger comes with a 5 speed transmission, a 14 liter fuel tank, a 4 stroke single cylinder engine, 19.03 PS max power, 17.5 max torque and a wheelbase of 58.1 inches. You can buy an Avenger from Delhi at an ex-showroom price of Rs. 76,835.

Bajaj Avenger Mileage

Considering that the Bajaj Avenger is not your regular take-to-office kind of a bike, mileage is not the first priority when it comes to features. In any case, at 220CC, the engine enhances the power of the bike at the cost of fuel consumption which means you may not see the regular 60+ kmpl mileage claims like manufacturers do with the bikes with smaller engines. Bajaj claims the mileage of Bajaj Avenger to be 49.8 kmpl under standard testing conditions.

Bajaj Avenger Fuel Consumption Reviews

Cruiser motorcycles has its legions of fans and so you will not have too many buyers complain about mileage. That’s because mileage was not the priority even when they purchased the bike. According to the official review on PriceDekho, the Bajaj Avenger should draw 32-35 kmpl under regular city conditions. BikeDekho, one of their sister sites though claims the average mileage to be as much as 40 kmpl. That’s a pretty high variance here and so we are going to assume the latter fuel efficiency is what you will see on the highways.

ZigWheels.com rates the Bajaj Avenger the second most fuel efficient bike in the 200-250cc segment – behind Bajaj Pulsar 220F. In their tests, they were able to extract 40 kmpl in the city and 49 kmpl on the highways. Assuming that the next best in the segment only offered an average mileage of 39 kmpl, you must say that the Avenger is a pretty solid bike in the category.

Classifieds sites are always an excellent place to review the actual mileages. In a post on Olx, a customer claims that he sees 38 kilometers per liter on his Nov 2011 model of the Bajaj Avenger 220. That’s not bad and is pretty close to what others report.

I looked into a few consumer complaints forum and even here mileage is not one of the reported issues. On ComplaintBoard, a customer reports seeing a mileage of 35 kmpl. So as you can see, you are guaranteed a mileage of over 30 kmpl which is pretty much expected on a motorcycle of this size.

Should you buy a Bajaj Avenger?

There are a host of reasons including the need for a cruiser kind motorcycle that should go into your decision making process. But be assured that mileage is not one of them. At an average of around 35 kmpl, the Bajaj Avenger seems to do a good job in fuel efficiency while managing the rest of the features better. Here is a summary of what the various reviewers say.

Source	City Mileage (kmpl)	Highways (kmpl)
Official	49.8	—
PriceDekho	32-35	—
BikeDekho	–	40
ZigWheels	40	49
Olx	38	—
ComplaintBoard	35	—

Bajaj Platina 100CC

With the ever growing demand for 100cc motorbikes, this lower end of the motorbike segment has seen some really good products come out in the past 2-3 years. Bajaj launched the Platina 100CC bike way back in 2006. The Bajaj Platina is powered by a 4 stroke natural air cooled engine that offers a maximum power of 8.2 BHP at 7500 rpm. It has a 13 liter fuel tank and a hydraulic telescopic type suspension. The Bajaj Platina 100cc bike is priced at Rs. 38,990 (ex-showroom) in Delhi.

Official Bajaj Platina Mileage

Bajaj Platina is designed to provide a relatively better mileage compared to its peers. According to a company release, the bike was tested in a combination of city and highway conditions and the overall mileage that was noted was around 75 kmpl. For comparison, the mileages offered by TVS Star City, Honda Stunner CBF and Honda Dream Yuga are 83.9 kmpl, 68.3 kmpl and 72 kmpl respectively.

Mileage Reported By Customer Reviews

The mileage reported in test drives from MaxAbout do not do justice to the mileage claimed by the company. According to the review, Bajaj Platina clocks 53-57 kmpl in highways and this falls down to 48 kmpl in city conditions. That’s pretty low for a 100cc bike. BikeAdvice though makes some pretty tall claims in its review. According to the blog, the Bajaj Platina clocks 108 kilometers per liter. I’m not sure if this is the tested mileage or is reported from third party testings. Either way, this mileage appears to be an outlier and so do not expect the same on your bike.

MouthShut has always been the best site to read about mileages reported by actual customers. On the website, Bajaj Platina gets a 4/5 rating for fuel consumption. While this is a pretty good rating, there are customers who report dissatisfaction; none of them with the fuel efficiency though. However, there appears to be a great variation in the mileages reported. While one customer reports a mileage of between 55 – 60 kmpl in city conditions, there are others that note a fuel consumption of 70 kmpl. But the average mileage you could see is around 55 kmpl.

On IndiaMart, customers report mileages of between 65-70 kmpl. One customer though writes that he is able to extract over 100 kmpl – maybe every once in a while there is a bike that offers a really awesome mileage. Maybe it’s the norm, or maybe Platina bikes that offer over 100 kmpl are an outlier. In any case, even mileages of over 65 kmpl are not a bad option and so you can still go for them.

Should you buy?

Here is a summary of what the different websites say

Source	City Mileage (kmpl)	Highways (kmpl)
Official	75	—
MaxAbout	48	53-57
BikeAdvice	108	—
MouthShut	55-60	—
IndiaMart	65-70	—

This is definitely not a bad report. You should go for the Bajaj Platina.

Bajaj Discover 125ST

This has been the year of low range motorcycles. Bajaj Auto launched the new Bajaj Discover 125ST motorcycle in May of this year – around the same time other bikes in the category like Hero Ignitor and Honda Dream Yuga were launched. Despite launching before these other bikes, the Discover 125ST still offers the highest power in the category; apparently without compromising on the fuel consumption metrics. Is that true? Our mileage review based on test drives by various customers and publications will show.

Official Bajaj Discover 125ST Mileage The Bajaj Discover 125ST comes in the same price range as the Hero Ignitor. The bike comes at an ex-showroom price of around Rs.52,000 and offers a mileage of between 65-70 kilometers per liter in ideal test conditions. Put another way, this is the maximum you can ever hope to achieve and the actual fuel consumption is going to be much lower than this – mainly while travelling in the cities.

What Customers Say About Bajaj Discover’s Fuel Consumption

Most of the Discover range of bikes from Bajaj are known for their great mileage. MouthShut, the website that covers reviews from actual customers has an overall fuel consumption efficiency rating of 4 stars on 5. In fact, almost every other reviewer has raved about the bike consistent at least in terms of mileage. Except for one user who has noted a mileage of 48+, almost every other user has noted a mileage of above 50. At least two of the reviewers have observed a city mileage of above 60 kmpl. Overall, the users who have reviewed the bike seem to have extracted 55 kmpl in the city and 60 kmpl on the highways.

The Bajaj Discover 125ST bike has also been reviewed by most of the reputed auto magazines and blogs in the country. According to Motorbeam, the fuel consumption in the city is around 55kmpl while driving over the highways can get it as high as 60 km/l. ZigWheels though had an extremely amazing outing noticing a pretty impressive 62kmpl on city roads and an even more impressive 77kmpl on the highways. That’s even more impressive than Bajaj’s official claim.

BikeDekho, one of the popular destinations for online bike trading, the highways can get you as much as 65kmpl while the city roads can bring the fuel efficiency down to 50kmpl. Most other portals have stuck to the company line claiming a mileage of 56kmpl on city roads and 67 kmpl on the highways – so nothing much to takeaway there.

Mileage Summary
Source	City Conditions (kmpl)	Highways (kmpl)
Official	65-70	–
MouthShut	55	60
Motorbeam	55	60
Zigwheels	62	77
BikeDekho	50	65
Others	56	67

Discover 125ST vs Hero Ignitor

So looking at the Bajaj Discover 125 ST against Hero Ignitor, it is a tough choice to decide on which of the two bikes you should really be going for. Both these motorcycles offer extremely amazing mileages and come at a similar price point. The end-choice then ultimately falls on the other parameters like pickup, top speed, riding conditions ideal for your personal requirements,etc. And yes, the looks as well. Which one are you going for? Write to us in the comments.